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  • 2012 Tua Rita Redigaffi Toscana IGT

    Nice little Wed evening reunion to celebrate JP’s birthday. Blinded the boys on this – I couldn’t resist. I presumed nobody had tried this before (myself included! I’ve been sitting on a couple of these), so this was the perfect opportunity for all of us to try a new gemstone. Slow ox’d 6 hrs, 30 min decant, back in bottle for another 10 hr slow ox, then into decanter for 90 mins at restaurant. Remarkably to me, not much to speak of on the nose! The kitchen sink is in the glass: Inky, rich plum, it was picking up a fun bit of mint note as it opened further. Despite all those hours open, still huge tannins present. And the wine remained nicely together. I imagined a couple folks would guess Bdx-RB and indeed that happened! One guessed Cali cult cab. While we thoroughly enjoyed this, I had hoped to be blown away. Alas. Still an excellent wine, if not everyone’s cup of tea or value proposition. I have no guesses as to its perfect drinking window, either!

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  • 2009 Sine Qua Non Syrah The Thrill of...

    I took a page out of Burgundy Al's Super Bowl playbook! I shipped this mag (that I held from release) down to our special gathering spot for great friends to enjoy over the game. Add in a little hocus pocus drama and, voila! We enjoyed it in the fading light of day for postmortem the following day instead! Just a massive wine, black fruit, dense, extracted. Incredibly long and remarkable lingering finish. While it will never be my personal first choice in the draft, it is everything that you know SQN Syrah's to be, and that is a majestic thing. Highly recommend many hours in multiple decanters (esp. in larger formats). Memorable, and for that I am grateful!

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  • 2015 Macchialupa Taurasi Le Surte

    I was excited to find this in a Sorrento restaurant…..and noticed that nobody had ever entered this vintage into CT! Simple, lovely Aglianico, perfect with some wonderful homemade pastas from Semola. Here’s to exploration! 🍷

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  • talbot61 says:

    6/2/2022 9:53:00 AM - Thanks for connecting. Glad to see fellow Massachusettsians -- I'm just outside Rte. 128, doing most of my local shopping at Gordon's in Waltham and Vintages in West Concord.

  • OenophilistMN says:

    6/1/2022 2:47:00 PM - Thanks for the vote of confidence! I am gonna blush! I am learning about Italian wines (its a hard job but someone has to do it) and like you, LOVE the Howell Mountain fruit!

  • BuzzzzOff says:

    12/15/2016 6:53:00 PM - Good to be fans, nortonnose. We hear ya regarding Piedmont...we love our Barolos!!!

  • aChave says:

    4/29/2016 10:12:00 AM - Playful suggestion, as you said. I know I need a reminder of what's in my cellar now and then, but at least Cellartracker is a virtual way of browsing that's quicker and easier than physically stooping and peering under things. Ha!

  • aChave says:

    4/26/2016 11:28:00 PM - I'm reminded you're harboring some Chave 1997 Hermitage... if you find the right occasion, try a bottle some time: they're fantastic at this point (not that they'll go down hill any time soon).

  • gsquireh says:

    3/13/2016 2:15:00 PM - Greetings from NYC and Miami Beach. Love Burgundy (red and white) and collect DRC and LeFlaive. Have a lot of Bordeaux in my cellar- did futures from 96 to 2010. Also, very fond of Rhone and Italian wines and vintage Champagne.

  • partylikeakennedy says:

    3/13/2016 9:21:00 AM - Ha ha OMG! Hey there fellow Maine-iac! I'm actually from Machias....so yeah, way back in the woods of DownEast. Nice to "meet" you!

  • englishman's claret says:

    3/23/2014 2:54:00 PM - Hey Norton! Join us if you can at the tasting(s) Phil mentioned - should be a lot of fun and it would be great to meet you. The three of us (at least) should get together to open up some Bordeaux sometime. Have enjoyed your notes for years and it's funny how closely we rate Left Bank wines. marc.a.bouffard@gmail.com

  • RockinCabs says:

    3/21/2014 11:22:00 AM - I am based in MA, and hosting two offline events in April/May with a few other CTer's. If you are interested in getting the invites just email me at phil.b.barr@gmail.com Thanks!

  • Drankard says:

    3/15/2014 4:57:00 AM - Thank you for the huge compliment. I felt like my tasting notes were missing something and realized scores are probably the best way to encapsulate a wine and universally understood. Scores are more precise and offers more objectivity than words like “Very good” or “Excellent”.

  • Harley1199 says:

    12/24/2013 2:14:00 AM - Hi again Nortonnose, Me either! I wish to treasure unlimited amounts of Lafite in my cellar...reality is completely different Excepting for Carruades, my only two bottles are of this 2001 vintage (bought for 200€, those were the times), that's why I hope, sorry about it, your bottle was defective in any sense :-) My last Lafite was drunk on December 2005 so I'm blind of it since then...just reading TN compulsively, here at CT Cheers and wish you a dry Merry Xmas time!

  • mauropallido says:

    11/27/2013 12:55:00 PM - Thanks to you! I have big problems with English, but if you need some information about lesser-known Italian wines abroad, and you can understand my bad English, I will be glad to share what I know. Ciao from Italy

  • KPB says:

    3/29/2013 1:43:00 PM - Thanks! I actually create them for myself, which I guess is why I go to some trouble to think about how to remind myself of what the wine was like. Otherwise by the next time I go to pull a bottle I end up picking unwisely...

  • Chainthroer says:

    12/24/2012 12:26:00 PM - I should have rated the 1989 Beaucastel Châteauneuf Hommage à Jacques Perrin a 100 when I posted it last August. I'm sure it's just as good now and for a few years down the road; all depending on storage. I keep mine at 56 degrees. You should try one on your next special occasion! My philosophy: "drink the good wine now"! Ciao.

  • Chainthroer says:

    12/24/2012 11:21:00 AM - I appreciated your comprehensive notes on both the 1985 Ridge Montebello and the 1990 Beaucastel; two wines I've immensely enjoyed over the years. Still have some of the ‘90 Beaucastel. I had a half case of the '85 Montebello. I’ve previously rated it 100 in Aug 1993, 99 in Oct 2004, 97 in April 2007 and 96 in 2009. Those ratings were before joining CT. I guess, judging from your notes, I consumed them at the right time! By the way, it’s rare that I use the 100 rating. My favorite wine of all time has been the 1989 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf Hommage à Jacques Perrin, which I rated 99 on CT – should have been 100. Anyway, you refreshed my recollection of prior memorable wine experiences. Merry Holidays! Chainthroer

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