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8.7

gift wine: not bad, good varietal typicity, not enough intensity & extract for my palate, but well made from a venerable old CA winery — a day ago

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10

birth year treat with close friends: oxidized magical goodness, still had freshness & acidity, cornucopia of flavors & aromas ranging from oloroso sherry to port. bottles are meant to be drank & not stored like museum pieces — 6 days ago

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9.1

I think @Daniel M note was accurate - this was the 2019 and it was a bit more honeyed & silky on palate - impressive expression of Chenin at reasonable price — 10 days ago

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9.1

random GSM blend from southern France and it was delicious! beautiful black & red fruit profile, touch of pepper & spice and really smooth & suave - nothing not to like w/great QPR — 2 days ago

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8.9

not worth the price: decent rendition of varietal but nothing special. fleshy tannic reductive dark fruited smooth suave unremarkable — 6 days ago

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8.9

This was reminiscent of Gevrey Chambertin Village level wine: so barnyard, such much funk, just full blown wild stuff here, second night revealed more red fruit but this was quite unusual. great mouthfeel, some pedigree here, silky integrated & balanced, just unexpected profile — 7 days ago

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9.0

pleasant enough, lighter style, crisp clean prominent pear & white flowers, mild musk, silky smooth not heavy oily or viscous, lithe w/bracing finish — 11 days ago

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9.1

unusual blend of Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot & Teroldego (!) and it was really impressive. color of squid ink w/wafting aromas of blackberry pie, boysenberry, plum, Chambord, cassis, cocoa powder, vanilla and some pepper. one of the more decadent wines on the nose, and the flavors created a saturated palate - that said, didn't taste like a fruit bomb, nicely structured w/integrated tannins. it may have lacked a bit of polish, but over delivered for $13 @costco — 4 days ago

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9.0

paired nicely with/NY strip - had guts & tannic structure with standard dark fruit profile. some polish & elegance — 6 days ago

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8.8

very light pink for a Rose: not exactly tight tiny bubbles or anything like that - somewhat provincial style, yeasty bready and toasty, some strawberries on nose, med bodied, decent weight leading to very dry finish. good QPR off beaten path sparkler — 11 days ago