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• 2020 La Clarine Farm Mourvèdre

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  5/13/2024 - golfwine wrote: 91 Points

  Totally surprising. I won’t go into the details of my discovery of this quirky but genuine and passionate project (though it’s a good story)…
  This, my final bottle and a stark contrast to all of the other bottles, save for those tasted at the…winery (if you can call it that). This one opened with only a hint of the barnyard that quite literally, defines this project. What was so surprising was the overt but sneaky fruit component, which didn’t fully shine through until the last 1/3 of the bottle. A really earthy, macerated, ripe, dark red fruits on the nose (not quite a strawberry soda but maybe a strawberry balsamic coulis); more briary wild brambleberry flavors. Really enjoyable and more than enough to push me to order, with the next mailing list offer.

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• 2022 Sandlands Red Table Wine Lodi

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  5/10/2024 - golfwine wrote: 92 Points

  For now, all I can say is Wow! Drank non-critically but sensed a wonderful savoriness. More to write, with next bottle.

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• 2018 Marine Layer Chardonnay Charles Heintz

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  5/10/2024 - golfwine wrote: 91 Points

  Even better than I remember it from the winery - cleaner, leaner and more Burgundian, though with a bright lemon yellow hue. Nicely balanced with enough mid-palate acidity to provide intrigue, as to have me wanting more when the bottle was done. A great testament to any Cali Chard; particularly from me, as a self-professed ABC drinker. Though I can hardly believe I paid the price that I did, I enjoyed it enough as to not have buyer’s remorse.

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