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Wine Tasting Notes: '97

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Big room, very friendly and funny bartenders (drink the spit bucket!). Huge pours. Great reds! $3.

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93   Dark red. Jammy cabby sweet cough syrup nose. Light grainy tannins, big acid. Berries (black/rasp). Fruity.

93   Massive black cherry nose. Hot, very tannic, moderate acid, currant, sweet tones. Fairly complex.

92   Typical color. Bubblegum/strawberry nose, with light jam. Very balanced. Chocolate, good spice. Hot tip of tongue finish, with coffee. Long.

92   Black cherry, rich, spicy, medium tannins, huge body

92   Huge fruit on nose. Cherry popsicle. Exceptional balance. Tannic and acidic. Good ager. Smoky.

91   Chocolate, coffee, nicotine flavors. Huge.

91   Black cherry, light choco jam on nose. Light acid, hot on finish. Strawberry.

91   Light jam nose. Good mouthfeel, spicy, good acid. Nice finish, long.

91   Very dark and inky. Musty chocolate nose. Blackberry! Huge fruitiness, light raspberry. Tannic. Medium body.

91   Strawberry jam nose. Nice fruit. Light acid, except on tip of tongue finish.

91   Not salty. Great balance. Fruity. Nice finish.

91   Orange, grapefruit nose. Jammy. Vanilla, light tannins, moderate acidity.

91   Hot, grassy, intense. Currants. Long.

91   Very spicy, hot, bug, red berries. Good body and balance.

91   Cab/CF bordeaux blend. Jammy, well-balanced. Peppery, warm, grassy. Rich, full-bodied. Mod T&A, long finish.

90   Deep golden color. Sweet nose with lots of honey! Very sweet, with slightly light acidity. Very viscous. Interesting varietal.

90   Big, full flavored, moderate tannins.

90   Spicy, raspberry nose, but balanced. Enormous. Long finish.

90   Rich, hot corn

90   Chocolate nose. Jammy. Moderate T&A.

90   Similar to the straight sangiovese, but bigger.

90   Medium-bodied flavor dominated by (I think) black current. A very unique cab, soft tannins.

90   Big, jammy, balanced with low acidity.

90   Rice Krispy Treat nose! Grassy. Acidic, but spread out. Intense.

90   Chocolate, spicy, full-bodied. Cherry and strawberry.

90   Grassy, complex, oaky, black and blueberry. Cherry. Long finish, with moderate acid and light tannins.

90   Black cherry, currant, medium body and tannins, spicy, chocolate, raspberry.

90   Light herbal/mediciny nose. Tannic, big, well-extracted. Black cherry. Medium body. Cabby.

89   Chocolate minty nose. Good balance. No sourness, light mint, long.

89   Applesauce nose! Peach and pear. Long, light acidity, moderate sweetness. Not gooey.

89   White pepper? Very unique! Tannic, balanced acidity. Fascinating..

89   Quite tannic, acidic. Big raspberry flavor.

89   Fruity and floral nose, with a bit of bite (slight effervesence?).

88   Sock nose, fruit forward. Tomato.

88   Raspberry nose. Good fruit. Merlot acid, light.

88   Cherry, no jamminess. Slight merlot. Tannic, not acidic.

88   Less filtered. Less fruit than 00.

88   Spicy, acidic, big.

87   Dry, butt bouquet, floral.

87   Nice ligjt red. Light, fruit forward. Spicy on finish. Malic acidity.

87   Not too sweet, big, tannic

87   Light-moderate body. Light acid and tannins. Fruity, with blackberry.

86   The merlot is balanced by the Cab Franc. A bit of the black current.

86   Redder, more fruity. Balanced acidity, tannic.

85   Not raisiny. Tannic, light acid.

84   Light jam nose, moderately vegetal. Port. Grassy.

82   Straw colored. Very sweet, without balancing acidity. Raisiny. Tannic.