Thread: TN: Waugh Cellars "Junior" 2008

On Friday, August 24, 2012 4:20:21 PM UTC-4, napawineguy wrote:
> TN: Waugh Cellars "Junior" 2008
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> Post Number:#1 Postby mmeisner » Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:45 pm
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> I visited this new winery about a year ago and took this bottle home
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> with me. Completely forgot about it, but opened it last night, and was
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> pleasantly surprised. This is a California Red Wine - no designation
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> from Napa Valley, or any particular AVA so I'm not sure where they
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> sourced the grapes from. It's a Bourdeaux blend though, that's for
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> sure.
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> The nose is thick and heavy with earth tones, dirt and dark fruit,
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> currant, and cassis. The initial flavor is big but seems balanced, and
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> not too much heavy oak is present. The mid palate brings a decent amount
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> of riper fruit, cherry and a bit of smoke/leather. The finish is long
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> and lingering; soft tannins and good mouthfeel as well. Overall, I'd
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> give this wine an 8/10 and consider it a pretty good value for the
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> price, which was around $20-30 if I remember correctly.
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> Waugh is a cool place to check out too if you're visiting Napa. When I
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> was there, they were still working on the caves. You'll enjoy the
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> expansive views from way atop Atlas peak too - you can see all the way
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> to the Bay from there. Plus the owners were chill, down to earth
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> people.
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> From their site: "The entry of this wine is massive and leads into a
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> lush middle framed by bright acid and supple tannins. The finish is
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> long, lingering and filled with soft velvety tannins."
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> napawineguy

It's always a bit of a red flag when a first post is a rave over an unknownwinery.
Of course then if you Google MMeisner and wine you get:
http://www.mikemeisner.com/notebook/...wine-industry/

How easy it is to market over social networks!

DaleW wrote:

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> It's always a bit of a red flag when a first post is a rave over an unknown winery.
> Of course then if you Google MMeisner and wine you get:
> http://www.mikemeisner.com/notebook/...wine-industry/
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> How easy it is to market over social networks!
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Yes, Mike also posted a rave about a CA Pinot Noir to Wine Disorder two
days ago that got flagged as spam fairly rapidly. I suppose eventually
this guy will learn after he gets slapped down hard enough and
frequently enough.

Mark Lipton