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Ciro Picariello

Fiano di Avellino 2022

I sometimes like fiano for the somewhat interesting texture even trading off for perhaps a bit less acid. Nice one. — a month ago

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Moris Farms

Avvoltore Maremma Toscana SuperTuscan Blend 2013

Every now and again, a wine comes into your life that causes you to rethink what you thought you knew about a type of wine. “Avvoltore” by Morisfarms is one of those wines for me.

The cork pulled perfectly. The wine pours a dark ruby color with an opaque core and some slight signs of sediment. Moderate staining of the tears. On the nose the wine is intense with bright, lush dark fruit: black currants, dark plums, blackberries, black cherry, tobacco, freshly tilled earth, cocoa, and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium++ tannins and medium+ acid. The texture is super grippy…like whoa. Confirming the fruits aforementioned on the nose and accompanied by notes of espresso, and trading the cocoa for dark chocolate. There’s a nice touch of baking spice too. The finish is very long. A super compelling wine that is still quite primary. I expect this vintage to be extremely long lived. My next bottle after 2032.

As an added note, the Super Tuscan genre has always given me mixed emotions. Many of the wines are usually very lovely and technically excellent yet, I often struggle with them because so many taste as if they could really come from anywhere. And that’s cool for a lot of people but I crave wines to tell me a story that give me a sense of where they’re from. “Avvoltore” does this with a style and grace that’s massively compelling.
— 2 years ago

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Jay Kline

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@Peter van den Besselaar 2013…updated to reflect. Thanks for catching that
Tom Casagrande

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Puttanesca?
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@Tom Casagrande great eye 😋

Trader Joe's

Trading Post Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

On the sour end, light body, light tanin, a bit smoky to my feel. — 2 months ago

Element

Finger Lakes Pinot Noir 2017

Bought at the Quincy Exchange in Corning, a trading room for many Finger Lakes wine. Very rich, filter bodied Pinot. Very smooth. — 2 years ago

Duckhorn Vineyards

Napa Valley Chardonnay 2019

Inoffensive but totally unremarkable. Given away by the excessively pale color. Duckhorn trading on their name while making mass market wines — 2 years ago

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Domaine Denis Carré

Vieilles Vignes Savigny-lès-Beaune Pinot Noir 2015

Delightful Pinot noir. Strawberry a d cherry. Light low acidity pairs beautifully with many goods or enjoy on its own while trading a good book or watching a movie — 3 years ago

Château Capbern-Gasqueton

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Great value at $50.00 from K&L
Web notes,

The owner of this Chateau, Calon Segur takes some of it name Calon from the word 'calones' which were small transport skiffs that used to haul goods up and down the Gironde river. Back then boats were the best mode of conveyancing wine plus preferable to the reluctant donkey and other landlubbing transports. This fact is a big reason for this region's long successful trading history. Much to the dismay of more land locked wine making regions, Bordeaux enjoyed direct access to the water. Happily shipping great wines such as Chateau Capburn Gasqueton for centuries. As this red wine was transported away from the port, the owners would farewell it's strawberry and raspberry driven fruit flavours bound for distant thirsty lands. It's beautiful chalky tannins and fine oak would be missed as they were well on the way to our store's shelves, cellars and tummies. Hence raise a big cheers to the diminutive but very essential Calons! (And amazing value Bordeaux reds)
Chateau Capburn Gasqueton is situated in St Estephe, on the left bank of Bordeaux, France. Grapes have been grown on the property's grounds since the 12th century. However, the 18th century saw it's elevation into quality wine production when Nicolas-Alexandre, owner of Latour, Lafite and Mouton bought the Chateau along with Chateau Calon Segur. From 1894 to 2012 the Gasqueton family owned the Chateau - producing wines of great finesse and elegance. In 2013 the French insurance company Suravenir bought Chateau. Since then they have heavily invested in upgrading the estate whilst ensuring they preserve this historic and treasured wine producer. Its vineyard comprises of 62% Cabernet, 37% Merlot and a petite drop of 1% Petite Verdot!
— a year ago

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Jen

Jen

What an interesting story!!
Paul T- Huntington Beach

Paul T- Huntington Beach

The things you can find when you copy & paste 🤷🏼‍♂️

The Spice & Jam Trading Co.

Zinfandel 2020

Fruity, light, drinakable — 3 years ago