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2010 Flavio Roddolo Barbera d'Alba
3/23/2024 - redtooth113 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium to deep ruby. Herbaceous black cherry on the nose. Hint of forest floor and thyme. On the palate bright cherry, lively acidity, nearly resolved tannins and a rich mouth feel. Drinking well now. Old world, old school and old world charm. Wish I had bought more. Excellent value.
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2016 Domaine Barge Côte-Rôtie Côte Blonde
2/17/2024 - redtooth113 wrote: 90 Points
Pale ruby. Beautiful nose from the second I popped the cork. Violet, wet grass, red berry, strawberry. Palette not quite as lifted. Herbal/medicinal, red berries, just a hint of tannic bitterness, but I don’t get the sense that this is one to wait much longer for. Balanced and structured, I believe it’s in its drinking window now. Whatever it’s slightly lacking in elegance, it makes up for in its clean and straightforward profile. An upright wine.
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2009 Celler Cal Pla Priorat Black Slate Porrera
1/27/2024 - redtooth113 wrote: 88 Points
Deep garnet. Alcoholic, herbal nose—thyme dominates, also pencil lead. At the edges some dark berry. Bold on the palate. I could mistake it for an Australian wine because the first thing that came to mind was berry flavored pancake syrup. But then there's a long, herbal finish: thyme, rosemary. The tannins have resolved. Certainly won’t evolve from here, if it was ever meant to evolve. There’s a sweetnes to it that’s friendly. I like it, but it’s not really what I look for in a wine but would please the fruit bomb people. Drink now or sooner.
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