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-Best wine you drank in 2018 (any vintage)

-Best 2018 release wine

-Best red https://testmyspeed.onl/ https://scrabblewordfinder.vip/ https://solitaire.onl/
-Best white

Best value wine

-Top producer (winery, estate etc not region)

-Top winery visit

-Favorite wine personality

-Favorite wine publication/podcast/video series, book etc

-Top wine list

I’ll post my answers in a separate comment.]]>
-Best wine you drank in 2018 (any vintage)

-Best 2018 release wine

-Best red https://testmyspeed.onl/ https://scrabblewordfinder.vip/ https://solitaire.onl/
-Best white

Best value wine

-Top producer (winery, estate etc not region)

-Top winery visit

-Favorite wine personality

-Favorite wine publication/podcast/video series, book etc

-Top wine list

I’ll post my answers in a separate comment.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23431.html Sat, 17 Jun 2017 07:38:53 +0000 Kryptonic]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23431.html
I am new to the forums and figured this may be the place to come to ask a question and get my answer - I will be visiting Napa Valley in October and would love to visit the winery that made one of the best Cabs I've ever had.

Unfortunately, I have no recollection of the name ... All I remember is the label had a figure 8 knot - it was a beautiful full bodied Cab. I'd love if someone could help me with this!

Best,
K]]>
I am new to the forums and figured this may be the place to come to ask a question and get my answer - I will be visiting Napa Valley in October and would love to visit the winery that made one of the best Cabs I've ever had.

Unfortunately, I have no recollection of the name ... All I remember is the label had a figure 8 knot - it was a beautiful full bodied Cab. I'd love if someone could help me with this!

Best,
K]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23401.html Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:12:50 +0000 Jackie]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23401.html
In December, Parker rated all five of En Garde's 2013 Cabernet releases with scores between 96+ and 92 points. These wines are made from premium Napa Valley fruit sourced from high elevation vineyards in Diamond Mountain and Mount Veeder.

The newly released 2013 Touché scored the highest with 96+ points. Parker described this wine as "a sensational…tour de force that should drink well for 25-30 years."

En Garde's Reserve Cabernet from Diamond Mountain – "Le Bijou du Roi" – was awarded 95 points and was explained as "stunningly full-bodied, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, and long, rich finish."

I'm not a huge Parker fan but this is surely an honor for En Garde.]]>
In December, Parker rated all five of En Garde's 2013 Cabernet releases with scores between 96+ and 92 points. These wines are made from premium Napa Valley fruit sourced from high elevation vineyards in Diamond Mountain and Mount Veeder.

The newly released 2013 Touché scored the highest with 96+ points. Parker described this wine as "a sensational…tour de force that should drink well for 25-30 years."

En Garde's Reserve Cabernet from Diamond Mountain – "Le Bijou du Roi" – was awarded 95 points and was explained as "stunningly full-bodied, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, and long, rich finish."

I'm not a huge Parker fan but this is surely an honor for En Garde.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23338.html Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:43:46 +0000 winoweenie]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23338.html https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23171.html Sat, 15 Aug 2015 03:15:14 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23171.html
Classy and well structured yet the primary memory of this was the smooth texture of this wine. Cassis, leather, herbiness, bits of minerality, this is a great and interesting wine that looks to have some life ahead of it yet. Superb!]]>
Classy and well structured yet the primary memory of this was the smooth texture of this wine. Cassis, leather, herbiness, bits of minerality, this is a great and interesting wine that looks to have some life ahead of it yet. Superb!]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23150.html Fri, 19 Jun 2015 05:10:29 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23150.html
Well not sure what changes happened but what a change. This wine is excellent. Cannot hide the Napa exhuberance but it also showed bordeaux structure with fruits of blueberries, berries, etc,. This was going to be one fantastic bottle. We killed it a bit early but it was very nice to see at this point in its life.

Maybe I need to stop back at the pink building the next time I'm in Napa.]]>
Well not sure what changes happened but what a change. This wine is excellent. Cannot hide the Napa exhuberance but it also showed bordeaux structure with fruits of blueberries, berries, etc,. This was going to be one fantastic bottle. We killed it a bit early but it was very nice to see at this point in its life.

Maybe I need to stop back at the pink building the next time I'm in Napa.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23138.html Wed, 20 May 2015 21:12:41 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23138.html https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23133.html Fri, 15 May 2015 04:09:29 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23133.html
I love cab franc when done right, It's gotta have a bit of veg to it and this nose did give me however small a hint of it. It also showed some dark bramby fruits, and some dust. Wine was perfectly medium plus bodied, good structure, nice fruti still but the finish was marred by a hint of heat. Not too bad but jsut enough to make you notice.

Not a bad bottle for another cool New England evening.]]>
I love cab franc when done right, It's gotta have a bit of veg to it and this nose did give me however small a hint of it. It also showed some dark bramby fruits, and some dust. Wine was perfectly medium plus bodied, good structure, nice fruti still but the finish was marred by a hint of heat. Not too bad but jsut enough to make you notice.

Not a bad bottle for another cool New England evening.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23132.html Wed, 13 May 2015 16:41:07 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23132.html
Man this thing was tight. Double decanted back into Mag and consumed over the next four hours. Still tight. Blueberries, dark berry fruit, tobacco, hints of coconut, full bodied and lush but lacking the grace of the same vintage merlot. I think it needed a bit more time.]]>
Man this thing was tight. Double decanted back into Mag and consumed over the next four hours. Still tight. Blueberries, dark berry fruit, tobacco, hints of coconut, full bodied and lush but lacking the grace of the same vintage merlot. I think it needed a bit more time.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23130.html Fri, 08 May 2015 04:04:49 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23130.html
Some friends from the west coast came by and demanded to not be served no stinking european wine...... for those that know my cellar......this was not going to be easy...so out came this bottle

Great Cork. I turned the bottle to pour it into the first glass, The wine gracefully slipped out of the bottle, out of the deep sleep it had just been in, The color was this bright translucent but deep ruby with a hint of a mature bricking in it. It was mesmerizing for a minut. The nose was controlled but had strength. This things that hit you are the secondary notes of cigar, cedar, some bell pepper, pencil lead, then moving to the still opulent dark berries. This is a well aged full bodied wine, but extremely well balanced and with a good acidity, it remains quite fresh as well. The texture is lush but structured and the finish iingers. It's the texture that remains in your thoughts though as the last of that wine is poured out to impressed friends.]]>
Some friends from the west coast came by and demanded to not be served no stinking european wine...... for those that know my cellar......this was not going to be easy...so out came this bottle

Great Cork. I turned the bottle to pour it into the first glass, The wine gracefully slipped out of the bottle, out of the deep sleep it had just been in, The color was this bright translucent but deep ruby with a hint of a mature bricking in it. It was mesmerizing for a minut. The nose was controlled but had strength. This things that hit you are the secondary notes of cigar, cedar, some bell pepper, pencil lead, then moving to the still opulent dark berries. This is a well aged full bodied wine, but extremely well balanced and with a good acidity, it remains quite fresh as well. The texture is lush but structured and the finish iingers. It's the texture that remains in your thoughts though as the last of that wine is poured out to impressed friends.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23122.html Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:46:15 +0000 newsguy]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23122.html https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23121.html Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:20:23 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23121.html
This wine was also stymied by having travelled half way around the world. Perfect fill. This wine actually showed well. A nicely aged wine starting to hit its peak.. nice density good fruit style but starting to show some secondary flavours, tobacco, earth, etc.

More air gave it better density. I should have shipped these wines weeks ago.]]>
This wine was also stymied by having travelled half way around the world. Perfect fill. This wine actually showed well. A nicely aged wine starting to hit its peak.. nice density good fruit style but starting to show some secondary flavours, tobacco, earth, etc.

More air gave it better density. I should have shipped these wines weeks ago.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23110.html Sun, 29 Mar 2015 01:32:40 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23110.html
This vintage was a pretty decent one but the wines, as with most Dominus, are about balance first, not doubt primal in fruit, the nose says it all, but there is some herbiness in it, a bit of black olives, and a nice structure to hold it all up. There is no rush with this wine. Still a bit tannic and tight in fact.]]>
This vintage was a pretty decent one but the wines, as with most Dominus, are about balance first, not doubt primal in fruit, the nose says it all, but there is some herbiness in it, a bit of black olives, and a nice structure to hold it all up. There is no rush with this wine. Still a bit tannic and tight in fact.]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23105.html Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:52:31 +0000 newsguy]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23105.html https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23056.html Tue, 23 Dec 2014 03:45:34 +0000 TheEngineer]]> https://www.wines.com/wineboard/thread-23056.html
It's just that the power of Howell mountain fruits is not front and center of this wine. In fact, it is a very elegant and sauve wine. Quite sophisticated even. The tannins are quite smooth, accompanied by red berries, cedar and tobacco, nicely integrated into each other. The texture is smooth and silky and there is quite a persistence. Well done for this vintage and was rather popular with the group]]>
It's just that the power of Howell mountain fruits is not front and center of this wine. In fact, it is a very elegant and sauve wine. Quite sophisticated even. The tannins are quite smooth, accompanied by red berries, cedar and tobacco, nicely integrated into each other. The texture is smooth and silky and there is quite a persistence. Well done for this vintage and was rather popular with the group]]>