Kettle Valley

Château Boswell

Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay 2013

‘13 vintage is in the sweet spot right now. Luscious, ripe peach, kettle corn, copper. — a month ago

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Elouan

Oregon Reserve Klamath's Kettle Pinot Noir

Not a fan of regular Elouan, but this was delicious. Deep purple color but definitely lighter than I expected with decent minerality. — 3 years ago

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Lincourt

Courtney's Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2015

So drinkable. Ripe melon. Pineapple. Subtle oak. Kettle corn. Perfect for a sunny afternoon. — 4 years ago

Stonestreet Winery

Broken Road Chardonnay 2008

An aged beauty. Kettle corn. Round. Creamy. — 5 years ago

Domaine La Manarine

Côtes du Rhone Grenache

Kettle Black dinner with flat iron — a year ago

Jean-Marc Pillot

Les Vergers Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2003

Tasted double blind, deeper straw color, medium+ viscosity, with no signs of particles or gas; on the nose, medium intensity with notes of stones fruits and tropical fruits, kettle corn, bubble gum, and nuts; seems to be just a hint of sherry-like character which makes me think this wine has seen some age. On the palate, the fruit set is more skewed to the tropical side with notes of star fruit, passion fruit and pineapple with some almonds and some butter. Medium acid. Medium+ finish; creamy and long. Quite delicious if not slightly hot for my taste but the quality was certainly there. The last time I drank a wine that tasted like this, I called Condrieu (because I felt the alcohol was elevated and the acid held a more diminished role. This time, I wasn’t going to be fooled and called Puligny-Montrachet from 2006. Close! — 2 years ago

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Very nice 👍

Kettle Valley

Naramata Bench Malbec 2011

To be honest, the Malbec seems to be the least consistent of Kettle Valley's expressions. I find the variation wild between vintages of this stuff. The 2011 eight years after vintage has some graphite going on with perhaps some under-ripeness of fruit making an appearance, but the brambly blackberry fruit quickly gives way to a wave of blueberry here that works ok with the heavy dose of wood. It's weird to say, but would you say this is missing a tar note? — 4 years ago

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Kettle Valley

Reserve Pinot Noir 2018

This wine made an outstanding impression with our group... The nose is very interesting with sausage, bright cherry, red and black current... On the palate, black current, that cherry, a lot of strawberry... Strawberry is all I can taste now... The texture is velvety... Cedar here... Good acidity, but I wouldn't go pairing this with crazy flavors... I think I love it too much on its own. A long finish back to the sausage at the end. — 2 years ago

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Graziano Prà

Staforte Soave Classico Garganega 2017

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Spicy Dill Pickle Kettle Chips + Prá ‘Staforte’ for the win! — 4 years ago

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Nederburg

Paarl Cabernet Sauvignon 1995

Served going to a bunch of experienced palates. Was getting quite a few old Napa Cab guesses, some that were thinking it could have been either Australian Shirazzie or Washington Syrah. Shay mentioned it was likely a warmer climate, so he got that. I completely understand pretty much all of those guesses is this one seemed to have a little bit of a roasted black fruit, clove, barbecue kind of character to it. With salted kettle chips it definitely brought the barbecue and grilled character out. This wine still had plenty of depth and a lot of character displaying a surprising amount of pepper on the finish. In their youth, these have an insane amount of tannin despite being rather on the medium-bodied side, and I really was not experiencing that here. Much improved, smoother, tannins have fully integrated. Optimal time to consume this was probably three or four years ago but in my opinion it was doing quite well today. — 4 years ago

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Perhaps, the best region In Stellenbosch.
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Playing the blind wine game with Mark is always dangerous...with one of the most eclectic cellars, you never know what will be opened! Definitely agree with the roasted black fruits notes, as well as old fig and herbs de Provence as the main profile of this wine. The barbecue notes really came through with food. The fruit seemed to be from a warm climate with the slightly stewed notes as well as the staining of the tears on the glass. I felt fairly comfortable calling this a mid-‘80s Napa cab blend...very intriguing bottle, and while not a stunner, it showed better than I would have thought!
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