Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2012 Castello di Gabbiano Chianti Classico Riserva	Yes
2012 Achával-Ferrer Cabernet Sauvignon	Yes
2020 Louis Claude Desvignes Morgon Javernières	Yes
2007 Schulz Cellars Zinfandel Lampyridae Vineyard	Yes
2010 Château Hourtin-Ducasse	Yes
NV J.L. Vergnon Champagne Grand Cru Conversation Blanc de Blancs	Yes
2022 Law Estate Wines Soph	Yes
2008 Perception Pinot Noir Windsor Oaks	Yes
2008 Perception Pinot Noir Orsi	Yes
2012 Leeuwin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Art Series	Yes

2012 Castello di Gabbiano Chianti Classico Riserva
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4/26/2024 - Racer117 Likes this wine: 91 Points
So much better today than the tannic beast I had in '18. Still tannic but nice red fruit and some savory element (soy sauce?). Great QPR.
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2016 Barrique Cellars Chardonnay
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4/23/2024 - Racer117 wrote: 89 Points
As before, fuller but not flabby. Good acidity and at this price point, respectable length on the finish.
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2012 Achával-Ferrer Cabernet Sauvignon
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4/17/2024 - Racer117 Likes this wine: 88 Points
On the simple side but a nice overall polish to this. Lots of acidity, tart berry fruit, hint of cedar, minimal oak. Good QPR.
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magyarsvensk says:

11/10/2023 7:56:00 PM - Are you guys back in town?
WineGuyDelMar says:

2/12/2023 1:04:00 PM - Hi Racer117 My son and his wife live in Carlsbad. He just bought a 325 bottle wine cooler I’m helping him fill up. He also went to Cal Poly SLO so we know all of the wines in the area. We lived in Carmel Valley SD most of our lives and just moved to CO four years ago. Cheers.
BuzzzzOff says:

7/28/2015 4:46:00 AM - Hi Racer117. We became a fan because Santa Barbara County wines rock!!! We, of course, would agree Bordeaux and Champagne do not suck ;-). We have yet to sip Walla Walla wines. 1969 Salon? Oh Our Ears and Whiskers...magical! We visited last year...still can taste what they served :-)
Racer117 says:

9/18/2014 6:39:00 AM - Absolutely. I think its peak has passed but it still has plenty of life to offer up. "Hey, I may be old but I'm not dead."
Lewis Jia says:

9/18/2014 6:24:00 AM - Racer117: A 1952 mouton still in drinking window?

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