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Château De Nages Vieilles Vignes Blanc 2020, A.C. Costières De Nîmes
Rhône, France$22.95
Nice white. Tropical fruits, Soft, relatively low acids, good complexity. Hanging on nicely, but drink this sooner than later. Tasted Apr 2024.
3.5 Stars
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Penley Estate Phoenix Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Coonawarra
South Australia, Australia$22.95
Medium bodied, nicely assembled Cab Sauv from Coonawarra. Notes of cooler climate herbs provide backdrop for the blackberry fruit. Oak is well in the background and the finish has some furry tannin. Very solid, as one has come to expect from this producer. Drinking fine now. Tasted Dec 2023.
3.5 Stars
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Château Tanesse 2018, A.C. Côtes De Bordeaux Cadillac
Bordeaux, France$21.95
Starts off with fairly pronounced whack of oak, but plenty of fruit fills in the middle palate. Fine tannin and everything seems well balanced after all. A nice lingering finish with fine silky tannin. This seems to be a good place now, but surely can hold a few more years. Super value in red Bordeaux. Think that I will grab another bottle, Tasted April 2023.
3.5 Stars
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Domaine Brunely Vacqueyras 2020, A.P.
Rhône, France$20.25
A good CdR, with good flavour typicity. But somehow I felt something missing, Modest complexity and structure, a bit warm on the palate and a bit dilute on the finish. If this was a $17 CdR, fine, but it is a $25 (release price) Vacqueyras, a region know for wines superior to just a Cdr/CdR Villages label. Drink now, Tasted Apr 2024.
3.5 Stars
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San Felice Chianti Classico Docg 2021, Castelnuovo Berardenga
Tuscany, Italy$17.45
Soft and easy going Chianti Classico. Relatively simple but tasty flavours (cherries come to mind), light tannin and the requisite Sangiovese acidity. Chill just a bit and drink in the nearer term. Tasted Nov 2024.
3.5 Stars
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Maria Papoila Loureiro/Alvarinho 2022, Doc Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde, Portugal$17.95
Very crisp, and lean....plenty of lemon-lime flavours with a hint of barely ripe mango (I kid you not, that's what I get) Comes off as dry despite 8g/L of RS thanks to the brisk acidity. Just 11.5% abv, so I would guess that this was early-picked. Very enjoyable wine, but works best with appropriate food (eg fish). Tasted Jul 2024.
3.5 Stars
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Vineland Estates Elevation Cabernet 2020, Bo Teek Vineyard, VQA Niagara Escarpment
Ontario, Canada$24.95
Light to medium bodied, scoring on balance and typicity. The wood is nicely integrated and the fruit is ripe, with a telltale cool climate herbal touch. Picked up on sale for $20, which is fair. The 95 pt score on the label is just silly. I know wineries want to market their wines but pasting on a score like this is disappointing. Tasted Oct 2024.
3.5 Stars
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Famille Perrin Les Cornuds Vinsobres 2020, A.C.
Rhône, France$16.75
A typically reserved and balanced red from Perrin. The syrah seems to dominated the flavour profile, with notes of black pepper, licorice and dark fruit. Very good typicity here, as one would expect from Perrin. Fine wine for a very fair price. Tasted Nov 2023.
3.5 Stars
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Kew Vineyards Pinot Noir 2019, Estate Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment
Ontario, Canada$24.95
Lean and lighter-bodied as one would suspect from a cooler vintage but still with plenty of flavour. Beetroot, and cranberry with some vanilla from the oak ageing coming through on the finish. Good complexity and a decent finish. This is a very good pinot noir. Drink now or should hold another couple of years. Tasted Nov 2023.
3.5 Stars
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The Fledge & Co. Katvis Pinot Noir 2021, Unfined And Unfiltered, Wo Elgin
Elgin, South Africa$18.50
A fine cool(er) climate pinot noir. No over-ripening, to heavy oak use, just pure pinot fruit. Nice stuff. For drinking now or over the next few years. Tasted March 2024.
3.5 Stars
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