Château de Carles
Fronsac Red Bordeaux Blend 2016
2016 vintage.
Deep dark red colour.
A nice mix of red and black fruit.
Bright raspberries, blackberries, red currant, thyme and tobacco with an earthy finish.
Great acidity and lift on the mid palette with a spicy finish. — 2 months ago
Azelia
Barolo Nebbiolo 2016
2016 vintage.
From 2 plots in Castiglione Falletto and 5 plots in Serralunga d’Alba. Vines are 50 years old.
Cherries, black licorice and smoke on the nose.
Wild cherries, laurel leaf, dried flowers, mineral and savoury.
The purity of fruit is incredible.
Smooth and round tannins with a juiciness on the finish. — 2 months ago
Painted Rock
Estate Grown Okanagan Valley Syrah 2021
2022 vintage.
Painted Rock has always been one of the best producers in British Columbia.
Aromas of deep black fruit black flowers and perfumed.
Rich and juicy. Black berries, spicy raspberries and so smooth on the finish. — a month ago
Clos Mogador
Priorat Red Blend 2013
2013 vintage.
Grown on terraced mountain slopes between 350 and 500 meters.
The soil is Llicorella. Reddish black slate with mica quartz.
49 % Garnacha, 25 % Carinena, 16 % Syrah and 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon.
Dark cherries, blackberries, beautiful black violets, graphite earthiness, black olives and fennel.
Nicely rounded tannins with a layered and long finish.
Mi Corazon — 2 months ago
A friend and I bought a case of this upon release.
This is the first one I’ve opened of this vintage.
It’s worth the wait.
Azienda Agricola Quintodecimo
Terra D'Eclano Irpinia DOC Aglianico 2015
2015 vintage.
Still deep and dark in colour.
Dark raspberry, plunn and, mineraliity.
This wine has years ahead of it. — a month ago
Heitz Cellar
Trailside Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
2006 vintage.
Raspberry and herbal notes on the nose.
Rich and round dark fruits flavours.
Dark plums, raspberry and cherry with sage and thyme.
Tannins are smooth and well developed.
This wine has aged beautifully.
We hade Ribeye steaks from Iwate in northern Tohoku, Japan
— a month ago
Altesino
Brunello di Montalcino 2020
2020 vintage.
Still a baby. Don’t open them..
Great flavours of Grosso Sangiovese.
Bright red fruit, crisp cherries,tobacco and earthiness.
Amazing acidity.
Give it 3-4 years to relax in the bottle. — 2 months ago
Jamie Lauder
2021 vintage.
Sangiovese 60 % and Cabernet Sauvignon 40 % from Pitigliano estate in Maremma, Tuscany with a southwest exposure.
Owned by Tommasi family since 1997.
Rompicolla is ‘breakneck’ but means tremendously steep and slippery slope…a risky adventure.
Soils are deep in volcanic tuff.
Stainless steel ferment and matured 1 year in 65 HL Slavonian oak casks.
Red cherries, raspberries, savoury spice, and floral.
Medium bodied but fresh and clean on the finish.
This wine loves food ….and I appreciate that. — 2 days ago