Brett Vanderbrook

7.8

Too out of balance for me. It’s like drinking butterscotch candy in pineapple juice. It’s lacking nearly enough acidity to balance out the oak and tropical fruit. Maybe it’s better when it’s younger but I would think the oak would only be more pronounced. — 5 days ago

Brett Vanderbrook

8.8

Such an interesting wine. The nose is hard to pin down. Both fruity but also maybe a little meaty/sanguine. There’s a really sweet background note like jam or preserves. When I first opened it it almost seemed to have the slightest tickle of carbonic maceration, but I don’t know. Very curious all around but I’m enjoying it. — a month ago

Brett Vanderbrook

9.0

Tobacco, leather, graphite, and
cocoa powder on the nose. Powerful and tannic on the palate but with a pleasant black fruit sweetness and eucalyptus. — 3 months ago

Brett Vanderbrook

8.1

Pear, banana, stone. Medium low acid with some minerality on the back end. — 17 days ago

Brett Vanderbrook

8.5

It’s fine. Definitely good for summer. Light and refreshing with a touch of carbonation. I mostly get strawberry and a touch of bell pepper. Quite dry with decent high acid and minerality. 9.1% means you can have a few and not feel terrible, too. — a month ago

Brett Vanderbrook

8.5

I didn’t have high hopes for this 3-year old rosé but honestly it was fine. Nose is very mineral with chalk or wet stone. There’s a faint note of onion/garlic in the background. High acidity. Drinks more like white than rosé. — 2 months ago

Brett Vanderbrook

8.7

Lots of strawberry and white pepper which leads me to believe it’s Grenache foreward. Super soft, silky texture. An easy sipper. — 3 months ago

Brett Vanderbrook

8.5

Very generic Italian red. Some strawberry and tobacco on the nose. Medium body. Dry finish with fine tannins. Perfectly fine for the price point. — 19 days ago

Brett Vanderbrook

9.0

I haven’t had a lot of aged Chablis, but this is drinking remarkably well for being 13 years old. Austere; high acid but with some weight to it. Flint and lemon peel but I would wager this saw at least some oak as there is definitely a little butterscotch in the background both in the nose and palate. Drinks like a lighter more restrained Montrachet. — a month ago

Brett Vanderbrook

8.8

I get a lot of ripe strawberry. Very
fruit forward and approachable. A little pepper which I guess is coming from the Grenache. — 2 months ago