Maclean Vineyard

Nicolas Durand

Domaine Des Bruyeres Les Capitans Julienas Gamay 2020

@Chris MacLean and @Eli Barton , Vicki really liked this gamay!!! She didn’t know what it was when she tasted it at first. — a year ago

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Giuseppe Calabrese

Pollino Terre Di Cosenza Magliocco 2016

@Chris MacLean not sure this is exactly the same label you had with @Sarah Bignami
I did sourced it from callmewine and i am happy enough though
What fascinated me was the corrispondence with the territorial elements so common in the surrounding
I found raspberries and wild apples, licorice, elderflower and fennel seeds and these are all parfumes you meet in the area
The tannin was lean and there is a nice mineral too.
Fairly long and enjoyable
It needed time to open up
Definitely worth the money
😊🍷🙏
Thanks
@Chris MacLean and @Sarah Bignami
And thanks to Armando Castagno too
— 3 years ago

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Chris MacLean

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@Ceccherini Cristiano yep, same wine. Thanks for the follow up! Glad you liked it too.

Poderi Luigi Einaudi

Dolcetto di Dogliani 2019

Thanks to @Chris MacLean for flagging the NYT article on dolcetto’s by Eric Asimov. This was his pick. Vicki and I both could possibly see what he saw. It was perhaps more focused and elegant than the more abundant San Fereolo. I would like them equally, and pair them slightly differently. I’m grateful for the steer toward dolcetto right now, and discovering examples I really love. — 4 years ago

Vicki Sliwa
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Bodegas Toro Albala

Don PX Montilla-Moriles Pedro Ximénez 2002

Wife would not let me pour this on her cheesecake @Chris MacLean so I had to drink all of it. Wow. — a year ago

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Château Belair-Monange

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Immediately after opening it was restrained, but two days later it was glorious if only for a few moments. Thanks, @Chris MacLean ! — 2 years ago

Tim BouchardSarah BignamiChris MacLean
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Chris, Severn and 11 others liked this

Domaine Bachelet

Bourgogne Aligoté 2017

Surprising depth and acid. Perfect with Branzino! @Chris MacLean — 3 years ago

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San Fereolo

Valdibà Dolcetto di Dogliani 2017

Recommended by @Chris MacLean and @Gianluct Torellix Thanks guys! This turned my dolcetto frown upside down. Elegant and expressive. Got it from MacArthur after cmac’s email. — 4 years ago

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San Fereolo

Dolcetto di Dogliani 2010

The best expression of dolcetto I’ve had. It was even better on the third day. Thanks @Chris MacLean ! — 2 years ago

Vicki SliwaTim BouchardSarah Bignami
with Vicki, Tim and 3 others
Chris, Ira and 11 others liked this

Contrada Salandra

Campi Flegrei Piedirosso 2017

Agree with @Chris MacLean : peppery. I’ve not had many wines like this, and loved the expansion of my experience. — 2 years ago

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Mario Marengo

Barolo Nebbiolo 2016

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.2

I completely agree with@Chris Maclean here. For an entry level #Barolo this is wonderful. Smooth and polished and so varietal. It’s pale color and smooth tannins beguile, it definitely has structure and fruit concentration to age. — 3 years ago

Rosario Molina
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