mcar20156

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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2009 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Deux Frères	Yes
2020 Crystallum Chardonnay Clay Shales	Yes
2010 Tenuta le Potazzine Brunello di Montalcino	Yes
2002 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année	Yes
2018 Kanaan Riesling		No
2008 Bodegas Pintia Toro Pintia	Yes
2014 Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard	Yes
2007 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape	Yes
2005 Domaine François Cotat Sancerre La Grande Côte	Yes
2018 Coume del Mas Collioure Schistes	Yes

2009 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Deux Frères
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2/17/2023 - mcar20156 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Slightly worried on opening this as the nose was very funky. Couple of hours in the decanter and needn't have worried.

Phenomenal power, but even at 15% has the perfect foil of acidity to avoid being too heavy. Tannins are big, but not overpowering.

Fully developed I would say, but no rush to drink.
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2020 Crystallum Chardonnay Clay Shales
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2/15/2023 - mcar20156 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Needs a lot of air, and would probably benefit from a couple more years under its belt, but shows great promise.
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2010 Tenuta le Potazzine Brunello di Montalcino
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12/1/2022 - mcar20156 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Definitely echo the other comments here that this needs air - 2-3 hour decant did the trick, but was even better on the following night.

Really nice, classic Brunello.
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