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Red

2001 Chateau Musar

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4/23/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: NR

w/alexF
fur, brown sugar, tamari, dried cranberry and dried red cherry. softer and lighter style. not particularly assertive. Silky finish. Very musar - hello old friend! It's been a minute.

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2020 ViteAdOvest Ciauru 6 Passula

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4/21/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 89 points

W/PK. Medium ruby. Dull.
Raisin.
High alcohol. Sweet. 120g. bitter cherry. Elevated acid. Light bitterness. Med minus tannins.

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Red

2021 Antoine Sunier Régnié Montmerond

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4/20/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 84 points

W/ PK. Natty. Kinda crazy. Not fruity. Bitter smelling.
Slightly thin and a bit hot.

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Red

2019 Antica (Antinori) Cabernet Sauvignon Townsend Vineyard

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4/14/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 91 points

w/PK
med plus ruby. Intense nose. tightly wrapped cassis, hints of dark green pepper, coffee. Elevated tannins, acid, alcohol. Great extraction. Medium plus tannins - a bit bitter-chocolate. Decently long. Feels like a solid cab, not overripe, good aging power.

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Red

2006 Château de Cremat Bellet

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3/24/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: NR

@GenAI collective podcast recording. Medium body, slightly elevated alcohol, medium acid, low tannins - felt like a nice slightly aged GSM. not a ton of tertiary notes. Medium impression of just-ripe and slightly faded red fruit. Grenache and Jurancon noir.

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Red

1986 Joël Taluau Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Vieilles Vignes

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3/14/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: NR

Magnum. W/PH team at Indie. Light ruby-garnet. My nose isn’t fully back from Covid, but it had lovely dried cherry and dried leave notes. Soft palate. Good acid. I didn’t pick up on tobacco / pyrazines but Aaron did.

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White

2022 Coteau Pavot Albariño

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3/8/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: NR

w/ Kwin, Nina, Mike
medium body, medium acid, light phenolics - classic albariño body. I didn't get much in the way of florals but my sinuses were a bit stuffed. Seemed like a solid CA Albariño!

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White

2020 Primitivo Collantes Vino de la Tierra de Cádiz Socaire

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3/1/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 87 points

@bellota Palomino fino. 12,5% 24m in barrel without flor.
Brett! Some natty notes. Dry cider.
Slight apple cider prickle. Dry. Medium plus acid. Medium body. Savory. Like dry borough market sherry. Not crazy funky though. Sherry like but fresher. And a bit funky.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2020 Molino Real MR Mountain Wine

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2/24/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 88 points

13.5%. Sweet. Nose of medium terpenes. Medium plus acid. Medium plus bitterness. Balanced. Has some minerality. I’d guess a few years old late harvest gewurz. Feels around 100 g/L. Well balanced. Moscatel dried on reed mats.

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2000 Beaulieu Vineyard Pinot Noir Carneros

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2/23/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 88 points

Indie w/ Anita (Indie Wine Bar): Elevated alcohol and acid. Rich. Fairly ripe black cherry. Slightly stewed. Not a ton of tertiary notes. Fruit is still very much there. Low, silky tannins - melted. Lovely, if uncomplicated.

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Red

2013 Bedrock Wine Co. Old Vine Zinfandel

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2/23/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 88 points

Indie w/ Anita (Indie Wine Bar): Medium plus ruby, hint of garnet at the rim.
Savory, slightly tomato-y nose. Also some ripe red fruit. Elevated alcohol, body, and great acid. Low+ tannins. Smooth-textured. Some hints of savory tertiary notes but still fairly fresh. Lovely and relatively light on the palate!

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2017 Patricius Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos

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2/14/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 91 points

Ungrafted w/ Laura (Ungrafted, SF): Lovely. Orange blossom. Slight apricot. Tangerine. Elevated acid. Light. Lovely.
Quite sweet but not super viscous. Maybe 80 g/L? No idea, but it wasn’t Sauternes-level sweetness. (light research reveals 5 puttonyos has to be over 120g/L, so probably around there).

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Red

2022 Pax Syrah Sonoma Hillsides

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2/14/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 90 points

Ungrafted w/ Laura (Ungrafted, SF): Elevated acid. Medium tannins. Slight carbonic notes. Dark fruit. Elevated alcohol. Slight pepper and olive. Nose feels like classic low ripeness Syrah - it's reminding me of Arnot-Roberts Que Sera Syrah, a little bit of Graillot as well. Ripe palate though - there's sunshine here.

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Rosé - Sparkling

NV Marc Hébrart Champagne Premier Cru Brut Rosé

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2/14/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 89 points

Ungrafted w/ Laura (Ungrafted, SF): Slight strawberry. Dark fruit. Medium brioche. Fine bubbles. Perfect dosage. Fresh apples. High acid. Great.

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White

2022 Tegernseerhof Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Bergdistel

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2/14/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 87 points

Ungrafted w/ Laura (Ungrafted, SF): Medium-weight smaragd (e.g. feels closer to Alzinger than Knoll). Acid not super high. Lovely light nectarine with hint of radish on the nose.

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White

2021 Sigalas Assyrtiko Kavalieros

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2/17/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 91 points

w/ kina, avgolemono. Medium straw color - has some density to the hue. Very aromatic. Slightly reductive. White flowers. Extremely low ripeness note - reminds me of lime, maybe even cut grass, like a Sauvignon. Grapefruit. Grapefruit skin / oil.

Medium plus body, feels 14% alcohol, high acid (clean, tartaric. Excellent midpalate citrus fruit. Phenomenal length and long acid. Mid-palate bitter mineral note (like high TDS mineral water). Complex midpalate and finish. Shades of lime, Meyer lemon, stones, saline.

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Rosé

2018 Chateau Musar Rosé

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2/17/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 91 points

w/ Kina.
Out of the bottle, pale pink-salmon. Aromatic strawberry, beeswax, honey, green apple.
Dry, medium body, elevated alcohol, elevated acid - really nice. Some light apple balsamic notes. Hint of raw and stewed carrot. Expansive on the midpalate. Good density and very strong acid.

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Red

2017 Ignios Orígenes Listan Negro Selección

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2/16/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 83 points

@bellota Medium minus ruby magenta. High brightness and lustre.
Natty? Slight funk - Brett? Maybe not. Slight manure. Not in a bad way. Slight incense also (?). Medium body. Slightly…natty? Peanutty? Maybe a bit mousy. 14% alcohol. Medium plus acid. Nice and tart. Low tannins. Ripe red cherry.

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Red

2021 Mas Doix Priorat Les Crestes

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2/16/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 89 points

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Medium minus ruby magenta. Bright.
Red fruit. Slight ripe fruit. Fruity. Grapey. Ripe cherry.
Elevated alcohol and acid. 14% very tart finish. Bordering on high acid.
Medium minus tannins.
No oak.
Mencia?

Soft structure - low impression of oak. Not Rioja. Not Priorat (would have more oak). Not Ribera del Duero.

No real guess.

Actually: priorat! It has the acid, alcohol, density. Just doesn’t have a ton of oak. In hindsight maybe I’ve been anchoring off of oakier examples. This is delicious!

In hindsight there’s a little vanilla on the nose that might hint at oak.

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White - Sparkling

2019 Gramona Corpinnat La Cuvée

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2/16/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 88 points

@bellota Apple and slight brioche on the nose. Fine bubbles. Mediumnplus acid. Midpalate is light, airy, almost a little nectarine. Finish is a little bitter apple skin. Overall nice for cava but not the length, acid, fruit development, or lees complexity I’d expect from champagne. 3Y on lees but doesn’t really show it.

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White

2020 Mullineux Chardonnay Great Heart

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2/15/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 90 points

Clean, elevated acid, reductive toast and struck match, lithe. Reminded me of Margaret River chard. Medium alcohol. W/ Chris Messina at Moma.

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White

2021 Foppiano Sauvignon Blanc

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2/3/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 85 points

Slight grass. Medium acid. Dry, medium body. Ripe fruit. @will’s w/bernat, peas, et al.

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Red

2001 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva Especial

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2/1/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 92 points

Heirloom with Leon and Laura (Heirloom, San Francisco): vinegar and dill!!! Lovely tertiary notes. Fig. Tamari. Red dried cherry. Great acid. Very soft tannins. It’s classic old Rioja. Lovely.

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Red

2012 Vérité La Joie

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2/1/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 93 points

Heirloom with Leon and Laura (Heirloom, San Francisco): Stewed pepper pyrazines. Black fruit. Tertiary notes. Beautiful. Slight Brett. Slight oak. Delicious nose. Powerful on palate. Coffee. Dark fruit. Elevated bitter chocolate tannins. Silky. 14.5%. Holds it well. Feels 13.5.

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White - Sparkling

2008 Charlier & Fils Champagne Special Club Brut

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2/1/2024 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 91 points

Heirloom with Leon and Laura (Heirloom, San Francisco): super nice. Rich brioche. Hint of toast. Slightly toasted apple pie. Great acid. Fine mousse. Appropriate dosage. Lovely

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