Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2019 Caladan Cabernet Franc	Yes
2019 Cardinale	Yes
2014 Cardinale	Yes
2013 BOND Pluribus	Yes
2021 Hyde De Villaine Chardonnay Comandante	Yes
2009 Château Calon-Ségur	Yes
2017 Poggio Landi Brunello di Montalcino	Yes
2015 Peter Michael Les Pavots	Yes
2004 Union Champagne de Saint Gall Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Orpale Blanc de Blancs	Yes
2010 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino	Yes

2019 Caladan Cabernet Franc
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4/20/2024 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 92 Points
I really liked this wine. Pure Cab Franc at its finest. Herbs, forrest, gamey meat, and raspberries. Really enjoyable wine. I would love to try this wine again.
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2019 Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder Single Block
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4/20/2024 - RickyT12 wrote: 90 Points
I think this was a bad showing for this wine, and I would like to try it again. For me this wine was awkward and way too overpowering. To the extent where, I could not get any enjoyment out of it. It was like alcohol and dark underripe fruit. I would like to try it again if given the chance.
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2019 Cardinale
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4/20/2024 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very powerful wine. Nice balance and smooth. Raspberry, coffee, and tobacco. Chocolate covered raspberries. I had this with the 2014. I prefer the 2014 slightly, but it is probably because of the age and some secondary characteristics coming out.
Very balanced and drinking well for a young wine.
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BuzzzzOff says:

8/10/2015 8:32:00 PM - Hi RickyT12! 1982 Latour? Oh my, that must have been fantabulous!!! We had a Chateau Mercian white and red the other day. We thought worthwhile mentioning given you are in Tokyo. The red was preferred over the white, albeit both interesting.
il_diavolo says:

10/17/2014 6:47:00 AM - Hello, I don't do wine "out" in HK that much as prices are exorbitant. If you meant shops to buy I would check out wine beast in wan chai, enoteca in lee gardens 1 in causeway bay or the Watson at d'aguilar street. Also some shops have enomatic tasting machines eg the Watson above, tastings in Wellington street and city super + 1 other in IFC. To eat, the wine beast bistro allows you to order the wine at the retail shop price. Most local places will do BYOB for free or close (the western ones will charge)
RickyT12 says:

1/6/2014 11:41:00 PM - Hi Stefan, I live in Minatou Ku. There are some good BYOB restaurants in Akasaka. Recently I have been going to a little French bistro place in Akasaka that charges 1,000 Yen for bottle charge. I am sure I and some buddies would be interested in meeting up. By the way I recently picked up a 06 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage, saw you were a big fan of it. How about meeting up in February? By the way my name is Antonio
StefanAkiko says:

1/6/2014 2:30:00 PM - Whereabout in Tokyo do you live? I mainly live in Yokohama and go to Tokyo most every week. Would be great to meet up with some wine at a nice BYOB restaurant.

RickyT12