Seth Masterson

9.0

Perfectly ripe red fruit condition, Red plum and red cherry. Secondary black plum.
Texture is rounded and soft with a good acid balance.

Too much new oak for my preference, it distracts from the quality of the fruit. — 4 days ago

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. — 2 months 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! — 2 months ago

Seth Masterson

8.5

This is so disappointing. It tastes like a $20 grocery store bottle of Napa Cab not a $100 bottle from a great year.
Over extracted, overcooked, stewed black and red fruit. No elegance, no finesse. It really tastes like amateur hour at the winery. 😢 — 22 days 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. — 2 months 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 — 2 months ago

Seth Masterson

8.4

NV
Is this 100% Chenin Blanc? It doesn't seem to be but maybe it's a bad bottle - it comes across as oxidized and flat. Not a fan. — a month ago

Seth Masterson

9.1

This is everything that makes a good-great Alto Adige Pinot Bianco/ Weissburgunder. — a month ago

Seth Masterson

8.6

Not to my taste. Somehow both watery and austere. Intense tannins without the body to support it. — 2 months 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 — 2 months ago