richardtheap

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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2002 Ropiteau Volnay 1er Cru Santenots	Yes
2007 Sacred Hill Chardonnay Riflemans	Yes
2007 Ventisquero Pinot Noir Herú	Yes
2004 Waipara West Ram Paddock Red	Yes
2011 Celler Cal Pla Priorat Mas d'en Compte	Yes
2011 Rodney Strong Chardonnay Chalk Hill	Yes
NV Ruinart Champagne Brut	Yes
2006 Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Exceptionnelle	Yes
2005 Anura Syrah/Mourvèdre Reserve	Yes
2005 McHenry Hohnen Tiger Country	Yes

2007 Sacred Hill Merlot Broken Stone
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10/24/2016 - richardtheap Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is a real powerhouse, rich ripe dark slightly smoky plummy fruit with fresh crushed leaf on the nose. Still black at centre, paler at rim but not yet orange. Needs a good hour in the decanter, the tannins are balanced and still fresh on the finish. Will easily last ten more years
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2012 Albert Mann Muscat
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5/1/2015 - richardtheap wrote:
Drink up! This vintage is well past its best. Opened two bottles tonight: the first had undergone some sort of secondary fermentation and had to go in the sauce ( where it worked very well!); the second was healthy but dull, fruit and acidity faded away. Time for a younger vintage. Anyone going to France for the weekend?
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2005 Anura Syrah/Mourvèdre Reserve
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3/4/2015 - richardtheap Likes this wine: 90 Points
This, alas, was my last bottle of this wine which, over the years, has given much pleasure. Despite its great age, it still retains a bright, purple-red colour, paler at the rim but not yet orange. Certainly benefitted from a full hour in the decanter. If you have any left, there's no hurry to drink up. And can I come round please? Will bring venison!
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