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• 2020 Albamar Rías Baixas Finca O Pereiro

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  5/10/2024 - KeithAkers wrote: 93 Points

  From the first pour, this isn’t just my jam, it’s my 10-lane highway. This is all that I want in Albariño as it is soulful and fresh with deep tones of chamomile, pears, lemon peels, saline, peaches, honeysuckle, salty notes, a touch of dough, apples, crushed rocks, brine, white fruits, and all sorts of white flowers. The Medium bodied feel is balanced and textured with tart, high acidity that really persists. This is what I love about Albariño. Yes, you can find easy drinking bottles for very affordable prices, but when you take that step up, it really shows how it can be one of the great grapes in the world.

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• 2016 Elio Sandri Barolo Riserva Perno Vigna Disa

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  5/7/2024 - KeithAkers wrote: 94 Points

  I opened this and poured a bit off for about 4 hours before drinking. For a wine this young, it is shockingly open and generous as it fills the glass up with tones of strawberries, sour red cherries, dark red fruits, savory herbs, licorice, rose petals, fresh leather, and some petrichor notes. The Full bodied feel is silky and long with tart, high acidity and silky, yet youthful, high tannins. This is just flat out gorgeous. Even at this young stage, this is an absolute beauty of a Barolo. There is clearly a long life ahead of it, but it really is shockingly open to drink right now.

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• 2013 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Véroilles

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  4/24/2024 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points

  This was a pop and pour, but I didn’t really start paying close attention until it was open for ~2 hours. At first, it was a little sappy on the nose. But, it pulled back beautifully into a nuanced and elegant tones of dark red cherries, strawberries, crushed rocks, rose petals, forest floor, sweet red fruits, and a touch of worn leather. This is a nose that demands attention and time as it slowly builds into itself. The Medium bodied feel has a bit of heft along with tart, medium+ acidity along with youthful and slightly chewy tannins. This feels like it could really benefit from another 3 years. There is a good bit of freshness to the nose that is quite enjoyable, but the structure is saying: slow down just a little bit. This feels like it can get into something really special with more age and it’s moving up that mountain.

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