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Stony Hill

Napa Valley Chardonnay 2008

Pop and pour. A striking medium gold color. On the nose: wonderful aeromatics of apple, honeycomb, floral, lemon, almonds. Taste: lean, waxy, balanced mouthcoating wine with tart apple, saline, lemon rind, crushed stone, and a minerally orange peel lingering finish. YUM! Should have more time to go. — 19 days ago

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Stony Hill

SHV Napa Valley Chardonnay 2007

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— 3 months ago

Iron Horse Vineyards

Ocean Reserve Blanc de Blancs 2019

Green apple, lemon, and creamy. — 6 months ago

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Stony Hill

Spring Mountain District Chardonnay 2015

This has aged. So well. Where can I get more? — 6 months ago

Domaine François Raveneau

Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2012

Gorgeous intensity. Posed with fresh pear, wet stone, cool salinity. Very precise and ordered but quietly delicious. Hints of green Apple and ocean spray. Really classy and excellent — 8 days ago

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Stony Hill

Napa Valley White Riesling 2013

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— 3 months ago

Francisque Lapandéry

Réserve Vieilles Vignes Côte Roannaise Gamay 2018

Ripe redfruits with stony minerality, nice acid and balance, medium-long finish, lovely Gamay from Cote Roannaise.
— 5 months ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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The Loire has hidden gems. Great winebar wines. 🙃

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc White Rhone Blend 2020

Shay A
9.3

One of the bottles from my annual WWC hosting. I opened this as a side by side to a 2019 Saxum White as the makeup is fairly similar.

80% roussanne/ remaining a mix of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, piquepoul blanc, picardan and bourboulenc.

Nicely expressive at pop, it then faded and hid in a shell for a few hours before coming back at last glass. At 80% roussanne, I expected a more consistent expressive profile (honeyed tropical fruits, some orange) and for the acid to show a touch, but it was a roller coaster. More melon and light fruits vs bigger/more tropical. Medium bodied but not as rich as expected. It’s clean and shows some floral and mineral/stony nuances, but I’d spend the extra and take the Roussanne VV to get more complexity and flavor.
— 9 days ago

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Stony Hill

Napa Valley Sémillon De Soleil 2018

Luscious and unctuous but not over the top syrupy. Perfumed and balanced; a delight with food like nuts, cheese and flatbread but also great on its own. Enjoyed the 2018 vintage in Vegas with William and Shari, celebrating our February birthdays. Happy Birthday to us! — 3 months ago

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Lieu Dit

Santa Maria Valley Melon de Bourgogne 2023

Crushed oyster shells, ocean water, crisp acidity. Clean. — 6 months ago

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