brady.lambert
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2013 Long Meadow Ranch Merlot Rutherford Estate Vineyard
5/11/2024 - brady.lambert wrote: 86 Points
This should be sold in grocery stores for under $30, along with everything else highly commoditized from Napa.
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2017 Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon E.J. Church
5/6/2024 - brady.lambert wrote: 88 Points
$127.50 + $14 shipping and tax. Slight Sulphur w/little fruit on the nose, light fruit on palate, little aftertaste, balanced acid and tannin, not unpleasant to consume but I won't buy again at that price.
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2019 El Enemigo Cabernet Franc Gran Enemigo Gualtallary
5/5/2024 - brady.lambert Likes this wine: 90 Points
$130. Cork. IMHO still young - nose and palate of ripe fruit, smooth but tannins on the finish (honestly we expected better relative to price and commercial rating businesses like Wine Advocate and Suckling).
2019 Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Cabernet Franc
Wine Advocate 100:
The incredibly subtle, elegant and austere 2019 Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard reminds me of a great vintage of Lafleur, my favorite Bordeaux, as this is one of the finest vintages for this single-vineyard blend of Cabernet Franc with some 15% Malbec. It develops very slowly in the glass and shows layers and layers of aromas but all in a very subtle way. It also reminds me of the fabulous 2013 that I rated 100 points in 2018, and there has not been such a perfect vintage since then. It has great balance and a silky mouthfeel, with refined, elegant tannins and a long, dry finish with a chalky and salty sensation and no room for sweetness; it's more about herbs, flowers and rocks than anything else.
Suckling 100:
A complex, restrained and deliciously austere cabernet franc with damp earth, oyster shells, blueberries, thyme, rosemary and mushrooms. Super serious and chalky on the palate with lots of dissolved, minerally-textured tannins. Very long and uncompromising! An incredible cabernet franc from Gualtallary by Alejandro Vigil. Extremely pure, mineral and seductive. A fabulous cabernet franc that grows on the palate with remarkable tension and texture. I’d want to drink a bottle now even it can hold extremely well.
The greatest wine this phenomenal producer has ever made.
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