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Tom Casagrande Influencer Badge

Wine biz in NYC in 80s. Sucked at sales. Since 1990, a lawyer. But still love wine!

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Weingut Pfeffingen

Ungsteiner Trocken Gewürztraminer 2021

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9.2

Back label says Trocken. Terrific wine, terrific value. Classic musky florals and lychee on the nose, but buoyed up by nice stony minerality. Big Gewurz flavors on entry, but quickly turns minerally and zesty. Bone dry! Nice bitter note cleanses in the finish. To accompany turkey meatballs in a coq au vin blanc-type sauce. — 15 hours ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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Nice pairing
Ray Vanderhoff

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Looks delicious!!

Sequoia Grove

Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

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9.2

This really leans into the darker aspect of Cab. Dark cassis, loads of dark crushed stone, baker’s chocolate, dark iodiney savory notes. Intense in the mouth, but with surprisingly nice acids for its 14.9 frame. Rich, but bone dry. Still tannic, but it’s soft. — 8 days ago

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Laurent-Perrier

Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Champagne Chardonnay

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9.1

Chiseled. Minerally, slightly brioche-y nose. Bone dry and laser focused on the palate. — 8 days ago

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Résonance Vineyard

Willamette Valley Chardonnay 2021

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9.2

A Louis Jadot project in Oregon, this is really nicely done. Very Meursault-like nose features toasty oak notes, oatmeal, wet limestoney seeming earth (is there even any limestone in the Willamette Valley?). Nice appley/pear fruit. Acids are unsurprisingly softer than the Côte d’Or, but the flavors are spot-on. Loads of fruit and mineral-inflected earth. Slight bitter note in the finish is welcome. Really good! — 10 days ago

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Angelo Casagrande

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Toasty oak. Sign me up….blah
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@Angelo Casagrande - Is there such a thing as a dogmatic food allergy? Because you have that.
Dan Casagrande

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Not the oak argument again 😬

Craven Wines

The Firs Vineyard Syrah 2021

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9.1

I don’t drink much South African wine. Based on this, maybe I should drink more. This mimics a nicely-aged, high-level Crozes. Very earthy nose has lots of fragrant gravelly sandstoney notes. Underneath there is subtle wild mountain purple berry fruit and a subtle feral/animal hint. In the mouth, it’s rich and low-toned, again with loads of gravelly, dry earthy notes. Lots of soft, cheek-coating tannin initially, the finish tightens up a bit at the end. Nice! — 2 days ago

Ira, Angelo and 8 others liked this

Aléofane

Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2020

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Corked. Ugh. — 5 days ago

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Doug Powers

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@Tom Casagrande @Dave Clinton -At least the juice appears to have met grapes, the cork being the devil here!! 🤷
Dave Clinton

Dave Clinton

Yes, and probably very nice grapes 😢 @Doug Powers

Peake Ranch

Bellis Noir Sta. Rita Hills Grenache Blend 2021

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Tom Casagrande

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9.2

64% Syrah, 36% Grenache, 100% yummy. Gorgeously pure nose shows vibrant, oozing red berries, red florals, freshly-cracked stone dust. Deeply flavored but with a zingy energy throughout, with nice salinity in the finish. Great balance. Only 14% alc. The zinginess is fun now but I could see this settling down in couple of years and gaining some complexity. — 9 days ago

Doug, Ray and 12 others liked this
Doug Powers

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Sounds yummy!!

Tablas Creek Vineyard

Côtes de Tablas Blanc White Rhone Blend 2020

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9.2

- 38% Viognier 32% Grenache Blanc 22% Marsanne 8% Roussanne. Nose has wet hay, marzipan, fresh and fermented pear, wet limestone. Fairly intense but lovely and balanced in the mouth. A bit of unripe pear fruit, grapefruit zest, loads of stony minerality taking over as the finish progresses, with a nice bitter prickle at the end. Very nice acids. I like this a lot. — 3 days ago

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Good stuff

Bedrock Wine Co.

Esola Vineyard Zinfandel 2023

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9.3

Deep, rich berry nose accented by animal, feral notes. Not necessarily prototypical Zin characteristics. But really nice. On the palate, however, it’s more typical. Earthy, sandstoney blackberry fruit, really nice balance of richness, acids, and tannin. Very long finish. I love the Zins from this vineyard, but I think I heard somewhere this is the last vintage they’re making from here. 😥 — 7 days ago

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I’ve got a bottle of 1981 Esola Vineyard made by Ridge in the cellar 😅
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@Jay Kline - 🤞🏼

Wines of Substance, LLC

Me Vineyard Collection Northridge Vineyard Merlot 2013

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9.0

This is nicely done. A bit on the “in your face” side, it’s got loads of rich, plummy Merlot fruit, a fair whack of French oak, and loamy earth notes. Rich, darkly fruity, a bit chocolatey in the mouth. Still a fair amount of soft, side-of-the-mouth-clingy tannin left. More youthful than its 12-year age. 15% alcohol. I prefer a slightly more reserved style, but this is impressive in its own way. — 10 days ago

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