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Kühling-Gillot

Nierstein Riesling 2021

Lyle Fass
9.6

Wow. Ginger. Pumpkin. Spice. Wow. So exotic but a lean exotic. Mineral. Saline. Spicey. Crazy spicey. Juicy and lean. This is like Frank. So juicy. So pure. Elegant. Textured. Stunningly pure. — 2 years ago

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Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1953

From a great old looking bottle with a mid shoulder fill. Cork is fully saturated and the crud under the capsule had formed a strong seal. Slow-ox’d for a few hours, then decanted for an hour or two before taken to L’Escargot in Carmel. Amber tawny rims with a reddish tawny core. Crazy nose right from the start. Notes of sweet black cherries, tobacco leaf, plums, black pepper, ash and crusty wood, pencil shavings, some just unwrapped cigar and some menthol. Silky in the mouth with firm structure and soft but present acidity. Long and memorable finish. Outstanding performance over several hours. — 4 years ago

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Iwan

Iwan

Amazing
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One hell of a pull

Azienda Agricola Cianfagna

Sator Tintilia del Molise 2016

Lyle Fass
9.3

This freak show of a wine I have a soft spot for. Pure Tintillia from Molise. The nose is just crazy. Nuts, anise, blackberry syrup and fresh blackberries. So much to the aromas. They are so present. Not wispy. Mean, evil aromas. But you cannot look away. Pasolini liquified. Rich but fresh and has so much energy. Velvety tannins that gain substance with air. Chewy and dense but also somewhat light on its feet. Long finish and very fresh. Really intense. But also elegant. A wine of contrasts. Let’s see what air does. But a great wine despite my meandering review. — 2 months ago

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Crazy Creatures

#2 Locusta Cervus Kremstal Grüner Veltliner 2019

Lemons and crisp minerality on the nose, lemon heavy on the front flavor, with a crisp minerality on the mid-palate. Heavy citrus, it's delicious. — 4 years ago

Crazy Creatures

#3 Papilio Scporpius Kremstal Grüner Veltliner 2018

A nose of heavy citrus with an under pining of fresh cut grass. The flavor is heavily citrus on the palate, dry, with a minerality and flavors of lemon, peach, and high acidic fruits. The finish is slightly vegetal and surprisingly dry, but very tasty. Paired with Thai food. — 4 years ago

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Produttori del Barbaresco

Langhe Nebbiolo 2018

Always fun to try the new vintage of anything from Produttori. For $20 this is a crazy value (picked up while in NJ). Quite representative both of nebbiolo (for example the paler red color) and Barbaresco. Could give it a couple years but with some air very nice now. — 4 years ago

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Domaine François Raveneau

Montée de Tonnerre Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2004

Great stuff. A punchy nose of Rick pools, steel, chalk and salinity. Beautiful balance on the palate with hints of pear and yellow flowers. Crazy good Montee with all the refined edges and angularity of 04 — 7 months ago

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Martin Otto Wörner

Marto Crazy Crazy Pet Nat White Blend 2019

Explosive 🧨 razor sharp acidity and low abv make for one spicy pet nat. Peachy apricot dusted with salt and ribbons of minerality. Textural but still highly quaffable. — 2 years ago

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Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier

Frauenberg Riesling 2019

Lyle Fass
9.8

Carolin sent me cask samples of the 19 GG’s and wow. This is insane. A nose so pretty and so pure one needs new words to describe it but I will try with my mere old words. A beautiful perfume that is transcendent. In every way. An amazing caramel nougat. Airy, gorgeous, perfumed and insanely clear minerality. Just sick. Some smoke. Wood shavings. Not oak, but woodshop. Some clearly defined citrus. Wet stones and earth. It reeks and I mean reeks of terroir. The palate has a very serious and very major core. Insane citrus that is driving me crazy. So pure. So ephemeral. So clean. The nose or the palate. What is better? I can’t stop asking myself. It’s even. The core of fruit, minerals and saltiness is unreal. This has elite elegance to it. It’s backwards but beautiful. Not many wines are like that. It has PERFECT balance. I’m between 9.8 and 9.9 now. The level of complexity and texture might push it over the edge. But then the salt kicks in. And the lingering of the finish. Fuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkk. — 4 years ago

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Mark Mcginlay

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Yes absolutely fantastisk
Lyle Fass

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@Mark Mcginlay 19 is so special at Battenfeld and KG