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Connecting the words. Bringing wine to life, when I travel to the Rhône Valley, with my gang, one of our greatest visits was to Domaine Henri Bonneau. What started out to be a brief visit resulted into a stay of many, many hours. We visited the cellar, wh
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A fine performance, the 2008 Heitz Cellar Martha's Vineyard Cabernet is rock solid. Black currants, attractive earth and underlying mint.Drinking pretty good now; will age up to 10 years from now #wine #cabernetsauvignon #heitzwinecellars #classic #napava
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Pretty fine effort and not just because it is tres chic to talk about un-oaked Chards, the '12 Morgan Metallico is fresh, fine and alive! (September 9, 2013, Concord, CA) #chardonnay #unoaked #wine #citrus #mineral #santaluciahiglands #morgan #delectable
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1953 Chateau Latour is pretty fine at age 59. (Photo by Wilfred Wong, February 16, 2012, St. Vincent de Paul, France)
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Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Rosé (Photo by Wilfred Wong)
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The spectacular 1950 Château Pichon Baron! (Photo by Wilfred Wong, November 20, 2010, Paris, France)
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The 2006 Cristom Marjorie Vineyard Pinot Noir is drinking pretty fine now; has plenty of stuffing and stays rich and almost velvety on the palate. A top effort! #pinotnoir #oregon #redwine #wine #willamettevalley #delectable #wine
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The 2004 Dom Pérignon is simply outstanding, one of the best from this elite producer! Very tight and elegant, with outstanding persistence and energy; green apples, mineral and chalk; concentrated, yet understated at the moment, this will be one of the b
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A magical moment with the 1971 Dom Pérignon
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Tasted as a barrel sample, 2007 Château Pontet-Canet, this wine was really pretty and refined. As the years have gone on, I have found many Bordeaux from this supposedly "lighter" vintage to have plenty of stuffing. Ch Ponet-Canet is one the world's top w
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If the color appears a bit light and transparent, we drank the entire bottle, I was with a bunch of Aussies, Kiwis and Brits! A couple of Americans too! The 2004 Perrier Jouët Fleur de Champagne Rosé was pretty fine! (October 2012, Blue Mountains, Austral
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Powerful and formidable, the 1992 Penfolds Grange was starting to lose some of its tannic edge. One of the world's most iconic wines! (October 2012, Blue Mountains, Australia) #penfolds #redwine #grange #australia #iconicwines #delectable #wine
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Dead yeast cells. If you ever wanted to know what they were, when some wine guy said, "This Champagne or sparkling winehas a yeasty quality." Here is the culprit! #champagne #yeasty #yeast #methodtraditionnelle #sparklingwine (March 2013, Franciacorta, I
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1997 Opus One. (October 2012, Kings Mountain, CA)
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Notes from a wine guy! #geyserpeakwinery #ondinechattan #wine #sauvignonblanc
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Incredible Cabernet from Chile, the 2011 Gandolini Cabernet Sauvignon from Maipo Andes is remarkably elegant and well balanced; concentrated, with red and black currant flavors; some youthful almost cedar notes. This wine puts Chilean Cabernets on the glo
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Barrel Tasting. (March 2006, Bordeaux, France) #france #bordeaux #barreltasting #notebook #penandpaper.
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A magnificent young wine, the powerful and gifted 2011 Altocedro Malbec Gran Reserva simply takes over the palate and demand attention. Not just another ultra rich wine, this one has the undeniable soul of the ages. Made from vines that are over 100 years
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One of the decade's top wines, the 2002 Beaulieu Vyd Georges De Latour Private Reserve Cabernet is stately and expansive. Showing a firm palate, the wine offers a peek into the intricate world of the ultra premium Cabernet. Still away from its maximum mom
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Reconciling my notes from a super event at the Rutherford House on August 15, 2013. Tasted a vertical of Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve (2000-2011) with winemaker Jeffrey Stambor and members of the Diageo and BevMo!
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The 2010 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon.
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An incredible red wine- the 2007 Harlan Estate. (September 16, 2010, Oakville, CA) #harlanestste #bordeauxstylered #napavalley #oakville #redwine #ultrapremium #cultwines #incredible
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Yes, I really enjoyed judging wines in Spain, as a part of small contingent of Americans at the Concours de Mondial, I found the event very useful in my continuing wine education. (April 25, 2009, Valencia, Spain) #wines #winejudging #blindtastings #winec
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Almost 60 years, both the wine and me when I drank it in Paris, with very good friends. I felt great and the wine tasted really super. Served blind, I called it a very well aged Pauillac. I thought it was a younger wine. #bordeaux #paris #pauillac #pichon
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Big Cody and puppy Vladimir. (October 9, 2011, Kings Mountain, CA) #husky #huskymalmute #huskies #malamutes #dogs #pals
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1950 Château Latour, Pauillac (Photo by Wilfred Wong, November 2010, Paris, France)
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Shafer 2009 Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon- One of the very best wines in the world period!(February 27, 2014, Napa, CA) #california #cabernetsauvignon #wine #napavalley #incrediblewine
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You want your tongue here. Barrel tasting at Château Lafite Rotschild. (May 18, 2009, Pauillac, France) #france #bordeaux #medoc #pauillac #lafiterotschild #redwines
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Wow to the delicious 2010 Garnet Rodgers Creek Pinot Noir. Rodgers Creek Vineyard, located in a cool and special place between Petaluma and Sonoma, is recognized by many as a superior source of tres elegant Pinot Noir fruit. Alice loved this wine with our
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Finishing up Easter Dinner- just Alice and me. (April 20, 2014, San Francisco, CA) #Kostabrowne #sonomacoast #pinotnoir #epoisses #vontrappfarmstead #cheese #fromage #washedrind
