Doug Powers

9.6

Wow, this lovely Oregon Pinot shows sweet redfruits and cola notes, soft tannins, great complexity, long, lingering finish, in a perfect place tonight!! Kudos to my friend Mark Vlossak of St. Innocent for making this gem!! — 2 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.7

Ripe and showing some mature notes, as well as a little heat (13.5%) unthreatening medium-long finish, time to drink. — 5 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

Lioco is on the cork of this Garagiste private label wine, we have liked the Lioco version of this Mendocino County Carignan in the past as well, darkfruits, 13.2% ABV, good acidity, richer and more complex than the Roussilion red we had earlier, solid. — 7 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

White peach/nectarine, slight lemon and honey, mineral notes as well, very good acidity, long, lingering finish, I do have a lot of fondness for Cedarville’s Viognier!! — 8 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

This sparkler from McLaren Vale is made from 100% Savagnin (a white grape grown mostly in Jura from eastern France), lovely mineral-laced aromatics, white stonefruits and subtle spicy aromas and flavors, really surprising depth, long, lingering finish, this is quite the unicorn, honestly! — 3 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

Such a consistently solid southern Rhone rose, strawberry and white peach, nice weight and balance, longish finish. — 6 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.0

Lovely aromas of wildflowers, minerals and honeysuckle, still very youthful, this needs 1-2 years of further aging, this vintage is more delicate than some of the prior Agathe Muscats I’ve been lucky enough to drink, lovely, w/further aging potential!! — 8 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

100% Syrah Rose from the Sierra foothills, made in honor of our dear friend, Susan Marks, her husband Jonathan started this cuvée in 2022 to honor her, lively, floral, red fruits, lingering finish, really nice!! — 3 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

My first single parcel/single vineyard Jean Dauvvisat Chablis, this is really super great, great minerality and salinity, excellent balancing acidity, deep complexity, I think I’d have a difficult time tasting this blind next to the 1er Crus from the same producer and not concluding this is SO close to them that buying this cheaper cuvée would clearly make tons of sense. Really a super high quality Chablis!! — 4 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.7

Fruity, grapey, good acid, medium-long finish, a drink now wine showing well tonight. — 7 days ago

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