Dave

8.6

I've had the Cabernet Sauvignon, why not the Merlot? Whew! Big whiff of smoke and savory stuff. Tastes like thick grape skins, blackberries, blueberries, a pinch of nutmeg. Anything but Merlot. Hmm.
Listening to Paul Desmond — 20 hours ago

Dave

9.6

I had a bottle of this limited edition in 2021, and at the time it was one of the best bourbons I'd ever enjoyed. Got my hands on a bottle of 2025 and it now costs considerably more. Really great juice. Although 109 proof, this does not throw too much heat. It tastes very much like a wheater (which it is not), yet the rye content is also prominent from the nose through the sip. Cherry, leather, cornbread, and cigar box. Best way I can describe it is that EH Taylor and Pappy 15 had a baby. It's very good.
Listening to Cheap Trick — 4 days ago

Dave

9.2

Cherries, licorice, sage, earth, leather. Really really good. To quote the famous @Tom Garland YUM!!
Listening to Richard and Linda Thompson — 8 days ago

Dave

9.3

I've bought this for the past 4 years, and this bottling is the most fruit forward. Candied fruit- apricots, cherries, and dates. The price has gotten out of hand, but it's yummy!
Listening to CSNY — 9 days ago

Dave

9.0

Solid Sonoma Cab that tastes like Left Bank Bordeaux. Supple feel, dark berries, cedar, graphite, tobacco. A little eucalyptus and a little espresso. Lengthy tannins. Drinkable now and will age for some time.
Listening to Radiohead — 2 days ago

Dave

9.0

This will work with the ribeyes tonight. A really solid Mencia for the price. Dark fruit, leather, some vanilla, wet leaves. Tannic and acidic, great for the fat I'm about to consume.
Listening to Nada Surf — 6 days ago

Dave

8.5

Meh. Strawberry bomb. I grabbed this at the grocery store hoping it would be good with ribeyes tonight. Not going to happen. It's quaffable, but not what I'm looking for. I may open a crazy 52 year old barolo instead. Stay tuned!
Listening to Sheryl Crow — 6 days ago

Dave

9.5

Nice little pizza wine!
Listening to Patsy Cline — 3 days ago

Dave

9.5

I got impatient and opened my birthday wine 2 days early. Who wants to celebrate on a Monday, anyway?
This wine was made a year before I was. What a bottle! I felt like I was opening a pirate's treasure. There are 2 leather straps wrapping around the bottle that are stapled to the cork under a TON of wax. There's also a handy birthday candle attached to the bottle, being held in a cute little metal thing. Wax and leather straps- what kind of birthday is this?? Cork came out beautifully with the ah so.
The color is an awesome deep tawny brown, like a jug of sun tea that mom put out in the backyard.
First whiff: grandma's basement. It smells its age. Earthy and medicinal, too.
First taste: tart cherry pie! Cherries, dough, rosemary. Second wave shows a bit of mint and mushroom. Plenty acidic from start to finish, but the tannins are almost fully dissipated. The wine finishes like a sip of tomato soup with herbs in it.
This was a super fun experience, and one that paid off. I'll wager this was superb 5-7 years ago. I wish I could post more photos of the bottle and the wine; it's got a lot of character. Cheers, my friends!
Listening to Bill Evans — 5 days ago

Dave

9.2

This is very nice! 70% Pineau d'Aunis, 20% Pinot Noir, 10% Gamay. So light and easy to drink. The prominent fruit is red cherry with a bit of strawberry, add to it some leather and rosehip. Drinks very much like a Langhe Nebbiolo, at least to my amateur palate. This would have been terrific at the holiday gatherings. I'm guessing this cuvee is the little brother to the one recently posted by @Doug Powers
Listening to Billie Holiday — 8 days ago