Ben Venga

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Dream wine: 1989 Yquem...

Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2019 The Ned Pinot Gris	Yes
1998 Château Haut-Franquet	Yes
2011 Brennan Pinot Noir	Yes
1999 Parusso Barolo Bussia Vigna Rocche	Yes
2003 Weingut Eduard Hauth Kerpen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese	Yes
NV Les Vins Contés (Olivier Lemasson) Pow Blop Wizz	Yes
NV H.M. Borges Madeira 5 Year Old Dry	Yes
2015 Joseph Drouhin Pouilly-Vinzelles	Yes
2017 Charles Smith Riesling Kung Fu Girl	Yes
2015 Couly-Dutheil Chinon	Yes

2019 The Ned Pinot Gris
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1/9/2021 - Ben Venga Likes this wine:
Always killer. Pale pink from some skin contact. Soft peach and pear aromas with some nice floral notes. Refreshing acidity.

Fantastic value and always reliable
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2019 Chiarli Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Vigneto Cialdini
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12/26/2020 - Ben Venga wrote:
Delicious, light, fruit forward and tangy. It has a little carbonic candied note, but otherwise is just a simple, refreshing wine. Drank this bottle with roast beef hash for brunch, but it's also an ideal wine for pizza and Netflix
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1998 Château Haut-Franquet
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12/25/2020 - Ben Venga Likes this wine:
Absolutely loved this wine yet again, but it really needed an hour decanting before it showed well.

Lots of leather and tobacco balanced with dark, dried fruit and baking spice.

The tannins are mature and soft, but still present, and the acid keeps a bit of life on the palate.

Still beautiful, but I can't imagine it will develop much further. Drink it if you have it.
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