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Doug Powers

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Bedrock Wine Co.

Old Vine Zinfandel 2023

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Doug Powers

9.2

Such a fabulous vintage and fabulous “weekday drinker” wine, old vine Zinfandel fruit from Morgan and Chris, dark color and dark fruits, great flavors, great acidity, long finish, I adore this Zinfandel!! — 2 days ago

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Domaine Duseigneur

Odyssee Lirac 2010

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Doug Powers

9.2

[60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre] Even at age 16, this super opaque Lirac rouge shows deep dark fruits, smoke, complexity, balance and length, along with significant sediment, very fine!! — 5 days ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Ira Schwartz, sorry, another “back label vintage” wine, thanks for pointing out my omission!!
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You’re the Lirac-master!

Michael Pozzan Winery

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2020

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Doug Powers

9.0

Very fruit forward, red fruits, good acidity and balance, drinking well now (though seems like it’d still be solid with a few more years in the cellar), longish finish, very well made!! — 7 days ago

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Three Wine Company

Contra Costa County Old Vines Field Red Blend 2019

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Doug Powers

9.0

Candied red fruit aromas and flavors, rich but also shows nice depth and complexity, lingering finish with just a touch of heat (15.2% ABV). — 2 days ago

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Agathe Bursin

Zinnkoepflé Alsace Grand Cru Riesling 2023

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Doug Powers

9.3

Diesel/petrol up front, which continues on the palate along with lovely mineral notes, a tad less ripe/rich than the 2022, very young, more noticeable acidity, better balance than the 2022 as well, long finish, should easily age 5-10 more years, 13.0% ABV. — 3 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Tell your brother to send some of this domaine’s wines back east!
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, my brother wound down his importing business and is now retired (like me). There is a gentleman in Wilmington, DE, named Robert Panzer who owns Down to Earth Wines (that may be his importing arm) with a wine shop with very limited hours called Liquid Culture who was the source of my first buy of Agathe’s wines from our May 2019 visit who I believe may be still importing her wines??

St Innocent Winery

Anden Vineyard Pinot Noir 2001

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Doug Powers

8.8

Dark fruits, big structure, but a little mushroom underneath, this is from the top portion of the old Seven Springs vineyard (the lower portion was purchased by Evening Land after the owners divorced in the late 1990s), lingering finish, but not at the top level of Seven Springs/Anden Pinot Noirs I’ve drank over the years. — 7 days ago

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Agathe Bursin

Zinnkoepflé Alsace Grand Cru Riesling 2022

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Doug Powers

9.2

Diesel/petrol aromas up front, then intensely mineral and somewhat fat/ripe for an Alsatian Grand Cru Riesling on the palate, lovely depth and complexity, just missing a little more acidity which I’d prefer, but clearly too young to drink now, long finish, 13.5% ABV. — 3 days ago

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Château de Montfaucon

Baron Louis Côtes du Rhône Red Rhône Blend 2007

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Doug Powers

9.1

Another lovely showing for this lovely CdR from Lirac grapes, longish finish, getting close to maturity! — 5 days ago

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Kiona Vineyards

Estates Cuvée Columbia Valley Red Blend 2017

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Doug Powers

8.8

Solid WA State Cabernet Sauvignon blend (90% CS), medium-bodied, ripe tannins, medium-long finish, good, not great. — 6 days ago

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Sidónio de Sousa

Reserva Bairrada Tinto Baga 2018

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Doug Powers

9.3

Very dark purple color, this is SO youthful that I think even @Tom Casagrande would agree it might need another 5-10 years (from now) aging, big, rich, not an after-dinner sipping wine on a 90 degree day, shame on me!! — 8 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

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I liked this one a lot. Wish I’d gotten more than one.