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1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia
5/10/2021 - pbarnet Likes this wine: 92 Points
still plenty of tannins after 24 years. Smooth, deep and satisfying. The drinking window indicated that this should have been consumed by 2020, but this properly stored bottle had at least ten years left.
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2012 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Laurence
4/12/2020 - pbarnet Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful full traditional c-n-d-p. Still young and tannic, but nothing offensive. As it opened up it was predominantly learhery with cassis notes. Not fully integrated, but pointing to a solid future
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2009 Longoria Pinot Noir Fe Ciega Vineyard
10/29/2016 - pbarnet Likes this wine: 89 Points
Compared against French Pinot with the expectation that this would be deeper and more full bodied. Didn't disappoint. Comments from those not expecting results chose this as the preferred. Still solid and tannic after 7 years, this has at least another 5 years of life to its peak. Strong blackberry and cassis. Nice depth, but a little less rich than other Fe Ciega bottles we've enjoyed. Time will do it good. I'm giving it an 89 because the full complexity has not yet developed.
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