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  • 2017 Herman Story Viognier Tomboy

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    3/24/2024 - VlgJeff wrote: 88 Points

    PnP, chilled. Took about 15 minutes to open, so aerate first. A clear medium yellow-gold in color. Some aromatic floral notes along with stonefruit on the nose. The medium bodied palate showed some apricot, peach, melon, spice and minerality. The acidity is nicely juicy but outruns the fruit by a bit and the finish is marred by some bitterness. It seems this wine may best be enjoyed before its 5th birthday.

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  • 2007 Paolo Bea Rosso de Véo

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    3/23/2024 - VlgJeff wrote: 92 Points

    This wine is 100% Sagrantino from Bea's youngest vines. Decanted for 20 minutes which helped to separate the wine from some sediment and allow it to open as it was quite closed initially. The color was a deep purple to a clear edge. Lots of dark fruit and earth on the nose which carried over to the medium to plus bodied palate -- black cherry, blackberry, black currant and even a touch of black licorice, along with wet earth. The acidity was lively and up to the task of balancing the fruit, and there was just a touch of tannin on the finish. I would expect this wine to hold for several more years.

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  • 2013 Hanzell Chardonnay

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    3/22/2024 - VlgJeff wrote: 91 Points

    PnP (as there was no time to decant), chilled. The wine improved as it was exposed to air. The color was a clear straw-yellow. A wonderfully balanced wine showing lemon juice and crème, stone fruit, green apple, minerality, very, very light oak, and balancing acidity. The partial malo creates a medium plus mouthfeel with a long finish. Should hold for several more years.

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  • Mike4321 says:

    11/26/2022 5:37:00 AM - Thanks Jeff. I'm not a note taker but am partial to French and Italian wine, especially with some age.

  • Mark1npt says:

    6/14/2021 1:30:00 PM - Thanks for the kind words, Jeff....and you are exactly right..so many wines for all of us to sample and enjoy. Really digging my aged Napa and aged BDX recently. The wife, not so much, she's a Cali fruit 'ho....lol. She knows it and is entirely unapologetic. Cheers!

  • Bin707LoversDetroit says:

    12/28/2020 11:16:00 AM - BTW, as a Self proclaimed Pinot lover, have you tried the Duckhorn "Migration" Pinots? Think there's three or so different AVAs they pull Migration grapes from, but those are DARN good bottles of Pinot!!! Enjoy! Noroc!

  • Bin707LoversDetroit says:

    12/28/2020 11:12:00 AM - VlgJeff, yes, thank you for the kind words. We have lots of "tips" as it relates to Romania - many of its winemaking regions at the same latitude as Bordeaux - so feel free to reach out between now and then. Does not sound like you'll be too close, BUT Recaș is the best! When we were at Peleș last, we asked to see the cellar. The host chuckled, informed us how timely our inquiry was, as the Castle was hosting an event soon after, and the cellar was full of vin at that moment. UNFORTUNATELY that was followed by a polite but firm, Romanian "Nu, îmi pare rău." - - "Sorry, no." Too bad for us!!! Visiting the Castle at Bran, one of the primary sites said to have housed Vlad Țepeș, has changed drastically with the rise of books and shows like Twilight and Blade. WAY more touristy than it ever was in the 2000s. Either way, enjoy, see all you can, and understand & please respect- prior to December 1989, people would, at huge risk of being immediately targeted, try and swim across that fast, deep and wide river to freedom from tyranny of the worst kind. ENJOY THE TRIP!!! NO COVID!!! Reach out anytime. . . . . . . VlgJeff says: 12/26/2020 12:23:00 PM - Thanks. Appreciate your detailed TNs, especially the effect of air - either before drinking, or while drinking - on the enjoyment received from a wine. Too many bottles are PnP with a lot of enjoyment missed. Have a 4 day trip to Transylvania scheduled for Fall 2021 after a post Danube cruise from Budapest to Constanta. Based in Sinaia with possible excursions to Bran & Peles Castles, and Azuga Winery. Appreciate any tips you may have. In sănătatea ta!

  • dsimmons says:

    12/6/2020 10:50:00 AM - Hi VigJeff, You are correct that I am a big QC fan, I have every vintage back to 2000. I normally do not decant wine but rather open the bottles to breath ahead of drinking. For QC i usually open an hour or two prior for older bottles. The younger the vintage the more time I give it. For '07's and '08 I would probably go for 3-4 hours prior.

  • LaiJien says:

    11/5/2020 4:17:00 PM - Hi back, VlgJeff! Thank you so much for the Merlot recommendations - I'll most definitely give them a try. (I just drank a 2016 Januik Merlot Columbia Valley that was quite nice [as you may or may not know, he was CSM's head winemaker for ten years before leaving to start his own label]). I've not had most of these, although many years ago I did treat myself to a Long Shadows Pedestal. Regarding my studies, for the first time in years I have the free time to take both the WSET Level 3 and classes at the Northwest Wine Academy, but I won't because of the COVID risk. Oh, such irony! But, as you stated, I am most importantly drinking and tasting as much as I can and am relying on my wonderful local wine stores, with whom I've had a relationship for years, to recommend wines outside of my realm of familiarity. Thank you for reaching out to me, and may you and yours stay safe and healthy.

  • VlgJeff says:

    1/2/2017 3:50:00 PM - Does anyone know how to tell the disgorgement/bottling date of Champagne Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rose? There is a code (printed on the bottle) below the back label that begins L23, followed by letters & numbers. Is this some sort of disgorgement/bottling date code?? Any help is appreciated, thanks.

  • Burgundy Al says:

    1/2/2017 1:19:00 PM - VlgJeff, Re Laurent Perrier disgorgement dates - I was told the disgorgement dates of the bottles by an LP person.

  • Papies says:

    11/27/2016 10:57:00 AM - Hey, thanks for reaching out as well. We are ordinary fianance people, really not exciting there! Just lucky to be able to do lots of tastings and wine events and of course have quite a few friends that who share a similar passion.

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