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2010 Ridge Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains Red Bordeaux Blend

3/10/2021 - michael47 Likes this wine:

97 points

Dark dark when poured, noticeable sediment in the bottle and decanter. Initially closed nose with tons of oak (American non-toasted). After 5 minutes it magically opened up. Fabulous mouthfeel, luscious, balanced, dark cassis, plums, smoke, all perfectly balanced with acids and supple tannins. Wow. Too bad it's the last of a case brought on futures as the wine has never tasted better and has a decade or two to evolve.

michael47 commented:

4/5/21, 4:58 PM - For sure the wine has years to go. No thoughts on the '11 at this point. We opened the '12 over the weekend to compare to '12 Bryant and Scarecrow and the Monte Bello was super tight and young. Maybe 3-5 years more before drinking.

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2016 Saxum G2 Vineyard Paso Robles Willow Creek District Red Rhone Blend

4/23/2019 - michael47 Likes this wine:

94 points

Perfect Game of Thrones wine. After dinner big, rich and lusty but all in balance with acid, fruit and texture. Still super young but not sure these wines really get much better with age.

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4/24/19, 3:30 PM - BTW I have been drinking just about every Saxum made for many years and while the bottles do change over time - I am not sure they really improve n the sense that they are markedly better than in the year or so after release.

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2010 Château Branaire-Ducru St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

12/22/2018 - michael47 Likes this wine:

92 points

Picked up today at Costco in Gypsum - crazy wine selection. Gamy, forest floor nose with cassis notes through. Lots of tannins, dark toasted wood, juicy currant and spice. Delicious. Still very young.

michael47 commented:

12/25/18, 10:51 AM - They recently changed the rules in Colorado and the liquor can now be part of the actual store when before they had to have separate legal ownership. The selection at the Gypsum/Eagle Vail Costco is amazing. 2009 Screaming Eagle anyone?!
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12/25/18, 5:31 PM - The SR was 2499 with is a good price if you are in the market for that kind of insanity. They had first growths with age on them at very reasonable prices

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2001 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova Sangiovese

8/24/2017 - michael47 Does not like this wine:

59 points

What a continued disappointment. The 3rd of three bottles was stewed and weirdly port like. Not good.

michael47 commented:

8/25/17, 1:04 PM - All three bottles were purchased at auction. No signs of seepage, heat damage, capsules and corks were all sound. Given the range of scores must be some sort of bottle variation.
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9/7/17, 3:46 PM - Appreciate the follow through. No TCA aka corked wine. Typically, the kind of heat exposure you are describing results in seepage, cork protrusion or the capsule adhering to the neck. All of the bottles were outwardly sound, with fine corks and capsules and as noted the wines were consistently flawed.

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