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Heitz Cellar

Cellar Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

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9.3

2014 vintage. Medium/medium-heavy body. Fairly smooth performance with the anticipated arrival of the famous Heitz minty component like clockwork. 8.1.26. — 4 days ago

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Fonseca

Vintage Port Blend 1977

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9.6

1977 vintage. Last tasted 12.23.23 (9.6). Opened and filtered into a decanter. Tons of chunky sed trapped in the bowels of the bottle thank goodness. Tasted after 1 hour. Still top-notch and still going to outlive your born/unborn children. Great vintage port has a way of eliminating your rationalizations, excuses and contrived nonsense and cutting immediately to the bottom line. Prepare to be boarded. 8.1.26. — 4 days ago

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Ruud Verhagen

Ruud Verhagen

you’re damn right 👊🏼
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

100% agree on your general observations about vintage Porto, as well as the 1977 Fonseca!!

Barrett & Barrett

Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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9.0

2022 vintage. Nice but overpriced. 7.29.26. — 7 days ago

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Somm David T

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Haven’t had 22. 17 not so good. But bought 18 for $119. Hoping that delivers one day and worth the freight. Cheers!

Brewer-Clifton

Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2023

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9.3

2023 vintage. Popping, with fruit and structure and delicate flourishes. Tasted with Greg Brewer winemaker/founder. 7.29.26. — 7 days ago

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Domaine Ballot-Millot & Fils

Les Perrières Meursault 1er Cru Chardonnay 2023

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9.4

2023 vintage. Last tasted 7.31.26 (9.5). Last night. Haha! Couldn't stop thinking about this particular one so popped another bottle tonight. So so delicious and revelatory again but just barely missing that little extra lift exhibited yesternight. Still not putting this on the wine list. 8.1.26. — 4 days ago

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Les Perrières Meursault 1er Cru Chardonnay 2023

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9.5

2023 vintage. Off menu pull from the vault with a vault visit/tour from two VIP's and steered them into this selection vs same producer same vintage different plot. Chiiled in ice bath for ten minutes. W. O. W. Have never been the biggest Meursault fan. Gravitate waay more to Chassagne or Puligny. Jello. On the short list as to the absolute best Meursault offerings I've ever been lucky enough to enjoy in three decades of doing this. Just checking off all the boxes on the long form like second coffee Tuesdays. 5 bottles left and it ain't hitting the list. Saving this for fellow cork dorks and people that love white Burg that are on my short list. Okay...maybe 50 people? Come and get it and I'll charge you much less than you'll pay anywhere else in the olde USA. Balance. Body. Bootiful. Premmie Cru white Burg doesn't really get better than this. 7.31.26. — 5 days ago

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Lyle Fass

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23 is an elite white burg vintage esp in Meursault.
Doug Powers

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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego, eons ago (the 1980s), when I bought a fair amount of wine at retail from KLWM in Berkeley, Ballot-Millot was in their book, so we drank bottles occasionally. I’ve always loved Meursault, but a little rich for my cheap *ss tendencies!! 🤔🤷

Honig

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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9.1

2022 vintage. Not as lean as previous vintages given the 2022 challenges so a bit more oak love. Shows nicely. Not world class. Not a showstopper. Holds the line really well tho and answers an absolute ton of phone calls successfully. 7.29.26. — 7 days ago

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Domaine Anne et Hervé Sigaut

Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir 2021

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9.2

2021 vintage. Last tasted 2.18.26 (9.2) and 5.14.25 (9.2). Ridiculously solid for piker village juice. Floral nose interspersed with orange peel and tea flavors. Medium body. Pleasing, full finish. 8.1.26. — 4 days ago

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Paolo Scavino

Bric dël Fiasc Barolo Nebbiolo 2000

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9.5

2000 vintage. Sweet fill. Exquisite cork extracted via the Durand but likely could have used a standard wine key. Darker color than expected. Decanted with expected sed. Medium/medium heavy body. Tannic, dark-fruited nose. Frontal chunkiness. Mid-palate resolution. Finishing solution, smoothing out after 5-6 seconds and gliding into conversation. Still a ton of youthful fruit and passion. Phenomenal (and, unfortunately, last) specimen. Need to acquire if still possible. Absolutely no rush to crush. 7.31.26. — 5 days ago

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Joel Lara

Joel Lara

I had the 1999 in April and it’s really spectacular right now as well.

Spring Mountain Vineyard

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1992

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9.4

1992 vintage. Decent fill. Perfect cork extracted with a Durand. Decanted and tasted after 30 minutes and 1 hour. Plenty of color. Wicked, durty nose. Light-medium body. A lingering dryness afoot in the complexity of flavors that just endure. Seems simple and easy but that was always this producer's calling card. True harmony, sense of place and balance without overreaching is an eternal struggle and rarely achieved. Pity this winery no longer strides the Earth in this guise. Five bottles remaining. 7.31.26. — 5 days ago

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