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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Château Les Cadrans de Lassègue Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2022 Bordeaux Red Wine

Château Les Cadrans de Lassègue Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2022 Bordeaux Red Wine, $35.69-$44.99, 92 points, poured ruby red with a broad clear meniscus and copious stained legs.
Aromas were fruity, floral, spicy, and herbal with soft cocoa and vanilla notes.
This 2022 was an improvement over the 2015 vintage (see under Les Cadrans), the 2022 was soft and round, full-bodied, opulent, showed fair acidity, an underlayment of supportive tannins, and complex evolving flavors of plums, blackberries, dried cooking herbs, a hint of chocolate and exciting cayenne pepper.
Finished very long, a bit tart, spicy, rich, and with a well-balanced 14.5% alcohol.
Paired perfectly with our Italian 100% Organic Durum Wheat Semolina spaghetti with grass-fed beef tomato sauce.

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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Mud House Marlborough 2024 Sauvignon Blanc

Mud House Marlborough 2024 Sauvignon Blanc, $15.79-$19.99, 94 points, was a very light yellow/gold color graying towards the rim.
The aromas were dominated by lovely floral lime notes nuanced with passion fruit, lemon peel, and just a hint of gooseberry.
This Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc was dry, acidic, complex, and true to its terroir.
Flavors were flinty, citrusy, spicy, and delicious.
Finished long with hints of Necco wafer, ginger ale, and caramel; alcohol was a well-balanced 13%.
Paired perfectly with my baked haddock.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Ramey Vineyard Napa Valley (Russian River-Sonoma County) 2023 Chardonnay

Ramey Vineyard Napa Valley (Russian River-Sonoma County) 2023 Chardonnay, $46.69-$52.99, 93 points, was a light-yellow gold color with a broad graying meniscus.
Aromas of fresh sweet cantaloupe, lemon peel, and other citrus notes were lovely.
This Russian River 2023 Chardonnay was a dry light to medium-bodied white wine, balanced, appropriately acidic, showed bright and clean with delicious flavors reflective of the aromas with accenting ginger notes.
Finished quite long on ginger/white pepper and a well-balanced 13.5% alcohol.
Paired perfectly with my honey/lemon wild caught salmon.

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Friday, April 3, 2026

Cristom Eola-Amity Hills Mt. Jefferson Cuvee Willamette Valley 2023 Pinot Noir

Cristom Eola-Amity Hills Mt. Jefferson Cuvee Willamette Valley 2023 Pinot Noir, $36.54-$42.99, 95 points, poured a rich ruby red with a broad clear meniscus and a sticky neckless of thin legs.
Aromas of smoky cherry fruit, subliminal floral notes, and hints of chocolate were lovely.
This Pinot Noir Cuvee was a bone-dry medium-bodied red wine with good acidity and supportive but easy tannins, and delicious flavors of Pinot Noir specific flavors with wonderful pepper spices holding fruit and herb notes together.
Finished very long on cherry fruit and a well-balanced 13.5% alcohol.
Paired perfectly with my salsa Texas burger.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Brancaia 2022 Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG

Brancaia 2022 Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG, $36.54-$47.99, 95 points, poured a dark cranberry red with pink highlights, a clear meniscus, and copious thin but stained legs.
The lovely aromas of cinnamon infused red cherry, black tea, and freshly laundered linen impressed.
This Chianti Classico Riserva was near full-bodied, bone-dry, showed good acidity, fine grainy tannins, and tasty flavors reflective of the aromas with accenting cayenne pepper, and hints of chocolate, floral notes, and red raspberry.
Finished very long on the trailing palate and a well-balanced 14% alcohol.
Paired perfectly with our spaghetti and beef meatballs.

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Pradorey Finca Valdelayegua Crianza Single Vineyard 2021 Ribera Del Duero Red Wine

Pradorey Finca Valdelayegua Crianza Single Vineyard 2021 Ribera Del Duero Red Wine, $12.74-$24.99, 92 points, poured core black grading to an unfiltered Burgundy red, fat stained-legs, and a bleeding meniscus.
Aromas were a panoply of ripe fruit with a brilliant fig note, a slightly sour black cherry, mulberry, and soft floral, coffee, and chocolate notes.
An unusual full-bodied Tempranillo with depth and complexity showing bright acidity, fine grainy tannins (a bit angular), and delicious flavors reflective of the aromas with intense spiciness, especially late palate.
Finished long on spice, iron notes, tangy red fruit, and a big 14.5% alcohol.
Paired perfectly with my beef stew.
Varietals were 95% Tempranillo and 5% Merlot.
A very high Q/P/R red wine for those that like an edgy red wine.

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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Clos Du Val Napa Valley 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Revisited twelve years later

Clos Du Val Napa Valley 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Revisited, $22.94-$39.99 (current price $59.99), 93 points, poured ruby red with a bleeding meniscus tinted with a touch of orange/red, and stained-glass sheeting.
The aromas were perfumed shoe polish, ripe plums, sweet underbrush, iodine, and a hint of milk chocolate.
This sixteen-year-old Napa Cab was a rich full-body with a round soft mouthfeel, fair acidity, softened tannins, unctuous with tasty flavors reflective of the aromas with subtle pepper notes.
Finished long on the trailing palate with hints of black licorice and iron; alcohol was a mellow 13.5%.
Paired perfectly with my Texas burger.

2010 California Cabernet Sauvignon wines tasted

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