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• 2014 Familia Mayol Garnacha Blanca

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  1/3/2017 - poptart_nyc Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I checked this out because it's from Argentina, which I don't usually drink, it was unfiltered and unfined, and because I think I remember the wine maker, his passion, and experimental nature form meeting him at a trade event. Very happy with the expression of the varietal. Rhone like with good mineralogy supporting pretty pitted fruits. A slightly pure honey Chas artist, not a drop of sweetness or overripeness. Good acidity and a Leigh Ted body than I would have expected. There's no comparison in Argentina, but with the rhone or Spain, can definitely hold its own in quality. Really seamless

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• 2015 Château de Montfaucon Viognier

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  1/3/2017 - poptart_nyc Likes this wine: 91 Points

  First note was very fresh and floral. The mouthfeel has weight and a perfect balance between bright without tart and smooth without creamy/heavy. Midpalate is almost like a rose wine-peaches, lychee? Maybe a bit of pineapple. And lingering ripe tree fruits. Not sweet and the little oak this sees is not obtrusive in any way. Stays refreshing and never sappy.

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• 2011 Marqués de Griñón Dominio de Valdepusa Caliza

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  12/6/2016 - poptart_nyc wrote: 87 Points

  This wine throws its weight around in every category. Thick and staining and oaky and tannic and ripe and I should hate it but I don't. Because sometimes you need a wine like this. And sometime you want a wine like this. Savage. But still very well made. A female wrestler in a couture distressed leather corset top. Maybe it's a bit too much, but it's entertaining, and there's a hint of style and plenty of substance.

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