FLDG Dishwasher
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Ryan Maderak wrote:Not this past Saturday but the week before I happened to be at the local store when they were tasting some Rosenblum wines. I don't have a lot of experience with Rosenblum, but based on the wines I've tasted, they make distinctive wines of good quality.
Jenise wrote:Ryan Maderak wrote:Not this past Saturday but the week before I happened to be at the local store when they were tasting some Rosenblum wines. I don't have a lot of experience with Rosenblum, but based on the wines I've tasted, they make distinctive wines of good quality.
Rosenblum used to make much better wines than they do now. Every single Rosenblum I've had in recent years, well--all three or four of them, and only reds but never a mourvedre, have been sappy, high alcohol fruit bombs where once upon a time I sought out Rosenblum's Sonoma zins in particular (maybe at that time it was all they made) for classicness, ageability and restraint (I fondly recall '95 Carla's, Hendry and Kafka or something like that). Which may be the reverse of what agrees with your palate, but if you find old tasting notes that don't square with your recent impressions, this might be why.
Jenise wrote:Rosenblum used to make much better wines than they do now. Every single Rosenblum I've had in recent years, well--all three or four of them, and only reds but never a mourvedre, have been sappy, high alcohol fruit bombs where once upon a time I sought out Rosenblum's Sonoma zins in particular (maybe at that time it was all they made) for classicness, ageability and restraint (I fondly recall '95 Carla's, Hendry and Kafka that would be Harris-Kratkaor something like that). Which may be the reverse of what agrees with your palate, but if you find old tasting notes that don't square with your recent impressions, this might be why.
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Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:05 pm
Triangle Below Canal, New York, NY, USA
Loweeel wrote:I've enjoyed most of their PS, which I've found has a "house style" of a sort of blackberry liqueur, creamy oak, and crushed gravel flavor palette on the palate. The heritage clones is quite nice for the price, and the rockpile reserve is exquisite. I haven't had the newly-sourced vineyards (Kick Ranch and Pato) yet.
The Annette's Reserve Zin is awful. Heat and no finish.
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