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2005 Levy & McClellan Red
11/2/2023 - jclarkwmj Does not like this wine: 72 Points
Drank w/ KH for 40th.
Bottle design is horrible. Difficult to remove stupid coin on top without shards of glass coming off or bending a cork screw/foil cutter. Definitely needed an ah-so which didn’t occur to me at the time. My fault.
Cork was dried out and disintegrated I’m guessing because of inferior quality cork as well as no foil from dumb bottle design to help retain moisture. There’s a reason the Europeans have used foil for generations. Probably tried to save more money on bottle design. It seems most of the money went into the girth and obnoxious size/weight of the bottle which without foil continued to leak on every pour. In fact, it just seemed to leak wine everywhere throughout this comical experience .
Had to push the cork in so every glass had bits of cork floating in it. What a joke! Didn’t decant because of the amount of effort I already invested in trying to get the cork out. Not to mention I had stored this upon release which alone required years of patience.
Wine was quite good, but I could barely enjoy it because of the amount of blood and sweat I invested in removing the cork.
I’ll stick to my previous note. This wine is nowhere near a value at $500 plus years of storage. Bob and Martha need to get a grip with this over the top bottle design shwap. Just stick to the basics 😁
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2000 Merus Cabernet Sauvignon
10/26/2020 - jclarkwmj wrote: 90 Points
Big bright blackberry fruit, cocoa and cassis. Tannins have faded, but plenty of acid lingering. It's a good weekday wine... Got a great deal on it, otherwise I would've never considered buying this at $100+.
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2017 Cavallotto Langhe Freisa
2/12/2020 - jclarkwmj Likes this wine: 96 Points
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