Megale Hella

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Ryan Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2023

2023 vintage. Medium-medium heavy body. Old-school RRV swill that eschews the sweetness that crept into the area during the Williams-Selyem heyday/culty scores of the mid-80's to mid-90's. Big tea, earth, light mud, restrained cherry and plum. Structure. Fruit. Balance. No sizzle, all steak. Blind tasting this, you'd be hella pressed to call this as being from RRV. Tastes like it's got 8-10 years of age on it already as a new release. You could sock this away for an easy 15-spot if you're that disciplined, unorganized or behind on opening other stuff. One of the best new domestic pinots tasted in the last few years. P.S...tasted the 2023 MacIntyre (the one that gets all the scores/pub) right after this. It was nice. A new school nice at 9.3. I'll take this any day that ends in "y" instead. You can have my MacIntyre allocation. 3.25.26. — 2 months ago

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Colgin Cellars

Herb Lamb Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1993

jesus g
9.8

Hella pain at this tasting — 4 years ago

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Kasuari

Petite Sirah 2010

Fancy label. Very avant-garde. Hella dark. Red Inky. Smells intoxicating. Plenty of juicy aroma. Also ink well. And leather in the sun. Flavors are pretty classic petite. Tongue coating with blackberries and fancy fruit flavored licorice. Tannic. Dry as can be. Like a cat’s tongue up in here. It’s not softened much and it’s 10 years in. Lovely for petite lovers. Aka the P.S. I love you crowd. — 6 years ago

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Azienda Agricola Le Ragnaie

Rosso di Montalcino Sangiovese 2021

2021 vintage. Last tasted 01.15.25 (9.3). Slightly more reticent than the last visit but still rocking the chunky vibe and hella value. 05.23.25. — a year ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Such a good producer.

Bread & Butter Wines

Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2019

Had it with beef stew and it was hella good. — 4 years ago

Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga

Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2015

Very complex for a non-Riserva. Nose has macerated cherry, roasted green herbs, loads of crushed stone-rich gravel, and a light savory balsamic note. Savory and intense, it’s got good acidity and cling. Hella good CC. — 6 years ago

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Severn G

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Yeah, consistently good.

Bodegas y Vinedos Ilurce

Rio Madre Rioja Graciano

Sweet raspberry, leather, baking spices. I like this bouquet.

Very fruit forward. Honestly, wait for it... watermelon. This is straight up jammy, picnic wine.

Unreserved, brash, jammy. Bae got this for me for my burrday. It’s not amazing, but it’s hella drinkable. Shh, don’t tel her I said that, though.
— 6 years ago

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Folk Machine

Redwood Valley Valdiguié

lovely valdiguie grapes from redwood valley, the gamay of california. it’s mediumish body, hella juicy with cherry flavors and tannic — 2 years ago

Larkmead Vineyards

LMV Salon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

Wanna hear something super cool and at the same time super nerdy that I’m hella proud of? — 4 years ago

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Pegasus Bay

Waipara Valley Pinot Noir 2019

F-ing delightful, Pegasus, take me away. Well first let the Pegasus catch its breath (aka let the vino breath), then hop on. Smells a little earthy as a winged horse is want to be, but take sip and the steed takes flight. Fly through hella raspberry…orchards? Descend enough to grab those and some cherries fresh off the tree then accelerate through a tunnel of (politefully chill) oak barrels and chill. Oh! But this flight didn’t have turbulence rather (abandoning metaphor) it is supes silky but while it punches with fruit and pepper it then smooths itself across your tongue like a lace tablecloth. Aka achieves smoothness with texture and the flavors and sensations seem to pop all over my tongue prior to my hopping on my metaphorical pegasus who is (describing the finish) descending into a cherry orchard (not just cause I’m doing a stage reading of Chekhov’s “Cherry Orchard” soon) and lovingly (as lovingly as a creature with wings and hooves can) sending me to find my way back through the barrels to who knows? It’s like I’m Alice in Wrinkle in Time-land. Cool Pinot from NZ I’d like to take another flight on a different Pegasus Air line. Just to see. — 4 years ago

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Trixie

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Awesome!🍷
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Thanks @Trixie ! ☺️