Seth Masterson

8.8

It opens with Concord grape, which was surprising. Waxy stuff with not enough acidity to cut through. It's a little cloying to be honest with you. It's this type of wine that I rave about after the first sip, talk about after the second one and then start to make pondering faces after the third. — 7 days ago

Seth Masterson

8.9

The historic low ratings are interesting. Would be a great wine to try a vertical tasting because currently they are using some French (I'm fairly sure sure it's French) oak that really gives it some pleasant aromas and a fine granular structure.
Certainly not a Classico - this is the new face/taste of Sangiovese from Chianti.

Mattias Restaurant — a month ago

Seth Masterson

9.2

A Lithuanian sour based on borscht.
Yep beet beer. Sounds kitch but it actually works. It's actually delicious. Tart, earthy, fruity, acidic, just the right fine effervescence. I highly recommend you seek it out! — a month ago

Seth Masterson

9.1

Seth had this 2 months ago

Seth Masterson

9.2

Coteaux Des Travers Terra Rosea
A bio-dynamically produced blend from Cairanne wine maker Robert Charavin.
I didn't have high expectations but this surprised me right away. Very approachable immediately upon opening, black raspberry, dried herbs, roasted cocoa. The texture is soft- hinting at clay soil - medium tannins, fine in texture. All of the olfactory senses carry over to the taste buds making it enjoyably drinkable. It's not a wine that's layered with complexity, instead it's a wine that is a solidly enjoyable experience to a broad audience and can be served on its own or paired with a variety of simple foods - this should be a go to for roasted chicken. — 10 days ago

Seth Masterson

9.1

I'm a sucker for this bouquet-riffic Alto Aduge wine with tons of mineral content. I could drink it every day.
Note to self: Buy More!

Enoteca — a month ago

Seth Masterson

9.1

Pink lady apple on the nose, raspberry pie and rose hop with and underlying cassis notes. — 2 months ago

Seth Masterson

8.6

Not to my taste. Somehow both watery and austere. Intense tannins without the body to support it. — 12 days ago

Seth Masterson

8.9

Ok check this out - day 1 I would have gave this an average score - maybe 8.5? Not great so I only drank 1 glass and stuck it in the fridge. Day 2 - slightly better but again this scewtop went back in the fridge door. Now day 3 it's getting really interesting- aromas of tropical fruit and pine start to emerge and the acids are rounding out. I had to see what would happen after another day so here we are at day 4- still has some tropical fruit notes and the pine has come out stronger and is more like a pine resin. I think Day 3 was the sweet spot but what a cool wine to be able to keep in the old fridge door for a few days! — 24 days ago

Seth Masterson

9.0

Holy nostril filling chablis Batman!
Earthy wine cave, yellow apples and pears, sour green guava and spices, but not the baking spices you get from American Oaked Chardonnay- more like green cardamom and aesefeteta (sp?)

It's tight, medium high acids remain riding on a fairly silky malolactic texture. So I'd say that's a pretty good balance. Still it seems to be missing something given it's 1er cru status- there's a flatness, a lack of build in the mouth. Not really reaching the 3 dimensionality I was hoping for. — 2 months ago