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Château Massiac

Sentinelle de Massiac Minervois Red Rhone Blend 2019

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8.8

Food friendly, balancing rusticity and polish. Crunchy fruit. Peppery — 3 years ago

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La Volcanique Côtes du Forez Gamay

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Glu-glu. — 5 years ago

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Romain Fitoussi

Romain Fitoussi

Cote de Forez, is a very interesting appellation working gamay on volcanic grounds 🍓🔥🌹🔥
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Thanks for the tidbits, Romain. It was a fun wine. Txin-txin!

Can Sumoi

Brut Nature Ancestral Montonega 2017

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9.4

Maybe the most interesting thing I’ve tried in a great while. Waxy, lemon rind, petrol, acid, sourdough — 5 years ago

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David Baum

David Baum

How have you been?
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D A V E ! I’m well, and you?
David Baum

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Doing well also. My wine collection is much bigger :)

Whitcraft Winery

Pence Ranch Santa Ynez Valley Chardonnay

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6.8

Cristóbal had this 4 years ago

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Domaines Lupier

El Terroir Old Vines Garnacha 2013

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9.4

Quite possibly the purest expression of Garnacha I can recall ever tasting. Exotic and spicy. Good tannin. Wonderfully balanced. Just great — 5 years ago

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Diatom

Bar-M Vineyard Chardonnay 2018

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9.0

I wanted to like this more. It was missing something insightful, idk. Good acid and fruit, although the abv is somewhat high, it wasn’t pronounced — 5 years ago

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Coto de Gomariz

The Flower and the Bee (La Flor y La Abeja) Ribeiro Tinto Sousón

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Fun fruit, good acid. Best at cellar temp. Sousón aka Sousão/Vinhão in nearby Portugal. Nice food-friendly wine — 5 years ago

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Chateau Muscar

Jeune Red 2014

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9.2

Really nice. A touch of Brett. Leathery, peppery, menthol. Palate-coating. Infinitely tasty. — 5 years ago

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Drappier

Carte d'Or Brut Champagne Blend

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9.0

Bang for the buck. Toasty, almond-y. Juicy fruit — 5 years ago

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Pardevalles

Vino de la Tierra de León Albarin

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Herbaceous, and slightly vegetal. Good fruit/acid balance. Screams for some bivalves in a cream sauce — 5 years ago

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