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Matt Schwartz Influencer Badge

Wine enthusiast, adventurous taster and wine critic

629 wines • 23 followers • 66 following

Ghost Hull

Estate Grown Monterey Red Blend 2023

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8.7

Pretty simple, not sure what’s in the blend other than Cab and Merlot. Up front red fruit with medium tannins and a very short finish. A perfect pair and of the same caliber as the Panda Express I had for dinner. — a day ago

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Poema

Metodo Tradicional Brut Cava Rosé Blend

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8.7

This is very interesting. Less acidity than I would have guessed. Plums, nectarines, raspberries and tart cherries with some sourdough. Not bad at all, pretty tasty! — 5 days ago

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Lionel Osmin & Cie

Chambre d'Amour La Bulle Sauvignon Blanc

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8.3

Best NA wine I’ve tried yet. Good acidity and citrus flavor with a bit of yeast on the nose. — 11 days ago

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C. Donatiello Winery

Duxbury Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013

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9.0

This has that quintessential Russian River nose. Dried cherries, dried strawberries, raspberries, old hardwood floors, rose petals and leather. I worked for this winery back in the day and I filled and corked this exact magnum! — 23 days ago

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Cakebread Cellars

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

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8.9

This bottle is a special one because it is the last bottle I have from when I worked at this winery back in 2012. On the nose, there’s dark fruit up front, blackberry, blueberry, currants, layered with leather, tobacco, a little campfire smoke, and a hint of forest floor. On the palate, there’s still a thread of acidity, but the fruit has mostly stepped back. What lingers is a touch of dried cherry and more of those earthy, evolved notes: turned soil and well-integrated oak. — 2 days ago

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Murari

Brut Garganega Chardonnay

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8.1

This is very boring and one note, just peaches and nothing else. — 7 days ago

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Imagery Estate Winery

Gee Es Em North Coast Grenache Blend 2023

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9.2

Raspberries, blueberries, tart cherries, subtle oak and high acidity. Youthful, juicy, fresh and vibrant. Imagery wines always punch far above their weight. — 19 days ago

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Williams Selyem

Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2024

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9.3

Opened too early, high acidity with bright red fruit flavors. Cherry cola all day with some oak notes and leather as well as raspberries and gooseberries. Really fresh and nice. In another 4-6 years this will be incredible. — 4 days ago

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Segura Viudas

Brut Cava Blend

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8.5

It’s Cava… it’s fine, not bad, not amazing. — 7 days ago

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Diligence

Kent Estate Vineyad Chardonnay 2023

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8.5

Green apple, Asian pear and tropical fruit. Not as light, bright or vibrant as I thought it would be given that it’s unoaked. It feels like it is verging on medium bodied so must have gone through malolactic fermentation or been fermented in concrete. This is a good try but missed the mark on a few levels… also lots of VA when I opened it, has mostly blown off but does have that underlying smell of nail polish. — 9 days ago

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