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Walla Walla Valley Syrah 2019
2019 vintage. PNP. Light-medium body but 5th and 6th period “electives” lead me to believe this would up the ante substantially after school on a Friday. 01.20.25. — a year ago
Saints Hills
Le Chiffre St. Ante Chardonnay 2019
Elegant,Lemon zest,white peach,gentle vanilla,mineral…
Very long.
Excellent.
Drink/keep — 4 years ago
Strekov 1075
Hannibal - Ante Porta #6 Devín Blend
Delicious. Orange. Cloudy. Nose Apricot. White flower & rose. Smooth finish. Not tart or sour. — 5 years ago
Sladić
Ante Sladić Lasina Red Blend 2019
Very nice. Dry and with some of the tannic profile of other Croatian reds but overall lighter and brighter. — 8 months ago
Domaine Charly Nicolle
Ante MCMLXXX Chablis Chardonnay
Crisp, nice minerals, great for warm weather — a year ago
The Ojai Vineyard
Fe Ciega Devoto Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2021
2021 vintage. Spicefest. Medium/Medium-heavy body. Ups the ante from the Fe Ciega ever so slightly. Love love the single-vineyard Pinots and Syrahs. 6.21.23. — 3 years ago
François Chidaine
Les Choisilles Montlouis-sur-Loire Chenin Blanc 2018
Recommended by Union Square Wines, which is a nice looking shop, but definitely a bit overpriced and the traditional type of wine shop where their natural wine section is 4 bottles big and they love their tradition and pretension. Not opposed to it, just think it’s a blue ocean, why not be open to all possibilities of what something can be?
Long as it tastes good...
In any case, this was recommended to me as the traditional example of Chenin Blanc so decided to up the ante a bit and go for it.
Straw color. Champagne mangoes, slight thyme, orange blossom, and subtle jasmine.
Well-balanced. Simple in its structure, but being a writer I know when something seems simple, it takes a great amount of precision to achieve that nonchalant exceptionalism. Graceful, may be a better word.
Brioche, honeyed pecans, and a bit of tropical fruit and stone fruit. Light to medium acidity. It’s pleasant. Like laying in a hammock on a Monday night. — 6 years ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2019 vintage. Decanted and tasted after one hour. Medium body. Vibrant and drinking great now but a decade wait might just up the ante. Tough to lay off tho. 2.20.26. — 2 months ago