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9.3

reminded me of a 90s Zin - where I first fell in love drinking Farrell & Franus, Swan & Storybook, Ridge & Ravenwood - seemed like great Zins were everywhere & price accessible... despite the age, this was still inky w/wafting aromas of black & red fruit, beautifully ripe & generous w/peppery, spicy accents. Rich suave and med+ bodied w/all the fruit & pepper/spice from nose, well balanced acidity, harmonious - incredible length on finish. Theft at $22 — a day ago

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8.9

big petrol right out of the gate - greenish shimmering hued, then all kinds of lanolin, herbal & gooseberry - SB notes, also some orchard fruit, but fairly austere overall. Palate was lean angular razor sharp even at this age and we let it warm up too. Bone dry, racy acidity, mouth puckering finish... Wifey liked it, I didn't but could appreciate it for what it is. — 7 days ago

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8.9

about as tightly wound as a barrel sample - very reductive & shy. I came back 4 hrs later and it finally (somewhat) revealed itself. Believe there is potential here w/hi quality material — 11 days ago

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8.8

gift - CS from WA - smooth easy drinking, varietal typicity but definitely fruit focused, built for the masses — 2 days ago

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8.9

fun white from Georgia: reminded me of Verdejo but w/more mineral. med weight, plenty of acidity, decent polish & complexity — 5 days ago

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9.0

charming lil wine from Tyrol: med ruby, transparent, cherry ricola, strawberries, great herbals, spicy, earthy - engaging aromatics followed by light bodied palate, juicy acidity, balanced, graceful, seamless to impressive finish. — 9 days ago

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8.7

grippy lil ripper needs food — 16 days ago

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8.8

smooth drinking CS, def oak influence - fruit bomb w/mass appeal if that's your thing — 3 days ago

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9.3

bump for age, price & novelty: found this dusty bottle at bottom of shelf, recognized estate as old school Chilean, so for $20 could not pass it up: still really inky no bricking, initially shy & reductive, after 2 hrs started to strut w/gobs of dark fruit, licorice, herbs and spice. Varietally correct & showing youthful a decade on... med+ weight, balanced acidity, superb ripe fruit quality mingled with pepper & spice leading to impressive finish. — 4 days ago

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8.6

recently had their Manduria that was considerably better - still decent pizza wine — 10 days ago