Possibly not the best stored bottle. Some bricking around the rim, with strong mushroomy, dirty-laundry tertiary flavors and an alcoholic astringency on the back end right out of the bottle. This blew off a bit as the wine warmed up, with chocolate-dipped cherries and vanilla extract emerging. Still a bit to disjointed for us and had to open something else. Back in the fridge to see if it knits together with some more time.
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Fans of top-flight Aussie chards go for a Leeuwin Estate or Tolpuddle, which are both outstanding, but a Shaw + Smith M3 is not too far behind both and a terrific value at under US$30. Linear, with peach and beeswax notes, it's just crisp enough and just mellow enough to go all right with just about anything. When I can find it cheap, it's the new house chardonnay.
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Gosh, really good. A "cab lover's pinot" for sure -- rich and still a bit tannic, with some cinnamon and lots of sweet boysenberry thrown in. But cranberries too for sure, and some pomegranate as a previous poster mentioned. What a great wine to roll around in your mouth for a while. Extra points for having the least fiddly and aggravating wax capsule I've yet come across. Kudos!
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2007 Robert Keenan Winery Mernet Reserve
12/15/2023 - Tim336 wrote: 87 Points
Possibly not the best stored bottle. Some bricking around the rim, with strong mushroomy, dirty-laundry tertiary flavors and an alcoholic astringency on the back end right out of the bottle. This blew off a bit as the wine warmed up, with chocolate-dipped cherries and vanilla extract emerging. Still a bit to disjointed for us and had to open something else. Back in the fridge to see if it knits together with some more time.
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2021 Shaw and Smith Chardonnay M3 Vineyard
11/18/2023 - Tim336 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fans of top-flight Aussie chards go for a Leeuwin Estate or Tolpuddle, which are both outstanding, but a Shaw + Smith M3 is not too far behind both and a terrific value at under US$30. Linear, with peach and beeswax notes, it's just crisp enough and just mellow enough to go all right with just about anything. When I can find it cheap, it's the new house chardonnay.
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2014 Donelan Pinot Noir Cushing's Block Barbed Oak Vineyard
11/18/2023 - Tim336 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Gosh, really good. A "cab lover's pinot" for sure -- rich and still a bit tannic, with some cinnamon and lots of sweet boysenberry thrown in. But cranberries too for sure, and some pomegranate as a previous poster mentioned. What a great wine to roll around in your mouth for a while. Extra points for having the least fiddly and aggravating wax capsule I've yet come across. Kudos!
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