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Andy Stabile

391 wines • 40 followers • 53 following

Zaca Mesa

Z Cuvée Santa Ynez Valley Grenache Blend 2019

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8.9

Liked this more than I expected. Subtle fruit… is it strawberry?… up front then a strong earthy / tobacco finish. Balanced and on palate first until tannins kick in to finish.

Would go again .
— 6 days ago

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Contucci

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Sangiovese 2022

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9.1

Liked more than Contucci’s more expensive offerings.
BIg & dry with a funk finish.

With Tom & Sal in Big Bear.
— a month ago

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Orballo

Rías Baixas Albariño

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8.8

Solid 8.8
A bit floral to open.
Then juicy fruit. Then lemony enjoyability.
Not my favorite… but not bad.
— 2 months ago

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Poliziano

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Sangiovese 2022

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9.3

Loved. Starts soft and subtle … grows into deliciousness. Raspberry. Tobacco. Just a faint touch of sweetness.

Better than both of the Chianti Classico’s we tried last night.

Then flavors evolve in waves.

Really nice bottle

@Cortonesi with the Zaws.

Vineyards tomorrow.
— 2 months ago

Ted, Serge and 9 others liked this

Merenda Sinoira

Sapél Langhe Nebbiolo 2021

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9.2

An elegant drink-at-parties-with-your-pinky-up kind of wine.
Subtle sour apple and even subtler cherry and velvet mouth feel contrasted by a big finish.

Simple, beautiful and unique wine. GIven its “simplicity”, odd how it hits the target. I loved and I’m ordering more.

Like other ratings I saw…. I also got mine at Le volpi e l’uva in Florence. That place always delivers. Half wine store… half your favorite som. Best wine store on the planet.
— a month ago

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Alma Terra

Ponte Rias Baixas Albariño

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8.8

Meh. Prob a little lower if I didn’t like Albariño so much.
— a month ago

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Kellerei St. Michael-Eppan

Fallwind Alto Adige Südtirol Pinot Grigio 2003

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8.9

One of those French Chards that drinks like an American Sav Blanc.

With / Stephen Zaw
#Cortona
— 2 months ago

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La Caña Navia

Rías Baxias Albariño

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9.1

An enjoyable bottle. Balanced. Tasty. Just a touch short of blowing me away. — a month ago

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Charles de Fère

Réserve Dry Rosé Blend

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8.7

Not a bad rose. A bit of complexity after crisp raspberry and …is it apricot?…. A rather enjoyable bit of a slighlty vegetal funk as well.
Wish I would have opened on a hot day instead of a cool evening.
— a month ago

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Orballo

Rías Baixas Albariño

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8.9

Solid. Dry. Touch of spice. Nothing bad. Nothing special. Very drinkable.

I’ve become an Albariño fan. Would prob rate higher if it was a sav blanc.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

total wine and more.
— 2 months ago

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