2016 Square Nail Napa Valley Red Wine, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

My first time trying this. It seems to be associated with Ghost Block wines. This is a blend of 56% Malbec and 44% Petite Verdot. Inky purple in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has plums, cedar, clay and spice. Full bodied. Light tannins. On the palate, plums with a bit of black raspberries. More one dimensional with out a lot going on. It drinks very easy. Nice on its own, this would be a nice mid week burger wine. drink over the next five years.

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A-

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Vintage:

2016

Current Price:

$45.00USD

2018 Respite Red Wine Rockpile, USA, California, Sonoma, Wine Review

Vintage:

2018

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A-

Current Price:

$45.00USD

This is a Bordeaux blend of 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Malbec, 20% Merlot and 10% Petite Verdot. Ehren Jordan serves as the consulting winemaker. Deep ruby in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has black cherries, plums slight chocolate and spice. Medium to full bodied. On the palate, this drinks easy. Very tasty wine with some depth. Black cherries, chocolate, plums and cherries on the palate. Nice finish. This drinks well on its own and would work well with a burger. Drink over the next five to seven years.

2019 Flora Springs Malbec Ghost Winery, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

Vintage:

2019

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Current Price:

$60.00USD

This is a 100% Malbec from the Napa Valley. The term Ghost Winery refers to the fact that the grapes come from an old 19th century winery that is no longer in use as a winery. The building is now a residence but there are still vines growing. These Malbec vines are on that property. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose took about an hour to open and then showed plums, black cherries, figs, baking spice and some milk chocolate. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, this took a couple of hours to really hit first gear. Give it some air if opening now. Flavors of plums,

2016 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

Vintage:

2016

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Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$36.00USD

No winery is more synonymous with Napa Valley than Robert Mondavi. And while they make all sorts of wines and at all sorts of price points, this is the one that epitomizes the winery. Somehow, they straddle the line between old and new, corporate yet having a sense of place, and making a wine that is affordable and good value for the quality. The blend of this is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petite Verdot, 5% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc. It sees 17% New French Oak. Served at a recent Intowine.com tasting, this was quite a hit. Deep ruby in color, mostly clear and bright. The nose is

2019 Gentleman Farmer Napa Valley Red Wine, USA, California, Napa, Oak Knoll, Wine Review

Vintage:

2019

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Current Price:

$67.00USD

This is a Merlot dominant Napa Red proprietary blend from Oak Knoll. Really an impressive wine. Inky purple in color with a thin ruby rim, opaque and bright. The nose is tight (it is young) but with some air, black cherries, cherries, and milk chocolate emerge. With a bit more air, there is also cedar, cassis and slight sandalwood and dust. It took a few hours to full open up without any decanting. Full bodied. Firm tannins. On the palate, black cherries, cassis, plums, over a char and slight tobacco. Long finish. This is delicious and has a nice complexity. If drinking soon, giv

Whitehall Lane 2021 Malbec

Vintage:

2021

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Grade:

A+

Current Price:

$45.00USD

It’s not that Malbec is a forgotten grape, it’s that it doesn’t get the love it deserves, and too often wineries seem to want it to taste like Cabernet. Enter Whitehall Lane, who makes this impressive Malbec that you will love - a Malbec that tastes like a Malbec should. The fruit is supported by a tannic structure that provides an earthiness and rusticity to it. Blackberry brambleberry, huckleberry and boysenberry all work together to create a rich wine that’s not over the top but not subdued either. The mid-palate reveals the wines’ acidity with notes of sandalwood and cocoa powder.

2016 Square Nail Napa Valley Red Wine, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

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