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May 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
June 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Tasted today:

'06 Felsina Rancia Chianti Classico Riserva - I often find the Rancia lacking freshness in service of more mature cedar/balsamic notes; hit this bottle at the right time, nicely balanced between them at 22 years old

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December 1, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Tasted today:

'22 Solminer Skin Fermented Gruner Veltliner- 0/0, 2 weeks on the skins, really clean. Tastes less of Gruner and more of that skinsy/apricot orange wine thing, but still holds on to some floral aromatics. Delicious crowd pleaser

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December 3, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Tasted today:

Moretto Lambrusco Gasparossa di Castelvetro - Opened 'cause it was gonna be great with the charcuterie, drank it all night. Perfectly dry, gently frizzante, funky and refreshing. This ain't Riunite y'all, drink more lambrusco

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November 30, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Tasted today:

'19 Arribas Quilómetro - all the indigenous Portuguese grapes in this one, 70% red, 30% white. Acid forward, angular and a little saline, not particularly compelling. Climate change might fix that, tho.

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November 29, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Tasted today:

'22 Demougeot Savigny-Les-Beaune Les Bourgeots - See, this is why Burgundy gets a bad rap. Even as village wine, this is not inexpensive; and while varietally correct, it's boring and tastes more of oak than fruit. Meh

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November 29, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Tasted today:

'21 Fedellos do Couto Bastarda - Trousseau in Ribiera Sacra? Hell yeah. Packs an amazing intensity on such a light frame; racy red fruit and a surprising amount of grip. More precise, if less funky, than Jura versions

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November 28, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Tasted today:

'15 Radikon Oslavje - THIS is why we have so many orange wines now. A kaleidoscope of 🤯 non-fruit flavors. If you're a fan of skin contact whites and haven't tried these (& Gravner), get on it to see what the OGs can do. 10/10

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December 4, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Tasted today:

‘18 Benoit Courault Gilbourg - there's a surprising amount of reduction still, but that can't hide the beautiful, large framed dry Anjou chenin underneath. Crystalline honeycomb and ripe pears/quince make this compelling

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November 30, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Tasted today:

'22 Demougeot Beaune Clos Saint-Desire - tastes like winemaking, not wine. Lotta oak and reduction, hard to tell if the material underneath will still be there when the gloss fades away. Meh, skeptical.

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November 28, 2024 at 5:07 AM
Tasted today:

'21 Pedro Mendez Viruxe - Old vine Mencía picked early gives concentration and holds acidity. Quite approachable for 100% Mencía, tart but generous red fruit make this a perfect match for sunshine and cured meats

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November 28, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Tasted today:

'22 A Tribute to Grace whole cluster - Angela Osborne's second ever 100% whole cluster bottling; achingly young, it's already compelling. Her usual magically transparent red fruit + sandalwood, cedar and hillside herbs 🔥🔥🔥

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December 3, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Tasted today:

'16 Luis Seabra Mono C - no one is making Portuguese wine with as much energy and life as Luis Seabra. 8 years old, 100% Castelão, so fresh with a zing of acidity running through perfectly ripe fruit. It's a whole new Portugal

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December 4, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Tasted today:

'22 Etienne Becheras Crozes-Hermitage Rouge - Thin, angular, boring. Is it wine? Yes. Is it compelling? No.

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November 23, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Yarden Galilee Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 #winenotes 3*
November 28, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Tasted today:
'18 Clos Cibonne Cuvée Speciale - Uniquely aged an additional year under a thin veil of flor (like sherry), the biologic effects are mild but add a layer of lightly nutty complexity to the lifted high toned red fruit. Food wine

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December 3, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Tasted today:

'22 Le Vent des Jours 46 Un Jour ou L'Autre- Clean, natty 0/0 malbec. Fruity, energetic, not shying away from its natural wine bona fides. No sideways fermentation flavors; I'd love a glass at a wine bar, prolly not buy for home

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November 29, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Tasted today:

'09 San Fereolo Dogliani - this old vine, bio-d dolcetto gets lots of love in natty circles, but its always missed my palate. Nicely rustic, but bretty & weighed down by its long elevage. I see the attraction, but not for me.

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December 2, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Tasted today:

'13 Alzinger Dürnsteiner Federspiel Riesling - not measurably better for having been in the cellar for a decade, but not worse. Zippy stone fruit, a touch of maturing petrol, and mineral texture for days. Honest wine.

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November 27, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Tasted today:

'16 Mayer Pinot Noir - suitcase bottle, and a total delight. Sneaky sunshine-y fruit on the mid palate surrounded by trousseau-esque tea tannin. Light but not thin, 💯 compelling. Wish more of these landed here

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November 27, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Tasted today:

'16 Alberto Nanclares Poza Vella - The only thing wrong with this is that he doesn't make it anymore. Mature, and a showstopper. Serious, beguiling, complex capital W wine. More weight and density then expected, all the better

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November 28, 2024 at 6:05 PM
January 13, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Tasted today:

'22 Story of Soil Bentrock Pinot Noir - If y'all aren't on the Jessica Gasca train, buy a ticket. Some of the most transparent to site/vintage wines coming out of Santa Barbara without shying away CA sunshine and fruit.

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November 25, 2024 at 4:00 AM