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Emmolo Winery

Napa Valley Merlot

Love it. Had it at the Rusty Pelican in Miami trying to match seafood and steak. Dark fruit flavors of plum and cherries. Oak/vanilla hints. Well balanced wine with a long finish. — a month ago

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2013

Rises above the cloud layer to match dripping rib-eyes. 🥩 Constant interplay between savory and brambly concentrated fruit. Wow. — 2 years ago

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Steve Anderson

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Had this last week as well. Loved it.🍷

Boundary Breaks Vineyard

Ovid Line North Medium Dry Riesling 2018

Nose has candied pineapple, very ripe nectarine, straw bale, white/yellow flowers and lemon peel.

Palate has tangerine zest, Mandarin orange slice, under-ripe peach, wet river rocks, slightly waxy texture with a short finish.

Decanted 2H.
A quite youthful bottle, revisit 2026+

On point with the Spätlese style connection per Vinous comments.

Paired to Chicken Adobo (Milk Street recipe) and I'm convinced that coconut milk ingredient dishes are a perfect match to Riesling.
— 4 years ago

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Tom Casagrande

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18s in the region are a mixed bag; you got a good one!

Pierro

Chardonnay 2019

J Mc
9.3

Incredible power and intensity. A more difficult food match than I remember from last tasting. Complex and rich. — 5 years ago

Domaine Roulot

Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2012

The idea that the drinking window of this wine ended in 2018 is laughable (from CT). This is my first btl of a few. Pop and pour, struck match, reduction, but that dissipates with a bit of air. On the nose: lemon, golden apple, loads of wet stone minerality. On the palate: fantastic acidity, lemon oil, herbs, golden apple (the black cherry pie baking in the background is extremely distracting), then amazing wet stone minerality. Stunning for a white, especially in this vintage. — 6 years ago

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Leeuwin Estate

Art Series Margaret River Chardonnay 2013

At the Downs Club Magnum Christmas Dinner. A tinge of green to the Lemon yellow colour - very youthful. Restrained for an Art Series where temporarily they joined the Aussie trend at the time for leaner sulphidic burnt match aromas. This is a good balance between their normal peaches and cream and the leaner crisper style. This was an excellent wine and remains one of Australia’s best Chardonnays. — 8 years ago

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Bob McDonald

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Sorry Bindi Block 5 is their fabulous Pinot Noir. I meant to say Bindi Quartz Block Chardonnay.
David L

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I just copied your note and will look into possibly getting a few bottles. Thanks again for take a bit of your day to educate me! Cheers, happy holidays!
Bob McDonald

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@David L My pleasure.

Château d'Yquem

Y Ygrec Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1985

The oldest vintage I’ve had of this wine. It’s so special when it has age. Its tertiary character made for a perfect match with black truffle risotto. — 4 months ago

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Domaine du Pegau

Cuvée Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1998

Wine auction winner. Smooth and subtle. Finish to match. Cherry tobacco notes. Paired with grilled ribeye steaks — 2 years ago

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Vasse Felix

Heytesbury Margaret River Chardonnay 2018

Polar opposite to big Kev, lean lady with some saline words. Not a great match with San Choy Bow but a great match to my advent Chardonnay wine fridge calendar. — 2 years ago

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Deep Woods Estate

Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2013

A very good modern Chardonnay from the Margaret River. Smoky Leesy Flinty Mealy , struck match aromas. Lean to medium weight palate with mainly citrus and ripe grapefruit flavours. Barb thought nectarine notes as well. Still quite delicate but with great length and persistence. This Chardonnay won the James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge in 2014 from 680 entries and 98 points from James. — 5 years ago

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Severn G

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Sounds excellent!
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@Severn Goodwin So many producers in Margaret River, Severn, making cracking Chardonnay these days.

Filipa Pato

Nossa Calcario Bairrada Baga 2018

wine match for delicious duck at La Pic Dame lunch. rich but zesty — 6 years ago

Aziende Agricole Emanuele Scammacca del Murgo

Etna Rosso Nerello Mascalese 2017

2017 is lean, laser-focused and crunchy as a basket of fresh cranberries. Monster acidity and very taught mineral backbone. Brighter and fresher than the 2016 with comparatively subtle florality. This is an excellent match with a broad range of Pacific Rim foods. — 7 years ago

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Domaine Coche-Dury (J.F. Coche Dury)

Les Enseignères Puligny-Montrachet Chardonnay

Charles Antin
9.6

Precise, chiseled, match stick — 8 years ago

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Jean-Paul Thevenet

Vieilles Vignes Morgon Gamay 2014

A great friend brought this magnum to thanksgiving in days of yore when we still lived in NYC, and I held off to give it due time…a decade or so later it shined with a youthful vivacity that I wish I could match! — 7 months ago

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Domaine Coche-Dury (J.F. Coche Dury)

Meursault Chardonnay 2015

Man Coche just puts everyone else to shame. 2015 is just incredible, belying the warmth of the vintage with electric energy, racy acids and a texture that sets it apart, wrapping around the palate with tremendous density and depth to its layers. I want to smell its struck match-lemon custard bouquet all day. Still my favorite white wines along with Raveneau. — 2 years ago

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Enderle & Moll

Muschelkalk Pinot Noir 2009

What can I say? Needs about 30 min of air odd at first and than absolutely brillant. Raspberry driven, thyme, touch oregano, lime, quite tannic at first which mellows out in the glass over time. Drink now or keep for 1-2 years more. A benchmark wine. A unicorn, A singleton, no one makes wine like Enderle & Moll. A perfect match with Salmon. Needs food. — 4 years ago

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Severn G

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Awesome!

Shaw and Smith

M3 Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2018

Delicious! Big match stick on the nose, followed by tangerine and peaches. — 5 years ago

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Match Book

Estate Bottled Petit Verdot

Delicious. Smells of blueberry and minerals. Strong tannins. Fragrant. Yum yum yum. Plenty of alcohol to get the boys buzzin. — 7 years ago

Dilécta

Match Red Rhone Blend 2013

2013 Vintage. 15.3% Alcohol. A GSM of 53%/31%/16% this Vintage. Glenrose/Caliza/Jada Vineyards. Just lovely mouthfeel with complexity and good finish. — 8 years ago

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