Anonymous Wine Collective

Poggio Lontano

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2019

I preferred the 2018, but still very good, still the clear bitter chocolate etc— just not the screaming deal the last bottle was. Seems a little more muted and anonymous (maybe it needs age or more air). 91. — 8 months ago

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P. Lancelot-Royer

Millésimé Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne 2015

Mary H
9.1

Antics Terra Collective Tasting. Full honey on the palate, hits you right in the mouth. Green apple, clean, lively acidity, creamy butter at the end. — 2 years ago

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Château Daugay

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

looks a little older (as it is).

NOSE: mild mushroom, leaves, pencil, a fruity-and-floral quality I can’t quit pin down, very mild licorice. Oregano. A little crayon/wax. Definitely some home-down European yeastiness, almost Italian rather than French (perhaps not the best way to describe it, but that’s how I think about it). Spice. Red cherry.
TASTE: very subtle, a little anonymous for me. Medium weight. Tea and spices; muted peppercorn. Cedar. Earth. Anise on the finish. Well made, elegant, but forgettable. Might be a little too old. 89.
— 3 years ago

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Ancien Wines

Carneros Pinot Noir 2021

Amy
9.0

big aroma, very round, fruity, $65, vintners collective napa — a year ago

Giovanni Montisci

Barrosu Cannonau di Sardegna 2020

Mary H
9.3

Antica Terra Collective Tasting. An herbaceous grenache?? Is it possible? A plume of rosemary and thyme aroma in the face that doesn’t back off. Strawberry fruit plays in the background. — 2 years ago

Byron, Tommy and 4 others liked this

Stags' Leap Winery

Napa Valley Merlot 2018

Pop-and-pour through an aerator. Nose: burned orange. Fresh turned soil. Cranberry. Rose (very subdued). A little more anonymous than I had hoped, but well made - “elegant.” Taste: red fruits (ripe pomegranate), dry tobacco, aromatic wood. Coconut. Bay leaf. Chalk and clay. 90-91. EDIT: A LOT of raspberry comes out with air. Also, a bit of pineapple (?). Point being: tart fruit. — 3 years ago

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Château Haut-Segottes

Clos Petit-Corbin St. Émilion Le Clarence de Haut-Brion 2018

Smells tight right out of the bottle through an aerator (as you’d expect). Tastes very good! But, anonymous. It tastes like very good high quality wine. — 4 years ago

Ancien Wines

Carneros Chardonnay

Amy
9.0

mike liked, no butteriness, no taste of oak, $43, vintners collective napa — a year ago

Antica Terra

Ceras Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2019

Mary H
9.1

Antics Terra Collective Tasting. A classic pinot noir. A shy and elegant wine. Strawberry, wood, wispy, light, juicy. — 2 years ago

Domaine François Lumpp

A Vigne Rouge Pinot Noir 2018

Lyle Fass
8.9

Nope. Anonymous. Extracted, dark. Not my thing. Well made but nope. — 2 years ago

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Lyle Fass

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@Jay Kline haven’t tried
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@Aravind A he needs to take his lumps to make better reds
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@Lyle Fass they don’t make much of it in Givry 😅