Jamie was in town with his wife Melissa and met them a few years ago at a friends house. With family in the Twin Cities good to see him and will be doing several more wine adventures. Great food, service wines and friends.
CellarTracker! Jamie is Back in Town
- 2024 Pášxa White Wine Rockgarden Vineyard – USA, Oregon, The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater (7/2/2026)
Glasvin Universal. Natural cork. Wow is this good. 58% Marsanne, 41% Roussanne and 1% Viognier. Minerality along with lemon, melon, exotic spices, white flowers, honey, apricots, stone, dust and matchstick. Medium to long finish and nice acidity. Just a real stellar offering and for $100 a bargain in my opinion. Outstanding. 96+ points (96 pts.)
- 2018 Aubert Chardonnay Carneros – USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros (7/2/2026)
Minerals, sour apple, dust, floral, apricots, flint and pear. Medium plus finish. In an excellent place now. (94 pts.)
- 2021 Joseph Phelps Pinot Noir Bootlegger’s Hill – USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (7/1/2026)
Day 1: Glasvin Obsession Pinot Glass. Diam 10. Glad I opened this for a dinner tomorrow. This is why 3 Day Wine Review was invented. Ripe fruit featuring strawberries, raspberries and cherry. Oak, smoke and earth. Too big for my palate but the Napa Cab lovers would enjoy this. Will revisit before taking to Kenwood tomorrow otherwise will bring a more balanced offering. 88 points
Day 2: Glad I opened this the night before as much better on day 2. New World to the max with cherry, strawberries, wood, smoke, spices and earth. While I would not enjoy this style on a regular basis it was worth trying for sure. 91 points
Recommendation: New World Style and decant if trying on day 1 for 4 plus hours. (91 pts.)
- 2010 Vieux Château Certan – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol (7/2/2026)
Glasvin universal. Cigar, red currants, menthol, spice, blueberries, gunk, wood and coffee beans. Long finish and off the charts good. (96 pts.)
