Wow, this was a revelation! I've been lumping all port into the tawny camp, but this was delicious. Shy nose, but not porty. Medium sweet. Black fruit. Not alcoholic or woody! $80
WTF? This thing retails for $336? This is only slightly less foxy than the Cupole. It's too ripe, too. On the plus side, it's slightly elegant and very structured, but $336??
2008 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Santa Barbara County 89 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Shy nose, kinda corny. Decent acid.
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2009 Au Bon Climat Pinot Gris / Pinot Blanc 87 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Pears, boring. Ok acid. $18
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2006 Ici/La-Bas Chardonnay Victoria Elke Vineyard 89 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Corny nose. Pears, apples, decent acid. Restrained oak. $37
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2008 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Strawberry, shy nose. Smooth, ripe, good acid. Black cherry. $20
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2007 Ici/La-Bas Pinot Noir Les Révélés Elke Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Oaky nose. Sharper, focused strawberry red cherry fruit. Good acid. $43
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2007 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Knox Alexander 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Smooth, chocolate, strawberry, creamy. $49
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2007 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Isabelle 93 Points
USA, California
Poopy nose. Rich, but balanced acid. Just delicious. $55
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2007 Ancien Chardonnay 86 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Wow, foxy. Good acid. Corny. $37
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2007 Ancien Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 86 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Sweet. Meh.
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2007 Caldwell Rocket Science 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Coombsville
Napa Cab nose, decent structure, delicious.
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2006 Caldwell Proprietary Red 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Coombsville
Corny nose. Fat, red fruit, oak, delicious. Good acid! $105
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2009 Cliff Lede Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
New Zealand-y nose. Smooth, grassy, lime. $23
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2007 Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
Oaky nose. Smooth, integrated oak, creamy. $64
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2007 Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
Delicious nose - quite oaky. Oak, but integrated. Great acid. Very nice. $160
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2009 Crocker & Starr Sauvignon Blanc 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Rich, but good acid. Slightly grassy. Big flavor. Lemon, leesy. Very much in the Merry Edwards camp. $33
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2007 Crocker & Starr Cabernet Franc 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Oaky nose, like a Rioja. Balanced, smooth, creamy. No Grenness. Spicy! Wow. $62
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2007 Crocker & Starr Cabernet Sauvignon Stone Place 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
Similar nose to the Cab Franc. Smooth, creamy, medium tannins, good acid. Oaky but balanced. Elegant! $95
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2008 Bridesmaid White 87 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Bordeaux-y nose. Slightly flabby and boring. $20
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2008 Domaine Berthet-Rayne Châteauneuf-du-Pape Tradition 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Representative nose and palate. Decent structure. Obviously quite young. $40
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2007 Château Cantenac 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Great nose, sweetish. Medium oak and structure. Short finish. $39
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2004 Château les Roques 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Entre-Deux-Mers, Loupiac
Rich, honey, but light on acid. $19/375
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2009 Peter Franus Sauvignon Blanc 88 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Grassy, but slightly flabby. $23
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2009 Peter Franus Albariño Stewart Vineyard 89 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Soapy, fairly big, medium- acid. Floral. $23
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2007 Lagier Meredith Syrah 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder
Meaty nose. Ripe but balanced. Elegant, concentrated. Young fruitiness. Great acid. $55
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2008 Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Shy nose. Smooth, light oak. Corny. Good acid, restrained. $40
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2008 Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay Mount Carmel 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Corn nose. Dancing acid. Smooth, ripe, slightly elegant. $60
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2008 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
High toned red cherry nose. Slight poop. Strawberry, good acid, elegant. Barnyard. $40
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2008 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Mount Carmel 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Elegant inviting nose. Sweetish, but balanced overall. $60
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2008 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Funky nose, almost Sauvignon Blanc-y. Good acid, but overall disappointing. $43
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2007 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Representative nose, with a kiss of oak. Delicious, somewhat oaky, lemon-driven. $65
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2007 Dominique Cornin Pouilly-Fuissé Clos Reyssié 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé
Foxy nose. Good acid. Elegant. Foxy, but not a big problem.
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2007 Domaine Morey-Coffinet Chassagne-Montrachet 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Oaky, creamy, balanced. Lemony. $56
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2006 Domaine Denis Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Might have been the VV - the retail is $115. Dark rich nose, black cherry. Medium- body. Good structure. Chocolate smooth finish.
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2007 Bernard Burgaud Côte-Rôtie 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Beefy, smooth, decent structure. Ripe black cherry. $75
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NV Niepoort Porto 10 Year Old Tawny 83 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Chocolate port nose. Balanced alcohol, medium+ sweet. But it's that bitter, woody tawny port taste. $55
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2007 Niepoort Porto Vintage 91 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Wow, this was a revelation! I've been lumping all port into the tawny camp, but this was delicious. Shy nose, but not porty. Medium sweet. Black fruit. Not alcoholic or woody! $80
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2006 Domaine Alain Normand Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse
Ripe nose. Almost jammy on the palate. Weird. $19
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2007 Domaine Joseph Voillot Volnay Vieilles Vignes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay
Massive nose. Delicious minerality. Nice acid. Very accessible even now. $52
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2008 Château Coupe Roses Minervois La Bastide 88 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Minervois
Perfumed nose, ripe. Smooth, balanced, simple. $15
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2008 Montirius Côtes du Rhône 88 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Representative nose. Smooth, simple, ripe. Medium- structure - more than 07, but still quite ripe. $16
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2005 Montirius Gigondas Terres des Ainés 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
Sausage nose, with a little foxiness. Good structure, floral? Not showing as well as I remember it. $33
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2005 Gianfranco Alessandria Barolo 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Oaky, representative. Very structured. $45
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2005 Gianfranco Alessandria Barolo San Giovanni 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Foxy nose. Structured, representative. Overpriced. $70
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2005 Mauro Veglio Barolo Vigneto Arborina 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Foxy nose, but solid on the palate. $56
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2005 Mauro Veglio Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Talcy nose. Very structured, elegant, and smooth. Currant. Forgot to score it, but it was great.
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2006 Tenuta di Trinoro Le Cupole Toscana IGT 83 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Foxy nose. Smooth, but quite foxy on the palate. Hmm. $35
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2006 Tenuta di Trinoro Toscana IGT 84 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
WTF? This thing retails for $336? This is only slightly less foxy than the Cupole. It's too ripe, too. On the plus side, it's slightly elegant and very structured, but $336??
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2008 Soter Pinot Noir Mineral Springs Ranch 92 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
Ripe nose, with minerals and funk. Smooth, oaky, delicious. $67
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2007 Domaine Serene Chardonnay Dijon Clones Clos du Soleil 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Buttered corn nose. Smooth, elegant, buttery, if you're into the style. Good acid. $46
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2007 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Yamhill Cuvée 92 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Oaky nose. Smooth, ripe, delicious, creamy. $45
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2006 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve 91 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Oaky Rioja-y nose. Ripe, not pinoty, but delicious. $60
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2006 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Mark Bradford 91 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Ripe oaky nose, with some armpit funk. Slightly overripe. Oaky. Delicious, though. $93
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2006 Domaine Serene Syrah Rockblock Reserve Walla Walla Valley 90 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley
Sweet nose, oak. Delicious, smooth, elegant. Slightly short. $43
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2009 Orin Swift Sauvignon Blanc Veladora 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Fleshy, smooth, ripe. $27
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2008 Orin Swift The Prisoner 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Simple, ripe, but decent structure. $37
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2007 Orin Swift Papillon 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Oak nose, black cherry, smooth. Integrated oak, new world but with decent structure. Nice. $58
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2007 Séléné Merlot Frediani Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Oaky nose, ripe but balanced. Smooth and creamy. Structured. $45
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2007 Séléné Cabernet Sauvignon Dead Fred Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Nice nose, strcutured, cassis, elegant. Simple for the price. $55
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2005 Séléné Chesler 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Foxy nose. Smooth, oaky. Very structured, good age. $56
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