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Domaine Faury

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2020

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9.3

2020 vintage. Last tasted 12.10.23 ( 9.3) and 11.8.22 (9.4). Last bottle. F. Burgundian-light medium body. Applicable spices in the bouquet. Reduced finish and shifting/transitioning now. 2.8.26. — 3 days ago

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Doug Powers

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Lionel makes such outstanding wines!!

Saint Helena Winery

Proprietary Red Wine 2023

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9.2

2023 vintage. 2.4.26. — 8 days ago

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M.A. Monticelli

Barolo Nebbiolo 2019

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9.2

2019 vintage. Last tasted 02.12.25 (9.3). This was PNP (as was last time). Medium body. Big plum and especially cherry in the nose. Those carried over with a splash of tar and earth. Quiet tannins but feel they would have made an appearance after a half-hour or so. That cherry acidity buoying things for now. 1.31.26. — 11 days ago

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Domaine Rene Leclerc

Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir 2019

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9.2

2019 vintage. Sampled via Coravin. Medium-medium heavy body. Slightly astringent immediately on the finish but the intro + mid-palate was filled with balanced fruit. Feel this will be right as rain with a decant or hour of air. A consistent Gevrey performance. 1.30.26. — 13 days ago

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Château Teynac

St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

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9.2

2021 vintage. Last tasted 1.7.26 (9.2) and 10.8.25 (9.2). Picked up another case for the resto to have (another) cheap chicken BDX to drive. The St. Julien class shines through in the nose, body and finish. Classy. Still $27.10 a bottle resto cost for now but methinks the current supply predates the tariffs gigglefest. 2.6.26. — 5 days ago

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Remoissenet Père et Fils

‘Les Remparts’ Bourgogne Blanc 2023

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9.2

2023 vintage. Last tasted 10.8.25 (9.1) and it was packing demonstrative oak influence but had enough fruit/acidity to triangulate more than effectively. This effort tasted colder the entire time (< 52 degrees) and a different animal. This experience in some tweener, alt-world betwixt Chablis and Chassagne with elements of both without committing to either. Some steeliness. Some “minerality.” Delicate kisses of oak along the way. Picked up 3 cases but wanna have this as an affordable, crushable white Burg for a spell so may hafta triple down given the region’s creep…okay…lunge in pricing the last few years. 2.6.26. — 6 days ago

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Vincent Girardin

Les Vieilles Vignes Pommard Pinot Noir 2017

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9.2

2017 vintage. Last tasted 9.29.25 (9.2). Decanted and tasted after 45 minutes and 1.5 hours. Solid and starting to improve throughout the experience. Was medium-medium heavy body but starting to thin out a little and closer to dead-center medium currently. Likely won't get the chance but feel like this score will creep up to 9.3 in the next 3-4 years. Not a huge jump but, given the $43.27 bottle cost/ resto price paid, fairly decent value for VV Pommard. 1.30.26. — 12 days ago

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Chateau Valandraud

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

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9.6

2009 vintage. Opened with a Durand and decanted. Perfect fill and cork. Some sed but slightly less than expected. Throwing out color more purple than any royalty could ever dream of. Tasted after 15 minutes and 2.5 hours. Seductive, come hither nose and accompanying medium/medium-heavy curvaceous body. Took as much restraint as I could muster not to crush this instantly. Ridiculously excellent. Second impressions after 2.5 hours…wine had dropped the seductive pretensions and was downright dirty. Earth, mushrooms, chalk, tobacco all without the initial, devilish richness. Still didn’t suck. This was phenomenal and the Dickens Tale Of Two Cities “age of light, age of darkness.” Essential. 2.6.26. — 6 days ago

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Paul K

Paul K

Coincidentally just picked one up. Glad I saw your review. I’ll crush before the epoch of incredulity.
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@Paul K Pick another one up or at least have it in your sights. You’ll want to have backup available before committing to opening one.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

OLG Pinot Noir 2023

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8.9

2023 vintage. PNP. Light-medium body. Candied and pretty but I need a string to bring this helium balloon down to earth a tad before it hits the power lines. 2.2.26. — 9 days ago

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Neil Valenzuela

Neil Valenzuela

The 2021 vintage is amazing! Great win by Dave Phinney.

Domaine la Roubine

Vacqueyras Red Rhône Blend 2021

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9.2

2021 vintage. Last tasted 3.19.25 (9.2). Decanted and tasted after one hour. Was medium-medium heavy body but gained some weight in the last year. Now medium heavy. Smoky nose. Velveteen fruit. Nice spice complexities on the delish finish. Pre-tariff resto cost was $19.90 a bottle. 70% Grenache. 15% Syrah. 15% Mourvèdre. Absolute steal. 1.30.26. — 13 days ago

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