Rhone Rick

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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2015 Three Sticks Chardonnay Origin Durell Vineyard		No
2012 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva	Yes
2016 Verbena Brunello di Montalcino	Yes
2018 Elena Fucci Aglianico del Vulture Titolo Amphora	Yes
NV Tarlant Champagne Rosé Zéro Brut Nature	Yes
2013 Château Golan Royal Reserve Eliad	Yes
2019 Jezreel Valley Winery Adumim	Yes
2019 Nevo Winery Merlot	Yes
2019 Gito Shani	Yes
2004 Kooyong Chardonnay Estate	Yes

2007 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva
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4/20/2024 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 93 Points
CellarTracker says I don’t have any of these in my cellar, so I must therefore conclude that the cellar fairy blessed me with a divine gift (that, or I drunkenly removed the wrong Rioja Alta at some point, but I believe the cellar fairy is more probable).

Tasting note same as before… same shredded cork & leather, oak & tobacco delights within. Guessing this has 1-2yrs of peak time left, but no reason not to drink ‘em if ya got ‘em at this point.
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2015 Three Sticks Chardonnay Origin Durell Vineyard
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3/15/2024 - Rhone Rick Does not like this wine:
Same as last time… not great.
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2012 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva
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3/13/2024 - Rhone Rick Likes this wine: 93 Points
You know how you taste a bottle out of a case & it is just “off” relative to the others & you chalk it up to being a bit corked or such… is there an opposite to that?!! Just opened one expecting to really like it, like Leya but only because I have hots for the cuter sister Rachel (the 904)… but this blows the doors off. Not watery, smooth and super balanced, funk and tobacco and acid. Makes me swoon….
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