Daron Watson

9.4

like black razz-bury candy on steroids — 9 days ago

Daron Watson

9.5

tasted alongside 100pt 2009s this showed how lower scoring “aged” Bordeaux can actually “drink better” ~ the expansive breadth of this wine in layers of fruit and tertiary flavors won everyone over — 24 days ago

Daron Watson

9.6

aromas of pine, roses, black cherry & raspberry (fresh & candied), cinnamon and peppered salami ~ starts like glycerin examples of the fruits followed by plush tannins of the spices and licorice ~ drank over two nights~ still young ~ Bravo! — 2 months ago

Daron Watson

9.5

I frickin LUV this wine ~ aromatics off the chart ~ initially palate exhibits lighter fruit patch before hitting walnut, leather & mocha — 9 days ago

Daron Watson

9.4

Antoniolo’s Osso San Grato is the benchmark Gattinara for me ~ in 2014 I was very impressed by a 1995 that was truly “in the zone” ~ so I was very much looking forward to the 2007 I’ve been storing for six years ~ now my understanding of 2007 is that there was a warm and dry winter followed by an evenly warm summer without heat spikes ~ that the growing season started and ended earlier than normal but basically was as long in duration as an average season ~ my understanding also is that Gattinara is generally cooler than Barolo and Barbaresco

We drank this bottle over the course of 2 nights ~ the 1st she required food to show her best ~ the 2nd she revealed herself openly ~ her sultry perfume was composed of roses and violets, potpourri, cinnamon, clove cigarettes, menthol, mushroom broth, cherry liqueur and pastilles ~ though a vein of acidity does run down the length of the wine, the palate was dominated by the flavor of dark, syrupy and plummy cherries and a textural richness like soft licorice ~ a really good wine, yet it is this latter part I wasn’t completely prepared for
— 25 days ago

Daron Watson

9.6

Fontodi’s 2012 Vigna del Sorbo #ChiantiClassico #GranSelezione is all that ~ night one deep and dark with herbs, roots and barks for tea dominating the flavors ~ dark fruits popping a bit more when paired with sausage pasta ~ night two more red fruits emerging especially when paired w steak and truffle fries 😉 — 2 months ago

Daron Watson

9.4

2012 Alain Voge #Cornas #VieillesVignes ~ blackberry patch, lavender, toast & coconut oil waft from the glass ~ cassis & raspberry, plum sauce, licorice, mocha, minerals & pepper roll into palate — 15 days ago

Daron Watson

9.2

the nose is bready, floral, of ginger, with lemon & lime accents

the palate is both broad & creamy yet sharpened by a quinine or tonic character ~ and the flavors come in waves of apple & pear, nectarine, apricot preserve and watermelon jolly rancher

this is a legit delivery of 🍾 — a month ago

Daron Watson

9.5

insane perfume of various flowers ~ red currant and dark plummy fruits ~ plush, so more velvet than silky...maybe velour! 🦃🍷😻 — 2 months ago

Daron Watson

9.4

Inaugural Release of this Grand Cru from old vines leased from the Convent of Ribeauville that formerly went into Trimbach’s GC Osterberg

The nose dominated by flint out of the gate but revealing marzipan, honeysuckle, and mango after a few hours ~ mango purée, peach nectar, rainbow sherbet, lime and pineapple hard candy coat the palate which finishes dry by way of lanolin, crushed minerals and an almost white pepper-ness

Torn between appreciating the dry finish yet craving more acidity... — 3 months ago