Tasting Notes for benny

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2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/14/2024 - benny wrote:

97 points

Drinks well now with a decant. Long life here.

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2010 Château Gazin Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/31/2024 - benny wrote:

96 points

Decanted for two hours. This wine sings.

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2007 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte Toscana IGT Sangiovese (view label images)

3/14/2024 - benny wrote:

96 points

Smoking good!

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2006 Camille Giroud Latricières-Chambertin Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

12/20/2023 - benny wrote:

93 points

Time to drink up but wish I had more.

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2014 Force Majeure Parvata Force Majeure Vineyard Red Mountain Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

7/13/2023 - benny wrote:

95 points

Give it an hour decant.

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2014 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/21/2023 - benny wrote:

95 points

This is drinking beautify now.

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2007 Domenico Clerico Barolo Pajana Nebbiolo (view label images)

2/17/2023 - benny wrote:

96 points

On top of its game. Decanted for one hour. No sediment.

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2009 Château Troplong Mondot St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/14/2023 - benny wrote:

94 points

Need for cellar time. Power wine for sure.

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2007 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte Toscana IGT Sangiovese (view label images)

2/1/2023 - benny wrote:

95 points

An hour decant and ready for primetime.

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2009 Château Branaire-Ducru St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/30/2023 - benny wrote:

94 points

The wine has developed nicely. One hour decant.

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2012 Château Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/11/2023 - benny wrote:

95 points

Young but outstanding.

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2015 Château Bellefont-Belcier St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/9/2023 - benny wrote:

93 points

With a little air easy to drink now.

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2007 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina Nebbiolo (view label images)

1/5/2023 - benny wrote:

95 points

Popped and poured. Now that's Barolo.

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2003 Château Pavie St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/31/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Popped and poured. Very elegant wine. Sorry my last bottle.

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2009 Château Branaire-Ducru St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/23/2022 - benny wrote:

92 points

Needs a few more years.

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2014 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/16/2022 - benny wrote:

94 points

Drinking well now. More time in the cellar may improve.

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2014 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/14/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Still going great after 3 hours

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2012 Château Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/10/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Give the wine an hour and it is singing

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2009 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus Lalande de Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/10/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

One hour decant.

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2008 Tua Rita Redigaffi Toscana IGT Merlot (view label images)

8/8/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Decanted for one hour. Slight funk for a few mins. A fabulous expression of Italian merlot. Perfect now.

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2006 Isole e Olena Cepparello Toscana IGT Sangiovese (view label images)

6/30/2022 - benny wrote:

94 points

one hour decant will do it

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2014 Betz Family Clos de Betz Columbia Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/24/2022 - benny wrote:

94 points

Decanted one hour. Drank over two hours. Very smooth especially at the end.

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2009 Château La Fleur de Boüard Le Plus Lalande de Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/22/2022 - benny wrote:

96 points

Decanted for two hours. Very powerful. Wonderful nose. Went on and on. A bit high alcohol.

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2005 Gracia St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/19/2022 - benny wrote:

96 points

Decanted for 2 hours. Singing.

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2009 Château Rauzan-Ségla Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/24/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

One hour decant. Lot to go.

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2012 Cayuse Camaspelo Walla Walla Valley Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/8/2022 - benny wrote:

93 points

A Cayuse signature style. Much better than last bottle.

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2006 Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese (view label images)

5/6/2022 - benny wrote:

94 points

Decanted for one hour. Outstanding. Has a long life ahead.

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2009 Podere Poggio Scalette Il Carbonaione Alta Valle della Greve IGT Sangiovese (view label images)

4/24/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Outstanding. In a good place now after a 1 hour decant. Got it all.

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2012 Tenuta le Potazzine Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese (view label images)

4/7/2022 - benny wrote:

92 points

Now is the time to drink. Pop and pour.

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2014 Château Larcis Ducasse St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/6/2022 - benny wrote:

Needs a few more years or a long 2-3 hour decant.

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2010 Château Larcis Ducasse St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/2/2022 - benny wrote:

96 points

Decanted for 2 hours. Perfect.

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2014 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/31/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Just in the drinking window.

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2012 Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/14/2022 - benny wrote:

94 points

good to pop and pour. Maybe short decant.

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2006 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese (view label images)

3/13/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

decant for 1-2 hours

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2010 Val di Suga Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Spuntali Sangiovese (view label images)

3/7/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Popped and poured. Drank over 2 hours. just about right.

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2006 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm McLaren Vale (view label images)

3/4/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Decant for 2 hours. In a good place now.

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2010 Giovanni Manzone Barolo Castelletto Nebbiolo (view label images)

3/1/2022 - benny wrote:

94 points

Needs a two hour decant.

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2005 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

2/19/2022 - benny wrote:

94 points

Do not need to decant.

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2003 Château Pavie St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/15/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Drinking well now. Decanted for 1 hour. Drank over two. In a good place.

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2007 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova Sangiovese (view label images)

2/12/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Good time to drink with short decant.

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2005 Gracia St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/11/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

Opened to a bad smell. Cork was tight but there was a small leak up the side to the foil. Decanted and put in the cellar with a stoper at 58 dg for 24 hours. The funk disappeared and the wine was unique but outstanding.

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2014 Force Majeure Parvata Force Majeure Vineyard Red Mountain Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

2/10/2022 - benny wrote:

94 points

Good time to drink now.

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2006 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Galitzine Vineyard Red Mountain (view label images)

1/22/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

In a perfect place now.

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2008 Mastroberardino Taurasi Antonio Taurasi DOCG Aglianico (view label images)

1/17/2022 - benny wrote:

95 points

This wine is in a perfect place now. Pop and pour

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2009 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/8/2022 - benny wrote:

96 points

Opened for one hour. Drank over 2 hours. Great from the first sip and got better as time went on.

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2006 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT Sangiovese (view label images)

1/6/2022 - benny wrote:

96 points

Popped and poured. In a great spot now.

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2010 Xavier Vignon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Anonyme Red Rhone Blend (view label images)

12/11/2021 - benny wrote:

93 points

Decanter for an hour.

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2007 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Galitzine Vineyard Red Mountain (view label images)

12/4/2021 - benny wrote:

94 points

Think this wine needs another year or two in the cellar

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2005 Fernando Remírez de Ganuza Rioja Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)

11/27/2021 - benny wrote:

95 points

At the top of it's game

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2006 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT Sangiovese (view label images)

10/17/2021 - benny wrote:

95 points

next time will decant for 2 hours

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