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2014 Vincent Chardonnay
12/4/2023 - stufis Likes this wine: 92 Points
Mike in Atlanta has it right, even after all these years. Delicious Chard, bright, warms up nicely. Sadly our last.. Kudos to a Pacific Palisades native!
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2009 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Proprietor's Reserve Schultze Family Vineyard
5/27/2022 - stufis Likes this wine: 92 Points
Well! Bought 6 at the winery in 2010-11-ish, drank one to test but this is the first of the remainiing 5, stored off-site since purchase.
N: Classic WOE aromatics; 14 years on and it's still so racy, bright, and piercing, which I generally think is more extreme than the best of the quality SCM PNs (I almost fully attribute this to the Schultze's terroir, with it's 900' elevation and windy-duh-exposure). Two hours in and it still rebounds from the glass. Nothing muted here.
P: PnP at cellar temp. Although it starts a bit reserved, overall it has hardly declined from 2009, it seems. Finish lengthens noticably after an hour or so. Red fruits and the WOE spiciness on full display. The Francois Freres oak is all but passe here (as opposed to a 2012 last week that was still oak-dominant). Super balanced. At it's peak, it seems.
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2000 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Proprietor's Reserve Schultze Family Vineyard
12/5/2020 - stufis wrote:
Enjoyed this very well tonight with a savory pork t-loin, even accounting for Jim‘s penchant for 100% new oak back in the early days (!). Exceptionally long lasting on the palate and quite full – flavored. Our last, alas.
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