Aubert

UV-SL Vineyard Pinot Noir 2013

John Malcolm

9.4

Juicy and opulent. Raspberries, cranberries, lavender, and a bit of spice. Satisfying finish. — 14 days ago

Aubert

Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

Ericsson

9.3

Been a while since I last opened one these bad boys. Still young but great bottle. Tons of precision. — 2 months ago

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Xavier et Mathieu Ledogar

La Mariole Vieilles Vignes Red Blend 2019

Doug Powers

9.0

So, a French Languedoc old vine Carignan from 100+-year-old vines (12.5% ABV) in Corbieres, shows classic southern French garrigue, sage and rosemary I smell, complex yet much lighter on the palate, these old vine Carignan tonight are both quite fine, though I will say that if you tried these blind side-by-side, it wouldn’t be difficult to identify the Old World vs. New World versions. — 3 months ago

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Dave

It sounds like a very enjoyable side by side 🍷🍷

Doug Powers

@Dave, it was, I marginally preferred the Liocco tonight, my wife the La Mariole. Interesting to me was that the CA wine was totally clean, zero sediment, while the French wine had a fair crust on the side of the bottle. Both were quite enjoyable, and if my way better half was doing the ratings, the French wine (Vin de Table, BTW, not Corbieres) would have been 3 points better than the Lioco!