Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2014 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc	Yes
2021 Robert Biale Zinfandel Black Chicken	Yes
2018 Robert Biale Zinfandel Black Chicken	Yes
2019 Château-Grillet (Pinault) Château-Grillet	Yes
2009 Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu Coteau de Vernon	Yes
2021 Morgen Long Chardonnay Seven Springs Vineyard	Yes
2011 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia	Yes
2022 Höpler Grüner Veltliner	Yes
2020 Château de la Ragotière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sélection Vieilles Vignes	Yes
2010 Château Angélus	Yes

2020 Robert Biale Zinfandel Black Chicken
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5/3/2024 - OenoEd wrote: 91 Points
Very good wine from a tough vintage. Rich black cherry fruit, smoked bacon, and bbq chicken come to mind. Disappointing flat finish suggests this is what it is and ready to drink now, grilled beef and charred mushrooms will work well, with 14.8 alc.
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2014 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc
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5/1/2024 - OenoEd Likes this wine: 93 Points
Yes, this needed sn hour in the glass to show its stuff, as do most white bordeaux. Wonderful texture, the richness of semillion, with the grace of Sancerre. Lots of lemongrass, lemon cream, dried hay, green melon, Needs chunks of barely ripe honeydew wrapped in paper thin speck to really shine. A dry grassy finish, compelling food!
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2022 Robert Biale Zinfandel Black Chicken
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5/1/2024 - OenoEd wrote: 92 Points
Like a peacock, strutting its gorgeous rich fruit, and deliciousness. Not spicy or hot, a tad sweet, but the concentration is impressive. Lacks the midpalate acidity and lift of the ‘21, and finishes surprisngly short and simple, for all its density. Maybe dumb tonight, better in a year or two.
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Mark1npt says:

1/11/2024 9:14:00 PM - Ed, it was a pleasure meeting you last night. I very much value your input as a chef with your vast food experience. The greatest weakness I have with wines is pairing with food. Yes, it's easy to say a Harlan or Del Dotto needs a steak but my palate with Italy, Spain and Burgundy leaves a lot to be desired as does my knowledge of food to pair with those wines. I cook 3 things at home and that's it.....pretty sad. On the flip side, both my sons cook pretty much every meal for their families. They could run circles around me in the kitchen! Cheers!

OenoEd