jm98029

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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2014 Spring Valley Vineyard Syrah	Yes
2018 House of Bones Chardonnay Celilo Vineyard	Yes
2016 L'Ecole No. 41 Apogée Pepper Bridge Vineyard	Yes
2017 Va Piano Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley	Yes
2018 Novelty Hill Winery R.S.R.	Yes
2020 Barnard Griffin Sangiovese Rosé of Sangiovese	Yes
2018 Arnot-Roberts Syrah	Yes
2016 L'Ecole No. 41 Perigee Estate Seven Hills Vineyard		No
2018 Aluvé Sangiovese	Yes
2014 L'Ecole No. 41 Perigee Estate Seven Hills Vineyard	Yes

2019 Woodward Canyon Barbera Estate
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3/24/2023 - jm98029 wrote:
BITTER finish. Berry notes at first. Need garlic to mask the bitterness. Might be better with another 2 years of aging.
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2018 House of Bones Chardonnay Celilo Vineyard
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1/22/2023 - jm98029 Likes this wine: 96 Points
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2019 Ridge Three Valleys
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9/20/2022 - jm98029 wrote: 95 Points
Well balanced, blackberry. Very good.
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jm98029 says:

7/14/2018 8:25:00 AM - I bought some Barolo from Zachys in New York. All of the wine was rated by their go-to critics: JS, whomever. All the wines were rated in the 90s, many 93-95. I expected very good wines, at least distinctive. I was very disappointed. The wines were just bland. None were DOCG, so maybe that was the problem. I remember an '83 DOCG Barolo which was very good. It seems to me that the rating systems, however it is defined, should be adjusted so that any wine in the 90s is very good. I put these wines in a 70% category, i.e., just average. I sent Zachy's a note expressing this, but of course, haven't heard from them. I wasn't even expecting a refund. Has anyone ever seen a wine rated in the 70s, 50s, etc? That would seem more realistic.