Nice nose of cherries and roses. Mix of ripe and tart cherries, some black tea notes. Nice balance and a long finish. Clearly the wotf. (my 1st, group's 1st)
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Strawberry nose. Sweet strawberry fruit, round, soft palate. Simple but still fruity and alive which was enough to make it second best in this flight. Others got brett, which I'm normally quite sensitive to but couldn't detect here. (my 2nd, group's 2nd)
Pretty, floral nose, some baking spice. Cherries and anise with bright acidity. Smoother with less tannin than the rest of the lineup. Only one that's drinking well now imo. Really nice. (my 1st, group's 4th)
Black fruit and tar on the nose. Tart cherry, prominent tannin, medium+ acidity. Lots of good stuff here but disjointed. Needs time. (my 3rd, group's 3rd)
1994 Rabbit Ridge Nebbiolo Barrique Riserva 86 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Darkest color. Cinnamon red hot candy nose. Black plum and cinnamon on the palate. Tastes young with lots of fruit left. (my 3rd, group's 3rd)
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1989 Azienda Monsordo Bernardina (Ceretto) Nebbiolo d'Alba Lantasco 79 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Nebbiolo d'Alba
Moderately bricked. Strange nose, no fruit, some mint. Dried out palate, no fruit, some dried flowers. Over the hill. (my 4th, group's 4th)
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2005 Novy Family Wines Nebbiolo Stolpman Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley
Nice nose of cherries and roses. Mix of ripe and tart cherries, some black tea notes. Nice balance and a long finish. Clearly the wotf. (my 1st, group's 1st)
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1993 Renwood Nebbiolo Flawed
USA, California, Sierra Foothills, Amador County
Bricked. Off nose, furniture polish and v.a. Leather, varnish, caramel palate. Oxidized. (my 5th, group's 5th)
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1992 Il Podere dell'Olivos Nebbiolo Parabola 87 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Strawberry nose. Sweet strawberry fruit, round, soft palate. Simple but still fruity and alive which was enough to make it second best in this flight. Others got brett, which I'm normally quite sensitive to but couldn't detect here. (my 2nd, group's 2nd)
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