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2018 Domaine de Pallus Chinon Le Clos de Pallus
4/23/2024 - jkvedar Likes this wine: 89 Points
As I said in my previous note, this is a shy wine. Medium to medium minus aromatics, medium minus acidity, medium minus tannins. To be fair, I decanted it and started dinner quickly, and I will taste again after I leave the wine stoppered at cellar temperature. Tonight I probably would have called it Malbec in a blind tasting because it has a Bordeaux variety character, but fairly non-descript. As it opens up there is some pyrizine character but it is subtle. 2018 was a warm vintage in the Loire and it shows.
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2021 Alban Vineyards Roussanne Estate
4/21/2024 - jkvedar Likes this wine: 92 Points
I have not tasted much Roussanne. Chilled at first, but opened the bottle and warmed a bit before dinner. Nose of candied lemon, honey, wax and some apricot on the nose. Balanced on the palate, with medium ++ acidity, but good mid-palate richness and a very long finish. Paired with grilled tilapia. I would order more if I could!
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2019 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Mount Carmel
4/20/2024 - jkvedar Likes this wine: 90 Points
A bit shy this evening. After a short decant and the meal, it never really opened up. Not much on the nose, really. As I’d expect from KB, the wine is balanced on the palate with medium acidity and medium tannins. Paired with sautéed chicken with a tarragon cream pan sauce, a vegetable risotto and garden salad. There is a long finish. I don’t know if California Pinots go through a dumb phase, but this one may be in it
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