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2018 Harrington Cabernet Sauvignon Cedar Crest Vineyard
1/29/2024 - S-F wrote: 93 Points
Dug this one out from the back of my cellar and this one surprised me. Not because Bryan Harrington doesn't make great wine, but because he's a little bit on the more natural side, so I feared it might have not aged as well with a (presumably) lesser sulfite dose. I was expecting more oxidation, if I'm honest. Boy was I wrong! This is as nervy and youthful as anything I've ever had. A real pleasure of a wine and straight up my alley: nervy, young in feel, almost a little spritzy, hint of reduction, earth, medium bodied with perfectly elegant tannins. No discernible oak. For me, this is exactly how Cabernet should taste. What a great little surprise!
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2019 Kongsgaard Chardonnay
1/26/2024 - S-F wrote: 94 Points
Though I'd celebrate a little after the winter release and this seemed to fit the bill (although I had planned on saving it a bit longer).
On the nose, initially the tropics, but after a very short decant, more of a honeysuckle, fall garden feel where the bumble bees stagger-fly around fat and happy between flowers. First sip is like drinking something viscous - like a golden elixir of honey and flower-infused oil. You almost have to bite it off, it's as thick as a Frank Frazetta-vixen. Hints of honey, dulce de leche, wax, bitter almonds and oak. A lot of oak. A style that's very removed from the style I normally enjoy in Chardonnay, but you know what? It just works brilliantly in that opulent lane, simply because it's so perfectly balanced and made. It makes no excuses for its big personality and it knows it has all the eyes on it as it enters the room. A great indulgence and a great wine. I'm so happy this style exists - and dare I say it? - a uniquely American style.
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2016 West of Temperance Sangiovese Eaglepoint Ranch
1/2/2024 - S-F wrote: 92 Points
WoT focuses on Italian varieties and I have had a few of their Teroldegos in the past. This was a great encounter - a little bit of Luxardo cherries and tertiary stuff like tea and leather. And reverse engineered, I think this would probably have had some serious tannins young, but now just offers an elegant resolved hint of that. In a perfect spot for drinking, if you ask me.
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