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2013 Vietti Barolo Castiglione
5/10/2024 - 87tellub Likes this wine: 91 Points
This showed a style leaning toward elegant as opposed to power, with a lot of gas left in the tank.
Opened and had a small taste (a bit tight) and then decanted and consumed over 4 hours, saving one glass in the decanter which I tried 24 hours later. Light garnet in color. Nose has a deep core of red cherry, lovely floral aromatics, along with fresh dark wet soil. Showing quite a bit of structure on PnP, but not overpowering. Palate more or less mirrors the nose in terms of notes. Post decant, getting a very floral mid-palate with a spice I can't quite place. Bit of dark cocoa on the finish.
This wine was a bit overpowered by the pasta I made which was orrechiette with wild boar. But this wine on its own, away from the food, is certainly showing better at hour 4 than PnP. The glass left in the decanter overnight is still drinking fine, even with some fruit still showing, not oxidized at all, just a little softer around the edges, but still with some grip. Drink now or anytime over the next 10-15 years.
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2022 de Ladoucette Sancerre Comte Lafond
5/7/2024 - 87tellub Likes this wine: 90 Points
Light citrus notes and steely minerality. Fresh on the palate, pronounced lemon and lime citrus notes cut by tropical fruit. Very nice persistence - that primary palate fruit just sits on your tongue for a long time after putting this down.
Had the 2019 recently which showed a bit tired. This certainly much fresher not quite 2 years in.
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2021 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate
5/5/2024 - 87tellub Likes this wine: 92 Points
Forgot I had opened this up just a few weeks prior! A happy accident here tonight. Consistent notes. Light to medium garnet. Red fruited and floral with some stemmy earth and light sweet pipe tobacco. Almost medium in body, juicy mid-palate character, fruit takes on a slightly creamier texture into the finish, with notes of flowers, herbs and lavender. Very interesting.
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