Three Rocks
Three Wine Company
Spinelli Vineyard Mataro 2015
128-year-old Mataro vines grown in the sand in Contra Costa County, stunning redfruits, great freshness and lift from the lovely acidity, good balance, excellent depth, long finish, terrific Mataro!! — 7 months ago
Three Wine Company
Old Vines Field Blend 2019
Big, rich, maybe just a little too ripe (as @Tom Casagrande pointed out in a note about an earlier vintage), but still a nice, solid, old vine field blend, Contra Costa County history!! — 2 years ago
Nine North Wine Company
Rock & Vine Three Ranches North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon
Loved it. Lush, bold flavors soft finish. — 4 years ago
David Arthur
Three Acre Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Deep ruby color. Faint hints of red and blue fruit as well as some earthiness on the nose. Maybe even a little herbaceousness. Flavors of dark cherries, blueberries, baking spices and dried herbs Very sleek tannins and nice acidity. ABV of 14.9 but it does not come across as too hot. I actually would like to try this again with a nice piece of grilled meat. — 5 years ago
Dunham Cellars
Three Legged Red Red Blend 2016
What a delightful red. Definitely fruity but singing acid keeps it very interesting. Very high qpr. — 6 years ago
Edmunds St. John
Rocks and Gravel Dry Creek Valley Grenache Blend 2015
From magnum. Last vintage of this ever made and in an amazing spot. Light on its feet while still showing wild and somewhat brooding character. This disappeared rather quickly. — 6 months ago
Marcassin
Three Sisters Vineyard Chardonnay 2002
Honey and corn. Yellow flowers. Oak and sweetness. Decent acidity Pure. Intense. A bit much oak for my palate but quality — 9 months ago
Three Brooms
Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Tart and green apple. Yum! — 5 years ago
Three Sticks
One Sky Sonoma Mountain Chardonnay 2016
Balance blend of oak and fruit — 6 years ago
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2001
With a three hour decant still very tannic and stemmy. Probably needs another five plus years — 8 months ago
Three Wine Company
Contra Costa County Zinfandel 2019
Very fruity. Black cherry and blackberry aromas and some notes of cinnamon, then balanced fruit and baking spices that tingle the tongue and linger on. What Goes with That: Fall Sweets Class, pairing: pumpkin pie. — 3 years ago
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005
Been awhile since I pulled out an Insigna.
The 03 Pichon Lalande is the better wine and steak pairing. However, Napa Cabernet is the choice to finish steak and enjoy on its own after. You never want to do Napa before Bordeaux IMHO. It’s much harder to adjust from sweeter to something more earthy.
Enjoyed the 05 as my score reflects. I don’t remember it being as sweet as it was in previous tastings. Still quite good. It just tipped my sweet scale a little too much.
The body is, rich, lush & round. It’s achieved good evolution after 13 years in bottle and will continue to improve over the next 6-8 years and last another 15 years. As I mentioned, the fruit was ripe & sweet. Blackberries, black plum, black raspberries, plums, hints of blueberries and strawberries haunting the backend. Rich, dark earth, Rutherford dusty tannins and dry soils, purple cola, touch of fresh tobacco & graphite, light baking spices of; cinnamon, dash of clove, nutmeg and vanillin, anise to black licorice, saddle-wood, used leather, dry stems, some dry, crushed rocks/limestone with red, dark, purple and blue florals. The acidity round and nicely executed. The finish was similar wire to wire. It’s, lush, rich, elegant, touch too sweet, polished, well balanced & knitted with a soft, persistent, dark spice on the long set. Very enjoyable second bottle.
Photos of; Joseph Phelps Winery & sloping estate vines, inside lounge are with views of the back side, tasting terrace and front lobby/salon area upon entering past check in. — 5 years ago
Three Thieves
California Republic Pinot Grigio
Light fruity nose, melon notes, a slight minerality — 6 years ago
Slestyan
Give it time — 5 months ago