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Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tasted Friday, November 18, 2022 by Giggs with 123 views
Flight 1 - Wine Trends (6 Notes)
Flight 2 - Tramonte & Sons (3 Notes)
2016 Stormy Weather Cabernet Sauvignon Northern Gale Napa Valley 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tons of creamy oak (too much), rich, extracted valley floor style.
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2018 Force Majeure Epinette 92 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain
Delicate, cassis fruit, restrained mouthfeel, lots of concentration and quality. 92+
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2015 Morlet Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Passionnément 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
Intensely focused mountain fruit, medium weight, remarkable balance.
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Flight 3 - Vineyard Brands (4 Notes)
2017 Alain Gras Auxey-Duresses Très Vieilles Vignes 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Auxey-Duresses
Has some heft to it, almost a stickiness to the herbal-edged fruit.
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2017 Tenuta Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Angular, straightforward, showing lots of new wood.
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2015 Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie Reserve 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Animal, barnyard, high acid, medium body. 91+
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2018 Château Chapelle d'Aliénor 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
80% merlot, 20% cab franc. Very inky with an astringent finish.
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Flight 4 - Skurnik (3 Notes)
2020 Ceritas Pinot Noir Hellenthal Vineyard Old Shop Block 88 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Very young and not much to it at this stage. Comes off as well made but in a lean, angular style.
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2020 Paul Pillot Bourgogne 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Weedy/herbal character, some new oak. Quite likeable. 90+
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2018 E. Pira & Figli (Chiara Boschis) Barolo Cannubi 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Extremely tannic, the leather, rawhide, and rosewater hallmarks coming through. Drink in 2030.
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Flight 5 - Cutting Edge Selections (7 Notes)
2019 Weingut Reinhold Haart Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Großes Gewächs 90 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Lime, very salty, with a fascinating salmon skin note. 90+
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2020 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Loibner Klostersatz 85 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Grass clippings, basic lime fruit.
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2019 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains 87 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Simple, with lemon-butter creamed corn sort of profile.
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2018 Cristom Pinot Noir Louise Vineyard 89 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills
Stemmy, ripe, crunchy fruit with herbal edges, lacking a bit of focus and concentration.
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2019 Chanson Père & Fils Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Young, stemmy and dusty flavors underpinning the red cranberry-cherry fruit. Would be pleased to lay this one down for a while. 91+
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1998 Chateau Musar 93 Points
Lebanon, Bekaa Valley
A Cinsault vintage. Bright red fruits, fresh, open aromatics, chalky notes to the fruit. Really interesting.
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2011 Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado Enea 92 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Young, midweight, lots of acidity, graphite mineral, chemical silver polish, leafy tobacco. Probably needs 10 years.
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Flight 6 - Wine Craft (2 Notes)
2018 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard Les Petits Noizons 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard
Linear build, chunky fruit, great mouthfeel, doesn’t quite hit that next gear on the finish given its youth.
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2018 Pian dell'Orino Rosso di Montalcino 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Tart acidity, medium body, cherry and plum skin. A pretty nice and astonishing expensive Rosso.
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Flight 7 - Ohio Valley (4 Notes)
2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
A serious wine with tons of extract, graphite mineral, all that Pauillac Cabernet character right on target.
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2018 Château Moulin du Cadet 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
100% merlot, 7-acre vineyard. Really good and textured, just needs a little time.
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2019 Sojourn Pinot Noir Rodgers Creek Vineyard Sonoma Coast 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Stemmy, crisp, applewood, Burgundian style, good concentration and mouthfeel, wish it had a bit more power.
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2019 Bella Union Cabernet Sauvignon 85 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Big oaky monster, toasted wood, barrel-marked black currant profile.
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Flight 8 - Southern Glazer (2 Notes)
2020 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Very well made though it doesn’t hit you over the head. There’s a rustic, authentic flair to the fruit, like chewing on the whole clusters, and then the mouthfeel delivers the finesse.
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2015 Castello di Bolgheri Bolgheri Superiore 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
Inky left bank blend, lots of wood. I feel like this style was popular in the late 90s but now it’s just not sophisticated enough.
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2016 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Lot C-91 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Young but very expressive already. Black fruit, tea, wet stone, fine-grained tannins, tons of fruit power to uncoil.
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2019 Arietta Merlot Hudson Vineyards 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
A fantastic wine. Layered and concentrated, needs a few years of bottle age.
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2020 Patrick Sullivan Rain 88 Points
Australia, Victoria, Gippsland
Stemmy, weedy edges to cranberry fruit. Like a cooler-climate Sonoma Pinot Noir.
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2016 Fisher Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Coach Insignia 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Open for business, inky, expressive, nice texture to the midpalate.
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2019 J. Davies Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain
Intense red to black fruits, large-scaled, Amarone-like extraction. An absolute monster here.
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2019 Benanti Etna Rosso Contrada Dafara Galluzzo 91 Points
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Lots of mineral, acidity, and tannic backbone bordering on austere, yet the Nerello Mascalese fruit comes through. Needs a couple years but it’s already classy.
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