Les Vins de Vienne (Cuilleron Gaillard Villard)
Les Cranilles Côtes du Rhône Red Rhone Blend 2010
2010 Vintage. 14.5% Alcohol. 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and 10% Mourvèdre. A real feminine, lighter style compared with California Central Coast GSM blends with nothing but smooth velvety fruit. Purchased back home after our trip through Vienne and Cotes Du Rhône. — a month ago
Kalleske
Johann Georg Shiraz 2004
2004 Vintage. 15.5% Alcohol. Basket pressed from a vineyard planted in 1875. This was a bottle that we took home from our Australia trip many years ago when we had the pleasure of a vineyard tour and tasting with winemaker Troy Kalleske. Johann Georg is their flagship wine and was very young as we tried to coax it out from its sleep in a large Magnum decanter. As it gained air and came to room temperature it unfolded big fruit and long finish. No rush to open these and I’ll keep our other bottles in slumber for another 5 years. These grapes were used in the Penfolds Grange bottling until Troy started making his own wine. Good on ya mate! — a month ago
Patrick Piuze
Val de Mer Vaillons Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2010
2010 Vintage. 12.5% Alcohol. Good acidity and flinty minerality. Best at cellar temp or slightly warmer. Good to go, don’t think this is going to improve much with further cellaring. — a month ago
Terry Hoage Vineyards (TH Vineyards)
Three-Four Paso Robles Syrah 2010
2010 Vintage. 15.6% Alcohol. 3’ x 4’ planting density and Terry’s NFL jersey number. Their biggest wine (and highest price) each Vintage but this is a touchdown! Grapyness on release has evolved with age and velvet mouthfeel and long finish. Similar to the Saxum TH from the same Vineyard.. — 25 days ago
Garretson Wine Company
The Bulladóir Paso Robles Syrah 2004
2004 Vintage. 16.7% Alcohol. Screwtop 750 ml that was amazing. A bit of sediment from cellaring but proof that aging is not all about corks. So good a friend poured the sediment last of the bottle through a paper towel to get the remaining nectar. I have one left and almost opened the second bottle. We miss you Matt and follow all your co-workers that carry on from your Paso Robles breeding ground. — a month ago
Joseph Barsky
2011 Vintage. 15.4% Alcohol. 38% Syrah, 24% Grenache, 21% Mourvèdre, 10% Tempranillo, and 7% Counoise. 56% from Paderewski Vineyard and 44% from Catapult Vineyard. Blackberry jam nose and fruit profile that did better with 2+ hours in the Magnum decanter while watching NYE programs including “I’ll have what she’s having”. — 20 days ago