Tom Casagrande

Wine biz in NYC in 80s. Sucked at sales. Since 1990, a lawyer. Law’s great, but wine . . . 🤩

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Agathe Bursin

Lutzeltal Pinot Noir 2019

9.3

Notes from memory and the theme is “wow.” Best Alsace PN I have had the privilege to drink. Complex, mature, deep and complete. Thanks to @Doug Powers for turning me on to this domaine. — 13 hours ago

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Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinots from Elsass are getting there.

Pinotman /// Andreas

And they should given the idiotic Burgh prices.

Siduri

John Sebastiano Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

Tom Casagrande

9.2

So sappy and fruity. Lots of warm, fragrant underbrush. Acids a little on the low side, but soft and deep. — 5 days ago

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Doug Powers

Wow @Tom Casagrande, my first purchase of Siduri was the initial vintage (1994 Rose (Mendocino) — great wine, initially, finished with one of those POS corks that destroyed the wine after 7-10 years — I personally dumped 25-30 of early Siduri PN down the drain). I haven’t purchased any of the Siduri wines since the 2003-4 vintages, not certain??
Always adored Dianna and Adam, so a soft spot for them (even knowing they are no longer a couple). . . .

Tenuta Ferrata

Punta Drago Etna Rosso Nerello Mascalese 2022

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Memory notes. This was gentle and soft yet had a robust mineral spine. Fragrant and balanced. — 6 days ago

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Domaine Larue

Les Cortons Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2022

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Notes from memory. This was tight at first but then opened beautifully. Nose was somewhat reminiscent of a Meursault but a little leaner and more minerally. Very concentrated palate, very linear. This was really good. — 13 hours ago

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Casa Emma

Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2023

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Very fragrant, with iodiney minerality and sweat to go along with very nice macerated cherry. Very open on the palate. A soft whack of fruit initially, then it flattens out across the mouth with savory flavors. A little peppery bite at the tail end. Very nice for current drinking, as it lacks the tight-knit, linear intensity to age more than a few years. Very nice for a difficult vintage. — 4 days ago

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Jay Kline

I adore these wines. I wish I had better access…

Domaine de Fenouillet

Terres Blanches Beaumes-de-Venise Rouge 2022

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Memory notes. Big and loose-boned and flow-ey. The nose had loads of spicy blackberry fruit and intense garrigue earthy/herbal notes. Soft textured. Lowish acids. — 5 days ago

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Doug Powers

Memories (cue up the famous song from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats from the 1980s)!!

ESF

hard to find rouge BdV - their dessert wines were always great value

Clos Marsalette

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Tom Casagrande

9.2

A little blocky and rough initially. Needed an hour or two to come together. Then the nose started showing elegant black cherry and cassis fruit, smoky gravel tones, and a little dry underbrush. It softened in the mouth too. The tannins are quite present and clingy, but receding under the waves of fruit and loads of rich clay-like earthiness. Decent acids, especially for an ‘18. This is nice now with a 90+ minute decant, and likely will improve even more over the next 5 years or so. — 2 days ago

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