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2013 Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard Sonoma Coast

11/20/2023 - michigan dogs Likes this wine:

93 points

Took to Selden Standard in Detroit, really great meal with dishes to share. Wine was really big for a Pinot, rich fruit.

Pinotfanbg commented:

11/27/23, 6:39 PM - Livin' Large, Johnny. You on the list for this?
Pinotfanbg commented:

11/29/23, 8:35 PM - Nice to have friends with good cellars. I've been pretty slow on wine consumption lately. Just too busy. You can see some of what we drank in my tasting notes.

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2016 Beta Cabernet Sauvignon Vare Vineyard Oak Knoll District

6/12/2022 - Pinotfanbg Likes this wine:

94 points

Intense scent of violets. Started a bit thin in body but really picked up weight with air. Great balance of fruit acidity and fine tannins. Special wine that is light, but very flavorful with amazingly well integrated acidity. Only 12.5% etoh!

Pinotfanbg commented:

6/16/22, 7:35 AM - I think the Beta wines from '16 are very young with a long life ahead. No harm in trying one now for a benchmark if you have several. I think they have a long life ahead, so save a couple if you have the cellar space and trajectory to do so.

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2016 Beta Cabernet Sauvignon Vare Vineyard Oak Knoll District

6/14/2022 - michigan dogs Likes this wine:

98 points

This was Bob's treat. What a wine, my highest score of the year. strong nose, floral, Bob mentioned violets. very balanced with good acidity and definately nice fruit. Some posters mentioned that it was light, I did not get that impression, although it is only 12.5% alcohol. I loved it...

Pinotfanbg commented:

6/15/22, 3:14 PM - Thanks for sharing it with me and your comments, so glad to know you liked it.

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1995 Sean Thackrey Orion Rossi Vineyard St. Helena Syrah Blend, Syrah

12/28/2019 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine:

92 points

Decanted and served. Fully mature classic Napa Cabernet with old oak and plentiful dried cassis dominating the palate. Going strong, no rush.

Pinotfanbg commented:

6/7/22, 7:50 PM - It’s an old vine field blend dominated by a Syrah clone. Sean spoke about this in a video you can find on YouTube.

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2010 Caves Duplessis Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume Chardonnay

9/6/2021 - Mrbuzz wrote:

flawed

Way too advanced in this bottle. Shame!

Pinotfanbg commented:

9/7/21, 1:33 PM - Sorry to hear that. I have a handful of these Chablis crus left over from a case purchase from Cory at Selection Massale back when they sold direct to consumer. Looks like I should check in on them very soon.

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2012 Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon Annum Napa Valley

11/26/2018 - michigan dogs Likes this wine:

93 points

Opened for the Michigan/Ohio game. Wine was much better than the game. Really nice Napa Cab in a good place. Everyone loved it.

Pinotfanbg commented:

12/13/18, 2:31 PM - What do you mean? It was a great game ;-)
Pinotfanbg commented:

12/14/18, 9:10 AM - Well, Urban will be gone next year and the game is at the Big House so U of M will have a better chance next time.

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2010 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne Nebbiolo

1/3/2018 - michigan dogs wrote:

I will not rate because our experience was so far away from others. Wine was decanted for several hours and never showed anything. No nose what's so ever, taste was flat. if rating maybe an 80 at best.

Pinotfanbg commented:

1/7/18, 2:27 PM - One of the best Barolo producers and Sandrone's top wine. You must have has a bad bottle or it's shut down hard. Too bad in either case Gallioni rated this at 100 points.

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