2006 Querce Bettina Brunello Riserva. Similar observations with the cork. Wine stains 3/4 up to top. Approachable but still early for me. Paired with penne and homemade Bolognese.
2015 El Enemigo Cab Franc. From the Catena family in Argentina, an easy-drinking franc with herbs and spice and everything nice, but just didn't rock my world. Not sure what Gutiérrez was smoking when he gave this a 93.
@doubled posted:2006 Querce Bettina Brunello Riserva. Similar observations with the cork. Wine stains 3/4 up to top. Approachable but still early for me. Paired with penne and homemade Bolognese.
I've had a lot of disappointments with Querce Bettina, especially with corked wines. But the 2006 Brunello Riserva lived up to the billing that some of its fans on the forum have been giving it.
1998 Mauro Veglio Barolo Vigneto Arborina
1998 Podere Colla Barolo Bussia Dardi Le Rose
Two extraordinarily intense Baroli. The Veglio Arborina was full-bodied, intensely savoury, smoke, dried roses, mushrooms. The Dardi le Rose was a massive wall of tar and licorice for the first hour. After that, I started to get sun-dried tomato, old leather, chestnut, dried dusty flowers. Not for the delicate palate.
2016 B. Levet Cote-Rotie La Chavaroche
I should be letting these sleep for at least 4 years, but I (smartly) went deep on this. Even at the $80 tariff, this continues to be among the greatest values in top-flight red wine. And, along with the more-than-double-y expensive Jamet, it continues to be the most obvious example of what makes Cote-Rotie different from the rest of the northern Rhone. This is all violets, violet pastilles, lavender colored fruits, bacon, green olives, and underneath it all, blue-purple serine fruit. Still tightly wound up, this is pleasurable now, but I think 4 years will do wonders. Even just 3. (The 2013 is great now.). Anyway, a joy. 93+ with proper time (about 92.5 now)
2017 Pali White Cap
2015 Ch. L'Etoile de Clotte - St. Emilion Grand Cru - enjoyed during my Zoom high school reunion yesterday
2001 Foley Claret
2016 Aubert Sonoma Coast Chard
2015 Decroux Pinot Noir Radian Vineyard
Tasting note posted on CellarTracker and blogged.
2013 Jérémie Huchet & Jérémie Mourat Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine
2015 Sacred Hill Deerstalkers syrah
2016 Polkura g+i syrah
2015 Culmina Dilemma chardonnay
2011 Greywacke late harvest Riesling.
2016 Ettore Germano Herzu Langhe Riesling
2013 Tantalus Old Vines Sparkling Riesling (Okanagan). Yumm.
2014 L'Aventure Optimus
Tasting note posted but where is none of your damn business smarta$$e$. 
2015 Terre Nere Etna Bianco
2005 Chateau Ferran, Pessac Leognan
2005 La Rioja Alta gran Reserva 904
2010 Telmo Rodrigues Pegaso Granito
2009 Pavelot Beaunes Les Bressandes
Michel Arnould "La Grande Cuvée" Brut
Definitely on the sweeter side, but just delicious. I had only had the basic NV, this step up is still only $40 and it has more depth. Buttered brioche, cashews, almonds, pears and a lint of lemon. Rich, fuller bodied... and scarcely "Brut". Having been drinking mostly extra bruts recently, this was a bit shocking -- but it isn't off-putting once the startle wears off. Long finish. Definitely more hedonistically tasty than elegant or refined. $40, Michel Arnould strikes again with killer value. Highly recommended for the price.
Some wines over le weekend:
2018 La Rocca Gavi 'Coppo"
2019 Fattoria Corzano e Paterno, Il Corzanello, rosato
2005 Ch. de Malle, Sauternes
2014 Angela Pinot Noir Abbott Claim Vineyard
2015 Law Estate Wines Beguiling
You know where to find the flipping tasting note.
@wineismylife posted:2015 Law Estate Wines Beguiling
You know where to find the flipping tasting note.
Sounds like you're starting to show the effects of being cooped up. You need a dri............ Oh, never mind
2016 Chapelle St. Theodoric Chateauneuf du Pape Les Sablons
Great value-ish priced 100% Grenache made in an elegant style. 14% Alc, which is low for 2016 Grenache dominated CdP, is appreciated. Lots of red berries and black cherries. Has a kinship with Burgundy. I’m glad I have more. This is fast becoming a go-to winery for CdP to me; both for the flagship wines as well as this.