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Gap's Crown Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

2023 vintage. Nicely made and definitely not heavy-handed. Too light to register on most palate firewalls and not light enough to deploy the cyber berets. Bit of a different style. 3.11.26. — 12 days ago

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Durell Vineyard Sonoma Valley Chardonnay 2021

Pale lemon color with aromas of white fruits, citrus, nutty and flinty scents, aged in concrete and stainless for 9 months. On the palate flavors of apple, peach, pear and orange floral citrus, cinnamon notes, well balanced with acidity. Medium+ finish ending with nutty toasty biscuit spice, mineral and citrus notes. Will age a bit. — 4 months ago

Tom and Paul liked this

Crowded House

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013

Pairs well with their pretzel sticks. Very light with hints of white and young green grapes. — 6 months ago

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Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

2023 vintage. The least imposing Gap Crown’s Vineyard Pinot I’ve ever had. If you like your California Pinots on the lighter side, this is for you. 3.11.26. — 12 days ago

Ted, "Odedi" and 13 others liked this

Linne Calodo

Sticks and Stones Paso Robles Grenache Blend 2021

Excellent !!! Will definitely buy again — 4 months ago

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Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2020

A bit dry and lacking in the usual layers of flavor. Thinner than others — 6 months ago

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Price Family Estates Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2022

[Tasted on October 5, 2024 at Home with Matt and Wendy, and again on November 27, 2024 at Home with Kat]

Ripe cherry and red plum fruit, with floral notes and spice.
— a year ago

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Durell Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

2023 vintage. Mineral traces and transitory flashes of fruit. 3.11.26. — 12 days ago

Ted, "Odedi" and 11 others liked this

Lucien Le Moine

Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 2011

A slight deviation in the Burgundy region - off to Richebourg, Grand Cru no less!
Sommelier recommended producer ($$$$$) an excellent choice.
Tasting notes: Sweet, candy scent upon opening (caramel/fudge) then quickly revealed a fruit structure - sweet red fruits and cinnamon sticks (we are making it sound like a dessert wine but that came next 😋)
— a month ago

Neville Weston
with Neville
Andrew liked this

The Standish Wine Company

The Relic Shiraz Blend 2019

Jan A
9.5

My first Standish from the cellar. After raving reviews from amongst others the WA, bought some at relative low prices (v.s. the 96+ish ratings across their range).

This is young but full of potential. I'd give these 10 years of cellar time based on this bottle, but you can definitely drink this now. It is modernly made with ripe and rounded tannins. It has a very compact core that reminds me of how SQN wines are made, but then with the Australian flavor profile. It is almost too seamless / polished, so that it is coming across as flat on first sight. Nothing sticks out. But with air more and more layers come to play. It just needs more time.

95+ for now with 98ish potential in a few years.

The 2022's just came out with 98-100 scores. I guess it is time to stock these up before prices begin to soar.

— a year ago

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