vespasian

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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2020 Ottin Petite Arvine	Yes
2009 Mount Pleasant Wines Sémillon Single Vineyard Lovedale		No
2002 Shafer Relentless	Yes
2019 De Martino Carignan Vigno Vignadores de Carignan Old Vines Dry Farmed		No
2019 Familia Zuccardi Malbec Concreto		No
2011 Casa Ferreirinha Douro Quinta da Leda	Yes
2015 Charles Joguet Chinon Clos de la Dioterie	Yes
2021 Petaluma Riesling Hanlin Hill	Yes
2019 Ottin Pinot Noir Valle d'Aosta	Yes
2005 Rapet Père et Fils Corton		No

2020 Ottin Petite Arvine
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3/14/2024 - vespasian Likes this wine: 92 Points
A very satisfying Petite Arvine from Aosta; some pithy extract on the nose and a honeyed character perhaps from extended time with the skins? Good refreshing balance on the palate with a textural element. Delicious.
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2016 Albert Boxler Riesling Sommerberg
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2/14/2024 - vespasian wrote: 89 Points
A game of two halves - lovely complexity on the nose and initially on the palate though it comes up a bit short, the finish is quite sudden for a wine at this level. A shame - its needs to give more on the palate.
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2015 Yalumba The Caley
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1/20/2024 - vespasian wrote: 90 Points
A perfectly drinkable and enjoyable red with good freshness and restraint on show but I cannot help but end up shaking my head in disbelief at the price tag given to this wine. There are many wines in our rack in the £15-30 bracket that are the equal of this and if I’m honest, quite a few of them are considerably better and certainly more interesting.
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