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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
1985 Kendall-Jackson Johannisberg Riesling Select Late Harvest	Yes
2019 Captûre Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Pine Mountain - Cloverdale Peak		No
2019 Baron Philippe de Rothschild Carménère Escudo Rojo Reserva		No
2018 Good Decisions Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	Yes
2017 Tyler Pinot Noir Block Five Dierberg Vineyard	Yes
2016 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard	Yes
2016 Foxen Syrah Old Vines - Dry Farmed Tinaquaic Vineyard	Yes
2003 Delas Frères Hermitage Les Bessards	Yes
2009 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave St. Joseph	Yes
2004 Sylvie Esmonin (Michel et Fille) Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée Vieilles Vignes	Yes

1985 Kendall-Jackson Johannisberg Riesling Select Late Harvest
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2/28/2023 - chapulin Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opaque brown that is a rather offputting color. But this wine is still alive and has the notes of an aged Sauternes but with more acidity. Very pleasant surprise
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2019 Captûre Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Pine Mountain - Cloverdale Peak
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7/8/2022 - chapulin Does not like this wine: 87 Points
I really wanted to like this wine since wines from this AVA are not that common and it’s one of the highest elevation vineyards in its area. However, it just has this “cheap supermarket wine” quality where it tastes very manufactured and just hollow. Within the JFW portfolio, think I would easily take the $20 vintners reserve Cabernet over this any day. I hope my bottle is an outlier
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2019 Baron Philippe de Rothschild Carménère Escudo Rojo Reserva
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6/18/2022 - chapulin Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Cloyingly sweet with very little varietal character. Not really complaining for $16 a bottle but this comes across as a clumsy, mass produced, and simplistic wine
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