David Kline

9.3

Nuances of raspberry, leafy earth, rosewood, and lavender. Medium plus mouthfeel that exudes dense, ripe plum and scorched raspberries, with a soft note of rosemary, rose petal, nettle and tar. Porcine notes. Excellent stuff! #pinotnoir #Boedecker #pinot #pn #singlevineyard #burg #oregonpinotcamp #oregon #Dundee — 2 days ago

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David Kline

9.9

What a powerhouse whiskey! Smoke and citrus hit you like a core sample that somehow burgeons into thick smoke with a saline and jalapeño essence unraveling it’s lemon, tangerine and orchard fruits wrapped in sweet tobaccos. There is a mild sweetness that tames the heat with vanilla, chili pepper, almond biscuit and brown sugar, but the core never wavers, and the smoke never clears. A true bonfire on the beach! #talisker #scotch #IsleofSkye — a month ago

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David Kline

9.1

Earthy, asian spice notes, ginger, lemongrass, soy bouquet. Dried black cherry, plum skins, dried lavender and dried roses with an almost potpourri spice. Classic color, classic wine. #nebbiolo #RenatoRatti #Langhe #piemonte — a month ago

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David Kline

9.4

Smoky lime with lemon oil and zest and even a bit of cucumber. Racy but still enough of a creamy finish to keep it multi-dimensional. Crystalline grapefruit, lime zest and clean mineral carry through into an amazing and long, satisfying ending. #chablis #moutarddiligent #1ercru #cruchablis #chablis1er — a month ago

David Kline

9.4

Funky cheese on fallen lime. Earthy white mushroom and leek, hazelnut and brined cucumber slices. Bright and sharp citrus that illuminates the whole. A slight creaminess rounds the lime on the palate like a key lime filling, lemon pudding, crystal lemon, soft chive, underripe yellow apple, lime pith, orange juices that in a blink turn lemon; fresh, transparent cilantro sword flashes. #moutarddiligent #Chablis #ChablisGrandCru #grandcru #Chardonnay #singlevineyard #Valmur #DomaineMoutardDiligent #bourgogneblanc #whiteburg #WhiteBurgundy #Thanksgiving — 17 days ago

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David Kline

8.8

Waxy chocolate, light vanilla, judicious banyan lacing, wood ear mushroom, old tobacco in the eyes and nose. Bitter plum, caramelized gourd, instant coffee, mocha-raisin, sweet vanilla, coffee crumble, a lime twist, pine bark, tea biscuit, and semi-burnt brown sugar to ride it all out. The sum of its parts smacks of cookies dipped in coffee, but there is a lean streak that somehow auto tunes the malty beast’s braying into a simpler tasty beverage. The iced coffee of stouts. #belgian #belgium #BuffaloBelgianStour #abv #stout #maltyballs #darkbeer #dankbeer #bier #biere #beer #beerbeerbeer #buckingbeer #stoutstoutstoutitonout — a month ago

David Kline

9.0

Cantaloupe and lemon combine with Bosc pear and warm apples aromatically. Medium mouthfeel turns complex and heavier, exhibiting grilled lemon, tangerine pith, lemon toast, the taste of vanilla’s aroma, warm yellow apple and magnolia. #chardonnay #Soujourn #sonomachardonnay #sonoma #chard — a month ago

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David Kline

9.5

Aromas of gingerbread, apricot, cut red apples, lemon pith, tea biscuit and caramel. What a smooth and amazingly deft whiskey on entry; lifting off the palate like a smoldering Phoenix immolating in slow-mo as it becomes engulfed in various smokes layering endlessly outward in its bourgeoning expansion. It evokes congnac’s finest offerings, showing mixed apple and baked orchard fruits and complex spice and pastries, but cask choices leave no doubt to its whiskey-ness. All the nobility, but with the sinewy strength of a seasoned warrior. #scotch #whiskey #whisky #macallan #No4 #HighlandWhiskey — a month ago

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David Kline

9.2

Mocha, violets, baked plum, cherry juice, orange. Bright cherry on the palate, from ripe to tart, with ginger snap and espresso notes that sharpen to dried cherry and cranberries. #Carparzo #brunello #Tuscany #montalchino #italianwine #sangiovese — a month ago

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David Kline

9.3

Smoky raspberry, lavender, vanilla and cran from the nose continue onto the palate, which exhibits concentrated raspberry, teas, and tart cherry, with an epic finish #pinotnoir #sonomacoastpinot #westwood #singlevineyard — a month ago

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