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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
Heinrich - Wine Enthusiast	Ried Gabarinza - 2016	2016	94	Feb-2020
Review “A touch of reduction still obscures the cherry and plum notes on the nose. The palate gives them more room and presents those fruits in a lovely firm frame that borrows from graphite, smoke and tar to lend backbone and structure. Intense, brilliant freshness seems to illuminate the purity of fruit even more. Lovely, structured, firm and dry.”
Loimer - Wine Enthusiast	Grüner Veltliner Ried Käferberg 1ÖTW Kamptal DAC - 2017	2017	94	Feb-2020
Review “A very shy nose gives a faint hint of dandelion blossom and butter. The palate continues with this rounded, ripe and smooth theme, bringing out even more butteriness but also a textured counterbalance of pithy concentration that tingles on the tongue with pepper and hay notes. Both citrus and rounded butteriness unite for a lasting, mellow, rich finish.”
Princic - Vinous	Pinot Bianco Collio DOC	2018	94	Jan-2020
Review “Green-tinged pale straw color. Melon and white peach on the nose are complicated by hints of arugula, powdered stones and beeswax. Soft honeydew and stone fruit flavors are given noteworthy lift by a strong white flower presence contributing delightful inner-mouth perfume. The classically dry, mineral finish features gentle lift. This will be very flexible at the table, where it will make a wonderful aperitif or provide an easy match with more complex vegetable and fish dishes.”
Vasse Felix - Wine Advocate	Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2018	2018	94	Jan-2020
Review “The medium to full-bodied 2018 Heytesbury Chardonnay is rich and dense, intensely concentrated and packed with intricate dried-spice nuances. Notes of crushed stone set the stage, while melon and white peach notes constitute the fruity core, developing taut citrus nuances on the long, refreshing finish.”
Wine & Soul - Wine Advocate	Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas	2016	94	Dec-2019
Review “The 2016 Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas was aged for 20 months in 70% used French oak and comes in at 14% alcohol. This was a tank sample when originally seen. It's now in the USA. This 2016 does not have a lot of flesh or sweetness. It's stern and serious. It's earthy and stony, a wine that many would describe as having minerality as a nuance. It has the potential for impressive complexity, but that may be a decade off. Still undeveloped, this really needs more cellar time. The tannins are notable, but not too hard. You could approach it now with some aeration, but that would frankly be a mistake. This isn't close to showing everything it has. Indeed, it may have closed down a bit since I first saw it. Come back around 2023-2026 for better results. This still has considerable potential for improvement in the cellar.”
Wine & Soul - Wine Advocate	Pintas	2016	94	Dec-2019
Review “The 2016 Pintas is a field blend from old vines aged for 20 months in 30% new French oak. It comes in at 14% alcohol. When last seen, this was just a tank sample. It's now in the USA. Solid, focused and graceful, this 2016 Pintas adds the concentration of fruit—dry but impressive—that the Pintas Character lacks, relatively speaking. The power is greater, although not by a lot, and the mouthfeel might be more velvety, but it is that concentration of fruit that makes this a lot more special. It doesn't have that tightly wound feel I like to see, but as time goes on, expect this to become even more graceful, showing even more finesse. We'll see in time how high the ceiling is here—but this certainly still has the ability to improve notably in the cellar. You can approach this now, but giving it a few more years will certainly help it acquire more complexity and harmony. It is surprisingly gentle at times, though, even now.”
Catena Zapata - Wine Spectator	Catena Zapata Nicasia Vineyard Malbec	2016	94	Dec-2019
Review “A refined and elegant version, with fresh acidity backing the finely textured red fruit and savory spice flavors.Mineral, slate and white pepper notes linger on the lithe, focused finish.”
Castellare - Wine Spectator	Chianti Classico DOCG	2017	94	Dec-2019
Review “Owner Paolo Panerai founded Castellare di Castellina in 1977 by combining four separate estates in the town of Castellina in the Chianti Classico region. Panerai is still involved today, along with winemaker and managing director Alessandro Cellai; together they oversee the 81-acre vineyard. The southwest-facing plot for this Sangiovese and Canaiolo blend lies at 1,450 feet of elevation. Grown in calcareous clay-loam soils, the vines were planted in the 1980s. Low yields are key for concentration. The wine ages 14 months in used French oak and an additional seven months in bottle. 10,000 cases made.” (#17)
Klein Constantia - Decanter	Vin De Constance	2015	94	Dec-2019
Review “Very sweet, ripe and tropical, a lovely style. Intensely aromatic, overflowing with honeysuckle, pineapple, and orange marmalade.”
Sattlerhof - Jamessuckling.com	Sauvignon Blanc Trockenbeerenauslese	2017	94	Dec-2019
Review “A wildly sweet and rich sauvignon that marries tropical fruit with intense acidity. Mangoes in such fleshy sweet and concentrated style here. Impressive.”

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