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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2022 Neethlingshof Estate Chenin Blanc	Yes
2018 En Garde Cabernet Sauvignon Greenville Summit Livermore Valley	Yes
2005 Lawrelin Winery Cabernet Sauvignon	Yes
2013 Big Basin Vineyards Syrah Frenchie's Ranch	Yes
2012 Cutruzzola Vineyards Riesling Riven Rock Vineyard	Yes
2020 Domaine Franck Millet Pouilly-Fumé	Yes
2018 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Old Vine Rodnick Vineyard	Yes
2004 Massena Shiraz The Eleventh Hour	Yes
2017 Domdechant Werner Hochheimer Kirchenstück Riesling Großes Gewächs	Yes
2015 Cutruzzola Vineyards Pinot Noir Gloria	Yes

2022 Neethlingshof Estate Chenin Blanc
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4/11/2024 - Betaprime Likes this wine: 92 Points
Golden color. Honey, honeysuckle, melon, lemon tart, ripe pineapple on the nose. Lemon chess pie, salinity, touch of minerality with a hint of bitterness on the back palate. Good length and intensity. Medium to full bodied. Honestly a fantastic wine for the price.
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2018 En Garde Cabernet Sauvignon Greenville Summit Livermore Valley
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2/18/2024 - Betaprime Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened Feb. 17, 2024. Garnet. Baked dark fruit, spice, and something that reminds me of resin or wax on the nose. Cooked tart dark cherry and plum, nutmeg, graphite, cooked green bell pepper, hint of cigar box, soft chalky tannins, Medium to full body. It was pretty well balanced.
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2005 Lawrelin Winery Cabernet Sauvignon
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5/19/2023 - Betaprime Likes this wine: 98 Points
Decanted to reduce sediment then poured through the rabbit to filter out the bits of floating cork as I managed to break the cork as I was opening it. Deep ruby to garnet. Fairly intense dark fruit, vanilla, tomato leaf, a bit of graphite on the nose. On the palate moderate acidity and tannins, dark cooked fruit, vanilla, dried herbs, graphite, glycerin.
Nicely balanced though complex. I almost wished I’d waited a couple more years for it’s 20th anniversary to open it!
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