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Domaine Wardy

Obeïdeh White Blend 2016

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9.2

stunner — 12 hours ago

Tom and Ted liked this

Coffele

Ca'Visco Soave Classico Garganega 2019

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9.2

silky & sexy, brilliant light golden/yellow colored with exuberant expressive nose: more orchard fruit than your typical Soave, vivid honeyed apricot & peach, some salinity but most lovely fruit on nose & palate. hefty, weighty - yellow stone fruit & minerality, great mouthfeel and long lingering finish. love this with some age - glimpses of Recioto — 3 days ago

Daniel, Tom and 4 others liked this

Clos Henri

Estate Marlborough Pinot Noir 2022

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8.2

took a chance and wished i'd passed: ruby, see through, tart cranberry & strawberry, bit of spice, lightweight on palate, unbalanced acidity, all tart thin red fruit flavors... maybe i got an off bottle? — 9 days ago

Tom, Lyle and 4 others liked this
Dave Clinton

Dave Clinton

Cheers to you!
Bob McDonald

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@Dave Clinton Regarding NZ Pinot Noir - there are many fine examples but start with Felton Road from Central Otago and Ata Rangi from Martinborough to begin with. I’m sure you will be impressed.
Dave Clinton

Dave Clinton

@Bob McDonald I appreciate the help! I know people are saying there's great stuff out there!

Brutocao

Hopland Ranches Quadriga Sangiovese Blend 2019

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9.2

holding steady - see previous notes, a real well-knit, oak is so well-integrated at this point, the black & red fruit has such depth, sweet earth & soil, spices are just so captivating- crowd pleaser, glad i bought a bunch of these — a day ago

Ted, Andrew and 2 others liked this

Davis Bynum

River West Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

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9.0

see note from 2018 vintage: not quite as amazing as i recall, but a very solid wine & QPR — 3 days ago

Tom, Doug and 3 others liked this

Folk Machine

Film & Camera Valdiguié 2021

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9.2

@S.S. Mandani really nailed this note: didn't hesitate grabbing an obscure southern French varietal from Redwood country in northern CA. there was a distinct genuineness to this wine, a juicy savory engaging mouthfeel, very cerebral & well made (11%!) - you can tell they just got out of the way and let the grapes shine... — 8 days ago

Dave, Bob and 7 others liked this
S.S. Mandani

S.S. Mandani

Thanks for the shoutout!

Vipava 1894

Pinela Lanthieri 2021

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9.1

solid white here: traveled thru Slovenia years ago and liked almost all the indigenous wines we had, this showed a sparkly straw color w/greenish hues, delicate florals & subtle white fruit on the nose, something really sweet & earth driven & minerals. on the palate it is silky smooth just a tiny bit oily sporting that low key white fruit but now w/some citrus. well balanced, plenty of integrated acidity, med (-) bodied and lingering finish. go find some - great QPR — 12 days ago

Tom, Rick and 5 others liked this

Sturmwolken

Pfalz Riesling 2019

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8.7

not too shabby: citrusy nose mingled with petrol & apples, palate was fairly austere & brimming w/zesty acidity - plenty of tart citrus. this was not the soft round Riesling of Pfalz, this was something entirely different - thought this would have fattened up & rounded off with some age, but it was all knees & elbows — a day ago

Ted, Tom and 2 others liked this

Celler Vall Llach

Embruix Priorat Grenache Blend 2022

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9.2

whoa - this was a hedonistic wine, inky w/pungent aromas of blackberry, black cherry, plums, licorice, cassis, vanilla, cocoa and minerality running through it all - liquified compote like fruit - on the palate you get some phenolic heat but just gobs of velvety black fruit, spice and minerals, big plush, integrated tannins and just enough acidity to keep everything moving to a long lingering caressing finish. known this producer for a long time, a Priorato stalwart - their entry level wine, doesn't have the typical terroir of the region but still impressive — 6 days ago

Dave, Andrew and 6 others liked this

Mulderbosch

Stellenbosch Sauvignon Blanc 2019

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8.9

glimmering greenish/straw, all green on the nose: guava, lime, kiwi, grassy, herbaceous along w/gooseberries & tart citrus. racy acidity - even with some age, this was sharp, angular and all business. more green flavors leading to zesty finish. real livewire! — 9 days ago

Tom, Ted and 2 others liked this