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• 2010 Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

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  4/9/2022 - Vino Nomad Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Aroma of ripe dark fruit (blackberries, black currants, and baked blueberries), allspice, new leather, dried mint, fresh leaves, and cigar box. Palate very closely tracks the bouquet, but the fruit wasn't quite as present. A bit hot, but nothing unusual for a Napa Cab. Medium acidity... maybe a notch too low for such a huge wine.
  
  Tannin is still intense leading me to believe that this can age for quite a while longer, but this is right around the sweet spot for me. Very well integrated and complex while still displaying those dark fruits. I opened this one thinking I may have missed the peak based on other tasting notes available, but this was thoroughly enjoyable, and I predict it has several years to go before decline.

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• 2017 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis

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  6/26/2020 - Vino Nomad Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Pontifax's note below is spot on for me. Nothing to add to that, but I'll say that this was my last bottle of 2017, and I've already tried a couple 2018s. I prefer this wine younger due to the more pronounced minerality. It veers more into honeyed, baked fruit as it ages, but the minerality and intense ripe/fresh fruit really pop when this wine is young.
  
  I love this wine and buy it every year. I should've added a note last year... would've been 94+.

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• 2006 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino

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  6/21/2020 - Vino Nomad Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Showed well immediately, but really started to sing after a 3+ hour decant. Herbaceous bouquet with menthol, dried mushrooms, sour cherry, and tart red currant. Similar flavor profile, but cherry notes amplify along with leather and forest floor. The herb and menthol combine to give a eucalyptus impression and turn the leather to fresh suede.
  
  I loved sipping this on its own, but it was even better paired with food (NY cut steak with Bordelaise sauce for me).
  
  Now is a great time to enjoy this wine, but the tannin is still pronounced on the finish. I'm sure this will continue to please for years (decades?).

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