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Frank Artale

64 wines • 1 followers • 2 following

Harlan Estate

Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 2004

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9.5

With 20 years of age this wine has evolved. The primary fruit has moved to deep dried versions of cherry blackberry and fig side by side with earth tar leather cedar bitter cocoa and tobacco. The nose is extremely pronounced and the tannins now soft. It was worth keeping these 2 decades. — 10 months ago

Castello dei Rampolla

Sammarco Toscana SuperTuscan Blend 2015

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9.2

Classy super tuscan. Dark red and black fruit. Some balsamic cigar box violets. Violets. Very pure . Going strong . — a year ago

Philip Togni Vineyard

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

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9.5

Gorgeous wine. Almost 20 years and going strong. Black cherry dried fig mint earth tar sweet tobacco. — a year ago

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Andrew Will

Sorella Champoux Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

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9.5

One of the best Sorella I have had. Tannins and acid unwinding with primary black and red fruit still showing side by side with dried versions. Fig tar cedar vanilla leather menthol and violet all swirling around. Won't get better than it is now and it's gorgeous. — 10 months ago

La Ca' Nova

Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2014

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9.4

Beautifully aging nebbiolo. My first example from this producer. Everything I like in this kind of wine. Sour red cherry, mint, rose, sweet tobacco. Finish goes on and on. Tannins well integrated and still plenty of acid. Classically made with no heavy oak as far as I can tell. — a year ago

Monticello Vineyards (Corley Family)

Corley Proprietary Napa Valley Cabernet Franc Blend 2014

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9.0

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David & Nadia

Swartland Grenache 2018

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9.0

100% Grenache in light abv 13% package. Bright fruit plums red cherry spice with a sweet violet floral nose. Heavy amount of whole bunch ferment amd you know it here in a good way. — a year ago

Proprieta Sperino

Lessona Nebbiolo 2016

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9.2

100% Spanna. My first example from this producers. Many wines from Alto Piemonte are blends as allowed but not this. Sour cherry mint tobacco tar dried herbs. Traditionally made with no heavy oak. Could age longer to see morev tertiary aspects come up. — a year ago

Antonio Vallana e Figlio

Boca Nebbiolo Blend 2010

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Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils

Les Pruliers Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2019

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9.1

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