Ben F
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1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Gallina di Neive
5/13/2024 - Ben F Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dinners at home, Mill Valley, CA. From 750ml purchased on release. Popped and poured night 1, with over 1/2 bottle saved for night 2
Elegant, almost ethereal nose with soft gloved power on the palette. Long finish. Mature but far from fading, it came in stronger and more complete after spending a night in the fridge. Night 1 it was a little disjointed, probably due to being P&P (not my usual approach for Nebbiolo). But on night 2 the wine was on point. Reminded me why I love barbaresco.
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2020 Bedrock Wine Co. Cuvée Karatas
3/2/2024 - Ben F Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dinner at home, Mill Valley, CA. From 750ml. Tasted at several points over the evening.
This is increasingly becoming my favorite of the Bedrock whites, so distinctive and rewarding. The 2020 is perhaps not the best vintage of this wine (understandable given the challenges), but it's still a pleasure on both intellectual and pure enjoyment levels.
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2017 Ultramarine Blanc de Blancs Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast
3/2/2024 - Ben F Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dinner at home, Mill Valley, CA. From 750ml purchased on release. Opened 1/2 hour prior to serving.
My first of the 2017s. Usually my favorite bottling from Ultramarine, this was solid and imminently drinkable, almost too easy compared to earlier vintages. Not quite as complex, pause-inducing. Could be due to the (warm) vintage, its relative youth, or the fact that I had only one glass of the wine and didn't get to observe it over the course of the evening. Not complaining, but I do look forward to trying it and other 2017s in the coming years.
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