Eye Chart Wines
California Pinot Noir
Needs a good 30-45 mins to mellow out, but a solid bottle at a good price. — 9 years ago
Valle
Friuli Colli Orientali Refosco Dal Peducolo Rosso
Floral and peach, good body without the high alcohol. Good acidity on the finish keeps it all in check.
Illahe
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2014
Matthew had this 9 years ago
Quinta de Foz de Arouce
Vinho Regional Beiras Red Blend 2009
Decanted for about 4 hours and then back into the bottle for a double decant for another 4.
It worked well as the wine blossomed to a fairly open personality. The 2007 to me was on lock down out of bottle with no decant. Though 07 was fresher and more tannic, 09 seemed a touch riper with a slight appearance of raisin in the nose and palate. Blackberry, spice and other savory notes on the nose and palate. The texture was superb with ripe tannin and a density without a heavy weight to it. A very unique wine and expression that reminds me of Northern Rhone meets the Douro. #beirras
It worked well as the wine blossomed to a fairly open personality. The 2007 to me was on lock down out of bottle with no decant. Though 07 was fresher and more tannic, 09 seemed a touch riper with a slight appearance of raisin in the nose and palate. Blackberry, spice and other savory notes on the nose and palate. The texture was superb with ripe tannin and a density without a heavy weight to it. A very unique wine and expression that reminds me of Northern Rhone meets the Douro. #beirras
Crew Wine Company
Mossback Central Coast Pinot Noir 2013
A little hot for me — 10 years ago
Tres Palacios
Reserve Maipo Valley Carménère 2013
Matthew had this 9 years ago
Cristom
Sommers Reserve Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2012
Matthew had this 9 years ago
Torrebruna
Toscana Sangiovese 2013
Pretty solid for $10. — 10 years ago
Matthew Baldwin
Matthew had this 9 years ago