Cracked these two wines last night:
1. Solminer DryRiesling CoquelicotVnyd/LosOlivosDist (12.7%; 124 cs) 2017: Med.light gold color; really quite fragarnt strong R/floral/mango/light pineapple lightly pungent some Mosel valve oil slight earthy/mucilage bit Germanic rather complex fairly interesting nose; fairly tart/tangy some floral/R/mango bit pungent/Mosel valve oil/petrol bit earty some complex very interesting flavor; very long/lingering some tart/tangy/bit metallic fairly strong R/floral/mango some petrol/Mosel valve oil fairly rich totally dry slight earthy/perfumed talc some complex really lovely finish; this R has really evolved & developed w/ 5 yrs of age & reminds a lot of a Wieningar Wien Riesling; a really quite lovely Calif R in somewhat of an Austrian style. $30.60
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2. Bucklin Zin Bambino OldHillRanch FieldBlend SonomaVlly (14.1%; Plntd: 1998; 935 cs) Bucklin/Sonoma 2020: Med.dark color; very strong blackberry/Zin/very spicy light vanilla/Am.oak rather dusty/SonomaVlly peppery beautiful classic OldHill nose; very lightly tart very strong blackberry/very spicy/Zin bit SV/peppery light Am.oak/vanilla slight earthy/dusty classic SV Zin flavor w/ light gentle tannins; very long quite spicy/Zin/blackberry/boysenberry SV/peppery light Am.oak some dusty/earthy bit complex finish w/ light gentle tannins; a classic SV/peppery Zin that can use a few more more yrs of age; a very nice replica of an OldHill Zin at a great price; closer to OH than previous Bambinos. $25.00
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More sipprsplot from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. I was quite pleasantly surprised by the Solminer Riesling. When I first tried it on release in Spring 2019, I was rather underwhelmed by it, finding it pretty much of a lightweight w/o much character. However, with 5 yrs of age, it has put on quite a bit of weight & evolved into quite a lovely Calif R.
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2. This Bambino is one of the best I can recall. This is younger block Will planted to replicate to cepage of the very old OldHill block of Zin. It doesn't quite have the depth & intensity of the Ancient OldHill but is very similar in character.
Tom