Hat Trick Cellars

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

1990 vintage. Excellent fill and halfway saturated cork. Used a Durand but surmise a regular waiter's friend, wielded carefully, could have done the trick with the cork. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins, one hour and two hours. Some obvious sed but not troublesome or overtly noticeable. Original owner-château direct on original release. Super cold cellar because this was lagging noticeably behind other '90's and LB's. Bigger tannic structure (for a generally feminine-styled house) than anything save a Latour, Mouton, Ducru Left Bank property. Even more guts than Lynch-Bages or Pichon-Baron '90's currently stored above 55 or so degrees. Surprising but made sense. Light-medium body. Appropriate color. 3-4 years left in this stage unless larger format in play. Slight, fleeting burst of richness in the frontal palate and a tad brickish and then it just flowed on, without speed bumps. A little cocoa powder and cedar/tobacco. Suspect 750ml specimens not stored as cold/religiously will be showing more in the 9.0-9.1 range and farther down the backside of the bell curve. 10.26.24. — 18 days ago

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Good notes, mate.
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Tin Hat Cider

Fipenny Bit Dry Cider

Delightful, funky, lightly carbonated, moderately tart. Would be great with cheddar/bleu cheeses. — 4 years ago

Fattoria dei Barbi (Colombini)

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese

Gut aber zu teuer ; am zweiten Tag hat er sich doch noch fein gezeigt — 5 years ago

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Von Winning

Deidesheimer Kalkofen GG Riesling 2016

The 2016 “Kalkofen” pours a golden color with maybe a slight sign of some gas? Obviously unintended. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of tropical fruit, petrol, and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+(?) acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. There is so much squishy fruit that it seemed to trick the palate initially but with air, this started to show more acid. The finish is long. Drink now and through 2031…possibly longer considering the amount of youthful fruit present. Danke Tim! — 9 months ago

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Domaine du Collier

Saumur Blanc Chenin Blanc 2011

Alder Yarrow
9.4

There are times when the only thing that will do the trick is an old-school Chenin. And boy was this on target. Positively crackling with acidity, citrus pith and pear, quince and crushed quartz all vibrating with energy in the mouth. You’d never guess this was a 9 year-old wine. Fresh as a daisy and utterly compelling. — 4 years ago

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Bernard Faurie

Hermitage Syrah 2006

Andrew Holod
9.1

Hat tip to @Delectable Wine @Josh Raynolds for the vintage guidance.
Everything in its place for this mid week pairing w grilled peppers and Persian inspired lamb burgers.
Plenty of dark fruits on the nose. Not a lot of funk. Hint of CO2 on palate entry that dissipates w time in decanter. Suave, silky texture and with balanced acids that seem fairly mild.
— 4 years ago

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Hat Ranch Winery

Hat Trick Red 2016

Great everyday drinker! A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Merlot. Aromas of Cranberry, Cherry, and Plum. On the bud, leather, cedar, and stewed fruit. It has a nice finish. If you’re in the Boise area, be sure to visit the friendly team at Hat Ranch. — a year ago

Von der Mark

Hat Der Alte Hexenmeister Weissburgunder 2018

Nose is elegant lemon flower.

Palate is sweet lemon. Wow. Perfect. Some chalkiness.

Nose is better than the palate.
— 2 years ago

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Enzo Boglietti

Roscaleto Barbera d'Alba 2016

UBBBP Vol 31, Don mit Platz 1, 92,69 Punkte, da hat uns der Don mit seiner Barbera mal wieder gezeigt wo der Hammer hängt, Glückwunsch an den verdienten Sieger — 4 years ago

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Don Simon

Don Simon

Danke und Bussi nach Käferbach

Cantina Sardus Pater

Is Arenas Riserva Carignano del Sulcis Sardegna Carignane 2015

Tolle Farbe von Rot bis Rubinrot. Der Wein hat sehr viel Körper un Kraft. Schmeckt nach Wald- und Erdbeere. — 5 years ago