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1977 Quarles Harris Porto Vintage
12/4/2023 - Eclectic Palate Likes this wine: 90 Points
I purchased 9 from acker auction. I have opened two bottles, the first was a mid shoulder bottle. The ls readily appeared to be a misfill bottle in which as strange as this might sound, it looked like the bottle had more of the stabilizing brandy than it should have as the wine poured incredibly light in color. My rating is for the 2nd bottle, which showed that the first was a flawed bottle. Corks on both bottles were very tough to get out. 2nd bottle fill was base neck.
The wine needed a decant as it seemed like it was not as "integrated" as it should have been, but once I sipped some of the integrated bottle from the decanter it showed bing cherry flavors and carmel. Nice but more delicate than I would have preferred. I see no reason to age this further. There are better 77's out there than this.
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2021 Pierre Sparr Riesling Grande Réserve
9/19/2023 - Eclectic Palate Likes this wine: 88 Points
I'm impressed by the crisp, lemony fruit with a citrus and light floral nose which I drank by the glass at the highly recommended been around almost 100 years Knife & Fork restaurant in Atlantic City. (how do they sell this for only $10 a glass?) Pairs well with all seafood but has enough balance that it could be used as a dry sipper without food.
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2014 Château Morin
9/18/2023 - Eclectic Palate Likes this wine: 89 Points
Thoroughly impressed by the plummy black fruit dominated Saint Estephe which was available as one of the multiple incredibly tasty wines by the glass at the venerable Knife and Fork restaurant in Atlantic City NJ. Paired well with a duck confit and warm spinach salad. Well done Knife and Fork for offering a red by the glass with some bottle age, which has enough fruit that you can enjoy simply sipping on it, but with enough structure to pair well with crispy duck skin.
Here's some background on the chateau which leads me to be believe it could become "more available" in the USA. In one of the highest corners of the commune of Saint-Estphe, locality "St-Corbian", a vast gate opens on a flowery park. The castle Morin is there, calm, peaceful, in the sharpness of his eighteenth style. The estate was born at the beginning of the 18th century. The MORIN then the CAMIRAN exploit. In 1858, Dr. Constant ALIBERT acquires the estate. In 1890 his son Paul, a banker so well known in Pauillac, leads the property. In 1947 Madame SIDAINE, daughter of the latter inherits the domain she transmits to her children Maxime and Marguerite SIDAINE. They have been exploiting the property since the death of their mother in 1972. In July 2005, the domain is bought by the castle of PEZ, property of ROEDERER champagnes.
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