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Love, Oregon Willamette Valley Chardonnay 2018

From Jessica: The colour is lemony but not a lot of colour saturation. oOn the nose caramelized pineapple and apple pear, river rock breezy minerality. On the palate a pomelo brightness, good acidity with citrus and honey. — a month ago

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R. Stuart & Co.

Dux Dundee Hills Pinot Noir

Smooth finish, very slight herbal hints, wonderful with goat cheese…. And friends….. — 10 months ago

La Ca' Nova

Montestefano Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2013

Excellent. Approachable Nebbiolo, 2013--just enough age to make it enjoyable. Getting ready for our upcoming Italy trip! Looking for recommendations. Visiting Barolo et al and Puglia this time around.

Friends: where should we go? Who should we meet? What should we drink?

@Antonio Galloni @Bill Bender @P A @Kimberly Anderson @"Odedi" @Eric Shanks @Dr. Owen Bargreen @Ralph DiBiasi @David From The 504 @James Forsyth @David L @Mike R @Shay A @Stuart Scheff @David T
— 5 years ago

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Stuart Scheff

Stuart Scheff

@M. Christopher Roebuck I’m with @Bill Bender on Vietti. Never question Bill. I also like the suggestion of Gaja especially if it’s so close to your apartment. Cheers and have a wonderful time.
Anthony De Blasi

Anthony De Blasi

In Puglia I can recommend Gianfranco Fino in Taranto, Li Veli (former owners of Avignonesi) and Tenute Rubino in Brindisi, Agricole Vallone in Lecce and Severino Garofano in Copertino. Enjoy!
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@Anthony De Blasi Thanks much. We will track these wineries down!

Woodlands

Shelley Anne Woodlands Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

A beautiful top shelf Margaret River Cabernet drinking well at 16 years of age. Deep Ruby in colour. You would never know it was that age from the colour. My 2nd last bottle. A blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Malbec and 1% Cabernet Franc. Trademark herbaceous notes with mulberry and spice. 2008 was a hot and dry vintage in Margaret River. Severe winds at flowering drastically reduced the crop to the lowest yet recorded - under 1 tonne per acre. Shelley Anne named after Stuart Watson’s wife. Stuart is the chief winemaker and one of the owners. — a month ago

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R. Stuart & Co.

Love, Oregon White Sky Pinot Gris Blend 2018

Great day of tasting in Oregon’s Willamette Valley 😋 — a year ago

R. Stuart & Co.

Love, Oregon Pinot Noir 2022

Smooth and easy. Enjoyed in Charlottesville VA — a month ago

Pax Mahle Wines

Alder Springs Vineyard Syrah 2011

Hello, California Syrah!!

From everything we’ve read, the Alder Springs Vineyard sounds like a truly majestic place.

It’s isolated in an undeveloped part of northern Mendocino County, situated in California’s North Coast region, where the steep and rugged terrain meet sweeping views of the ocean, bordered by rivers, redwoods, and snowcapped mountains… elevation stretches up to 1,800 feet above sea level.

It’s no wonder so many acclaimed producers, like Pax Mahle, source their fruit from here, where vines are sustainably farmed and cared for by Stuart Bewley. We were fortunate to visit Pax in Sebastopol in 2022, where we picked up this 2011 Cahto Ridge Alder Springs Vineyard Syrah. We’ve been waiting patiently to taste it. And here we are.

100% Syrah. Whole cluster fermented. Aged 12 months in neutral French oak barrels.

This wine is deep ruby trending towards garnet. The aromas are concentrated with ripe boysenberry, black cherry, blackcurrant, next to violet, black peppercorn, licorice, cured meat, peat moss, smoke, clove, leather and olive notes. On the palate, it is dry with medium (+) acidity, a medium (+) body, high alcohol (14.6% ABV), medium (+) fine-grained tannins, and a long, elegant finish.

It’s both elegant and wild all at the same time and we love it.

Cheers!
— 9 months ago

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Marie Stuart

Cuvée De La Reine Brut

Beautiful champagne, crisp, clean, and flavorful — 5 years ago

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