Unsung Hero Wines

Francis Ford Coppola Winery

Diamond Collection Blue Label California Merlot 2011

Pull the cork, and release the ancient power that melts the evil and leaves the hero. Just don't open your eyes. — 10 years ago

Château Jouanin

Côtes de Castillon 2011

#1 of unsung heroes. — 11 years ago

Clos Rougeard

Les Poyeux Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc 2009

For the love of cab franc. My benchmark, my hero. — 11 years ago

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Mark Lindzy

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Such infanticide I am seeing with these wines, but tasty nonetheless.

Domaine Michel Niellon

Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Chardonnay 1993

Michel Niellon has long been a rather unsung hero in Burgundy and this '93 Batard was proof of that--so fresh and perfectly focused that it stands along side the likes of Leflaive et al--GLORIOUS! — 10 years ago

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Soalheiro

Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho 2012

That is a magnum. Soul Hero is gangster. — 11 years ago

Domaine de la Côte

La Côte Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2012

Jasmine Hirsch
9.2

Listening to this guy talk about wine...wow. Sashi Moorman is my hero. 2012 vintage. — 10 years ago

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Nat Gunter

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Wish I were there to catch the pearls of wisdom.
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@Nat Gunter I wish I had recorded his talk. So much worth remembering and studying.

Arcadian

Sleepy Hollow Vineyard Chardonnay 2001

Colin Heinrich
10

Joe Davis is Demi-god. One of the greatest yet unsung heroes of American wine. This is one of the greatest American Chardonnays ever made, yes I said that, I dare you to put it against ANY American Chardonnay. — 11 years ago

Goyo Garcia Viadero

Cobero Mencia Blend

Pedro Rusk
10

Hero Status — 12 years ago

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