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Cameron Hughes Lot 694 Syrah 2018, Santa Barbara County, California

12 Sunday Jul 2020

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My friends and I ordered this Syrah to be tasted at our virtual event- 6 bottles in total sent to various places in the Northeast and Texas.  When I opened mine, I was mortified, it smelled like a fish market.  I let everyone open theirs and one by one the reaction was similar.  I don’t know if we had a bad batch, but all were shipped independently to different addresses and have been sitting for 5 to 6 weeks.  I hope this is not indicative of the wine, perhaps a bad barrel.  Anyway, for now I would not order this wine.  Shame as it was going to round out our 10th wine from CH, I was hoping to finish with a bang.  0 stars.  No points allotted.  Salut….

The Original Dark Horse Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, California, USA

30 Tuesday May 2017

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Dark, brooding purple in the glass.  The nose is- yuck.  Not my style at all.  Candy, oak and yuck.  The initial palate is candied plum, not much else.  I’m not going to bother much more with this 80 point wine, I suggest you move along too.  Save the $8 for something tastier.  Salut….

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Chateau La Cabanne 2003

22 Monday Sep 2014

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The disappointment of the weekend, and rightly so.  A Pomerol wine from the infamously hot 2003 that showed off all the downsides of that tricky Bordeaux vintage.  As I pulled it out of the cellar my instinct told me we were in for a stewed and gamey wine.  I wasn’t far off the mark.  I wrote two lines for this wine-

Burnt Plum.  Cooked Prunes.  Says it all really.  Back in the day it got 90 points from WS and currently sells for $50, good luck.  Avoiding wines from this vintage is sound advice.  If you have any in the cellar, drink up as they are falling of a cliff at a great speed.  Salut….

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Barrel Block Merlot 2011

28 Wednesday Aug 2013

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If you read my post on the Barrel Block Cab/Merlot, you will realize that this bottle was the other half of the BOGO deal, and it’s equally as bad.  A duo of undrinkable, insipid wines that need to be yanked off the shelves.   Here’s what the back label shows:

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The only thing correct is the softness of the wine. It was like candy water mixed with a touch of red dye. Enough said. 70 points and 0 stars.

Barrel Block Cabernet Merlot 2011

28 Wednesday Aug 2013

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I am always leery of BOGO deals, it’s usually a sign….  I was right on this one.  The back label talks this wine up in a big way, I ll let you read it:

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Never did I detect any of the richness, complexity, blackcurrant or oak.  This is probably one of the worst wines I have ever come across.  Light red in the glass, it tasted like sugar water and candy.  70 points and no stars.  A tremendous wave-off on this one.

Chateau Denisiane 2009

19 Friday Jul 2013

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Before we begin, (it’s going to be brief), check out my previous post on the Denisiane.  Not much has changed, it’s still a really bad wine.  The basic profile is nothing more than candied cherries and a sharp retractive initial palate attack..  I was hoping for evolution, perhaps something, anything…..nothing.  A major downer, 80- points and no stars at this point.  Ugh….IMG_2203

Tageto Rosso Donna Olimpia 2009

02 Sunday Dec 2012

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I’ll admit it, I didn’t really drink this wine.  I sniffed it, made up my mind and then tasted what little was in my sampler.  Sugared candy water with sweet strawberry on the nose totally and utterly threw me off this wine.  By the time I actually tasted it, I was already looking for the next wine to try, I had lost interest.  Nothing there.  Just fake wine, with no tannins or depth.  A major pass for me.  I was so surprised that I had to do some research.  A big name critic gave this wine 92 points!  I could not agree less with that rating.   Zero stars, not worth the effort.  I would love it if someone else tries this wine and lets me know their thoughts, I could be way off the mark here.

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