Trade Tasting 01.07.25, Distributor C
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Tasted Tuesday, January 7, 2025 by HowardLivingstone62 with 152 views
Introduction
Rep arrived around midday with 7 bottles in an insulated rolling cart, with a 750 packet. 4 still white & 3 still red from Italy, New Zealand, France, USA & Portugal.
Flight 1 (7 Notes)
Closing
Personal Standouts were the Monastero Suore Cistercensi Lazio Coenobium Bianco & Domaine Cheveau Pouilly-Fuissé Aux Combes. Suspected sellers include Dashwood SB & the Banshee wines.
2022 Monastero Suore Cistercensi Lazio Coenobium 89 Points
Italy, Latium, Lazio
Trade Tasting at work. Swished & spat. Good acid. Bright. Fennel.
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2023 Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc 90 Points
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
Trade Tasting at work. Swished & spat. Explosive nose. Citrus. For ones looking for bombastic NZ SB this is a good place to go.
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2022 Rickshaw Sauvignon Blanc California 87 Points
USA, California
Trade Tasting at work. Swished & spat. Soft. Subdued. Rounded. Not really doing anything for me but not flawed by any means.
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2022 Domaine Cheveau Pouilly-Fuissé Aux Combes 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Pouilly-Fuissé
Trade Tasting at work. Swished & spat. Great salivating acid, with a lifted perceived sweetness. Sweet tarts. Great depth here with an expert use of neutral oak.
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2022 Banshee Pinot Noir Sonoma County 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Trade Tasting at work. Swished & spat. Weeknight wine. Great lifted acidity. Balance. Restrained oak integration. Maybe a lil overpriced.
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2022 Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Trade Tasting at work. Swished & spat. The Classic line of Banshee wines is safe, showing balance & restraint. Great weeknight wine, albeit a bit overpriced and safe. lil mentholated graphite in there.
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2022 Vinhos Sogrape Silk & Spice 87 Points
Portugal
Trade Tasting at work. Swished & spat. Ripe & rounded.
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