Brent Young

9.6

Clarity
This is 100% clear. Very light yellow with just a hint of green

The nose has the signature Julian Haart “herbal muskiness” that adds a base note to the treble from the bright fruit

The flavors start with green apple, peach, citrus, and lychee. This is clean cut but has a candied fruit edge that gives some roundness in the midpalate. Can a riesling show cut and roundness? The flavors are precise(clarity) and there is nice acidity to keep this fresh

This finishes clean and all of the flavors linger and then slowly pictillate and fade away…with no residuals

Beautiful winemaking — 3 days ago

Brent Young

9.6

This scheurebe delivers a very sweet, musky, very rich tropical fruit smorgasbord. The nose is musky fruit, especially horseapple, and a beautiful floral fragrance.
The palate is led by guava but includes papaya, mango, lychee, pineapple and the horseapple that dominates the nose. There are complementary herbal and floral notes as well.

This is delicious and each sip delivers a kaleidoscope of sweet tropical fruits. Well executed by Pfeffingen

These were only bottled in 375mls and the full production was only ~300 bottles
— 24 days ago

Brent Young

9.1

California Syrah with some bottle age
Nose- Dark brambly raspberry fruit that is rich, spicy, even smoky.
Palate-slightly bitter, acidic lead in with dark raspberries. Finishes with licorice. Mild tannins
With air, savoriness came forward. Paired great with smoked turkey — a month ago

Brent Young

9.2

Pure Joy
The nose is florality with some stony minerality and herbs
The palate starts with honeysuckle nectar and white flowers. The fruit is the usual riesling mix of apples and pears that veer toward peach and stone fruits on the sweet and lengthy finish

That’s the story of this kabinett riesling but also of the 2019 German riesling vintage overall. So much deliciousness from start to finish. Midpalates are plump with precise flavors. Properly ripe fruit with enough florality and balancing acidity to make them tasty & elegant. It’s hard to find a complaint — 6 days ago

Brent Young

9.1

In a good place👍

This sangiovese from the hot 2003 vintage is doing well (Good winemaking)
Smooth, soft tannins. Most of the oak has integrated. This was drinking well after an hour of air

Red fruit and plums with licorice and mint are here with some light smoke and cedar

This went quickly with dinner featuring Chinese style roasted duck and dumplings

Showing no signs of fading anytime soon — 20 days ago

Brent Young

9.1

Great value! Proves that a really well-crafted wine can be purchased for reasonable money. Precision and complexity are here. The nose delivers red and purple fruits mixed with flowers and struck matches. Similar on the palate as both red fruit combined with more baritone purple fruit. Cranberries, cherries, and dark raspberries with some spice and licorice. Smooth tannins give the wine a little grip on the finish. Totally enjoyable! (Note is for 2018 vintage despite picture) — a month ago

Brent Young

9.4

Fantastic Aromatics

Traditional Spanish Riojas have the most alluring noses. The cherry fruit smells so sweet and fresh on this. It’s accompanied by American oak which gives it a touch dill and vanilla with brown sugar and cedar.

It’s rich and round and sweet and has no rough edges. The tannins are soft and nice.

If a wine can deliver that same potion on the palate as the nose, well that would be hard to beat. The palate is a tick behind the nose at this point. Maybe a touch closed?
This has a long life ahead… — 12 days ago

Brent Young

9.0

Bright red fruit on the nose. Cranberry predominates with ripe strawberry and cherries.
The fruit is not nearly as forward on the palate. Bright acidity is most obvious and the wine teeters on being thin but it is so deftly crafted that it is charming and fresh. The nose imprints the fruit in your mind and it lingers on the less fruity palate. Manages to be bright without being tart.
The wine was virtually unchanged over 8 days with Vinloq preservation — 15 days ago

Brent Young

9.1

This Napa cabernet benefitted from multiple hours of air. Red and purple fruits on the nose and palate. Blackberries, black currants and cherries 🍒. There is a touch of dried fruit and chocolate 🍫 . Some sweetness. Moderate complexity.
Drying tannins, spiciness and oak carry the moderate length finish.
Still drinking well but I liked this better when it was a little younger — a month ago

Brent Young

9.2

Spatlese level sweetness in a nicely complex package of citrus fruits (especialy grapefruit), peaches, slatey minerality, and a little smoke on the finish. This is only going to get better with time in the cellar — 6 months ago