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Red

2016 Antinori Tignanello

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1/13/2024 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 98 points

Everything one could have hoped for. We were all blown away.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    1/14/2024 6:10:00 PM - Air won’t hurt. We popped and poured and it got better with time, but it beautiful from the first sip.
Red

2011 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau

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11/27/2023 - davo22 Likes this wine: 97 points

This was hands down the best wine I've tasted in a while. Half hour decant. In such a perfect place right now showing incredible balance and depth. Mouth watering on the palate and near perfect from start to finish. I don't hand out scores like this lightly (this is as close to 100 as I'd probably ever go) but this is deserving of every point. Spectacular wine.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    11/27/2023 6:23:00 PM - Thanks for this review. I am marking this down to consume around Christmas/New Year's when the family is in town.
Red

1996 Château Cos d'Estournel

 St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more
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11/8/2023 - paulst Likes this wine: 91 points

Tight and restrained; some cherry and light blackberry; needs time.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    11/9/2023 6:51:00 PM - I bought a case at auction a couple of years ago and each bottle has been great.
Red

2020 Ceritas Pinot Noir Hellenthal Vineyard Old Shop Block

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9/7/2023 - rwstorer wrote: 93 points

Off purple color with deep cherry and spice aromas. Deeply satisfying flavors of cherry with mineral depth. A touch sweet, but a fantastic balance of acid, fruit, alcohol & tannin. Finishes long and lean. I think this is a drinker to be enjoyed within 5-7 years of vintage date. I'm not a Pinot guy, but I loved this wine.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    9/7/2023 3:39:00 PM - Were you at the winery/garage?
Red

2012 TOR Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

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8/25/2023 - Red Sox Fan Likes this wine: 95 points

Really nice, probably at its peak. Opened the bottle 30 minutes before serving, but did not decant.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    8/26/2023 9:31:00 AM - In celebration or mourning of Mookie’s return? I couldn’t bear to watch…thanks for the review. I have one left and will hold it for Christmas dinner this year. Cheers!

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    8/28/2023 11:04:00 AM - Ha! Maybe Porzingis will actually be playing by then...
White

2020 Antica Terra Chardonnay Aequorin

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8/25/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 92 points

Kickoff wine by my host Decanting Queen for our 2nd night of the latest, greatest Jenapalooza. Little did I realize what the night would hold.....

Super chilled then pnp'd into our glasses and enjoyed over a few hours with repeated pours and various cheeses and crackers before getting to the really serious stuff and dinner. I liked this wine. It is high quality, no doubt. It is extremely well made. Medium yellow in the glass with a bit of a muted nose of lemon cream and citrus oil. As it warmed I felt is suffered a bit as opposed to the Aberro Chenin from last night which improved further over time and gained complexity. This bottle just didn't quite have it for me and as DQ said, probably needs more time to develop that complexity. This is very well made, but hard for me to fathom the tariff on this one. Because of that, I especially appreciate the generosity of DQ for opening and sharing this one with me.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    8/26/2023 9:28:00 AM - Definitely a couple of years too soon. Did the wine get a decant? I have a few of these and want to open one in the fall. Sounds like you enjoyed a great party with a kind and generous host! Would love to know what else was on tap that evening.
Red

2019 Torrin Akasha

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7/4/2023 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 94 points

After the excellent 2018 Akasha last week, we wanted to give this one a try. Coravined into a mini decanter for 6 hours. Not sure it made a difference and maybe lost something on the nose from pnp.
Very similar to the 2018 but not drinking quite as well (yet, I hope). Big juicy fruit, very well balanced despite being overall HUGE. More savory notes than we found in the ‘18. Meaty, herbal, food like. Probably better complexity but overall not the same wow factor. Will try again in a year.

(Btw , in case I have given the impression that this wine wasn’t delicious, we ended up opening the whole bottle that I had painstakingly coravined. Not a drop left for day 2 analysis)

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    7/6/2023 10:23:00 AM - Thanks for this note. I will let mine lie a bit longer. Absolutely love Torrin.
Red

2013 Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards Right Bank

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6/29/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 points

Started our DVPalooza with Jen and Paul. Her opening salvo was the '14, mine the '13.

Right from the pnp, this one started to open and perform. Cork in good shape, dark garnet in the glass. Half was poured into a small decanter but it seemed to drink just as well from the bottle as all 4 of us finished it off over 1-2 hours. Nose of rich, dark berry liqueur, with a tinge of pine needle. Palate of rich, layered red/black berry fruit with a bit of black licorice on the end. Very well integrated with faint grip of tannin left at the finish as well. Acidity is perfectly balanced throughout. Borders on a 95 for me. Has to be at its peak, should hold here for a couple more years, I think.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    6/29/2023 11:20:00 AM - Thank you for posting this. I now know what I am pulling from the cellar for Monday's cookout!
White

2021 Peter Michael Chardonnay Belle Côte

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6/23/2023 - Geoff Likes this wine: 95 points

Clean, fresh, linear, floral, deft touch of neutral oak, balanced, smooth mouthfeel, everything in it's place. A delight to drink.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    6/24/2023 4:46:00 PM - Agree totally. Love the Belle Cote year in and year out.
Rosé - Sparkling

2016 Soter Brut Rosé Mineral Springs Ranch

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6/24/2023 - Rywyine Likes this wine: NR

These Soter bubbles. So good. such good texture with the bubbles, fruit forward for sure, raspberry, strawberry, red fruit with some chalkiness. This could still age some and it would definitely have a lot of life.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    6/24/2023 12:15:00 PM - I agree. It is also a great food wine. I have had it with all kinds of food.
Red

2019 Ridge Lytton Springs

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5/23/2023 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 93 points

I had an experience with this wine last night that is completely disconnected from the other cellartracker.com tasting notes. I thought it was terrific and produced the drinking experience of a higher priced wine.. It is a deep/dark blend with a lot going on. Very complex on the palette.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    5/25/2023 5:00:00 PM - I have liked this a lot as well.
Rosé

2020 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé

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5/21/2023 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 93 points

Delicious blend of smoke, watermelon, and grapefruit. Substantial, yet elegant and refined. Opened and sipped small glasses over 4 weeks. It never faded the whole time.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    5/24/2023 1:19:00 PM - I just used a vacuseal pump and put the bottle back into a regular refrigerator. Opened it about once every 4 or 5 days for small pours. I was just curious what would happen. If anything, it improved over the time period, but I didn't take notes taste to taste, so I didn't want to say that in my note.
White

2016 Ceritas Chardonnay Porter-Bass Vineyard

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3/27/2023 - t_moderne wrote: 93 points

Pop and pour and enjoyed with food (pizza, in case you were wondering). Served at slight chill and tasted in stemless crystal.
Light straw color.
Nose is fresh lemon lime fruit with a fresh cut underripe pineapple note.
Good fresh into with tart citrus notes and opening up with some mineral and sea spry elements.
Such a fresh and inviting version of chardonnay.
Delicious.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    3/29/2023 6:36:00 AM - I had this at the winery over the weekend, and it is in a fabulous spot. It is amazing what they do out of their tiny warehouse.
Red

2006 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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3/5/2023 - zinnut wrote: 95 points

Wow! This is drinking really well right now. Huge red fruit profile with a complexity that is mesmerizing. Soft tannins, with cigar box, pencil lead, raspberry, cherry. My experience was so different from what EATNAY described. Had to be a bad bottle because this one is simply amazing. My last bottle sorry to say.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    3/5/2023 4:59:00 PM - Zinnut - I had the same experience as you with several bottles. All in the 95/96 range. I bought a case at some point in the last two years and am lucky to have 9 left. I mustn’t squander them!
White

2016 Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Sec

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2/1/2023 - UFGators Likes this wine: 94 points

After a bit of decanting this was alive. So much complexity and length. High acidity. Everything in balance. Should improve with age but so hard to resist now.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    2/16/2023 5:42:00 AM - 100% agree. I opened a bottle based on your review, having had my first a year ago. It is totally ready for business with a little time in the decanter. Thanks very much for taking the time to write your TN.
Rosé

2021 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé

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12/10/2022 - Elycohn Likes this wine: 92 points

All the umph out of a 375. So beautiful as always and always through the genetic pathway of tradition and elegance. This doesn't impresses through interesting swerves and grooves. It's absolute classic. What all other Rose' aims to be. Drink at at room temp for sublime texture. Strawberry raspberry peach concentrations.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    12/10/2022 4:17:00 PM - Agreed!
Red

2014 Lillian Winery Syrah

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11/21/2022 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 96 points

Really bright cherry, candy apple, cinnamon, with a tart finish.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    11/22/2022 8:09:00 AM - Thanks for writing the review. I am curious (a) did you decant and (b) if you had with food, what did you have it with?
Red

2008 Fratelli Brovia Barolo Garblèt Sué

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10/15/2022 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 95 points

Deep, but fresh, notes of sweet and savory herbs, cool minty, there is also a ferrous note adding minerality, some red and darker cherries, also some graphite. It‘s medium+ with excellent persistence, it has high acidity and medium-high tannin that is very good quality. Long finish. A fascinating wine that is a touch rustic, but it wears it really well, lots of tension and energy here. One of my best bottles of this so far.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    10/17/2022 9:17:00 AM - Agree with you 100%. This is one of the best Garblet Sue I have had.
White

2018 Saxum White James Berry Vineyard

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8/24/2022 - msuwine wrote: 92 points

JFK once said - in his charming and melodramatic fashion - "too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." Needless to say, JFK never saw the Internet, but he anticipated its worst aspect: lots of noise, not much signal. CT is generally a pleasant exception, but I'll add my voice to the babel.

In other words, I don't know s--- about white Rhone varietals, much less those from California. I've liked a few, forgotten a few. (Truth be told, and completely out of fashion, I am the opposite of ABC - I love Chardonnay, and everything else white is somewhat of a sideshow.) Still, all the throat clearing aside, I'll tell you how this wine tastes (to me), with my own combination of opinion (plenty) and experience (little).

Light yellow and somewhat cloudy in color; full (somewhat oily) in body; aromas of poached pear, honeydew, and marmalade. The flavors are similarly tropical but a bit more lively, with notes of peach, saline, and apricot, with a viscous finish that still allows the alcohol (14.9%) to poke through. I'd prefer a wine that is more fresh and elegant (read: less baked and blowsy), but maybe that's out of the cards (for this varietal, or region... dunno!). Blend of 55% Grenache Blanc, 28% Roussanne, and 5% Chenin Blanc. Decant at least an hour if opening now, but ideally wait until 2023 or later. 92+ at the moment.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    8/25/2022 7:22:00 AM - Great and funny review! I like Chards a lot and also white Rhône’s. I think this Saxum needs 3 or so more years, a decant, and to be paired with strong cheeses or even Korean BBQ.
Red

2010 Château d'Issan

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8/22/2022 - 87tellub Likes this wine: 92 points

PnP and then consumed over 4 days, sealing and storing in the fridge in between.

Medium to dark purple in color. Bit of funk, tobacco, dark fruit, dark cocoa powder, hint of heat on the nose, at first. Medium in body, quite sticky tannins but not overpowering. A lot of purple and black fruit, black plum and black cherry bubblegum. After 90 minutes of bottle air, showing itself to be more well-knit, no heat, settling in nicely. Nose showing a bit more meaty.

More put together on night 2; nose showing a lot of dark dspice, cocoa powder, some cigar box. Still really lovely on night 4 and seems to have put on more weight, depth and substance.

Very nice, and obviously many good years ahead for this wine.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    8/25/2022 7:20:00 AM - Very thoughtful review. Thank you.
Red

2010 Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino

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8/14/2022 - Snoski62 Likes this wine: 94 points

Somewhat dark color. Cherries/red fruit and cedar on the nose. Powerful Brunello with red fruits, tobacco and spice on the back end. Medium to full mouthfeel and nice acidity. Well integrated, long finish. Great with a porterhouse steak and summer tomato salad!

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    8/15/2022 6:31:00 AM - This note is very helpful. I was wondering if you opened for a while or decanted prior to drinking? Was there any noticeable difference as it sat in the glass over time? Thank you!
Red

2013 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Franc

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8/11/2022 - Dine&Vine Likes this wine: 92 points

This wine is drinking superbly at this point but has plenty of tannins to age further - but why wait! Chocolate and spice flavors with dark berries.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    8/12/2022 8:00:00 AM - Thanks for your note. Do you any thoughts about food pairing?
Red

2009 Château de Fieuzal

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6/19/2022 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 94 points

Really good and ready for business. I’ll probably drink these sooner rather than later as it seems in a perfect spot right now.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    6/20/2022 2:22:00 PM - I would be curious to hear what you think. I had my first bottle of a half case 3 years ago, and my second and third in the last couple of months. I think where it is at now is as good as it is going to get (which is really quite good) and that letting it age 5, 10, or 15 more years is not going to add much to the experience of the wine. But I could be wrong, and I don't consider myself the expert. Enjoy!
Red

2008 Château Pontet-Canet

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2/21/2022 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 92 points

I liked this. It is not an epic P-C, but it is very good just the same. I decanted through an Ullo filter and put the decanter, covered with a piece of Saran Wrap, back in the wine fridge. We drank a couple of glasses on day one and finished on day three. Last glass was the best.

A little tart smokiness on the palate combined with stewed prunes and dried cherry. A small bit of graphite on the finish.

This is ready to drink and is, to my mind, best enjoyed with steak, grilled lamb, venison, or creamy cheeses. Not necessarily a wine to enjoy on its own. I confess I had the last glass with a bowl of Ruffles potato chips by the pool on a pleasantly warm afternoon, and I enjoyed that just fine.

  • Comment posted by SMagowan:

    3/1/2022 9:25:00 AM - Thank you!

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