lelandinmichigan

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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2005 Château de la Dauphine	Yes
2008 Château Saint-Saturnin	Yes
2010 Château Lilian Ladouys	Yes
2016 Clos de Grange-Vieille	Yes
2020 Wills Domain Cabernet Sauvignon Eightfold	Yes
2016 Château Fourcas-Borie	Yes
2012 Gothic Wine Pinot Noir Eldritch Hyland Vineyard	Yes
2017 Château La Croix Saint Christophe	Yes
2017 Guastaferro Irpinia Memini	Yes
2015 Château Mauvesin Barton	Yes

2015 Bodegas Olarra Rioja Añares Gran Reserva
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4/20/2024 - lelandinmichigan wrote: 89 Points
Showing slight signs if age at the rim the wine is still dark garnet at the core. Aromas of leather and earth and red fruit and chocolate, quite enticing and rich. Has a short finish and is a bit acidic and not much tannic structure. A bit underwhelming. Perhaps better tomorrow.
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2005 Château de la Dauphine
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4/1/2024 - lelandinmichigan Likes this wine: 93 Points
Cork broke in half. Filtered and poured in decanter. Dark ruby. Barely any signs of age at the edges. Deep and rich aromas red fruit and spice, tiny bit of alcohol. Wine has a youthful vigor. Tannins are mellowed and integrated but present and add to complexity. Acidity is balanced and refreshing. Fruit is deep. Medium intensity and duration of finish. Overall very impressive! Better than the wines I had yesterday at Easter (05 Bordeaux showings it’s stuff today!)
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2017 Collina San Ponzio Barolo
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3/24/2024 - lelandinmichigan wrote: 89 Points
Ash and tar aromas with some deeper dark fruit. Color is faded garnet, almost orange and clear at the rim. Sour cherry, some alcohol, fully integrated tannins and zippy acidity. Short finish and a bit hollow and simple.
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Oenecnist says:

1/29/2022 11:24:00 PM - Reply to lelandinmichigan from your Comment on my TN about the '13 Gabbiano CC GS (also posted with my TN): Thanks for your comment; I wondered if anyone noticed the rarity of the deal. Among Cdn markets, almost all my experience is in BC. I don't know the BCLDB enabling and governing legislation well, but my impression for years (25+) is that the combination of rules, taxes, and restricted trade place narrow limits on price competition and keep relative prices (sometimes very) high. This was among the best values I've ever seen in BC (cheap CAD during '01-'02 also provided a few deals for those based in USD). However, private stores try to offer products not in the gov stores and (a) may find the rare deal through agents and (b) still need to move slow-moving products. This store likely wanted to move these aging mags and offered only a few. Incidentally, the online presentation obscured the bottle format: I happened to read closely and saw the 1.5 liter note. It was not obvious, and many may have missed it, thinking it was CAD 28+ for 750 ml.
mtwehr says:

9/10/2016 8:29:00 PM - Thanks! I'm making a list of places that allow BYO and will add that to the list.
mtwehr says:

9/8/2016 8:12:00 PM - I'm from Northville, MI - where did you find a "no cork fee" restaurant?