Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2006 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut	Yes
1996 Château Margaux	Yes
2011 Viña Sastre (Bodegas Hermanos Sastre) Ribera del Duero Regina Vides	Yes
2019 Château Monbousquet	Yes
2022 Aperture Sauvignon Blanc Barrel-Fermented	Yes
2019 Château de Pibarnon Bandol Les Restanques de Pibarnon	Yes
2020 Niepoort Douro Redoma Branco	Yes
2012 Giovanni Canonica Barolo Paiagallo	Yes
2017 Reverie II Tempranillo Red Rock Vineyard	Yes
2000 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou	Yes

2019 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Elysian Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard
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4/17/2024 - AaronMaxwell Likes this wine:
So sweet! Came in next to last in a blind tasting of 2019 Napa cabs.
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2006 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut
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4/6/2024 - AaronMaxwell Likes this wine: 95 Points
Stellar. Enjoyed at Benu in the most delicate champagne coupes I’ve ever used. Bright pineapple and lemon citrus with a round but precise body.
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1996 Château Margaux
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4/5/2024 - AaronMaxwell Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drank over a few hours at dinner at Benu. Classic left bank nose, tons of floral perfume and barnyard. The body wasn’t as rich as other Margaux’s I’ve had. Very feminine and light, and thinking other posters were right that it might have needed much more air to really open. But nevertheless, this is delicious, and I’m just nitpicking.
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Mark1npt says:

5/26/2020 2:23:00 PM - Aaron, the '16 was rich and full like the '09, '10. Many of their other vintages like the '00, '03 and '05 are much more old world BDX. Big changes have been afoot at PC over the last 10 years and their winemaking has changed dramatically for the better as a result. You should try to pick up an '03 or '05 at auction to get a taste of what more old world BDX was like (with a 3-5 hour decant), an '00 or '03 Branaire Ducru (with a 1-2 hour decant) would give you a good bit of insight too. I happen to like both old and new BDX but many, many BDX purists despise the new. Same with Napa, I am ok with an '87 or an '18, just need to know how to treat them and how to enjoy them with the right foods, etc.
Mark1npt says:

5/23/2020 8:12:00 PM - Hey pal....just reviewed the '16 Pontet Canet, too. You were right, it's a very nice wine! I may need to get quite a few more to enjoy over my remaining years......cheers! Mark

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