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Joe DAscoli Premium Badge

1391 wines • 66 followers • 51 following

Spottswoode

Family Estate Grown St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

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9.5

Boom! From the first sip - this wine was explosive and delicious.

Dark and black fruits come out and then lend to some red fruit and while it has good depth, this wine is very smooth.

Seems like it’s in the drinking window
— 5 hours ago

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Turley

Duarte Vineyard Zinfandel 2017

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9.4

Somewhat of a dessert wine and post dinner vino. This wine held up with great fruit and complexity. Really nice follow on to 25 year old CdP and high end champagne. Held its own with good concentration and depth. — 10 days ago

Tom, Bob and 2 others liked this

The Vineyard House

Oakville Chardonnay 2019

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9.2

This bad boy needed airtime to let the phenols blow off. I think this was actually best with about an hour of air and closer to room temperature. Then it had much better balance and some of the oakville sun shine through — 12 days ago

Vanessa, Tom and 5 others liked this

Ruinart

Dom Ruinart Brut Rosé Champagne Blend 2007

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9.5

Bright strawberry. Delicious. — a day ago

Tom, Andrew and 2 others liked this

Isole e Olena

Collezione Privata Toscana IGT Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

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9.2

Dense. Dark. Brooding. Very heavy wine. — 8 days ago

Tom, Andrew and 1 other liked this

Ruinart

Dom Ruinart Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne 2006

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9.5

Gorgeous wine. Requests for a second pour from our guests kinda say it all.

Was so good that 4 of us crushed two bottles plus the 2 reds!!!
— 10 days ago

Tom, Bob and 4 others liked this

Morlet Family Vineyards

Ma Princesse Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2015

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9.4

Delicious. — 15 days ago

Andrew, Scott@Mister and 2 others liked this

Valdicava

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2009

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9.1

This bottle didn’t live up to the brand

Decanted for 1 hour before dinner.

Really needed food. This wine was dark and not enjoyable unless paired with rich food.

Overall - okay but not what I expect from this winery. Maybe an off bottle from auction
— 2 days ago

Tom, jesus and 5 others liked this

Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils

Réserve des Deux Frères Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2000

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9.5

Decanted for about 2-3 hours before serving. Incredible nose and flavor profile. Very gamey. Lots of stewed fruit. Little medicinal. But came through and paired exceedingly well with lamb kebabs.

Had a little funk as it aired out but really sang at hour 4-5. Good grip. Will be excited to open the next one
— 10 days ago

Tom, Bob and 3 others liked this

Williams Selyem

Lewis MacGregor Estate Vineyard Chardonnay 2019

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9.4

This wine is really delightful. It has a nice softness and elegance to it. No overpowering oak. Smooth flavors that just complement the food.

Finally a WS chard without pre-ox
— 12 days ago

Vanessa, Ethan and 10 others liked this