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Eugenio Alessandria Barolo 1970 Interestingly enough, there is no alcohol designation on the bottle nor a bottle size. It went down so fast I was sure it was a 720 ml but the bottle looks normal size. Eugenio Alessandria - Borgata Onorati, Santa M
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Shared these two with John ystrday: 1. Carlisle Zin DryCreekVlly (15.9%; Plntd: 1885-1954; 25% PetiteSirah; 360 cs) 2004: Dark color w/ slight bricking; very strong blackberry/Zin/bit raspberry/spicy some fumey/alcoholic slght peppery/licorice big f
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2008 Hug Cabernet Sauvignon Booker Vineyard Paso Robles Rich sweet nose of blackberries. Big full fruit on the palate, blackberries, dark cherries, notes of cedar and pepper. The fruit is big, but not overpowering, you can taste nuances instead o
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Tried this white Fri night at Susan's: 1. Venica Ronco del Cero Sauvignon DOC: Collio (13.5%; 18 hrs skin contact; GiulianaImports/Boulder )Gianni e Giorgio Venica/Dolegna del Collio 2017: Med.light yellowactive herbal/SB/melony light earthy/stony/ch
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Tried these two w/ Susan this weekend: 1. H&M Hofer Zweigelt Rose Weinland (12.5%; Biodynamic; TerryTheiseSlctns; EB) Maria Hofer/Neubaugasse 2017: Small bubbles around the edge of the glass, lots off tiny bubbles in btl A& glass; dissolved CO2; fai
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Just got my Z-List shipment last week, so took one for the team: 1. Ridge Zin PaganiRanch/SonomaVlly/SonomaCnty (83% Zin/10% AlicanteBouschet/7% PetiteSirah; 15.0%; bttld April 2017; 16 mo. in brl; Drk: 2/17-2/27-2/29: EB) Cupertino 2015: Very dark/n
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2007 Lucien and Andre Brunel "Les Cailloux" Chateaunuef du Pape Sharp, pretty nose of cherries and pepper. Nice red fruits on the palate blending in with blueberries. Sweet tannins, nice acidity. Medium long finish mimicking the palate. Overall
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Notes from a blind tasting: 2014 Tiberio Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Fonte Canale – some colour, a big time citrus nose, clean crisp acidity and a nice dry finish. Very good. 2009 Antonin Guyon Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes – medium colour, pale but not b
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Italiana
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Antoniolo Gattinara 1978 12% Imported by Banfi. Antoniolo is one of the important producers in Gattinara. This wine may have included their single vineyards, Osso San Grato and San Francesco, as the first Antoniolo single vineyard I can find record
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Next week, at SantaFe W&C Fiesta, Val Masten will be giving a Seminar on Austrian wines. Below are some questions I've sent to her on the subject of Dissolved CO2 in Austrian Wines: Quote: Val, I will be attending your Seminar on Austrian wines Fr
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General Wine Discussion
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As linked in WineTerroirist, in Punch, JonBonne crawls way out on a limb: WineTexture and tries to make some sense of texture in wine. It's a very complicated subject and Jon makes a valiant effort to bring some rigor to the subject. And not altog
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2005 Copain Syrah Harrison Clarke Santa Ynez Valley Everyone focuses on Well's pinots, but the syrahs are just briliant too. This is a prime example. Just a beautiful wine that time has served well. Lovely nose of plums and dark cherries. Vibrant f
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We tried last week (9/12/18) Some (mostly) Carlisle/Bedrock Zins: 1. DryCreekVnyd Zin OldVine (Hrvstd: Aug 18 & Sept 14; 22% PS/2% Carignane; 14.5%; SaH: 26.2 Brix, pH: 3.67, TA: 0.63; Avg vine age: 95+ yrs; Aged: 16 mo. in Fr/Hungarian/Am.oak; 3
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Inspired by David's TN on the '17, I cracked last night: 1. Massican gemina Calif WW (69% PinotGrigio/31% Greco; 12.8%) DanPetroski/Calistoga 2015: Med.dark gold color, darker than I expected; quite fragrant/perfumed floral/carnations/spicy/cardamon
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Tried last night w/ my fresh tomatoes: 1. Peter Dipoli SauvignonBlanc Voglar DOC: AltoAdige (14%; KermitLynch; www.PeterDipoli.com/) Egna 2015: Light gold color; fairly intense herbal/melony/ripe/SB some earthy/chalky/perfumed talc light forest floor
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by fraser
@ 09-17-2018 12:09:04
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 1995 Finally, we have an excellent bottle of this. Textbook CNP and not fading anytime soon. Loved it. Why is finding textbook CNP so hard? Fraser
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We tried last night (9/5/18) Some More New Wines: 1. Ronchi di Cialla DOC: Friuli Colli Orientali Ribolla Gialla (12.5%; www.RonchiDiCialla.com; Lyra Wine Imports) Prepotto 2016: Light gold color; aromatic rather citric/grapefruity/RG/bit peppery
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