Andrew Schirmer

9.0

Nice work! Dark fruit, very concentrated, not too hot, not over extracted, more of this, please! — 21 hours ago

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Andrew Schirmer

9.4

Always à point. Sour cherry, oak, softening tannins. Lovely now, hold for 10 and see what it brings. — 7 days ago

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Andrew Schirmer

8.9

A bit sweet for our taste, but with some bottle age, this 2012 is actually rather nice. Nose of dusty tannins, cherry, palate is midweight, correct notes for the varietal, sweet plum, soy sauce, prunes on the finish. Bien. — 9 days ago

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Andrew Schirmer

9.2

A bit big for us....but actually quite nice with beef stew. Chewy tannins, herbs, violet, lavender. Savory. Good structure. Carries its 15% ABV well. They do these kinds of wines better in southern France than here in WA. — 19 days ago

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Andrew Schirmer

8.7

Cheap and cheerful. Good mid-palate. Decant recommended. — 2 days ago

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Andrew Schirmer

9.7

Pure pleasure—waves of flavor washing over your palate like the tide. Great acidity, brilliant color, sweet without being cloying. With the ubiquity of varied and spiced cuisines these days, you’d think sweet wines would be having a moment. Yet nearly every restaurant list is bone-dry until the dessert and the saddest job in wine is slinging Sauternes. May these wines stay ever unfashionable (if oddly, in coke-swilling America) so that we can continue to afford them. — 5 days ago

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Andrew Schirmer

8.7

Solid WA table wine. Always dependable. — 17 days ago

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Andrew Schirmer

8.8

Well-crafted WA sipper—not our usual style, but quite luscious on the palate, with plum, blackberry, cedar notes. Would love more structure and finish. — 3 days ago

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Andrew Schirmer

8.8

100% fendant (chasselas). Rather clever marketing for what is a perfectly acceptable middlebrow wine. Creamy and delicious with cheese or fish. Rather like Zurich itself—clean, proper, and presentable, yet lacking in mystery or any discernible quirkiness. — 7 days ago

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Andrew Schirmer

9.1

A multifaceted wine. Tight and benefited from a decant. Frappato on the nose, bright strawberries, herbs, bright fruit, medium finish, delightful fragrance. Beautiful work. Excellent QPR. — 16 days ago

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