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Red

2010 Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas

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3/2/2024 - df1962 wrote: 93 points

PnD. Let air for 1hr.

Inconsistent with previous note. It was in a dumb phase.

Elegant balanced complex with intensity and finish. Fruit mineral and tertiary notes. In the Zone Drink Up.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    3/23/2024 9:14:00 AM - PnD is popped and Decanted . Always be decanting!

    For pouring a glass straight out it use PnP.
Red

2019 Château Latour-Martillac

 Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more
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11/26/2022 - df1962 wrote: 90 points

PnD.

Tasty approachable with tons of life ahead.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    1/17/2024 7:09:00 AM - I think I lot of people can't get past the structure and restraint of young Bdx and they probably don't let it breathe enough in a decanter. Always be decanting!
Red

2015 Carpineto Chianti Classico Riserva

 Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more
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2/25/2023 - df1962 Likes this wine: 94 points

PnD let air for 1hr.

Clear medium ruby.

Clean. Medium(+) intensity with aroma of cherry sage porcini fennel violet and leather.

Dry. Medium alcohol. Medium acidity. Medium tannins. Medium body. Medium(+) intensity with flavours of cherry raspberry sage and fennel.

Medium(+) finish. Very good. Drink now suitable for further ageing. Delicious complex with silky grip. In a great place with youth and some tertiary notes starting to emerge. Love Carpineto

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    3/18/2023 10:07:00 AM - I have not had the 2016 CCR yet. I have had their Vino Nobile 2016 and it is fantastic. Waiting on delivery of a few of their current vintages.
Red

2016 San Felice Chianti Classico

 Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese more
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5/4/2022 - df1962 wrote: 91 points

PnD let air for 1hr.

Consistent with previous note and notes.

Don’t be fooled (like me) by the WS over score. Prefer the Their Il Grigio way more for a few dollars more. Drink up on this one.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    2/12/2023 11:25:00 AM - Price has crept up recently but its one of my go to wines.
Red

2019 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage Les Meysonniers

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2/22/2022 - df1962 Likes this wine: 92 points

PnD two days ago let air for one hour. Re-sealed in bottle and put in fridge. Decanted and let air for 3hrs today. The long double decant.

Deep purple black.

Clean. Medium intensity with aroma of cherry charcoal blackberry blood iron and thyme

Dry. Medium alcohol. Medium(+) tannins. Medium(+) acidity. Medium body. Medium intensity with flavours of cherry blackberry charcoal and thyme.

Medium(+) finish. Very good. Drink now suitable for further ageing. Great structure and fruit. Tons of life ahead. Case worthy.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    8/28/2022 3:55:00 PM - Pleased to be of service. Enjoy.
Red

2019 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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8/23/2022 - Motz wrote: 92 points

Coravin pour, left to breathe for an hour and tasted over another hour.

First impressions: 1) Notably translucent for the house. 2) Sharp alcohol behind the bouquet.

Appealing bouquet...minus that angular alcohol element. Fig preserves, dates, carob, cured meats, garrigue, juniper, pipe tobacco, kelp, etc. Fine interplay of 'sweet' and savory.

As indicated by the color, light to medium body, which frankly, is too light to support the listed 15 abv. There are no two ways about this. I have enjoyed vintages of this offering back to 1999, and they have tended to feature noteworthy substance and power in youth, which stands up to the alcohol. This is not the case in this vintage, nor with the 2018. It seems the house style has changed somewhat, and if memory serves, a new winemaker (an adult child, I think) took over, a few vintages back.

Might this and the 2018 put on weight with age? Sure...but I would not put money on it. Overall, correct...yet too light in body to match the alcohol, which comes barreling through, like an express freight train, at the back of the bouquet and palate.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    8/24/2022 10:29:00 PM - Great note. Can it put on weight if there is no mass there to work with?
Red

2020 1 Mill Road Pinot Noir Block 2

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7/16/2022 - df1962 wrote: 92 points

PnD.

Delicious. More formal notes with the next bottle.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    8/2/2022 7:09:00 AM - I am planning a side by side tasting. But the short answer is the Block 2 is a bit more fruit forward while the Home Block is more complex with a mineral component very Burgundian.
Red

2016 Bodegas Beronia Rioja Reserva

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7/17/2021 - df1962 wrote: 89 points

PnD let air for 2hrs.

Classic. Needs time

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    5/14/2022 12:09:00 PM - Could definitely go 10yrs, But I'll never know as that vintage is no longer available here. The 2017 is a bit better.
    Cold here for the time of year.
White - Sparkling

NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Brut

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1/1/2022 - df1962 wrote: 90 points

PnP duh.

Fresh crisp not too much autolysis. Lovely.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    5/4/2022 9:49:00 AM - Classic stuff. Love their Sauvage Rose.
Red

2009 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco

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8/14/2021 - df1962 wrote: 93 points

PnD let air for 1hr after a chill.

Consistent with previous notes. Amazing. One of the great wines of the world.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    3/2/2022 9:54:00 AM - I have not tried the 2017 yet. Regret missing getting some of the 2016. You are welcome. I love Nebbiolo but it can be a bit like Burgundy with its potential for costly disappointment. This is an always safe bet.
Red

2015 Carpineto Chianti Classico Riserva

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2/20/2022 - df1962 wrote: 94 points

PnD. Let air for 3hrs.

Consistent with previous notes. Extracted and ripe with restraint complexity and balance. Tons of life ahead and irresistible now.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    2/24/2022 11:46:00 AM - 2016 not yet available in this market. Thanks for the heads up. Can't wait.
Red

2016 Marchesi Mazzei Chianti Classico Ser Lapo Riserva

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12/24/2021 - df1962 wrote: 93 points

PnD let air for 1hr.

Consistent with previous notes.

No more of this vintage available. Lots of life in this. Will try and string my last five out over the next 10 years.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    12/31/2021 6:06:00 PM - Thanks Macaujames. Happy New Year to you too.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    12/31/2021 6:07:00 PM - SRH - yes I was able to get a few more and while they were on sale!

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    2/8/2022 11:07:00 PM - Happy NY to you and yours too. Runny behind on 2022 after dealing with COVID. Sense of taste and smell not impacted - lol!!!
Red

2017 Marchesi de' Frescobaldi Chianti Rùfina Nipozzano Riserva

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12/9/2021 - df1962 wrote: 90 points

PnD let air for 3hrs.

This has improved form the last bottle.

Clear medium ruby.

Clean. Medium intensity with aroma of cherry sage strawberry sassafras and fennel.

Dry. Medium alcohol. Medium(+) acidity. Medium body. Medium intensity. Improving with flavours of cherry sage fennel and pomegranate.

Medium(+) finish. Very good. Drink now suitable for further ageing. Nicely fleshed out. I would still like to see Nipozzano step up the price point a bit as I think they are dumbing down the brand to hold the price.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    2/8/2022 11:06:00 PM - Thanks. Always like to hit the nail on the head. Sorry for the late response. Liked your note on the vintage.
Red

2016 Château Lilian Ladouys

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12/25/2021 - macaujames Likes this wine: 93 points

92/93. Up to the same level as the plush 2009. Has full aromas of ironey blackberries, coffee'd plums, mint and cassis. Its medium bodied full and spherical, plush coffee'd ironey black, blue and red fruits palate has lovely depth and freshness. Ends long, fresh and tapering with nice gripping tannin. Needs 6-9 hrs aeration. Lay down 10-20 years+. Superb value at 24 Euros. 13.5%.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    12/31/2021 6:08:00 PM - Great note - very helpful as I have the 2009 too!
Red

2016 San Felice Chianti Classico

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10/27/2021 - df1962 wrote: 91 points

PnD.

Consistent with previous notes. Fruit holding up with nice ripe grippy black tea tannins. In a good spot drink up. Very good even if slightly overrated by WS.

For a few dollars more prefer their Riserva il Grigio.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    11/19/2021 6:14:00 PM - The most recent vintage I have is the 2017 it's great. Also have the '16, '15 and '14. Like them all with the '14 being the lesser but still good especially considering not as great a year in Tuscany.
White

2019 Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc Old Vine Reserve

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10/22/2021 - df1962 Likes this wine: 91 points

PnP.

Consistent with previous notes.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    11/1/2021 6:19:00 PM - Yes. And as I think it was Hugh Johnson who said there are no bad vintages just bad bottles.
Red

2016 E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône

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11/26/2020 - df1962 wrote: 89 points

PnVnD let air for 2hrs.

Plum tar garrigue incense and blackberry on the nose.

Fleshy not flabby on the palate with flavours that follow the nose.

Medium finish. Good. Drink up over the next five years.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    10/26/2021 6:46:00 PM - Thanks for the feedback. I liked the 2015 of this even more. I am good hope you are too!
White

2020 Babich Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough

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9/9/2021 - df1962 wrote: 91 points

PnD.

Consistent with previous notes.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    9/10/2021 6:25:00 PM - It is so good I scored it higher than Suckling. Love it even more when it goes on sale.
Red

2016 Marchesi de' Frescobaldi Chianti Rùfina Nipozzano Riserva

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5/10/2020 - df1962 wrote: 92 points

PnD let air for one hour.

Consistent with previous note. This is getting better and still has room for improvement. Tons of structure and complexity. Don’t let the acidity fool you this will hold and improve for 10+ years. A great Nipozzano vintage.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    8/24/2021 10:53:00 AM - Nipozzealots!!
Red

2016 Marchesi Mazzei Chianti Classico Ser Lapo Riserva

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8/6/2021 - df1962 wrote: 93 points

PnD let air for 1hr.

Consistent with previous notes. Great fruit and savoury notes. Love the mouthfeel. Getting more while on sale. This can easily go another 10 years.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    8/14/2021 11:13:00 AM - i blame the wine for being so good and such a great price!
Red

2019 Bodega Amalaya Malbec

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3/17/2021 - df1962 wrote: 89 points

PnD 2/3 of the bottle. Let air for 1hr.

Consistent with previous note.

Dark fruit and violet on the nose.

Depth and freshness on the palate. Ripe grippy tannins. Very enjoyable. Great with BBQ.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    8/11/2021 7:08:00 AM - You are welcome SRH. WS was an 83 on this one.
Red

2015 Castello di Gabbiano Chianti Classico Riserva

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6/19/2021 - df1962 wrote: flawed

Corked

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    7/13/2021 6:00:00 PM - Thanks for the feedback on my notes for this wine. Happy to be of service. I have just had the one corked bottle but a friend has had several. Dang is right but it happens with a lot less frequency with cork sealed wines these days.

    Sale price $CAN24.50

    Cheers
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2013 Marchesi de' Frescobaldi Chianti Rùfina Nipozzano Riserva

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3/21/2020 - df1962 wrote: 91 points

PnD let air for 2hrs.

Very fresh. Lots of complexity. Red fruits porcini Parmesan black tea touch of cola and amaro. Great balance. Delicious. Lots of life still.

  • Comment posted by df1962:

    6/27/2021 1:03:00 PM - Love my Nipozzano. 2013 is a pretty solid vintage in Tuscany.

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