Winery: Whalebone Vineyard Vintage: 2011 Wine Name/Vineyard: Bob Wine Wine Category: Red Blend Grape blend: Cabernet Sauvignon based blend Bottle size: 750 ml Region: Central Coast State or country: California Price: $36 ABV: 14.0% Cases produced: N/A The Barrel Cellar Score: 89 points Review date: January 22, 2021 About the Winemaker: Whalebone’s vineyards in Paso Robles benefit from a coastal climate, limestone, calcareous soils,…
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Willamette Valley Vineyards Bernau Block 2016
Wine Name/Vineyard: Bernau Block Wine Category: Pinot Noir Grape blend: 100% Pinot Noir Bottle size: 750 ml Region: Willamette Valley State or country: Oregon Price: $65.00 ABV: 14.1% Cases produced: N/A The Barrel Cellar Score: 89 points Review date: March 26, 2021 About the Winemaker: Joe Ibrahim has 5 harvests under his belt as head winemaker at WVV. He…
Michter’s Toasted Barrel Finish Rye
Distiller: Michter’s Release: 2020 Bourbon: Toasted Barrel Rye Region: Louisville, Kentucky Price: $50.00 Proof: 106.8 Age: No age Statement The Barrel Cellar Score: 91 Points Review Date: 12/28/2020 About the Bourbon: Toasted Barrel Finish Rye is a special release from Michter’s Distillery. The rye whisky was left to fully mature in white oak barrels before being finished in a new toasted…
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Distiller: Heaven Hill Release: 2019 Bourbon: Archives Region: Bardstown, Kentucky Price: $100.00 Proof: 129.2 Age: 10 years The Barrel Cellar Score: 90 Points Review Date: 12/16/2020 About the Bourbon: The whiskey chosen for this bottle was distilled by Heaven Hill, and carefully selected and bottled by the team at whiskybase.com. Whiskeybase.com is a large web community of whisky enthusiasts where…
The Bridge
Winery: Ken Forrester Wines Vintage: 2013 Wine Name/Vineyard: The Bridge Wine Category: Cabernet Sauvignon Grape blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Bottle size: 750 ml Region: North Coast State or country: California Price: $100 ABV: 14.7% Cases produced: N/A The Barrel Cellar Score: 93 points Review date: Decemberr 11, 2020 About the Winemaker: This wine was created in partnership between Ken Forrester and Jesse Katz. It is produced…
George Dickel Bottled in Bond
Distiller: Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. Release: 2020 Whiskey: George Dickel Bottled in Bond Region: Tullahoma, Tennessee Price: $40.00 Proof: 100 Age: 10 years The Barrel Cellar Score: 87 Points Review Date: 01/14/2021 About the Bourbon: Capitalizing on the success of last years limited bottle release, George Dickel has released a 2020 version of its Bottled in Bond offering. To produce…
Innocent Bystander Shiraz
Winery: Innocent Bystander Vintage: 2010 Wine Name/Vineyard: Shiraz Wine Category: Shiraz Grape blend: 100% Shiraz Bottle size: 750 ml Region: Yarra Valley State or country: Australia Price: $23 ABV: 13.5% Cases produced: N/A The Barrel Cellar Score: 89 points Review date: October 28, 2020 About the Winemaker: Innocent bystander’s red wines, including the Shiraz I’m reviewing today, are fermented in open top fermenters. This means, at…
Bodegas Portia 2011 Ebeia
Winery: Bodegas Portia Vintage: 2011 Wine Name/Vineyard: Ebeia Wine Category: Tempranillo Grape blend: 100% Tempranillo Bottle size: 750 ml Region: Ribera del Duero State or country: Spain Price: $20 ABV: 13.5% Cases produced: N/A The Barrel Cellar Score: 88 points Review date: January 6, 2021 About the Winemaker: Bodegas Portia is one of over 300 wineries in the Ribera Del Duero wine region to…
Murphy – Goode Dealer’s Choice
Winery: Murphy-Goode Vintage: 2010 Wine Name/Vineyard: Dealer’s Choice Wine Category: Cabernet Sauvignon Grape blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Bottle size: 750 ml Region: Alexander Valley State or country: California Price: $20 ABV: 14.5% Cases produced: N/A The Barrel Cellar Score: 88 points Review date: October 14, 2020 About the Winemaker: Established in 1985, Murphy-Goode was founded by Tim Murphy, Dale Goode, and Dave Ready. Having already had a…
Rumpus California Cab
Wine Maker: Scott Peterson Vintage: 2017 Wine Name/Vineyard: Rumpus Wine Category: Cabernet Sauvignon Grape blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Bottle size: 750 ml Region: Central Coast State or country: California Price: $11 ABV: 14.5% Cases produced: N/A The Barrel Cellar Score: 87 points Review date: October 20, 2020 About the Winemaker: Winemaker Scott Peterson produced this wine for Naked Wines. Prior to producing his own wines,…
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