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Highway 101 Cellars

Antonio Vallana e Figlio

Spanna Colline Novaresi Nebbiolo 2019

Dave
9.4

Wow, this is spectacular! Plenty of life ahead of it, too. The wine is a very pale brick color. It is fresh and vibrant, but beautifully complex. Red sour cherries, juicy and acidic, leather, mint, a little dust on the rose petals. Medium plus on the tannins. I would love to have this with a lot more age. Should be a great wine for a charcuterie spread, and at $19 I feel like a highway robber.
Listening to Benjamin Gibbard and Jay Farrar — 16 days ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Dave, I knew zippo about this producer until maybe 16-18 years ago. There was an importer/retailer east of California where I purchased bottles of 1996/2000/2003 Vallana wines, I have a few left, but they seem somewhat immortal (I guess Nebbiolo is the key). I also purchased four vintages of the early 2000s Wynns Black Label Cabs from the same source (all sub-US$15), which I thoroughly enjoyed — @Bob McDonald could fill in on what a bargain those wines always are!!!
Dave

Dave

@Doug Powers , your stories never disappoint, and I don't know how you can remember so many wines with such clarity. I can barely remember what I've had this year without looking at my notes.
Bob McDonald

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@Doug Powers You are right Doug. Wynns Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world’s great wine bargains. Can’t remember exactly but now with a heritage of over 50 vintages.

Highway 12 Winery

SV Sonoma Valley Red Blend 2017

Daniel Peters
9.1

Surrrrr good! 2017. Bought at Costco. Nice nose and smoky! Good with hard dry cheese . — 6 years ago

Giuseppe Rinaldi

Brunate Barolo Nebbiolo 2010

Thijs Hendriks
10

Extraordinary, 101/100 — 7 months ago

Ivor, Jelle and 4 others liked this

Highway 12 Winery

SRB Sonoma County Red Blend 2019

Brian G
9.1

Oddly, this red blend from Sonoma from Costco … was delicious. Rich, fruity, deep fruit … like a fresh cab (?) I’d buy this again. — 3 years ago

Vaona

Pegrandi Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore Corvina Blend 2017

John Wilmot
8.9

Italy 101 class Terroir — 5 years ago

Peter Paul Wines

Gravenstein Highway Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2018

Chris Koupal
9.5

Fantastic- absolutely everything you want in a Sonoma county Pinot. — 6 years ago

P, Ron and 3 others liked this
P A

P A

@Chris Koupal Chris Cheers 🍷

Lalou Bize-Leroy

Les Narvaux Meursault Chardonnay 2009

John Van Trijp
10

101/100 Not from this Planet — 3 years ago

Jelle, Roman and 19 others liked this
Michiel Gruijthuijsen Van

Michiel Gruijthuijsen Van

Must be 11 Points.

Château de Beaucastel

Coudoulet de Beaucastel Côtes du Rhône Red Rhône Blend 2016

Mark Eastom
9.0

From magnum. This vineyard is just across the highway from the winery and the chateauneuf du pape appellation, thus cotes du rhone. But made the same way as all of their other reds. Spice, bramble fruit, incense, gravely minerality, medium tannins and nice acid. Should’ve waited, but on vacation, so.. 😁 — 4 years ago

Ira, Romain and 1 other liked this

Carneros Highway

Carneros Chardonnay 2019

Jonas Johansson
9.0

Some how I keep on pouring my glass with this one. Will buy more. — 5 years ago

Château de La Tour

Clos Vougeot Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2016

Bob McDonald
9.4

No. 3 in the Chambolle Musigny, Vougeot, and Flagey Echezeaux Grand Cru bracket. Tasted blind. Complete, well balanced, indulgent. Some peppery notes....Clos de Vougeot? Minerally, not much ripe fruit here, Hoisin. Those were my off the cuff notes at the time. I have always struggled with the fact that ALL of Clos Vougeot is classified as Grand Cru. If you have ever visited you will know that the plots on the lower flat near the highway are not of GC standard whereas the upper plots near the Chateau over the road from Musigny have no trouble reaching Grand Cru standard. — 6 years ago

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