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Chris O'Hara

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Pyren Vineyard

Sparkling Shiraz 2018

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Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

8.0

Nose: cherries, plums, vanilla
Taste: unripe dark fruits, nutmeg?, dark chocolate
Medium - light tannin
Not really sure what I think of this, maybe past it's prime in 2025, although with a bottle top I'm not sure how it would change, barring yeast consuming the residual sugars.
— 5 days ago

Jean-Luc Colombo

Les Collines de Laure Syrah 2020

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Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

8.2

Nose: blackberry, dark cherry, black olive brinyness, violet
Taste: dark fruits, liquorice, iron?
Low tannin, low acid. Good, but won't buy again
— 10 months ago

Plavac Hvar

Kvalitetno 2019

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Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

8.5

Nose: cherry, raspberry, vanilla
Taste: tart cherry, strawberry preserves, pepper and baking spices.
Medium tannin, long finish.
— a year ago

Badel 1862

Plavac 2021

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Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

8.4

Nose: blackberry, plum, petrol
Taste: sour cherry, violet, rosemary?
Medium tannin, low acidity
— 5 months ago

Vachnadziani

Caucasus Dry Saperavi 2023

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Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

8.9

Nose: blackberry, blueberry, liquorice, dark chocolate, leather
Taste: all the fruits on the nose in jam form, violets, chocolate
Strong tannin, medium-high acid
— 10 months ago

Azienda Agricola Sant'Elena

Cabernet Franc 2011

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Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

8.2

Nose: strawberry, raspberry, slate, bell pepper
Taste: same as nose plus pencil shavings, vanilla, strong minerality
Mellow tannins, short finish
— a year ago

Castellore

Specially Selected Salice Salentino Riserva 2021

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Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

8.0

Nose: plums, blackberry, vanilla
Taste: violet, cherry
Medium tannin
— 6 months ago

Langlois-Château

Réserve Crémant de Loire Brut White Blend

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Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

8.0

Nose: pear, peach, honeysuckle
Taste: apple, nectarine, jasmine
Low acidity, low sugar. Fine, not great.
— 8 months ago

Rios de Los Andes

Mendoza Malbec 2021

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Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

8.0

Nose: peach, white plum, something vaguely like iron?
Taste: peaches, unripe raspberry, some salinity
Low-medium acid, most of it at the finish. Fine.
— a year ago

Chemin de la Serre

Marsanne-Viognier Blend 2022

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Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

9.1

Nose: peach, apricot, jasmine
Taste: same as nose, plus lemon and honey
Medium acidity, very good
— 2 years ago