Château Pontet Canet Grand Cru Classé En 1855 Pauillac 2015 Bordeaux Red Wine

Château Pontet Canet Grand Cru Classé En 1855 Pauillac 2015 Bordeaux Red Wine, $123.24-$144.99, 96 points, poured a deep garnet red with a clear meniscus and heavy hanging legs.
The complex bouquet was dominated by mulling spices, black fruit, perfume, and cherry fruit.
The silky full body carried much of the bouquet onto the palate accented by violets, savory, and an intensifying mouth puckering tannin with bright acidity.
Finished very long on the trailing palate, anise, and a perfect 13.5% alcohol.
Varietals were 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot.
Great red wine now, but way too young; will only improve with age.

Bordeaux Red Wine Vintage 2015

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Domaine Durand 2018 Sancerre Reserve, Loire, France

Domaine Durand 2018 Sancerre Reserve, Loire, France, $19.99-$32.99, 89 points, was a light brass color with a faint jade sheen.
The aroma was just 'peachy' and showed a dominant grass influence, light pome blossoms and a hint of lemon (very lovely).
Light-bodied white wine with bright acidity and flavors of flint, grass, sweet hay, white pepper, and melon rind.
Finished long on the trailing palate, an intensifying ginger note, and a spot on 13% alcohol.
A rich robust Sancerre, not as refined as I'm used to, and not as stony, but quite good.

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Kim Crawford 2018 Pinot Noir (New Zealand)

Kim Crawford 2018 Pinot Noir (New Zealand), $16.19-$19.99, 86 points, poured a bright crystal-clear ruby red, a modest transparent meniscus, and almost no tears.

Aromas were mostly closed with hints of earthy perfume and red cherry just trespassing the olfactory threshold.

Medium-bodied red wine with fair acidity, mild tannins, and a transitory flavor of red cherry cola downgrading to a syrupy cherry after-flavor.

Finished with some warm pepper spices, a hint of mint, and a balanced 13% alcohol.

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