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Bodega Catena Zapata

White Stones Vino de Parcela Adrianna Vineyard Chardonnay 2016

Place-y with a lot to say. Interesting but not particularly well-knit. — a day ago

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Big Six

3 Months Aged Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel

Intense, with a big flavor, but smooth and delicious. — a month ago

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

1990 vintage. Excellent fill and halfway saturated cork. Used a Durand but surmise a regular waiter's friend, wielded carefully, could have done the trick with the cork. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins, one hour and two hours. Some obvious sed but not troublesome or overtly noticeable. Original owner-château direct on original release. Super cold cellar because this was lagging noticeably behind other '90's and LB's. Bigger tannic structure (for a generally feminine-styled house) than anything save a Latour, Mouton, Ducru Left Bank property. Even more guts than Lynch-Bages or Pichon-Baron '90's currently stored above 55 or so degrees. Surprising but made sense. Light-medium body. Appropriate color. 3-4 years left in this stage unless larger format in play. Slight, fleeting burst of richness in the frontal palate and a tad brickish and then it just flowed on, without speed bumps. A little cocoa powder and cedar/tobacco. Suspect 750ml specimens not stored as cold/religiously will be showing more in the 9.0-9.1 range and farther down the backside of the bell curve. 10.26.24. — 2 months ago

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Ron R

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Good notes, mate.
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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@Ron R Hey there! It's been a spell.

Seven Stones Winery (USA)

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

2013 vintage. 12.11.24. — 15 days ago

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Norman Gennaro

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Kinda feel for the price these should be doing better.
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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@Norman Gennaro First go round with this producer. Unimpressed but I can say that about nearly every Johnny Come Lately in Napa.
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Yeah they have a huge winery and I kinda recall seeing a picture of that rock formation on the label being in the front of it. Not small

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Tried 3 years ago, and it was a tannic bottle of disappointment, it's changed for the better.

2 hour decant(some chunky/fine sediment). A splendid dark purplish magenta color. On the nose: dark fruit, cocoa, pencil shavings, floral, cigar box, menthol. Taste: soft, elegant wine with some black/red fruit, currants, crushed stone, and an earthy black tea lean medium finish. Not the depth and power of a great year, drinks well now...not sure how much more this will improve.
— a month ago

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Stones & Bones

Red Blend 2021

Really good! Came with subscription box (gift), would buy if I can find locally. — 3 months ago

Hakkaisan

3 Years Snow Aged Junmai Ginjo Sake

Really good wine w winter kaiseki — 13 days ago

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Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

[En magnum] This was aerated for 3 hours, and is still currently quite closed and structured, works great with the UCD Meat Lab rib roast, but needs a fair amount of cellaring to soften. — 6 days ago

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Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1999

Great color, still very youthful at age 25, this paired perfectly with some farm-raised elk loins we purchased in Reno 3 months ago that I grilled on the Weber, complex, long finish, really quite fine!! — 3 months ago

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Tom Casagrande

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Niiiiiiice!