This bottle was a bit past prime with stewed fruit flavors and an alcoholic finish. Some black cherry and leather was fighting to the forefront. Was better with food, and this bottle in 2020. Drink now.
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Super expressive nose bursting with plum sauce, crushed berries, dried herbs, faint tobacco or cigar box, orange peel, olives in brine, and faint white pepper spice.
Palate shows red berry fruit up front, then lots of earth mid-palate, and a mix of both on the finish that was slightly dry and a tiny bit astringent. There is also a little bit of furry tannin left that fleshed out with air. Overall, good wine, I think my previous bottle was slightly better. Drink now - 2026.
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2019 Dragonette Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Vogelzang Vineyard
4/20/2024 - SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tropical fruit, herbs, still decent acidity. This bottle was not quite as good as the previous one as it lost some of that vibrant fruit.
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2008 Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani
4/20/2024 - SchlaepDog wrote: 87 Points
This bottle was a bit past prime with stewed fruit flavors and an alcoholic finish. Some black cherry and leather was fighting to the forefront. Was better with food, and this bottle in 2020. Drink now.
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2015 Dragonette Cellars Syrah Seven
4/13/2024 - SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank from a Zalto Den'ark Bordeaux glass.
Super expressive nose bursting with plum sauce, crushed berries, dried herbs, faint tobacco or cigar box, orange peel, olives in brine, and faint white pepper spice.
Palate shows red berry fruit up front, then lots of earth mid-palate, and a mix of both on the finish that was slightly dry and a tiny bit astringent. There is also a little bit of furry tannin left that fleshed out with air. Overall, good wine, I think my previous bottle was slightly better.
Drink now - 2026.
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