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Doug Powers

2559 wines • 112 followers • 113 following

Castello di Meleto

Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese 2021

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9.0

Lovely dark color, sweet, medium-ripe red fruits, this seems clearly a Riserva, little more wood, little more weight, long finish, really quite good!! — an hour ago

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Mainova

Mainova Alicante Blend 2022

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9.0

[Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacioal, Baga] — 2 days ago

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Dave

Dave

Indeed!
Tom Casagrande

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@Doug Powers - Do I detect a hint of sarcasm?
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, of course not, just giving credit where credit is due!!

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1990

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9.2

Doug had this 5 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

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👀
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

OK, a little bit of Brett, but for older Beaucastel it’s super minor, redfruits, earthy, this is mature, but NOT past it, long, lingering finish, hoping someday to share some 1989 and 1990 with @Dave (I’m afraid @Tom Casagrande might have a heart event if he saw how old this wine is — LOL — of course he’s invited as well)!!
Dave

Dave

Fingers crossed!

Agricola San Felice

Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2016

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Doug Powers

8.8

Lovely Chianti Classico with a little age, soft, likely mature, plenty of acidity that works well with pasta in red sauce w/fresh basil!! — 2 hours ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Yummo! Classic pairing!
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The glitch-du-jour of this pathetic app is that it won’t upload photos of my wine. SMH

Château de Montfaucon

Baron Louis Côtes du Rhône Red Rhône Blend 2007

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9.2

Last bottle of this I opened 3-4 months ago was marred by a bad cork, but this bottle was very fine, up to expectations for this “Lirac” in Côtes du Rhône clothing that I’ve reported on a few times previously!! — 3 days ago

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Alfred Tritant

par J.L Weber L'Instant Blanc Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay

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Doug Powers

9.4

100% Chardonnay from Grand Cru vineyards near Bouzy, creamy, toasty, yeasty, rich, lovely Brut Champagne, long, lingering finish, terrific juice for my wife on this Mother’s Day!! Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!! — 5 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

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@Doug Powers - So you’re trying to get a social media app that can’t even post user without crashing posts to spell correctly?
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Ok so the word order was messed but you get the point. Sheesh.
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

Wow, @Tom Casagrande, so now we’re doing “politics”?? But mostly I’m just frustrated that they cannot even SPELL the name on the label correctly?!?! With that said, @Delectable Wine has actually been quite good/quickly responsive in identifying wines in my feed that either weren’t there or were just messed up — giving credit where credit is due!!

Quinta do Perdigão

Dão Encruzado 2024

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Doug Powers

8.8

Lemon, apricot, and fresh pear, some mineral and freshly cut grass notes as well, nice bitterness, medium-bodied, medium-long finish, very good Dao blanco! — a day ago

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Hernâni Verdelho

Dona Berta Reserva Douro Red Blend 2019

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8.8

Solid blend of 5-6 Port varietals from the Douro, quite youthful and structured, with some noticeable dry tannins that pucker the finish, solid with further aging potential, but may always profile with a tad too much drying tannins? — 2 days ago

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Domaine Duseigneur

L’'Astrolabe Lirac Syrah 2010

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8.7

OK, this is clearly a @Tom Casagrande wine — actually it’s a “me” wine (uh, it’s a 2010 Lirac, maybe hopelessly old?) — but still has really nice red southern Rhone, it’s mature, but still shows nice fruit! — 5 days ago

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Doug Powers

This Lirac CrR is 100% Syrah, which might explain why it’s still drinkable!?!?
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

This Lirac CrR is 100% Syrah, which might explain why it’s still drinkable!?!?
Tom Casagrande

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Nice! Yes, I’d agree with your hunch about the Syrah!

Xavier Monnot

Le Pre de Denise Coteaux Bourguignons Chardonnay 2023

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Doug Powers

9.2

Lovely flinty, lightly toasted oak, mineral and faint apple fruit aromas and flavors, great acidity, just tastes like only white Burgundy does, lingering finish, very fine!! (With apologies to @Tom Casagrande for committing infanticide on such a young white Burgundy!! 🤔🤷😎) — 6 days ago

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Dave

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Tom Casagrande

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Apologies? Heck, I’m happy to see you’re adopting my predilection for underage . . . er . . . youthful! wines!