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Mark Simmons

136 wines • 1 followers • 2 following

Poggio San Polo

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2015

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Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

9.0

Bold red fruits, soil secondaries. A bit tart so we decanted. Good with Italian red sauce!! — 3 months ago

Mer Soleil

Reserve Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir 2018

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Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

9.0

Blackberry primary and soft pear seconds. Bought 2 at Devine Wine Bar on sale. Really good Pinot Noir. — 4 months ago

Honig

Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2020

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Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

6.2

Primary flavor is paint-thinner, with acetone secondaries, This is all the juiced parts of 2020 that sucked. — 5 months ago

Avalon

Chard California Chardonnay

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Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

8.5

Mark had this 5 months ago

Planet Oregon

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2019

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Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

8.5

It was a bit tart so we decanted. Much better after but not awesome. I got raspberry, blackberry, and a hint of lemon zest for primaries, not sure on the secondaries. Probably will never have this one again. — 3 months ago

Chronic Cellars

Sir Real Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

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Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

7.0

I have no idea what the primary and secondary flavors are because there was soooo much alcohol blowing off my glass. Taste was ok for fuel, but it mostly reminded me of racing motocross with race gas, and of top-fuel funny cars running straight alcohol. — 5 months ago

Whitehaven

Winemaker's Select Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021

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Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

8.4

Fresh 2021... bright grapefruit but not overwhelming. Better than expected for a '21. Could be excellent in 3-5 years. — 5 months ago

Cantina Mesa

Giunco Piccolo Vermentino di Sardegna 2018

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Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

9.2

Absolutely wonderful find. Mild grapefruit primary, light floral and limestone seconds. Loved it! — 4 months ago

Giesen

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018

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Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

6.9

Love buttered oak barrels?? Then this is your jamb!! Oh, that's the description of the first sip btw... We put and we dumped this one. Waaaaaay to many good Sav Blancs ot there
to endure this mess.
— 5 months ago

Drylands

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

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Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

8.6

This was a whim buy and actually turned out pretty well. Typical Marlborough grapefruit primary, limestone stone secondary. Liked this one. — 5 months ago