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2013 Goodfellow Family Cellars Pinot Noir 'Mystery' Whistling Ridge Vineyard Ribbon Ridge
3/10/2023 - Craigkammerman Likes this wine: 92 Points
“ In 2013 we bottled a puncheon of one of the vineyards under Diam 30 instead of Diam 10 as an experiment. As time went past it became obvious that wine under the Diam 30 evolves very slowly, and eventually we had to decide what to do with this wine. Without a separate label, we eventually labeled it Willamette Valley but returned it to the cellar for a few more years. Now that the wine is 10 years old, Berserker Day seemed like a great time to release it. There is a small stamp on the back label and it carries a Diam 30 as the closure. At ten years, the wine is fresh and delicate still, showing red fruits and amaro notes. It could easily cellar for ten more years.”
Bought during Beserkerday, this is quite young on the palette. So fresh and vibrant, it doesn’t feel nearly like 10 years old at all. Likely will hold these for at least 5 more years to see what happens. Overall, fantastic wine as is expected from Marcus & team.
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2017 Dominion Tantara Pinot Noir Zotovich Vineyard
11/11/2022 - Craigkammerman Likes this wine: 92 Points
Day 1: PnP after dinner while relaxing and this wine initially had some funk but quickly blew off into a salty, red fruit, absolute stellar wine with a great perfume. Additionally there is enough acid to give this a backbone to pair well with food.
Day 2: even better than the day before! Bought from last bottle and would easily buy this again.
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2018 Penfolds Shiraz Bin 28 Kalimna
3/2/2022 - Craigkammerman wrote: 88 Points
Second time having this wine over the past year and it was quite underwhelming this time around. I didn't have high expectations for a weeknight bottle, but it was quite closed and the oak never faded (even day 2). Day 2 the wine was much more approachable, but very oaky signaling that it wasn't ready to integrate. Maybe the bottle I had was a bit off, but for being in the top 100 wines of WS in 2020, this was a let down. Have 4 bottles left and will continue to try them over the course of the next several years, but probably won't touch another for at least 3-5 years so this can soften up (hopefully it will). My score was derived after day 2...
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