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  • 1988 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red Caldwell Vineyard

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    4/13/2024 - Shay.Aldriedge Likes this wine: 93 Points

    Always fun to celebrate a birthday with a birth year bottle! I opened a bottle of this a few months back and couldn’t believe how good it was.

    Coming from the famed Caldwell vineyard, this has such a bright eucalyptus note! Deep red/black in the glass with no bricking! Dusty fig, sweet espresso, dirty red and black berry fruit. Even after following from bottle over 3-4hrs, this has a natural cool/minty vibe alongside dark cocoa and sweet black cassis. So much youth and tannin! I should have spaced my two bottles out…these are still cruising!

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  • 2011 No Girls Syrah

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    4/13/2024 - Shay.Aldriedge Likes this wine: 93 Points

    My choice for a Rhône style theme with my local group.

    Definitely the oldest No Girls I’ve opened. As expected, these have a Burgundian flair to them in the way they are made when compared to Cayuse/HP/HC. Not as much depth/richness, but there is great acidity and the use of stems is clear. Faint ruby in the glass. Stemmy/green aromatics with herbs de Provence, black olive, Cayuse funk/iron on the nose. Saline, red and black berry driven on the palate with black pepper spice, truffle, beef jerky and big phenolics. Tart and acidic, I followed this over two days, and to my surprise, held up very well. Pop now.

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  • 2016 Alexander Vineyards Graves Blanc

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    4/13/2024 - Shay.Aldriedge Likes this wine: 91 Points

    I always enjoy the Alexander Vineyard wines. As a native Texan, it’s nice to have a tasting room where they bring in good wine when surrounded by a sea of subpar TX wines/wineries.

    Paired with sushi, this was a knockout pairing. Enough richness to play with ootoro sushi, but also enough acid to work with more herbal and truffle heavy dishes. Bordering on tropical, the fruit is upfront alongside typical mineral/chalky grittiness. Lemon tart, floral honeysuckle wrapped in an elegant Bordeaux Blanc profile. Not getting better, but not falling off a cliff. Pop and enjoy.

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  • Weinheber says:

    5/20/2023 1:49:00 AM - Funny Pic! You ever drunk Riesling from Austria Wachau? Greetings Reinhard

  • Wine Falcon says:

    8/30/2022 6:14:00 AM - Noticed you got some Fingers Crossed allocated. Saw you were only getting 2 bottles of the Rose, but they are only available in 6 packs. Think you may have gotten confused as to what comes in the mixed 6 pack as you didn't have any whites on your pending list. Just an FYI in case you made a mistake.

  • vintage1949 says:

    7/20/2020 7:48:00 AM - Greetings-Wow-I fully agree with your statement-Sharing good wine with good people. Frankly a good percentage of people I have been lucky enough to share good wine have been very nice people to others who have become close friends. I noticed your picture with the glacier in the background. Was that taken on a cruise to Alaska? Was on a cruise last year and could get the name of the glacier from my wife. Dave

  • James Kim says:

    12/1/2018 2:38:00 PM - Hi Shay, Thanks for you comment on the Leroux. Yup. I'm a member of Classic in Dallas. Hope we get to meet at some point.

  • yaCellar says:

    11/24/2018 2:47:00 PM - Hey Shay, this is Aaron Rankin from delectable. Just came across your recent review of Booker White.

  • englishman's claret says:

    4/3/2018 5:55:00 PM - Well you're in for luck with 88 Sauternes; lots of great ones. The usual suspects did so well - Rieussec, de Fargues, d'Yquem, Climens. Even some of the more modest ones are excellent, like Lafaurie-Peyraugey. I haven't had the Coutet. Tough to go too wrong and luckily they're not particularly expensive!

  • Ryan.Vento says:

    3/19/2018 5:25:00 AM - Very neat that it was Trilogy that got you into exploring the world of wine. Love that stuff.

  • Bin707LoversDetroit says:

    10/6/2017 12:01:00 PM - Shay, our screen informed us you have a bottle of Penfolds Bin 389 in your wonderful cellar... We can't wait to hear what you two think of our "daily drinking best friend!" Even though that '12 bottle may not be cracked for another five years or so (we have found the 389 pretty much SINGS at ten+/- years aged), we hope you share your thoughts! Take good care!

  • bestdamncab says:

    6/5/2017 5:37:00 PM - 1988 was a great year for Bordeaux and Sauternes especially.

  • bestdamncab says:

    6/5/2017 5:34:00 PM - The tall gentleman pictured with me is Christian Moueix of Dominus.

  • bestdamncab says:

    6/5/2017 5:30:00 PM - Thank you for reading my tasting notes. Have a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon and continue your learning experience.

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