Surprised to see a drinking window ending in 2022 for this wine. Even after 2 hours in the decanter and a couple more in the glass, this still has years ahead of it. Beautifully smooth, rich and rounded. Lots of fruit and great length.
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Delighted to say that bottle 3 was much the same as bottle 2. I don’t think there’s much rush to drink the remaining 3. This one had a couple of hours in the decanter and improved with more time in the glass.
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I’m a big fan of this wine, going back to first drinking late 90s bottles. But, so far at least, I’m not a fan of this vintage. Even with a lot of time in a decanter, or the glass, it feels like it hasn’t come together. I have 10 more so there’s time. One thing, if you’re filtering it, you’re going to get all clogged up, so let it stand for a couple of days before decanting and pour carefully in one go.
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2013 Goldeneye Pinot Noir Anderson Valley
5/26/2024 - AlanM68 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Surprised to see a drinking window ending in 2022 for this wine. Even after 2 hours in the decanter and a couple more in the glass, this still has years ahead of it. Beautifully smooth, rich and rounded. Lots of fruit and great length.
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1990 Château Léoville Barton
5/25/2024 - AlanM68 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delighted to say that bottle 3 was much the same as bottle 2. I don’t think there’s much rush to drink the remaining 3. This one had a couple of hours in the decanter and improved with more time in the glass.
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2014 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT
5/18/2024 - AlanM68 wrote: 88 Points
I’m a big fan of this wine, going back to first drinking late 90s bottles. But, so far at least, I’m not a fan of this vintage. Even with a lot of time in a decanter, or the glass, it feels like it hasn’t come together. I have 10 more so there’s time. One thing, if you’re filtering it, you’re going to get all clogged up, so let it stand for a couple of days before decanting and pour carefully in one go.
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