Doug Powers

9.0

Lovely mature red fruit aromas and flavors, great balance, resolved tannins, I’d say this is as ready as it’s ever gonna be, very nice Brouilly!! — 8 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.9

MAGNUM!! Dark. color still, cassis, black currants, dark fruits, great balance, super complex, super youthful, this is a FANTASTIC Caymus Special Select — PLUS this magnum has Charlie Wagner, Sr. signature, God rest his soul, what a fantastic man!! Wine is FANTASTIC!! — 16 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.5

Intense minerality, great cut, great depth, long finish, great Muscadet!! — 16 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.3

MAGNUM! This is an unique blend of all the permitted grapes in Chateauneuf (red and white), named after Rudi’s grandfather, that plays well above its humble Vin de Pays du Gard, complex, rich, structured, needs 5+ more years, great wine!!

(Disclosure — Rudi is a friend through my brother, who imports his wines, but the front label shows the 12th Century chateau on the Rhône across from Chateauneuf, just south of the Lirac appellation!!) — 11 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.7

The first aged bottle of Raveneau from my cellar that has ever showed a clearly oxidized light orange color, still alive, with solid acidity, we’ll see if it improves with aging (as these older Raveneau seem to consistently do), but right now this is just good/very good. — 16 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.9

Floral and white peach aromas and flavors, faint mineral undertones, medium-long finish, good. — 16 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.7

Light color for a Fonseca, seems mature, alcohol is not very integrated, somewhat sweet, this is a good, but definitely not great, vintage Porto. — 12 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.1

Medium-dark purple color, red and black fruits, medium-full-bodied, suave and wonderfully balanced!!@ — 16 days ago

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Doug Powers

8.5

Color shows age, this seems fully mature, still good acid, medium finish, time to drink. — 16 days ago

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Doug Powers

9.4

Definitely more youthful, both color wise and primary fruit wise, but not as super complex on the palate, this might need another 10-15 years (at least) to reach maturity, another amazing CdR Syrah from Jacques Reynaud!! — 19 days ago

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