PhilJ

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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2008 Clos Fourtet	Yes
2016 Château Caronne Ste. Gemme	Yes
2009 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904	Yes
2015 Pierre Graffeuille et Matthieu Dumarcher Odyssée	Yes
2008 Château Cantemerle	Yes
2014 Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape	Yes
2012 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes	Yes
2005 Château Chasse-Spleen	Yes
2013 La Rioja Alta Rioja Seleccion Reserva 874	Yes
2000 Château Lafon-Rochet	Yes

2008 Clos Fourtet
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7/25/2021 - PhilJ Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep red appearance. Nose didn’t give much away initially, but this evolved over the course of the bottle to be a very good wine. Hints of forest floor, more what I would expect from a left Bank wine (I like). Plenty of red and black fruit, and hints of cedar.
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2016 Château Caronne Ste. Gemme
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7/3/2021 - PhilJ Likes this wine: 89 Points
First bottle from case. Decanted for an hour before meal. A very enjoyable bottle. Nose was typical left bank Bordeaux, with some cedar, vegetal notes. Had some tannin grip, but initial thoughts were of a very good Medoc wine. Finish was a little short and the initial burst of black fruits were less noticeable in subsequent glasses. Would buy again and drink from about 5/6 years old.
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2009 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904
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6/20/2021 - PhilJ Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nice oak, leather, spices. Traditional style of Rioja, so not overly powerful / intense.
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