Smoke & Gamble

Sea Smoke

Ten Estate Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

We had the 2015 Vintage on 1/3-5/25. Medium bodied. An excellent Pinot Noir. Nice mouthfeel. Black cherry blackberry and Asian spice. Really good — 4 months ago

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

Youthful with black, plummy fruits, sweet spice, smoke, graphite, cedar & tobacco notes — 8 months ago

Shay, Jeroen and 9 others liked this

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Medium deep ruby , garnet rim . Quite closed at first , touch of spice , wood smoke , grafite , coffee, cocoa . Touches of blackberry , cassis , violet . On the palate quite rich and young still , lots of tannin , balanced alcohol and fresh acidity . Cassis , tobacco , blackberry . Mineral , tobacco tinged finish of excellent length . Still young needs more time , better in 5 or 10 years and will last well a further 20. Great potential ! — 9 months ago

Somm, Ron and 15 others liked this
Bob McDonald

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@Andrew Cullimore All the stellar left bank vintages Andrew!
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Yes @Bob McDonald ! It was quite difficult to choose a favourite. The potential and power of the 2005 , the showy , explosive nature of the 2000 or the elegant and classic 1998… Such quality across the board

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend

Nose of black tea, portobello, baked plum and soft, unctuous cherry. Kirsch-chocolate, blood orange, French roast, marigold, ferromagnesian elements. Coffee, baking chocolate, black cherry skin, cigar smoke, venison jerky, char, cassis, and vine charcoal.


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— 3 years ago

Neil, Ron and 2 others liked this

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Pair of 16’s tonight. This had black fruits that was inky with notes of graphite, smoke, forest floor & tobacco. — 4 years ago

Eric, Alex and 20 others liked this

Foxen

Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009

Aged well. Still dark fruits, earth, subtle spice, toffee, celery seed, and nice acid. Good amount of sediment, needed to be decanted. — 4 months ago

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Gamble Family Vineyards

Family Home Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Cracked into a bottle from last visit to Napa. I am such a fan off all the Gamble family wines. Such a smooth bottle with a fantastic oaky finish. Tastes even better once it’s breathed a little. Serve me a bottle of this before I die and I’ll die with a smile on my face. — 7 months ago

Paul liked this

Flora Springs

Holy Smoke Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Named after the fog that rolls in on the morning (not the fires).
Deep ruby color. Aromas of blackberry, red currant, herbs and oak. Pretty good overall.

🏅93 Points - Wine Spectator
— a year ago

Tom, ARNS and 6 others liked this

Sea Smoke

Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2020

Super crisp layers of green apple and citrus and some hints of surrounding some fig and tropical fruits. Very long finish and super well integrated oak. — 2 years ago

Scott@Mister and Shay liked this

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

2 hrs in the decanter.
Coolish and classic nose. Kinda smooth.
On the palate sturdy tannines! Lots of minerality, yet very soft acidity. Black fruit, cloves, coffee, smoke, leather and graphite.
Give these bottles a few more years in the cellar to smoothen out the tannines. Potential plus.
— 3 years ago

Jelle, Shay and 12 others liked this

Pierre Gonon

Saint-Joseph Syrah 2013

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.4

Archetype for #saintjoseph and for #northernrhône #northernrhone #syrah salted cured meats smoke herbal and juicy. Loved it. — 5 years ago

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with Ron
Ryan, Dick and 9 others liked this

Sea Smoke

Southing Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Jammy and fruity, raspberry flavor, light and smooth, better whe let to breathe and paired with charcuterie. — 5 months ago

Thierry Allemand

Cornas Reynard (R) Syrah 2007

Always some of my absolute favorite wines. 07 Reynard is in the most perfect place, perfumed, layered and searingly intense with dark fruit, campfire smoke, olive tapenade, violets and a liquid rock minerality. The palate is simply seamless and one of the most complete Allemand wines in recent memory, with incredible complexity, definition and a saturating texture. A top notch Reynard that’s just rocking right now. — 7 months ago

Tom, Jan and 6 others liked this

Sea Smoke

Southing Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir 2015

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a Sea Smoke and for good reason. Well made for sure just too over the top for me now — a year ago

Ira, Billy and 1 other liked this

Sea Smoke

Ten Biodynamic Estate Vineyard Monopole Pinot Noir

Nose has cherry, leather, herbaceous and spice notes. Medium plus acidity, smooth tannins, full bodied Pinot Noir. Tons of red fruit, with notes of black cherry, young strawberry. Secondary notes of oak and vanilla. Short finish, but works well as a package. Great with food cause it is after all, a Pinot Noir. High 14.5% ABV for a Pinot as well, but it opens up nicely and is not closed off. Very pleasant wine to drink! — 3 years ago

Gamble Family Vineyards

Paramount Napa Valley Red Blend 2012

With Jill & Jim (they brought)...Best Ever — 4 years ago

Paul, Milissa and 5 others liked this

Sea Smoke

Botella Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir 2018

Smooth, worth the money. — 4 years ago

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