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2014 Domaine des Malandes Chablis 1er Cru "Fourechaume" Lovely nose of peaches and minerals. Unctuous fruit, but cut by minerality. Peaches, pears, citrus. Perfectly balanced acidity. Mineral and citrus notes came out more with air. Lingering fi
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2015 Alain Gautheron Chablis Cuvee Emeraude Lightly floral nose with lemon and minerals. Stone fruits, honey, citrus on the palate. Bit minerally to start, but the minerals and the stone fruits (peach) come out more as it warms and gets air. Aust
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2016 Repris Cabernet Sauvignon Moon Mountain Vineyard Jennifer Block Sonoma County Ripe red fruit on the nose. The palate shows cherries, chocolate, currants, cedar. The fruit is nice, but not overly complex. Smooth tannins, good acidity, nice ba
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Yes he is as far as I know. I may buy 3 some time soon just to see what's happening.
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I've had earlier versions of this wine. Not many albarinos from California. Artesa in Carneros makes a pretty one. Brecon is the old Norman Winery, home to the "Monster" zin, and it was. Mr. Norman passed away and the new owners took over; forget
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Paloma is one list I regret dropping off. Things seemed very uncertain with both Jim and Barbara passing away. They pretty much gave up on syrah (which was my favorite) although they made some from purchased fruit. I guess their son is now making t
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2018 Brecon Albarino Central Coast Light floral nose. This wine becomes more classic Albarino as it warms and opens up. At first there are lemons and tropical fruits, some minerality. Then it becomes more minerally with that distinctive saline no
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General Wine Discussion
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Hey Bob, Selling to lots of folks both big and small. Unlike my previous job at Eaglepoint I can't sell to so many smaller guys. I sell to Roederer and GoldenEye but my fruit is a small percentage of those blends. Navarro is a different case. My
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2017 Quivira Q Collection Sauvignon Blanc Dry Creek Valley Lovely nose of berries and citrus. The fruit is crisp and light. Citrus, spice, bit of straw but not overly so. Crisp acidity and great balance. Finishes moderately long with bright spic
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Italiana
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Oddero Barolo Vigna Rionda 1998 (bought on release) "Amazing nose + palate, 1st thing. Sweet, smooth and balanced. Classic. Consistently wonderful. Warmth. Excellent. Delineated. Sweet, rich and concentrated. Cool menthol. Very good. Very sweet" Pr
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Notes from a blind tasting lunch. Held at my place as the restaurant we used to use has closed, but the chef is willing to do a meal for me at home. 2014 Terravista Fandango – this BC wine is a blend of Albarino and Verdelho, the only such wine mad
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We opened the 2001, 2006, and 2013. They all had similar taste profiles concerning the fruit. The 2001 opened to some secondary aromas on the nose but those eventually seemed to blow off. The tannins are pretty much resolved with excellent fruit c
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It means I was typing on an iPad. The woman from the winery said they should be good now and for another 10 years. We tried one last night. Wow! Not much nose yet, but the flavors are really intense. We poured it with a Coravin and are leaving t
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Trying Douro wines locally was a mixed bag. Total Wine had a nice lineup of Douro wines but were too oaky and too New World-y for me. But the underlying material was solid and might age into nice wines. From two local stores, the most expensive, La
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Luigi Alessandria Barolo 1970 We mostly poured this out. It was sherried or maderized, however you say it. Yet a sip 24 hours later in a partially corked bottle revealed itself to be drinkable (barely?). I could have left it out longer to decant but
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Domaine Galevan Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2009 14.5 / Imported by Free Run, Seattle. I have to hand it to Garagiste on this one - this was fantastic. On a Pegau / great vintage level. Traditional and very impressive. Full bodied, feminine with an aggress
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Originally Posted By: Bob DavisHow timely. We just got ours yesterday. Was going to let it sit another day or so and pop one. I spoke to someone out there and she said their good now fans for another 10 years or so. OK, I’ll bite... what does t
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