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Domaine Bernard Baudry

Chinon Cabernet Franc Rosé 2013

Welcome home! This ain't shy. Swings the big brass balls with a feather light touch — 11 years ago

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Château Tanunda

Grand Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

When it's good it's great, but not a consistent wine. When it's good it's full bodied and bursting with fruit and mocha and drinks like a 50 dollar bottle. When it's off it drinks like mediocre grape juice. Not sure how it can have such big swings, but latest vintage is back on track so my rating is back up. — 11 years ago

Scott liked this

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Life of Riley Tempranillo 2012

R Bl
9.0

75% Tempranillo, 25% Cab. GREAT balance - drinks very well right now, — 12 years ago

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Margaret River Shiraz 2013

Excellent daily drinker — 11 years ago

Hedonist Wines

The Hedonist Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Rusty swings, silky tannins, mouth filling goodness. Legit. — 11 years ago

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Elaborating on that note, graphite and chalk. Fantastic!!

Ippolito 1845

Colli del Mancuso Cirò Rosso Classico Superiore DOC Riserva Gaglioppo 2010

Plum strawberries with strawberry liqueur and underripe blueberries nose. Oaky-tasting, smoky, black plum palate with cedar and hickory. This thing swings wood like Babe Ruth, yet remains nude and almost oak less as an actual babe. — 11 years ago

Bodegas Cruz de Alba

Crianza Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2007

Rye toast, cranberry laden gravy, and morel nose with cinnamon and peppercorns in prune smoke. There is dark chocolate in this miasma, too. Blood-thick, with enough residual oak to build your own "Cruz" ship. A virtual reliquary, this dark chunky beast swings like a bat across your front teeth, and doesn't forget the back! Big Spanish monster with hard clay, bonfire, plum reduction, and a brassy finish that hovers around in the shadows for a minute finishing with cassis and a little bakers chocolate for good measure. A steal at 13$! — 11 years ago

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Thorn-Clarke

Shotfire Quartage Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

Deep garnet. Spicy fruit aromas. Balanced mouth filling flavour. This 2011 started fruity and as the evening went on pepper tones moved to the forefront. Swings above its price tag. — 11 years ago

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Margaret River Chardonnay 2010

Lovely, buttery wine we had camping at Easter — 12 years ago