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Anna Tyack Influencer Badge

cabernet franc lover • based in Japan also wine director of Tokyo American Club

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86 wines • 174 followers • 123 following

Sato

L'atypique Central Otago Pinot Gris 2013

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2013 is Sato-san's first vintage for his pinot gris skin contact (4 weeks) | Grown on schist on Mt. Pisa, Central Otago and aged in oak | Beautiful amber color, great precision and savouriness-- bravo, Yoshi! — 10 years ago

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Rippon Vineyard

Tinker's Bequest Mature Vine Pinot Noir 2013

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A bright future ahead for this first vintage of sans soufre pinot noir from Tinker's Field block @ Rippon in Wanaka | Only 35 cases made in 2013, none in 2014 | To put back in the cellar for another couple of years — 10 years ago

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William Downie

Gippsland Pinot Noir

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One of the best pinot I've had from Down Under so far | William Downie spent some time in Burgundy, having worked at Domaine Fourrier in Gevrey Chambertin and Hubert Lignier in Morey St Denis. In 2003 he started his eponymous label in Victoria | 2012 William Downie Gippsland — 10 years ago

Beau Paysage

Tsugane Pinot Noir 2005

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2005 pinot noir from Beau Paysage in Tsugane, Yamanashi | From young vines grown on volcanic soil at 800 m altitude | Feel like a 10 yrs old poulsard from Overnoy, without the complexity / grip of mature vines — 10 years ago

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Chateau Lestignac

Racigas Merlot

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This is what I drink when I have a craving for merlot | Amazing texture and juiciness | 2012 Château Lestignac 'Racigas' from Camille & Mathias Marquet, a young vigneron-couple who own 13 ha in the Bergerac appellation — 10 years ago

Scholium Project

Chuy Chard Nelligan Road Ranch Chardonnay 2010

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Jura feeling in Cali... Beauty!!! | Chardonnay aged for 2 years in non ouillée barrels (no topping) | From dry-farmed Chuy vineyard planted in the 70s | 2010 The Scholium Project Chuy Chard Nelligan Road Ranch — 10 years ago

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Jamsheed

Laneway Roussanne Chardonnay 2013

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Supercool Laneway cuvée, a blend roussanne/ chardonnay specially crafted for the Japanese market by Gary Mills of Jamsheed in Yarra Valley | Named after Melbourne's laneways, famous for street art — 10 years ago

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Bell Hill Vineyards

Chardonnay 2011

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The ultimate NZ chardonnay from super high-density planted vines (9,000 - 12,500 vines / ha) on limestone in North Canterbury | 1,767 btles made in 2011 | Biodynamic since inception in 1997 — 10 years ago

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Catherine et Pierre Breton

Nuits d'Ivresse Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2012

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Benchmark for natural cabernet franc from the Loire | Always delicious 'Nuits d'Ivresse' (drunken nights) by Catherine & Pierre Breton in Bourgueil | From 50 yrs old vines, no SO2, certified organic — 10 years ago

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Bedrock Wine Co.

Old Vine Zinfandel 2013

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Always stunning Zinfandel cuvée from 80 yrs old vines - blended with nearly 23% Carignane, Mourvedre, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Abouriou, Aubun & mixed white varieties | 2013 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Old Vine "it takes a village to raise a wine" — 10 years ago

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