A few Saturday afternoon tasting notes...12/19/2009
Tasted Saturday, December 19, 2009 by wineismylife with 886 views
Flight 1 (7 Notes)
Our Saturday afternoon tasting group met at our usual haunt to taste the wines of JAQK Cellars. The wines were uniformly underwhelming to put it kindly and performed horribly on the QPR scale.
Flight 2 (1 Note)
In order to cleanse our palates of the swill that previously assaulted it we purchases and split this bottle afterward.
Flight 3 (1 Note)
Ditto to the above.
Flight 4 (1 Note)
Needed a little Pinot with a dinner of roasted pork tenderloin while watching the Cowboys beat the previously undefeated Saints.
2007 JAQK Cellars Chardonnay Her Majesty 88 Points
USA, California
WIML88.
Tasted December 19, 2009 at a retail tasting.
Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of apricot, quince, grapefruit and grass. Flavors of grapefruit, lime and a dash of apricot. Perhaps some tropical fruit notes. Light to medium acidity and body. Drink over the short term.
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2007 JAQK Cellars Chardonnay Pearl Handle 86 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
WIML86
Tasted December 19, 2009 at a retail tasting.
Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of matchstick, paraffin, camphor and a bit of yellow apple. Flavors of bitters up front followed by yellow pear and yellow apples. Light to medium acidity and body. Weird presence on the palate. Drink now.
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2006 JAQK Cellars Merlot Bone Dance 80 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML80
December 19, 2009 at a retail tasting.
Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Slightly hot nose of white pepper, black olives, fertilizer and maybe some plum. Flavors of black berries and a small splash of currants. Light acidity, light to medium tannins, light to medium body. Nanosecond like finish. Drink now if you must. The second freshly opened bottle was marginally better.
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2006 JAQK Cellars Merlot Black Clover 85 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML85
Tasted December 19, 2009 at a retail tasting.
Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of white pepper, plums, currants and a hint of potpourri. Flavors of red berries, and red cherries. Light to medium acidity, tannins and body. Clipped finish. Drink now.
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2006 Soldiers of Fortune Shiraz 82 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML82
Tasted December 19, 2009 at a retail tasting.
Dark garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of brett (on a first release? Did they import it from Burgundy?) , currants, boysenberry and a bit of plum. Flavorof boysenberry and maybe some red plum. Light to medium acidity, tannins and body. Short finish. Drink now.
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2006 JAQK Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 22 Black 85 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML85
Tasted December 19, 2009 at a retail tasting.
Dark garnet to purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of currants, plums, florals and a bit of talc. Flavors of boysenberry, tart cherries and a bit of bitters the somewhat short finish. Medium acidity, tannins and body. Drink over the short term.
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2006 JAQK Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon High Roller 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML88
Tasted December 19, 2009 at a retail tasting.
Dark garnet to purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of rose petals, cocoa powder, smoke, black berries and black cherries. Flavors of black cherries, black berries and a bit of plums on the short to medium finish. Medium acidity, tannins and body. Drink over the short term, maybe medium term.
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