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Sine Qua Non
Testa dei Cherubini Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache 2014
Not all wines are made the same. Saxum, Andremily, and others are made in a similar style (even some CdPs, Cote Rotie’s) but don’t get the same comments.
We’ll agree mostly but. One needs to still look 👀 at these as a Somm at a major restaurant.
@Shay A You know I have been buying & enjoying Saxum for many years, not one vintage of Saxum has ever shown hot alcohol period or the way SQN does. Justin knows how to ferment alcohol in a way SQN does not care to. I have studied w/ 7 Master Somm’s for months & months before passing my Sommelier exam. They have on many occasions have referred to hot alcohol as a wine flaw and I have never disagreed w/ that statement. But I love 80’s Bordeaux’s at 12-12.5%. It is the modern wine drinker that appreciates high alcohol because there is a fair amount out there to consume. It is this that has defined the modern wheelhouse. It is what modern consumers have come to know and has created a palate preference or comfort. Cheers!
Casalfarneto
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Crancasale Superiore 2013
Piacevole buone prezzo però mi dà un po’ alla testa — 7 years ago
Antica Cascina dei Conti di Roero
Nebbiolo d'Alba 2016
Dry yet juicy — 4 years ago
Antica Cascina dei Conti di Roero
Roero Arneis 2016
Very light and easy drinking. Great easy italian wine. — 6 years ago
Ca’ dei Conti
La Roara Valpolicella Superiore Corvina Blend 2011
2011 - A new entry based in Tregnago, Eastern #Valpolicella. Old vines, good altitude (400 m. ) and a good balance of fruit and soft tannins. To watch! — 10 years ago
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Conti di Buscareto
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC
As far as verdicchio goes: very nice. Crisp pears, so slight butter(?), good acidity. Long fruitiness. — 10 years ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2014 vintage. Last tasted 11.18.22 (9.3). This sample open for approx 18 hours and still packing a wallop. 16% with heavy body. Not my style but phenomenal. No rush to crush. 12.04.24. — 23 days ago