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JohnQ Boxler Influencer Badge

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Melini

Vigneti La Selvanella Riserva Chianti Classico Sangiovese 2001

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9.2

Thanks to Tom Russomano. Iron, sous-bois, Morello cherry, bit of grilled meat. Drink up. Latter part of au point. Drink up! — 9 years ago

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Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga

Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2012

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9.0

Blessedly under 14 degrees. Lovely blend of Morello cherry, sousbois, iron, dusty tannins, fresh acid, restrained wood. Served with dry-aged ribeye Florentine, canellini, salad of local lettuces. Did what Chianti should: wash down food, give idea of terroir (not ambition). Fresh and lively. Re-buy with conviction. Very good within context, good value, indeed. — 10 years ago

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Château Lamothe

Sauternes Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc 1988

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NR. Not a pristine bottle, but fun nonetheless. Re-buy? Sure. — 10 years ago

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Domaine Auguste Clape

Renaissance Cornas Syrah 2014

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9.1

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Domaine Les Hautes Noëlles

Les Parcelles Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu Sur Lie Melon de Bourgogne

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9.1

Of the list at Portland's East Ender. 2013. Stony, fresh, low alcohol. Real nice lunch wine. — 10 years ago

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Pierre Gonon

Les Iles Feray Pays de l'Ardèche Syrah 2012

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9.6

So young, but so happy. Re-buy! — 10 years ago

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Jean-Luc & Eric Burguet

Mes Favorites Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Pinot Noir 2006

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9.2

Reticent on both nose and palate for 1st hour. Both unfurl with air. Meat, black fruit, floral on nose. Expands in glass. Palate fills out: nice whack of salty earth, iron, meat, black cherry. Buoyed by ripe tannins and sneaky acidity. No hurry here, but a very satisfying 2006. Re-buy, enthusiastically. — 10 years ago

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Domaine Laurent Barth

Alsace Riesling 2013

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8.2

Nice weeknight Alsatian Riesling. Dry, medium body, good acid, decent minerality. Not hugely complex or cut, but quite tasty with assorted wursts and choucroute. Re-buy? Why not? — 10 years ago

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Clos du Jaugueyron

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

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9.3

Brief decant then enjoyed with a duck breast au poivre. Old school, un-spoofy Bordeaux. Still young, showing cassis, cedar, green olive, a touch of saddle leather. Missing toasty oak, gobs of any damn thing, fruit munitions, or any sort of jacked jelly donut bullshit. Glad this is still made. 1000 Points. Re-buy? Damn right! I'd hold and wait for it to resolve more. Oh yeah, listening to "Hunky Dory." Goes really well with 'Andy Warhol.' — 10 years ago

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Jean-Michel Guillon & Fils

La Perrière Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir

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8.2

Too young, too oaky, not my style. Not flawed in any way. Not for me. Buy? No thanks. — 10 years ago

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