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• 2019 Sacred Hill Chardonnay Riflemans

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  4/3/2024 - nsellen Likes this wine:

  Last of only two bottles bought. This has moved on since my last note. It’s put on weight, richer and a touch more phenolic but otherwise similar profile to last review. This has cream, smoke and a background of brassica but the ripe green fruit lends a precision and cleanliness to the taste. I like.

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• 2016 Pierre Jean Villa Condrieu Jardin Suspendu

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  4/3/2024 - nsellen Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This is doing well at the moment. Poured light straw. Nose rich creamy and floral. In the mouth you get the creamy entry, a rolling florality with notes of aniseed or fennel and the closest descriptor for fruit would probably be apricot or pineapple chunks. There is a medium minus acidity and a drying sensation akin to tannins which ends in a bitter tang. It all adds up to a well structured wine with plenty of interest and great food matcher. Not on the downslope but I’d say drink now with food. We had it with a seafood and fennel risotto. Perfect.

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• 2006 Marqués de Riscal Rioja Gran Reserva

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  3/19/2024 - nsellen Likes this wine:

  Poured clear on decanting. Very little sediment. Colour still vibrant. Garnet. Nose very pronounced. Rich fruit, smoke, ash herbs and leather. Plenty of fruit left. Rich tasting. Plenty of secondary notes, some chocolate creaminess, super fine tannins of medium length. Good acidity. Nothing tertiary and seeming to have loads left in the tank. I was foolish to think this wouldn’t make old bones. Good for 5-10 years if you like your GR rioja properly aged, as I do.

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