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1998 Stony Hill Chardonnay
10/29/2022 - stevetimko Likes this wine:
This was a decent bottle of wine, so I’m calling this a win. I took a bottle of this to a get together with wine geeks a couple of months ago and it was over-the-hill and not worth drinking. This particular bottle wasn’t great, but it was only slightly past its prime. Zach noted the wine still had excellent acidity, despite it’s age. The wine was only slightly dark. Some lemon on the nose. Some honey and good minerality on the palate. Should have drank this eight years ago.
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2008 Storrs Petite Sirah
10/29/2022 - stevetimko Likes this wine:
This is showing well and the CellarTracker! suggested drinking window ending in 2015 was pessimistic. Jason Brandt Lewis suggested this on Chowhound (RIP Chowhound) as an example of a restrained petite sirah. I checked with a Santa Cruz Mountains vineyard owner to see if Storrs got much smoke. It didn’t, so I bought two bottles from K&L Wines and promptly forgot about them. I decided to bring one to a get together to match with Glenn’s London boril.
Robert Parker described petite sirah as a grape that ages well and that proved correct here. And it wasn’t an in-your-face Rhone. Dark fruits on the nose. Dark fruits again on the palate, nice acidity, maybe a little bit of tobacco. Smooth from the attack through the mid palate and a above average finish. Zach noted that it could pass for a 2018. This was a food-friendly wine.
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2009 Rhys Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard
10/29/2022 - stevetimko Likes this wine:
Showing well. Nice floral pinot noir nose. Both red fruits and black fruits on the palate. Good acidity. And a good finish.
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