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Tasting Notes
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2006 Navarro Pinot Noir Deep End Blend Anderson Valley Much like my previous bottle. A pleasant faint berry nose. Finely etched flavors of raspberry and strawberry on the palate, deep fruit. The mid-palate has a chocolate/cherry liqueur note. Fine t
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Tasting Notes
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Did a little tasting the other day. 1990 Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino - this fully mature Brunello showed a uniform garnet colour when I poured a half ounce 'taster' to see if it needed more time to open up, but was surprisingly dark when we
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2017 Carlisle Zinfandel Sonoma County Much like my last bottle 6 months ago. Translucent purple-red in color. Bright berry fruits on the nose. The palate is classic old school Zin: jammy bramble fruits, raspberry, spice. Soft tannins, nice acidity,
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2019 Domaines Ott Cotes de Provence Rose Chateau de Selle This is the palest salmon in color, Soft, lovely nose of watermelon, Beautiful, round fruit, watermelon, strawberry, cherry, hint of spice. Lovely acidity and great balance. Crisp across the
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2019 Fontanavecchia Falanghina del Sannio Taburno Floral and apple aromas. This wine has a juicy acidity that is quite pleasing. On the palate there are fresh picked apples spritzed with lemon juice, stone fruits creep in. A spicy mid-palate. The ac
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2007 Domaine Lamy-Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Caillerets" Deep gold in color. Citrus and minerals on the nose. Deep, rich fruit, melons, citrus, minerals, stone fruits. Great acidity that flows across the palate. Fabulous balance. Visco
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2005 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos Vineyard Napa Valley Currants and plums on the nose. Smooth and vibrant fruit, ripe but not overblown. Cherries, plums, tobacco. Smooth tannins, nice acidity, fine balance. Finishes long with plums and currants
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NV Georges Laval Champagne Garennes Extra Brut A fine and vigorous bead. Beautiful, crisp fruit, apples, pears burst on the palate. Lovely acidity, great balance. Finish goes on forever with spiced apples. Nice minerality throughout. Just beautiful.
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Tasting Notes
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We had Bill & Jane Easton over Wed for apps/wine & good company. We cracked these two Syrahs: 1. Qupe Syrah BienNacido Hillside Estate/SantaMariaVlly (EB; 14.5%) 1997: Dark color w/ slight bricking; strong blackberry/Syrah/spicy some c-c/black pepper
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General Wine Discussion
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Very sad to hear. Hope Jonathan is coping. Can't imagine the feelings.
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Tasting Notes
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Tasted these over three days: 1. Emilio Castelli RedWine Vinegar NV: Light garnet some browning color; very strong acetic acid bit EA some oak some grapey/winey complex nose; very hot/acetic/sharp/piercing some grapey/winey somewhat burning flavor; v
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