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Vay John Blazina

170 wines • 2 followers • 1 following

Domaine de L'Idylle

L'Altesse Roussette 2012

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9.6

2012 Medium dark color with a spectacular dried fruit nose with a medium well balanced somewhat acidic complex body and a long complex aftertaste. Tasted with a 2009 Vrignaud Fourchaume, which was lovely, this wine seems older and more complex. Lovely wine that rates 4.5. — 5 years ago

Azienda Agricola Sant'Elena

Ròs Di Rôl Friuli Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1999

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9.2

4.3 for1999 St Elena sos do Roi medium to dark color with browning edges with a medium lovely complex nose and a lovely moderately dark complex body with a fairly short but complex aftertaste. — 5 years ago

Château Magnan La Gaffeliere

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1970

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9.0

1970 Medium red color and a mild browning of the edges with a nice light slightly baked fruit nose, a medium body that is smooth without much complexity and a full length aftertaste. What a bargain since after taxes it only cost slightly more than $5.00 probably in 1972 or 1973. — 5 years ago

Bouchard Père et Fils

Le Corton Grand Cru Pinot Noir

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9.2

Nice developed nose dark with medium to dark color, slightly acidic, but full bodied complex body with a moderately long aftertaste. It stood up well to a big early 1990’s California Cab& surpassed a very good Vosne-Romanee. — 5 years ago

Albert Morot

Bressandes Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1990

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9.0

Vay had this 5 years ago

De Saint Gall

Brut Tradition Premier Cru Champagne Chardonnay

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9.0

2018 disgorgement Very sensitive to temperature of the room. Opened last night at cellar temperature, 64 degrees, & tonight after spending the night in the fridge & nice, but not until it warmed to 72 degrees did it express it mild to moderate complex medium body & aging complexity. Lovely wine with a long complex aftertaste. 4.0. This site doesn’t want to save this. If I hit OK it hides my note. — 5 years ago

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Mitch Finne

It’s Le Tradition, not Le Selection

Clos Saint-Fiacre

Orléans Pinot Meunier 2009

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9.4

Medium to dark color with a subdued nose & a fairly full complex body with a medium length aftertaste. It has blossomed since last tasted several years ago & stood up well to a 1883 Ch Arnauld Haut Medoc & 2004 Palladian Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. 4.5/5. — 5 years ago

Domaine du Collier

La Charpentrie Saumur Blanc Chenin Blanc 2005

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9.5

Lovely medium to dark yellow color with a ripe, but not maderized nose & a full, but well balanced body with a great complexity & integrated acidity and a long, log aftertaste. 4.5/5. — 5 years ago

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Martina (Sassa)

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2006

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9.3

4.2 for 2006 dark to medium color with a light fruity nose with a fairly full slightly tannic complex body and a long acidic aftertaste. — 5 years ago

Diamond Creek Vineyards

Volcanic Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1984

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9.3

4.3/5 1984 it has been open for about two weeks with Vacuvan and needed an extra week of the two to completely open up. It has a lovely baked fruit nose now without any smell of excess aging, but slightly less flowery, with a full, slightly sweet complex body & a nice medium to long length aftertaste. — 5 years ago