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Kirsten Spalding Influencer Badge

Sommelier, but I pair wines with dogs to pet. 🍷🐕

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Château Meyney

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1999

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8.9

More earthy than the last. Like I crashed on my bike in the Redwood Forest and got a mouthful of dirt earthy. Still smells good. Clover beds (like ☘️, not the spice), gooseberry mixed with pomegranate, some white pepper and leather. Pair while petting a Bearded Collie. — a month ago

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Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Parallèle 45 Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2018

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8.0

Easy to drink, but I’m not blown away by it. But it was simple and clear (taste wise) to play “what is this wine?” with my husband. Garnet red with slow forming, clear tears, no color variation, and no noticeable opacity. Smells of underripe blue fruit, new leather, and white mushroom (fresh). Taste of blue fruit, but as if it was quickly and briefly sautéed (flash heat), nutmeg and other baking spices. Sightly dry aftertaste but it doesn’t last. Drink this while petting a cockapoo. Like the wine, it’s a blend and is a crowd pleaser. — a month ago

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Paolo Scavino

Prapò Barolo Nebbiolo 2016

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8.8

Cherry, leather, crushed dried herbs (like on the stale end). Bone-sand dry on the finish, it’s like having dust coat my taste buds. Pet a Cirneco dell'Etna while drinking. — 2 months ago

Terada Honke

Natural wine five girls (pure rice) Sake

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9.1

Toasted, citrus, light sesame. I want to eat roasted tofu with this. Maybe with some Japanese curry. Very nice! — 3 months ago

Château Beychevelle

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

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9.1

Earthy, like creek rocks. Clean, crisp. Barely ripe raspberry, dirty baby portobello mushroom dust (in a good way). Dried pine nettles. Old crushed bay leaves. Pet a French Brittany. The breed is smart, adaptive, and and friendly. — a month ago

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Pio Cesare

Barolo Nebbiolo 2016

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8.5

Fresh strawberries that literally disintegrate into leather dust. Like a mirage. Thanks Nebbiolo for teasing me…. This wine is so dry. Basil leaf, crushed herbs. Pair with a Pekingese. They seem little, sweet, and goofy, but historically they used to hide in the sleeves of the Chinese emperors and courtiers to attack people they felt threatened by…. That’s this wine. — a month ago

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Château Sociando-Mallet

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1985

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9.1

Old and dusty (especially on the finish). Lots of forest floor compost, hints of tart, wild blackberries. Pet a really old black Labrador. Like a really sweet old lab, that maybe smells a little musky. Just like Stella, the 14 year old Labrador (pictured). — 2 months ago

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Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1988

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9.2

Easy to drink and smooth. Baking spices are the star here— cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom (slightly). Cranberry is second. I want to drink this on some rocky European coast in the fall— like small, cute rocks. Not a Californian craggy coast. And there is a cute town there, too. Pair this while petting a Saluki. — a month ago

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Clos Fourtet

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

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9.1

Dusty, full. It fills and coats the mouth and lingers for quite some time afterwards. Mushroom, compost, forest floor. Some leather quality to it, with a background note of baked black plum (like in a scone). There is a slight cinnamon or nutmeg quality in the aftertaste. It’s mild (can really notice it while breathing in air), but reminds you that it’s still here. Pair with pets for a Maremma Sheepdog. — a month ago

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Tenuta Sette Ponti

Oreno Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2016

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8.9

First thing I noticed, oddly, is that it created a airy, clearing sensation through my sinuses. It also lingers on the tongue, nettles, white mushroom, fern compost. Drinking it, I get baked red fruit (not jammy), sulfites, and maybe bay leaf. Plan to pet a Bracco Italiano (one of the oldest pointing dog breeds) while drinking. — 2 months ago

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