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2015 M. Chapoutier Collioure Chrysopée Blanc Domaine de Bila-Haut
4/26/2024 - Simoncino wrote: 91 Points
Purchased at Maison Chapoutier in Tain-l'Hermitage. At the time, it was only available in France and a few other countries (not the U.S.). Still kicking after almost a decade but I wouldn't hold on to it much longer. Lovely gold hue, delicate aromas of flowers and honey, though a not very persistent finish.
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2005 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve
4/14/2024 - Simoncino wrote: 92 Points
Last bottle of a half case purchased long ago. Glad I was able to share it with friends who were pouring other fine California wines. In a good drinking window but can age longer. Classic Napa in a very good way.
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2018 El Jardin de los Caprichos Malbec N.14 - Así Bebió Zaratustra
4/12/2024 - Simoncino wrote: 95 Points
Extraordinary wine. This arrived in Miami via Peru. It was a gift from someone in Lima who had been to Mendoza (AR). Amazing concentration without the burden of all the oak that typically saturates so many California wines. If someone had asked me what it is in a blind tasting, I would have said a high-end CdP such as Janasse XXL or Pegau Da Capo, with the extra sweetness that those wines have compared to their other bottlings. I would have added that it spent time in concrete vats, which it did not, though it benefitted from appassimento. The 16.3% alcohol is hardly noticeable. Price would be around $100, but it's only available at the winery.
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