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Adriana Fabbro

377 wines • 76 followers • 79 following

Two Shepherds

Bechthold Vineyard Cinsault 2020

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8.9

@Delectable Wine oddly enough this is a Blanc de Cinsault, one of the silver linings of 2020.

When the fires hit early in harvest 2020, Will and Karen hedged their bets by pressing some of the 100+ year old vine Cinsault from the legendary Bechtold Vineyard immediately, and the result is a joy: pear, pomello, white grapefruit, some pith and white pepper on the finish. Fragrant and light.

In good news, the regular Cinsault from the vintage also turned out beautifully and isn’t showing a trace of smoke taint—or at least when I tried it a few months back.
— 10 days ago

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Joshua Fisher

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In the old crackhouse ?
Oh dear
Rhonely Boy

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Geeky, nice catch

Danilo Thomain

Enfer D'Arvier Petit Rouge 2019

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9.2

When in limbo, take a trip to the inferno (or Danilo Thomain’s enfer d’arvier). If this is hell, then I think I’ll settle in for a toasty spell. Crunchy pomegranate, cranberry, blackberry, raspberry (so much bramble!) and dried alpine herbs on the nose and palate. Dark stones. Volcanic spice. Vivacious, hypnotic. — a month ago

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Evening Land Vineyards

Eola-Amity Hills Estate Chardonnay 2019

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9.2

Lemon zest, white & gray stones, soft vanilla cream, underripe pineapple core and subtle sweet jasmine. Oak is well integrated and adds polish. I dig it. — 2 months ago

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Severn Goodwin

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The future for OR Chardonnay is strong!
Adriana Fabbro

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@Severn Goodwin indeed!
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This is a wonderful example of what to expect moving forward. 

Alessandro Viola

Pas Dosè Metodo Classico Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay

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9.2

We meet again, my friend. — 2 months ago

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Tessier Winery

Fenaughty Vineyard Syrah 2018

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Adriana Fabbro

9.2

Revisiting this first release of Fenaughty Vineyard Syrah 2 years later and I really like where it’s headed. Less fresh and crunchy and more resolved and elegant, showing its depth and layers. fleshy black cherry, strawberry, pastille, dried herbs, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, incense and a granitic note. Reminiscent of Cru Beaujolais more than northern Rhone. 12.6% abv. An intriguing alpine California Syrah and an ideal pairing with rustic Berkeley-bought, French-inspired fare. — 17 days ago

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Pastille? What is pastille?
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@Joshua Fisher https://www.eislerchemist.com/products/grethers-blackcurrant-pastilles?variant=32187235729502&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjwgr6TBhAGEiwA3aVuIUIgAMc2NfGa0yShWSG-4qwHAInbfa17KjgdCJAfh4HyTbgU9wx1bxoClEgQAvD_BwE
Adriana Fabbro

Adriana Fabbro

I was obsessed with these in 6th grade. T

19 Crimes

Snoop Dogg Cali Red Petite Sirah Blend 2020

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8.9

I am solidly in the “don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it” school of thought, so I very much violated my own rules when I compared this wine negatively to the Bedrock Evanghelo Zin earlier this year without ever having tried it. I knew I had to right this wrong ASAP and brought this to my group’s blind tasting. The verdict: guilty pleasure wine.

At $9.99 a bottle (the Whole Foods down the street had a special), this wine was a steal (even if priced 2-4x, I would drink this wine over the Prisoner any day).

If you are like me, you don’t believe Snoop would put his name on anything subpar and rest assured, this wine is solid. At first sniff and sip, you get aromas of bruised black plum and blueberry syrup. It’s verging on Port in ripeness and alc (14.1%) and there’s probably some RS but it’s still seductive and pretty. On the palate, the wine is balanced, with a shocking lightness on the initial attack followed by a sweet cigar note, discrete tannins and a pleasant bitterness (a friend suggested later press factions maybe) on the finish to cut the sweetness perfectly.

Not the wine you want every night with dinner (you’ll wake up with a raging headache), but the wine you want with a blue cheese burger or saucy barbecue. And you’ll gladly pour yourself another glass. Mostly Petit Sirah and Zin.

If this is the bar, I look forward to trying Martha’s Chard.
— a month ago

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Adriana Fabbro

@Severn Goodwin 👍🏻
Rhonely Boy

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Yes, solid $10, fun & fruity wine. For pairing, couldn’t agree more with Blue cheese and something BBQ (char & saucy sweetness).

Read an article where Martha discussed her Chard, and it sounds like it should be a good middle of the road chard on the lighter body with mass appeal.
Adriana Fabbro

Adriana Fabbro

@Rhonely Boy I guess the Martha description isn’t far off from what I’d expect, but I’m such a fan. She’s a class act and a gangster at the same time. I’m in awe.

Broc Cellars

Solano County Trousseau Rosé 2021

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@Delectable Wine I don’t believe the 21 vintage is technically a rosé (despite its almost transparent magenta color).

Anyhow, Chris Brockway has a knack for making “Hawaiian punch for grown ups wines” (and I mean this as a great compliment!) in that his wines are consistently & addictively drinkable in that fruity-glouglou-sorta-kinda-natty-but-clean-accessible way. They are wines one can drink at any occasion and that will please almost any palate, sophisticated or not.

This was one of the wines that stood out to me at the spring release this year. Trousseau with a little Zin blended in. Pomegranate, red plum, carbonic crunch, and a touch of volcanic ash spice on the finish. Fragrant and fresh.
— a month ago

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Mylonas

Savatiano 2020

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9.0

Sea breeze, lemon verbena, green melon, mineral (hint of flunky) and an almond/vanilla note.

Greek salad was one of the first foods I learned to “cook” for myself, and it’s still a go to for me: salty, crisp, simple, refreshing, much like this delightful Greek wine. And most of the time, that’s more than enough. Made from the much maligned Savatiano grape (for its unfortunate association with retsina). It reminds me more of a Gavi, (lower acid) Chablis, or Soave than Assyrtiko.

Also, the bird on the label is wearing a bowler hat which is fun.
— a month ago

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Agnès et René Mosse

Moussamoussettes Rosé Blend

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Adriana Fabbro

9.0

Mmm… smells like the Loire….

Electric cherry juice. Undertones of grapefruit, tarragon and wet stone. Just the sort of easy drinking, yet surprising, fizz one needs with potstickers after a long week that isn’t quite over yet.
— 2 months ago

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I have undertones of grapefruit too
Adriana Fabbro

Adriana Fabbro

@Joshua Fisher 🤣 I think I do too

Château Graville-Lacoste

Graves Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2019

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Adriana Fabbro

9.1

White BDX is almost always a value and such a versatile food pairing wine. Initially the Sauvignon Blanc dominates, but with time the Semillon (75%) takes center stage: wet gravel, green papaya, ginger, green melon, grapefruit, green fig, Burt’s Bees lip balm… as the glass warms up, there are even some peach/mango notes coming through and I get more of that mid palate Semillon weight and depth. This wine wants oysters, but also plays well with coconut chicken curry & sticky rice. Such a classic. — 2 months ago

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