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Red

2003 Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro

Roccamonfina IGT Aglianico more

5/4/2011 - KenK wrote: 87 points

Lean dark sleek red black fruit nose
Nice dry dense black fruits with good structure but a little simple. 87

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Red

2001 Feudi di San Gregorio Irpinia Serpico

Aglianico more

12/9/2018 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 points

Dark sweet rich brooding Style with lots of density and purity. Young rich and flavor packed. Nothing sure yet well balanced for a big boy wine. Pretty middle flavors. Ripe yet balanced.

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2001 Feudi di San Gregorio Irpinia Serpico

Aglianico more

10/15/2013 - KenK wrote: 92 points

Still very dark red opaque. Dark rich ripe black cherry aromas with graphite and grilled pain quality. Dense with pure black cherry, blueberry compote quality. Plenty of structure to balance the massive fruit. Blind I would have guessed a 2009!!! Great raw materials, but still feels like a baby. Long long life ahead and likely gets better.

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Red

2001 Feudi di San Gregorio Irpinia Serpico

Aglianico more

5/4/2011 - KenK wrote: 91 points

Plush ripe chocolate nose, Dark sweet prunes.
Nice ripe dense amorone like fruit, dry dense leather good gripe. Iron dominates and a bit rustic 91+

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2003 Feudi di San Gregorio Irpinia Serpico

Aglianico more

5/4/2011 - KenK wrote: NR

Dark sweet floral nose with grassy edge. Some Chocolate some mint.
Lean tart dry blackberry flavors with bit of a green edge. Intense character 90

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White

2018 Zarate Albariño Rías Baixas Balado

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10/26/2019 - KenK Likes this wine: 91 points

A very nicely crafted, highly drinkable wine that offers up a lot of enjoyment. Reasonably serious, clean and fresh, this displays crushed sea shell, dense fruit, and well integrated brightness. Not overtly serious or complex, yet has depth and lip smacking qualities. Enough stuffing to to last perhaps 3 years or so. Perhaps my best QPR wine of the year at $20.

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White

2010 Pazo de Señoráns Albariño Rías Baixas

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9/24/2011 - KenK wrote: 89 points

Sweet fresh vibrant nose. Very aromatic featuring grapefruit, white pepper, floral qualities.
Light mouthweight with nice spritzy citrus, Quick dry finish, but tasty.

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White

2018 Zarate Albariño Rías Baixas Val do Salnés

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4/21/2020 - KenK Likes this wine: 90 points

Awesome value. Bright clean and so refreshing with lovely lemon zest. Great with scallops, lemon butter risotto & asparagus.. Wish I had more of this. It’s springtime in a bottle. Good yum factor & a real crowd pleaser. To bad I’m in a COVID quarantine.

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White

2016 Pazo de Barrantes Albariño Rías Baixas La Comtesse

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10/23/2021 - KenK wrote: 89 points

Fresh clean dry with some weight a touch bitter citrus on finish.

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White

2007 Domaine Leroy Bourgogne-Aligoté

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9/2/2013 - KenK wrote: 90 points

While not overly sophisticated, a nice wine pairing quite nicely with simple roasted chicken dinner. Well balanced, good fruits, and nice minerality.

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White

2017 Domaine Denis Bachelet Bourgogne-Aligoté

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12/4/2020 - KenK wrote: 88 points

Clean fresh sea air aromas. Palate is acid driven with a nice lemon curd cut to the fruit. Very well made and quite integrated and balanced for a relatively simpler grape. Planted in 1986 and 1/2 acre. Only white wine made by Bachelet. Quite nice and refreshing.

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White

2010 Punset Langhe Arneis

Langhe DOC more

11/4/2012 - KenK wrote: 86 points

Plesant aromas of white lillies, dry peach, apricot, and hint of licorice.
Flavors show good underlying sweetness to light body, very much an aperrif like wine. Simple good starter.

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White

2020 Sigalas Assyrtiko Epta Oia

Santorini more

7/8/2022 - KenK Likes this wine: 91 points

One of the better Assyrtiko wines tasted on this trip to Santorini out of about a dozen tasted thus far. From Oia, which is on the northern tip of the island, unlike many which the South central area. This wine is fleshy with nice richness balanced by a good acid brightness. It comes across well balanced and fruity. Peaches and pear dominate the flavor profile, yet a penetrating saline like minerality and fresh clean character keep this lively and interesting. A wine I don’t see improving, but drinking very well now. After trying examples of this varietal with 3-4 more years of age that show a slightly oxidized note, recommend drinking over the next year or so. I paid just under 50 euros.

Assyrtiko is indigenous to Santorini and vines can live supposedly hundreds of years, the vines are planted low to the ground in a circular basket weaving fashion to protect against the harsh winds. The plants seem to be planted in random spots with no pattern or deep thought requiring hand harvesting that must be tricky. Harvest is usually early August and the climate provides no rain in growing season and heavily relies on winter rains and deep vines also grow with a humid night time fog. No green harvesting or leaf thinning and most wines are purchased fruits with buyers having little say over growing or fruit sorting. Vineyards are not aimed band there is no system for ranking vineyards. It seems there is great potential to produce even higher quality wines from this region as a result. However, temps can get to 120 degrees for days at a time and it is thus an extreme climate at the same southern place as Sicily relative to the equator.

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Red

2003 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Asti Superiore (Bionzo)

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5/4/2011 - KenK wrote: 93 points

Dark sweet rich, briery dark red blackberry fruit nose.
Quite ripe dense sweet polished. Great fruit quality. well balanced spice. Nice round sexy mouthfeel. 93

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White - Fortified

1968 D'Oliveiras Madeira Boal Reserva

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11/17/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 91 points

Rezek Society Honors Hugo (Casino Club): This was a delicate and refined Madeira showing pleasant classy elements of dried fig, roasted nuts, and perhaps a touch of orange peel. Although lighter in weight and intensity then I typically prefer, this was a delight. Rezek Society honoring Hugo.

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White - Fortified

1908 D'Oliveiras Madeira Boal

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11/19/2016 - KenK Likes this wine: 95 points

To celebrate the Cubs World Series win, this first since 1908. This stuff was as great as I could have hoped. Looks and pours like motor oil. Walnuts, molasses, orange rind, and cinnamon spice. Rich and oily with lip smacking acidity. A little goes a long way. Impressive.

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White - Fortified

1827 Quinta do Serrado Madeira Bual

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4/3/2016 - KenK Likes this wine: 94 points

Classic nose of toasted walnuts and burnt orange rind. Intense sweet ripe flavors with a dominating hard citric acid edge. Long wild passion fruit finish that really lasts over a minute. Great stuff and so much life it's crazy.

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Red

1994 Cosentino Winery Cabernet Franc

Napa Valley more

4/30/2023 - KenK Likes this wine: 90 points

While I liked it others did not. I enjoyed at dark fruit and earthy appeal while others found it off putting.

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Red

1991 Dalla Valle Cabernet Franc Casa Dalla Valle

Oakville more

4/24/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 points

Surprisingly good, nice dark rich blackberry, smoke, and herbal elements. Tasty with plenty of sweet fruit and nice sturgeon to support the wine. A real surprise and hold very well. Only wish I owned more.

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Rosé

2021 Detert Family Vineyards Cabernet Franc Rosé

Oakville more

2/24/2023 - KenK Likes this wine: 88 points

Relatively rich and viscous with lovely rose petal and cherry fruits. While not light and refreshing, it has nice lift and very good flavors.

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Red

2013 Detert Family Vineyards Cabernet Franc Oakville

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4/16/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 points

Quite showy aromatically highlighted by impressive ripe blackberry and blueberry scents. Powerful flavors of rich berry fruits supported by a generous streak of acid tension and a hint of green pepper. Good length too.

Very good, although a tad sharp texturally. I like where this is now, although clearly fruit still in primary stage.

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Red

2018 Caladan Cabernet Franc

Napa Valley more

3/24/2022 - KenK wrote: 90 points

From Spring Mountain named after the planet in Dune. Second wine of Lokoya. Near Togni. Dark rich cherry and cedar notes. Firm dry long rich good intensity. Bit lean for me, but clearly well made.

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Red

2016 Covert Estate Cabernet Franc

Coombsville more

11/18/2022 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 points

Impressive, dark rich expressive black fruits with hints of expression and tobacco leaf. Ripe, dense, smooth and well textured. Lovely stuff.

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Red

2002 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Franc

Napa / Sonoma more

6/3/2017 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 points

Awesome wine. Classic Bob Foley wine from his heyday and holding just fine. Rich extracted sweet red fruits in a creamy decadent style. Beautiful dark chocolate aromas and toasty black berries. Pure yum, a guilty pleasure.

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Red

2002 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Franc

Napa / Sonoma more

2/11/2006 - KenK wrote: 93 points

Bob Foley Wine Tasting Results (My Home): Tasted blind
Toasty nose with dense dark fruits and hints of new leather,flowers, black plums and wet soil.
Soft rich ripe entry of red and black fruits, tasting a bit more mature then other wines in the flight. Wonderful balance and secondary flavors provided a complexity not seen in some Pride wines. A very slight musty component held back my rating. Some thought this was very Bordeaux like, my guess was Cabernet Sauvgnion.

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