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2013 White Rock Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Laureate
5/2/2024 - GJVines Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened from cellar, quick decanted, then drank. Good but not special nose of darker fruits. Medium to full-bodied with very nice complexity and depth, fairly long finish. A bit tight on first sips but opened up quickly in the glass. This wine is ready to drink with just a quick decant or an hour or so open in bottle before drinking.
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2016 Behrens Family Winery Cemetery
3/31/2024 - GJVines Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not sure exactly why, but this wine was a bit of a disappointment, given its high scores. Upon opening two bottles, both of which tasted and smelled exactly the same, the wine was dominated by heavy tannins, so I decanted it in cellar for about 4 hours before serving. By mealtime (prime rib), the tannins had resolved nicely, but the wine felt "heavy", there was no lift to balance the dark fruit flavors of the wine. The wine was good, but there was no excitement in drinking it, and I had hoped for more at this price point. Perhaps it had been open too long?
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2020 Pahlmeyer Chardonnay Napa Valley
3/29/2024 - GJVines Likes this wine: 94 Points
PnP at restaurant from home cellar. For fans of crisp, steely chardonnay, this ain't your bottle. Oily, full-bodied, and complex, this is not a poolside sipper, IMO. Think more slippers, pipe and robe. Notes of caramel and buttered popcorn, with a long finish. We had this with shrimp al ajillo and I don't think it was a great pairing, not enough noticeable acidity, but it would be great with a more traditional "red wine" food, or by itself. Also, it tasted better when most of the chill was gone from some time in the wine glass, rather than straight out of the ice bucket.
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