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Professional wine super geek: Estate Somm, director of sales, marketing and kindness in Napa Valley.

2848 wines • 243 followers • 107 following

Long Vineyards

Napa Valley Chardonnay 1985

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9.2

Golden in color. Coconut, walnuts, fermented butter great acidity. Maybe 5-8yr too old, but at 41yr is still highly enjoyable. — a day ago

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Arguably…my all-time fave CA chard producer. Can still taste the 1991. Never liked the cabs but the chards had great balance and the rare dessert Riesling was phenomenal. Also had an underrated Pinot Grigio.

Domaine Valentin Zusslin

Le Schild Riesling 2021

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8.5

Overly oxidized. Chalking it up to bottle variation/poor storage. — 13 days ago

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Brion Wise

Millésime Brut Champagne Blend 2015

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9.3

Brion winery in Napa. A winery that has its own master cooper on staff. The age on this is wonderful. Preserved lemon, marcona almond. — 14 days ago

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The Eyrie Vineyards

Original Vines Chardonnay 2023

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9.1

Pear and floral with acacia. A young wine that changes noticeably with air in the glass. Will age well. — a day ago

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DeLille Cellars

Grand Ciel Vineyard Doyenne Syrah 2013

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9.2

Macerated dark red fruit. Aging beautifully. Macerated green peppercorn. Rhubarb. Chocolate covered cherry. Great fruit at 13yr. — 12 days ago

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Beran

Napa Valley Zinfandel 2014

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9.1

Big, dark, extracted zin. With 12yr age, tastes like boysenberry syrup with a touch of soy sauce. Good and aging well. — 13 days ago

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Clothilde Pain

Carte Postale Syrah 2023

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9.0

An interesting yet very drinkable wine. Organic Syrah, 11% alc. no oak influence. Natural, but very clean. No haze. No Brett. Tart yet abundant red fruit, cranberry, red cherry. A touch of pepper. Medium- body. Brilliant cranberry in color. — 15 days ago

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Freemark Abbey

History 125th Anniversary Blend Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

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9.1

Solera style multi-vintage cab. Blending years wines from the early 90s. Needed air for sure to reveal slightly tired but layered, complex dark red fruit. Very nice. — a day ago

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Widow's Peak

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2012

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9.2

The producer of this is actually Beau Vigne. Believe K. Venge was the wine maker then. If you had poured this upon release I would have said it was way too extracted and way too high in alcohol at over 15%!!
However, with 15yr age, the intense raspberry and strawberry jam has dropped and the alc has firmly kept the wines structure. Delicious and aging very well.
— 13 days ago

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Salomon Estate

Finniss River Shiraz 2017

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8.9

Can age another 5yr. — 14 days ago

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