Rancho Real Vineyard

Samsara Wine Co.

Rancho la Viña Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

2022 vintage. Tasted with the winemaker Matt Brady. Nearly equal (and maybe better) to the 2021 vintage. Jumped at the 2021 effort so no room for this one but absolutely delicious follow-up. Spice, tannins, fruit all in balance and verry harmonious. It’s Pinots like this that keep me sold on the Santa Rita Hills as dayumed likely the best pinot-producing area in CA. 03.12.25 — 8 months ago

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Bodega Comando

La Bruja Avería Rozas de Puerto Real Grenache 2019

Really hit its stride the 3rd day open — 4 years ago

Capezzana

Barco Reale di Carmignano Sangiovese Blend 2018

Dry as Dirt…. — 4 years ago

TwiLea Fletcher
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TwiLea Fletcher

TwiLea Fletcher

06/17/21
Ok dirt…. Now I get it.
No more martinis unless they have blue cheese olives.
8.8

Viña Real (CVNE)

Oro Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend

Nariz: cereza, frambuesa, ciruela, cuero, rosas. Aromas secundarios y terciarios.

Boca: Tanino M, Acidez M, Alcohol M

En su punto de tomar.
— 5 years ago

Eric, Daniel and 4 others liked this

Bodegas Riojanas

Reserva Monte Real de Familia Rioja Tempranillo

Dorado , muy seco. A madera y frutos secos. Denso y muy redondo — 6 years ago

Santa Rita

Estate Bottled Casa Real Alto Santa Rita Old Vines Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

2012 vintage is the perfect Cab- lush with a spicy fruit - really like this — 7 years ago

Royal Oporto (Real Companhia Velha)

Carvalhas Douro Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca Blend 2019

A lovely red blend of 60% Touriga Nacional, 20% Touriga Franca, 20% Tinta Roriz, red fruits, intense aromatics, fruity, and very smooth and silky, inviting mouthfeel, delicious texture and long finish! Never disappoints! — 9 months ago

Dom Pérignon

Brut Champagne Blend 2000

The real gout brioche deal, delicious way to cap off pre-Xmas in Montreal — 4 years ago

Royal Oporto (Real Companhia Velha)

Quinta das Carvalhas 10 Year Old Tawny Port

White chocolate covered cherries, pralines, pecan pie. I think, I may like this better than TF10.

92 points
— 5 years ago

Eric, David and 2 others liked this

Royal Oporto (Real Companhia Velha)

Quinta das Carvalhas Douro Touriga Nacional

Concentrated chocolate had at total wine sample — 6 years ago

Cruse Wine Co.

Rancho Chimiles Vineyard Valdiguié

Beautiful garnet color with flashes of magenta. Ripe fruit on the nose with a hint of radish. Medium bodied, a little puckery and not overly sweet. Carbonic glou glou, as a reviewer said before. — 7 years ago

Molino Real

Mountain Wine Málaga Moscatel 2017

Muscato honeycomb, beeswax, apricot, passion fruit — 9 months ago

Bodegas Riojanas

Monte Real Rioja Tempranillo 2001

Beautiful finish. Drinking great. — 10 months ago

C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España)

Real de Asúa Rioja Tempranillo Blend

Juicy, bright, hint of vanilla on the the nose, candied red fruit. — 4 years ago

Krug

Brut Champagne Blend 2006

Beautiful vintage Krug, but clearly still very young (which is slightly nuts). Bubbles are quite fine but still very present. Yeasty and mouth filling - there is real power here. Deep and intense on the palate, long finish, great acid. Very fun to try - but would love to try in 5-10 years. — 5 years ago

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Cruse Wine Co.

Rancho Chimiles Vineyard Pétillant Naturel Valdiguié

Refreshing bubbly with hints of berries and watermelon. It’s exactly what you want to be drinking all summer long. — 5 years ago

Elliot Kort
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Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

Not a “Bordeaux guy” but that may be because I don’t/can’t get my hands on the real stuff. This was pretty revelatory. More floral and delicate and sensuous than I could’ve imagined for a broad category our server called “cigar-box.” — 7 years ago

Gaurav Tiwari
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