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Vintage
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Date
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Red
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2002 Etude Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
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Popped and poured sediment removed, freaking scrumptious. I knew the O2’s were gonna last a long time from Napa and Sonoma.
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Red
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2019 Neyers Left Bank Red
Napa Valley
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Every once in a while, I come across of wine that I can sell three things occurred. The grapes were not properly inspected. In this case the Merlot, the blend was terrible. The acids were out of balance with the fruits.. this wine was convoluted. There was some plum and raisin notes initially, but overtaken by Savage tannins and very convoluted acids even though it’s supposed to have a certain percentage of Cabernet, I could not discern it or else the Cabernet grapes arrived, burnt or rotten. It was no surprise when I went to the Neyers website and saw that it was not even listed. I wouldn’t of listed it either, it was downright nasty. very rarely do I ever talk about poorly made wines that I had to talk about this one.
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White
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2019 Peake Ranch Chardonnay Sierra Madre Vineyard
Santa Maria Valley
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Peake Ranch. Varietal: Chardonnay
Area/Appellation: California, Santa Barbera County, Santa Maria Valley, Sierra Madre Vineyard
Vintage: 2019. Price: $56 Jacob Liquor East
Also available at their website 2020 vintage.
Color: yellow, vary slight hints of green Legs: medium to fast
Nose: yellow apples, peach, pears, grapefruit, mango, lemon
Palate: white grapefruit, pineapple, pears, orange pomelo, mango, lemon
Finish: pineapple, yellow apples, pears, more white grapefruit and pineapple,
Comments: crisp, clean, distinctive, very well put together with a great symphony of yellow and orange fruits. My first Sierra Madre vineyard and damn I love this style.
Pairing Suggestions: I had a charbroiled chicken salad from local Le Monde Cafe. This well work with the usual faire roast chicken, shellfish, camembert, goat cheese, white fish, pasta w/cream sauce.
Score in terms of Vintage: 91
Score for the Wine: 91
Value for the Money: Excellent Best Buy 😍
Date Tasted: 07/28/23
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2016 Pott Wine Cabernet Sauvignon Le Nouveau Western Star Vineyard
Rutherford
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My wine was a little closed even after two hours, in the stem, the black raspberry Currant and Cassis along with the oak in the classic Rutherford dust was definitely there. This bottle is actually in prime condition. I gave it a good two hour decant in the stem and was very happy. My score 91 points. Tentatively if your bottles are aging well give it till about 2028.
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Red
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2020 Old Soul Petite Sirah
Lodi
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Old Soul./ AKA Oak Ridge. Varietal: Petite Sirah. Area/Appellation: California/Lodi
Vintage: 20/20. Price: $ 14 Jacob East Wichita
Color: opaque purple. Legs: fast
Nose: blueberries, dark plums, black pepper, anise, black licorice,
Palate: blueberries, black and red plums, black licorice,
Finish: Black and red plums, black pepper anise and a very small, bitter, Black cherry pit flavor on the finish.
Comments: Decanted for 2 hours in a Riedel stem, plenty of backbone, tannins and acidity.
As you may not be aware, Lodi, being in the north part of the central valley, was unaffected by the fires in Napa Valley. However, they were in their third year of major drought, which produced small, compact berries with VERY intense flavors. At this price point I would suggest getting several bottles and putting some away until 2026-2030. If you want to drink it now, decant it for a good 2.5-3 hours.
Pairing Suggestions: This is a wine for rich, savory meals, nothing light and delicate. We are talking, venison, lamb, game, different meat stews, barbecue pork/beef with a complimentary “mild” sauce. Would also work with creamy herb chicken or Parmesan chicken. Also, Gouda cheeses and blue cheeses and I had a Truffle Parano from Dillons and it worked great.
Score in terms of Vintage: 87
Score for the Wine: 87
Value for the Money: Very Good
Date Tasted: 02/17/2023
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2009 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière
St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Chateau Canon-la-Gaffelière
Varietal: 50 % Merlot, 40 % Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Area/Appellation: France/Bordeaux/Saint-Emilion
Vintage: 2009. Price: $156 Lukas/KC Mo.
Color: opaque dark purple with a tinge of ruby Legs: medium
Nose: dark chocolate fruitcake with black raspberries and boysenberry, damson plum, star anise, truffles out the wazoo,
Palate: blackberries, black, raspberries more plum, some prune,
Finish: blackberries, black and red licorice, red currants, and still a presence of Oak and toast, and coffee
Comments: i’m seeing that the oak toast and coffee notes seem to dominate on the finish which kind of tells me that this can still go another four or five years before seriously drinking so I have one left. I will try to save it till about 2028.
Pairing Suggestions: Lasagna, Neapolitan Pizza, lamb, shoulder or shank will work cutlets will work, Comté, Duck. Lamb or game stews,bbq ribs.
Score in terms of Vintage: 93
Score for the Wine: 93
Value for the Money: recommended 😃
Date Tasted: 02/04/2023
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2018 Broadside Proprietary Red Printer's Alley
Paso Robles
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes Winery: Broadside
Varietal: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 6% Malbec
Area/Appellation: California/PasoRobles/San Juan Creek, Margarita Ranch.
Vintage: 2019 Price: $15 Jacob East Wichita
Color: ruby with a very slight tinge of pink on the rim Legs: slow
Nose: red pomegranate, red cherry, red plum,
Palate: pomegranate, red cherry, red plum, cranberry, tobacco leaf, green leaf tobacco,
Finish: more pomegranate, red cherries and red plum, a slight tinge of young tobacco, AND a lot of disquieting sourness on the backside, not the good kind. The raw, over tartness of the fruit interferes with the acidity and to my palate that gets me suspecting something awry in the winemaking process. I suspect some grapes in the batch were picked too early. I also suspect that sorting was terrible or none.
Comments: decanted for nearly 3 hours in a Riedel stem and I am searching for the correct impression. Unfortunately it’s not a good one. This wine couldn’t hit the “broadside of a barn” if you dropped a 19 L bottle from 100 feet on it. If anybody else comes up with similar notes or different ones, feel free to let me know, but those are the notes I perceived. Sorry folks gotta have the bad with the good.
Pairing Suggestions: hey USDA sirloin from your local Kroger. Albertsons will probably work, I hope.
Score in terms of Vintage: 83
Score for the Wine: 83
Value for the Money: Just barely OK. 😐/🙁
Date Tasted: 01/27/2023
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2014 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
St. Julien
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
Varietal: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot
Area/Appellation:France/Bordeaux/Saint-Julien Vintage: 2014
Price: $130/Gary’s Wine and Spirits New Jersey circa 2017
Color: dark ruby with purple Legs: very slow
Nose: nice blackberries, black cherries, cassis, currant, loam, earthy, wet stone, cedar,
Palate: rich luscious a real showcase of dark black fruits (blackberries , cassis, black cherries, currant) with overtones of cedar, oak, licorice coffee, vanilla. There is a whole heck of a lot going on here, very multi dimensional.
Finish: rich with cedar and cassis, currant, black licorice, coffee.
The finish is nice, but it’s not real lengthy but it’s still very nice. It reflects the vintage.
Comments: Great example of Saint Julien and a very interesting wildcard year. Despite the threat of mildew and rot with a very warm, very humid summer, created by spring rains, an Indian summer in September really paid off and created very ripe conditions.
Pairing Suggestions: goat cheese, chateaubriand, homemade pot roast, beef Wellington, etc.
Score in terms of Vintage: 93
Score for the Wine: 94
Value for the Money: Highly Recommended 😍
Date Tasted: 01/14/2023
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2010 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Ciacci (Piccolomini d’Aragona)
Varietal: Sangiovese Grosso
Area/Appellation: Italy/ Tuscany/ Montalcino
Vintage: 2010. Price: $60/ Zachys 2015
Color: ruby with just the slightest hint of brown Legs: slow
Nose: dried red cherry and strawberries, oolong tea, orange rind, capuchin, an interesting chemical odor. I cannot identify .
Palate: rich with dried cherry, strawberries, smoke and oak,
Finish: very very slightly drying, with the dried strawberries, the smoke, coffee, tea orange rind, capuchin, dried cherry
Comments: this is aging very well could go well into 2030.
Pairing Suggestions: short ribs, beef bolognese,
Score in terms of Vintage: 93
Score for the Wine: 93
Value for the Money: Excellent 😍
Date Tasted: 01/14/2023
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2019 Priest Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Priest Ranch Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Area/Appellation: California/Napa Valley Vintage: 2019
Price: $45 Auburn Spirits West
Color: dark ruby with tinges of purple Legs: slow
Nose: black currant, cassis, blueberry, oak, subtle
Palate: black currants, blueberry, oak, leather,
Finish: black currant, cassis, tobacco, oak
Comments: popped and poured, still tight, tannic and somewhat disorganized, definitely will need cellar time to come together.
Recommend drinking window of 2025-2032.
Pairing Suggestions: pheasant, quail, venison, portobello mushrooms,
Score in terms of Vintage: 88
Score for the Wine: 88
Value for the Money: Good 😊
Date Tasted: 01/07/2023
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2015 Bodega Numanthia Toro Numanthia
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Bodega Numanthia Toro Numanthia
Varietal: Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo)
Area/Appellation: Spain/Castilla y León/Toro Vintage: 2015
Price: $43.00 Auburn Spirits West
Color: dark ruby purple Legs: fast
Nose: a plethora of dark black fruits, blackberries, cassis, black cherry,
Palate: blackberries, black raspberries, a touch of brown spice, earth, wood, cinnamon, clove, sandalwood
Finish: black raspberries, blackberries, a very delicate touch of sandalwood and clove.
Comments: rich, luscious, full of dark berries and a smooth full bodied, velvety finish very nice. Decanted for 1.5 hours.
Pairing Suggestions: garlicky chicken, grilled pork chops, pepperoni pizza, tampiquena, carnitas, lamb (any)
Score in terms of Vintage: 92
Score for the Wine: 93
Value for the Money: Highly Recommended 😍
Date Tasted: 01/04/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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White - Sparkling
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1995 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Krug Varietal: Chardonnays (35%), Pinot Noirs (48%) and Pinot Meuniers (17%)
Area/Appellation: France/Champagne Vintage: 1995
Price: $360.00 Anton’sVintage Wine Personal Inventory
Color: pale golden lemon approaching an amber color but still has yellow tinge.
Legs: N/A Nose: baked french bread, yeast, brioche, caramel clusters, lemon, orange, fruitcake, lemon candies,
Palate: brioche, orange, lemon, ginger, green apple, buttered toast, caramel,
Finish: Wow! Just plain wow! Hey, there’s just so much going on the palate here. Same notes here as on the palate and some other stuff I cannot describe.
Comments: This sparkling wine has just incredible depth and texture as everybody on CT describes! Best aged Champagne I’ve ever had.
Pairing Suggestions: caviar, oysters, tempura, shrimp, lobster, etc.
Score in terms of Vintage: 97
Score for the Wine: 97 💍 Diamond cellar trophy.
Value for the Money: Outstanding My wine of the year 2022!
Date Tasted: 12/31/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2015 Chanin Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
Sta. Rita Hills
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Chanin Wine Co. Varietal: Pinot Noir
Area/Appellation: California/Santa Rita Hills/Sanford & Benedict
Vineyard
Vintage: 2015. Price: $ 63.00 wine.com
Color: pale ruby Legs: fast
Nose: strawberries, cherries, dried red pomegranate, dried roses, fennel, thyme, a gravelly mix of rocks,
Palate: cherries, strawberries, some raspberries, more plum, silky smooth,
Finish: the dried red pomegranate and dried cherries/strawberries dominate, I also get a little hint of well worn leather on the very back end.
Comments: this is a well-made fruit, forward Pinot Noir. I get all the comments about it being like a young burgundy, or being mistaken for a young burgundy. What I want here is a bit more complexity, a bit more nuance.
Pairing Suggestions: I had Blackened Salmon with this.
Score in terms of Vintage: 91
Score for the Wine: 91+
Value for the Money: Very Good 😀
Date Tasted: 12/09/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2019 Buehler Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
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Popped and poured. I use to sell this quite a lot back in the day. On the nose black raspberries, cassis and currant with a slight hint of oak.
On the palate gobs of cassis and blackberries intermixed with clove, spices, oak and currants. The finish is nice and balanced towards the cassis and currant with subtle hints of oak and leather. Not complex but very straightforward. My favorite vintages as a retailer were the 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007.
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Red
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2019 Valravn Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma County
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: VALRAVN
Varietal: 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot
Area/Appellation: California/Sonoma. Vintage: 2019 Price: $20 Jacob East. Wichita
Color: dark ruby with tinges of purple. Legs: medium to fast
Nose: very restrained not forthcoming/ gravel, minerals, blackberry, cassis, pencil lead, cigar leaf,
Palate: cassis, definitely a plum note (interesting) currants, clove and Turkish coffee,
Finish: lots of minerals/ earthy/ coffee characteristics on the back palate
Comments: obviously, very young he would need a good for a five hour decant to see where it is going. And. With the resilient growing season of 2019 in Sonoma and everything else that happened I’m just having a little trouble getting around this blend given the near crystalline perfect conditions around harvest with the exception of a little heat. The master blenders final blend is not what I expected.
Pairing Suggestions: rib eye, beef stew, 95% Dark chocolate
Score in terms of Vintage: 87
Score for the Wine: 86
Value for the Money: Just OK 😐
Date Tasted: 11/28/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2021 The Fableist Wine Company Cabernet Sauvignon #373
Paso Robles
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: The Fableist #373
Varietal: 95% Cabernet Sauvignon 3% Merlot 2% Malbec
Area/Appellation: California/Central Coast/Paso Robles
Vintage: 2021. Price: $20.00 Jacob East
Color: deep royal ruby. Legs: slow
Nose: currants, cassis, black raspberries, plum,
Palate: cassis berries, plums, raspberry jam,
Finish: more raspberry jam, cassis, plums and pencil lead
Comments: simple, straightforward good fruit, decent depth but not very complex-yet. Decanted in a stem for 1.25 hours.
Good gift wine for 🎄🍷
Pairing Suggestions: Steak, Lamb, Hamburger, Portabella Mushrooms.
Score in terms of Vintage: 89
Score for the Wine: 88
Value for the Money: Good 🙂😝
Date Tasted: 11/26/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2015 Long Shadows Wineries Merlot Pedestal
Columbia Valley
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Longshadows Wineries “Pedestal” Varietal: Merlot
Area/Appellation: Washington/Columbia Valley
Vintage: 2015 Price: $70 Wine.com
Color: Royal ruby with purple Legs: slow
Nose: blackberries, plum, hoisin sauce
Palate: dusky, blackberries, prunes, dried plums, oak,
Finish: dried plums and prunes, a interesting leather/tobacco finish
Comments: this wine has reached its prime drinking window and has held together well.
Pairing Suggestions: lamb shanks, lamb shawarma, gourmet hamburgers, old fashioned goulash.
Score in terms of Vintage: 91
Score for the Wine: 91
Value for the Money: Very Good
Date Tasted: 11/27/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Produttori del Barbaresco
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Area/Appellation: Italy/Piedmont/Langhe/ Barbaresco Vintage: 2016
Price: $47 Jacob East
Color: pale ruby very slight orange tinge. Legs: slow
Nose: red licorice, dried bing cherries, rich prune, truffle, fennel
Palate: dried cherries and prunes, hints of fennel, black licorice,
Finish: absorptive, the dried cherries, prunes, licorice blend together nicely tannins weigh in nicely but are not overbearing.
Comments: popped and poured, well made from a very warm vintage.
Pairing Suggestions: rich bold roasted meats
Score in terms of Vintage: 89
Score for the Wine: 90
Value for the Money: Very Good
Date Tasted: 11/21/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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Red
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2017 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Asti Superiore Cà di Pian
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: La Spinetta Ca’ Di Pian Varietal: Babera
Area/Appellation: Italy/Piedmont/ Piani. Vintage: 2017
Price: $28 Jacob East Wichita Kansas
Color: dark ruby tinges of purple
Legs: medium
Nose: lavender, prunes, blackberry, plum, blueberry, oak, earth,
pepper, smoke,
Palate: plum, blackberries, oak, black licorice, pepper, smoke, oak,
Finish: red and black licorice, plum, blackberry, leather, earth, smoke, and pepper
Comments: lots of good fruit and earthy character to this Barbera,
With a little over five years on it at this point ready to drink now probably through 2023.
Pairing Suggestions: I had a pepperoni sausage, Italian sausage, bell pepper, black olive pizza with extra sauce, extra cheese, from
Knolla’s local Wichita.
Score in terms of Vintage: 90
Score for the Wine: 89+
Value for the Money: Very Good
Date Tasted: 11/18/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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2014 Christopher Tynan Wines Syrah Judge Family Vineyard
Bennett Valley
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On the nose mushroom,umami, black olive tapenade. Decanted for 2 hours in a Riedel stem. Rich, very earthy on the palate. We’re talking loam, mushrooms, moist blackberries, some black licorice and more black olive tapenade. A bit of boysenberry bite on the finish encompasses the previous notes. Christopher’s expression of Terroir using this varietal is pretty extraordinary. I have some marinated lamb chops getting ready to throw on the grill.
#Christophertynan
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Red
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NV Christopher Tynan Wines L'enclume De Velours
Bennett Valley
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Popped and poured. White pepper and blackberry jam, tobacco leaf, herbs, fresh black olive on the nose very subtle hint of oak with it. On the palate white pepper, blackberry liqueur, black olive, very soft leather, mild tannins.The Syrah dominates but the Cabernet comes up from the rear and smooths things out very nicely.
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2020 Ridge Grenache Blanc Adelaida Vineyard
Paso Robles Adelaida District
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Nice color very light lemon ambience clear from underneath. On the nose pineapple lemon, whote peach, nectarine. On the palate lime, quince, nectarine, apricot, limestone minerals and more white peach some pineapple on the finish. This is very young and needs to mature. The finish seems a little short but the acidity says it’s just young drink from 2025-2028.
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Red
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2019 Marietta Cellars Armé
California
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes. Winery: Marietta “Armé”
Varietal: Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 4% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot
Area/Appellation: California/ North Coast
Vintage: 2019. Price: $27 Jacob East Wichita Kansas
Color: purple almost opaque slight tinge of ruby. Legs: slow
Nose: muted restrained, showing some blackberry, old wood, cassis, dried prune, bell pepper.
Palate: red fruits (lingonberry, plum, pomegranate) some black cherry and dried cassis berries
Finish: lingonberry, dried cassis, pomegranate, stewed cherries, noticeable wood, Lingering dried red and black fruits kind of a hodgepodge actually, no symphonic composition.
Comments: My mind keeps going and telling me, “What if they have done this in 100% new French Nevers Oak for 12 months? ” I’m sure they used older oak barrels to save some money and keep the cost down but then again I think the old wood took something away from the varietal composition. Don’t get me wrong it’s a nice wine but I would have paid an extra $10 or even $15 to see what it turned out like in 100% new oak. The website clearly states it was aged for 20 months in neutral barrels. Decanted for 2.5 hours.
Pairing Suggestions: I would tend to side with the more exotic and gamier flavored meats. Although it doesn’t have that Bordeaux style earth, it does possess unusual characteristics that make and favor exotic and game meats. I’m thinking duck also and pheasant.
Score in terms of Vintage: 89
Score for the Wine: 89
Value for the Money: Very Good
Date Tasted: 10/22/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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2018 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Beaux Frères Vineyard
Ribbon Ridge
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Beaux Frères Varietal: Pinot Noir
Area/Appellation: Oregon/Willamette/Ribbon Ridge/
Vintage: 2018 Price: $100 Wine.com
Color:pale rub tinges of purple
Legs: moderate to fast
Nose: cherry, strawberries, sour plums, licorice, crisp minerality, wet stone, pumice,
Palate: strawberries, cherries, red plums and red licorice, nice abundance of minerals,
Finish: enticing, flavorful, Will develop more nuances over time.
Comments: Oregon has come a long way in this development of the Pinot Noir varietal.
Pairing Suggestions: Tonight I did a all recipes.com maple honey salmon with some asparagus.
Score in terms of Vintage: 92
Score for the Wine: 92
Value for the Money: Excellent 😍
Date Tasted: 10/19/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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2005 Château Clerc Milon
Pauillac
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Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Château Clerc Milon
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon 48 %Merlot 40 %
Cabernet Franc10% Petit Verdot 1%Carménère 1%
Area/Appellation: France/Bordeaux/Pauillac
Vintage: 2005
Price: $120 Anton’s Vintage Wine and Spirits Personal Inventory
Color: dark ruby with tinges of purple
Legs: slow
Nose: Blackberries, currants, cassis, a touch of the Pauillac clay/limestone
Palate: Again blackberries Currants/ Cassis more of that Pauillac clay/limestone,
Finish: Love the brilliant shine of the Cassis/currants and the earthy limestone and Pauillac clay tend to dominate.
Comments: Phenomenal wine always pleased with this wine for the QPR ratio.
Pairing Suggestions: Grass fed sirloin
Score in terms of Vintage: 92
Score for the Wine: 93
Value for the Money: Excellent
Date Tasted: 10/15/2022
Tasted by: ACK
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