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Château Laffitte-Teston

Vieilles Vignes Madiran Tannat 2020

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9.2

oh yeah baby - at last, well made Madiran at decent price point: inky brooding dark fruit & exotic spice, cocoa, coffee, licorice, layered, sexy full bodied fleshy - lingering finish — 7 hours ago

Brian, Tom and 1 other liked this

Château Bouscassé

Madiran Tannat Blend 2019

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8.6

nothing like inflated wine ratings to sucker you in - this was #costco and it wasn't bad just not compelling. All fruit driven and it wasn't necessarily ripe & nuanced. no terroir and not particularly polished — 6 days ago

Tom, Shawn and 4 others liked this
Daniel M

Daniel M

Bummer... I usually like their wine very much and know this particular cuvée does super great with a bit of age on it. Their Montus cuvées are my favourite though, really showing a sense of place.
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i had high hopes
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@ESF, I have older Bouscasse, 1995 and maybe even 1990, it’s a great property, but I’ve been reading that some Madiran properties have been changing their winemaking to a more “fruit forward” style??

Viñedos y Bodegas Muñoz

Artero La Mancha Tempranillo 2017

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8.7

Old World style, very tightly wound, took forever to open, lots of vanilla accented red fruit & leather, bit peppery - will be better 2nd nite — 14 days ago

Ted, Tom and 3 others liked this

Precision Wine Company

Headline Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2023

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8.6

meh - not bad just unremarkable — 7 hours ago

Doug, Pooneet and 1 other liked this

Pago del Cielo

Celeste Rueda Verdejo 2023

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9.0

Bright crisp clean creamy with florals and ripe citrus, waxy, nice body and acidity - just delightful — 4 days ago

Tom, Pooneet and 3 others liked this

Vallevò

Terre di Chieti Pecorino 2019

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9.0

dark shade of gold, oxidized nose of grilled orchard fruit, musk, lanolin, aged Pecorino(!) cheese, herbal and savory notes. broad suave mid palate lots of oxidized flavors, umami, sluggish acidity, lumbering along to a dry finish. interesting, definitely past its prime but fun nonetheless - last minute pairing with homemade sushi — 7 days ago

Brian, Tom and 5 others liked this

Selbach

Incline Riesling 2018

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8.7

not too shabby, entry-level Mosel w/bottle age so you get the petrol on the nose, some apple & orchard fruit, round soft on palate, decent acidic structure but this is just a fun summer wine - finishes dry — 14 days ago

Ted, Tom and 4 others liked this

Danimi

Floris Fiano di Avellino 2019

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9.1

some oxidative color & flavors, orchard fruit, apples, florals, lanolin, musky, bit herbaceous, just great complexity - big & viscous, suave on palate, great length at finish — 3 days ago

Tom, Doug and 3 others liked this

Cellers Fuentes

Solluna Priorat Grenache Blend 2020

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8.9

decent enough, have a particular affinity for Priorat and this was an adequate representation: inky w/hues of dark ruby, opaque, red & black berried fruit nose, some mineral, earthiness, pepper, cocoa, even some coffee - offered intriguing aromatic complexity, with a delicious mid-palate of ripe liqueur like red/black fruit & spice. showed some heat and finish had some astringency but overall enjoyable. — 6 days ago

Tom, Shawn and 4 others liked this

Luc Pirlet

Minervois Red Rhone Blend 2021

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9.0

took a flyer on this based on @Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego review and I agree - charming little wine, great QPR, balanced, plenty of stuffing & some polish. Legit southern FR blend, generous smooth well-knit — 14 days ago

Tom, Rick and 8 others liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@ESF Geez…been 1.5 years since I tasted this already?! Yikes. Had forgotten about this wine but wouldn’t mind having a few of these laying around for the holidays with chicken/smaller fowl, turkey, pork, grilled fish/veggies, beef. The nice price. :)