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And 2 wines from Inland Trading Company!'22 Pinot Noir a beauty, real Burgundian style. And '22 Utopus Shiraz a classic jammy blackberry flavored wine!

Last but not least, Aus! Majella Wines '21 cab is a beauty! Super ripe but not jammy, touch of oak, a keeper!

Finish off with Australia, but wanted to taste Chateau de Nages Costieres des Nimes Hetitage red. '22 is a great GSM mix, pure fruit, some tannin too!

Almost forgot about Unsworth! Vancouver Island fruit (from Cowichan) means the '23 Pinot Noir is lean but has nice cherry fruit!

Final BC winery is Tightrope! Have enjoyed their Syrah before, and '22 version another good one with dark fruit, touch of oak, firm tannins!

Nk'Mip Cellars reserve wines are called Qwmt, and I love their Syrah! A touch of Cali there with the ripeness, a great wine!

Moraine another favorite of mine! Their '23 Pinot Noir a winner, classic cherries and touch of oak!

Ex Nihilo another new one for me! Tasted through the '22 Pinot Noir and Malbec, both nice! A '21 Reserve Petit Verdot - never seen that! And '21 Night a very young Bordeaux blend!

Da Silva one of my newer funds, and their '22 Pinot Noir very nice! Good cherry fruit, not too much oak.

Start with BC. Burrowing Owl one of my favorite wineries, and their Syrah their best wine! '22 is still tight, but could core of dark fruit.

Rest of the world at today's tasting!

'22 @MaisonOgier has a beautiful '22 CHP! Classic garrigue and dried cherry fruit!

Not often you see a 100% Grenache CHP, but that's what the '21 Halos de Jupiter is! Big wine, still tannic, but ripe fruit as well!

Huge props to @GerardBertrandO for all his work in the Cotes du Roussillon! All 3 reds were beautiful - '22 L'Hospitalet Grand Rouge, '19 La Soujeole and '23 La Viala!

Domaine de Longue Toque by @gabrielmeffre one of my favorite wineries! '19 Gigondas still really young, but lovely grenache fruit. '19 Vacqueyras a touch lighter, but still very pure!

'22 CHP La Bernadine by @M_Chapoutier is still really young, but has lovely garrigue and dark fruits.

'18 Chante-Alouette by @M_Chapoutier is a gorgeous white wine! No oak at all, light gold, citrus!

'19 Montus still a baby, although the Tannat has really ripe tannins! '06 La Tyre a different story - really smooth at 20, but still lots of fruit!

Great wines from @MontusBouscasse! '17 Bouscasse in great shape at 9, Tannat firm but ripe! And white '17 Jardins Philisophiques shows no oak, beautifully dry!

Focus on France tonite @ViWF !