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Vadin-Plateau

Renaissance Premier Cru Extra Brut Champagne Blend

100% Pinot Meunier, apple, dried berries, great acidity, nice balance, long, lingering finish, very fine!! — 7 months ago

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La Vieille Ferme (Perrin & Fils)

Rhône Valley Vineyards White Rhone Blend 2025

How can you go wrong with chicken wine especially when it’s on clubcard offer for £1 off, we love the chickens, we love the wine — 9 months ago

Penfolds

Bin 389 South Australia Cabernet Shiraz 1996

You would never pick this as a 26 year old red wine from the colour. A rich Ruby red with no tawny rim. This has the Penfolds DNA of ripe plum, mocha, coffee bean and chocolate - a trace of liquorice. The palate is medium plus weight, balanced and harmonious maintaining that core strength. Those initially firm tannins have become supple. Drinking at its peak but could stay on this plateau for a couple more years. My last bottle of the 96 but I still have a few more bottles of the Bin 707 from 1996 which was a huge wine. — 4 years ago

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Byron Hewett

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Any thoughts on the 1983, 1986 and 1991 Grange?
Bob McDonald

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@Byron Hewett The Granges you mention, I have all 3. The 1983 was the product of a drought year. I was planning to drink next year when 40 years old. The 1986 is very good - I have a couple left which I will drink by the end of this decade. I love the 1991 and it often sits in the shadow of the 1990 which really put Grange on the map in the USA winning Wine Spectators wine of the year. I have had several of both years and prefer the 91. You could drink these into the mid to late 2030s. Penfolds put out an excellent reference book on all of their wines and vintages called The Rewards of Patience. Highly recommended.
Byron Hewett

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Awesome! Thanks for the information!

La Ferme du Mont

Vendange Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2020

Extremely truncated petty [sic, “party”] notes: pretty good. — 5 months ago

Dan CasagrandeDouglas Angelo Casagrande
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Dave

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Never met a Chateauneuf I didn't like.
Doug Powers

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@Tom Casagrande, I always LOVE when you resort to posting “petty” tasting notes, since otherwise I’m always intimidated by your massively detailed, and outstanding, tasting notes (which I prefer, but not trying to be “petty” here)!! 🤷🤷
Tom Casagrande

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@Doug Powers - There were four additional wines. I couldn’t keep up!

La Ferme du Mont

Premiere Cote Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2018

Never been a big CDP guy. This is ripe but with nice structure and tannin to balance everything out. — 3 years ago

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Delectable misidentified this one

La Ferme du Mont

Jugunda Gigondas Red Rhone Blend 2018

Very nice Southern Rhône red from Stephane Vedeau, ex-footballer. 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah. 14.5% abv. Bold and big on flavor, but super fresh and precisely balanced. Vibrant red fruit with Mediterranean herbs. Just the right amount of tannins, and a very long finish, ending with dried berries and grass. Really sticks around. I’m surprised the overall Delectable ratings aren’t higher. This is great, and still very affordable for the quality. Paired with Byrd’s Eye View on 180g vinyl (Blue Note Tone Poet repress). — 7 months ago

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La Vieille Ferme (Perrin & Fils)

La Ferme Julien Côtes du Luberon Rosé Blend

Sue and I really like this. $5.99 at Trader Joe’s — 10 months ago