User error was the main issue. Great wine but we basically popped and poured on Christmas Eve, on same day the bottles flew with me from LA to PhX. I decanted the first bottle for an hour, the second not at all. In future these need a much longer decant. Minimum of 3 hours maybe more. I think it would have opened up beautifully but for me was still really tight.
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2010 Chehalem Pinot Noir Reserve Ridgecrest Vineyards
12/29/2022 - Pate Likes this wine: 92 Points
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2009 Anomaly Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
12/26/2022 - Pate Likes this wine: 90 Points
User error was the main issue. Great wine but we basically popped and poured on Christmas Eve, on same day the bottles flew with me from LA to PhX. I decanted the first bottle for an hour, the second not at all. In future these need a much longer decant. Minimum of 3 hours maybe more. I think it would have opened up beautifully but for me was still really tight.
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2000 Château Haut-Bages Libéral
9/6/2021 - Pate wrote: 89 Points
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