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2017 No Girls Double Lucky #8
4/3/2021 - gunpwdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nose: Sage, eucalyptus, strawberry and cherry compote, chicory, tobacco leaf, and hint of cedar box deep in the glass. This is a really beautiful nose with tons of action.
Palate: Boysenberries, sarsparilla, and bright red berries on the attack. Mid-palate features garrigue, violets, dark, dried fruits. Iron minerality forms the backbone throughout the palate. Finish features slightly bitter green peppers, hoisin/soy sauce, dark red berries carry the big, long finish.
Summary: Flavor profile shows tons of evolution from the attack through the finish. Tannins are well integrated for such a young wine and makes for great mouth feel. I could use a touch more acidity to prop the wine up and find parts of the palate a little sappy. Strikes me as a wine to drink young and not lay down.
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2005 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux
1/14/2017 - gunpwdr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose: Tobacco leaf, eucalyptus, hints of tar, bright red fruit, herbaceous notes. Palate: On the attack, cranberry tartness, bright cherries, along with hints of dark, dusty cassis. An interesting juxtaposition of fruit types. Fairly muted mid-palate, not revealing anything new but some detectable pencil lead and very, very faint hints of ripe cassis. Anise and tar linger on the incredibly long finish.
Texturally bereft, this came off as flat at the outset and produced no subsequent tannic structure. Time and air revealed some very elegant elements that ultimately made this a more subtle and cerebral drink. Did I enjoy the 2012 Leonetti that was sitting next to it more? Definitely. But this was eminently enjoyable.
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2010 Rhys Chardonnay Alpine Vineyard
8/30/2013 - gunpwdr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose: Lemons, cedar, strong salinity, hint of almond paste and a hint of pineapple. Overall extremely dense, rich, and primary. Palate: Lemons/hard lemon candy, wood spice, touch of butter and some almond paste on the attack. Big acidity, slightly puckering, on the mid-palate. Hard lemon candy, sea breeze linger on the finish.
Overall, a very big chardonnay with tons of acidity, minerality, plenty of fruit, and good balance at this early stage. Next one won't be opened for at least a few years, at which point the (thick) baby fat should be coming off.
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