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2018 Rockpile Winery (Mauritson) Zinfandel Pritchett Peaks Vineyard
2/20/2024 - Not647f wrote:
It's been wet and cold, and we're just kind of settling back in after a week on the road. I made a potato-leek soup (not a creamy one) and roasted vegetables for dinner and wife wanted a red, so I blindly grabbed this and went with it. A very typical Rockpile Zin with the structure and sophistication of the winemakers, Emma and Clay, showing through. Black cherries, blackberries, some nice tannins from the barrel program, but they don't taste oaky at all. I've been elevating the weeknight game because I have a lot of these wines, and not at all sorry.
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2021 Domaine Baptiste Hillaire Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Part des Anges
2/20/2024 - Not647f wrote:
This is fine, not amazing, but for the price it only has to drink like a better CdR Villages or something of the sort. It's probably not too long for the world, and would be more interesting if they tossed in some Mourvedre or something, but it makes a nice presentation. Bought as a mystery wine from Garagiste, neither the best deal ever from them nor the worst. (The price before shipping was $20 or so.) A decade or more ago, I bought the Olivier Hillaire CdP, which is really who made this, since they re-branded this bottling to Baptiste Hillaire. We'll take it slow with the next, or not.
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2015 Johann Michel Cornas
2/4/2024 - Not647f wrote:
Just six months made a pretty big difference, I guess. This is still burly, with significant tannins, but it's coming out of this shell. Gaining depth, with black-fruited notes, meaty nuances, some nice savory notes. This is still a bruiser, which is, in many ways, consistent with Cornas, known for being the most rustic of the N. Rhone wines. Wife really liked it this time. Had it with beef strips (the ranch we buy from called it "fajita meat") dressed in a vaguely Korean marinade, sauteed sliced brussel sprouts, over rice. Syrah is the only wine with so much tannin that I trust with spiced foods, and this worked amazingly.
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