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2008 Joseph Phelps Insignia
1/1/2024 - bpittenger Does not like this wine:
Very disappointed. This wine should be drinking very nicely right now. Opened it at dinner with friends for New Year's eve. We didn't have a decanter (they only had one and it was in use) so we left the bottle open for an hour. It was brownish in color and had an odor as if it were going bad but tasted okay - not great. Possibly a little corked but the cork looked fantastic. I have 11 more, I will give them a few years, maybe it's just at an awkward stage.
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2007 Castalia Wines Pinot Noir Rochioli Vineyard
11/24/2023 - bpittenger wrote: 92 Points
Opened this tonight halfway expecting it to be bad. To my surprise, it's fantastic! Great pinot. Very smooth, deep ruby color, still a few tannins left. If you have in your cellar, drink up.
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2014 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco
5/13/2021 - bpittenger Does not like this wine:
Very disappointing. I brought this wine to an Italian tasting and dinner where we had fabulous Italian wines. Unfortunately this one didn't hold up to the others. This one tasted more like cherry cough syrup than a nice bottle of wine. Very dry with minerals. Strong cherry and still a very strong alcohol taste with a long unpleasant after taste. I really wanted to like this wine so we tried decanting for a while and came back to it a couple hours later. It mellowed but the cherry cough syrup was still the first impression.
The alcohol remained strong. Maybe a few years will help but I am not excited to try this one again.
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