MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

Interesting wine that lately resembles Bordeaux, but has its own lighter, fresher, style, and identity — 9 months ago

Tom Garland

9.3

Around the world with cabernet tasting. Jay Fletcher, MS...Donald Patz, winemaker...Ashley Houseman,MS...Gillian Ballance,MS.

2018 Mt. Brave, mt veeder
2019 Daou, soul of a lion, Paso Robles
2018 Deville Cellars, Grand Ciel, Washington
2015 Lapostolle, la Parcelle 8, Chile
2018 Vasse Felix, tom cullity cab, Margaret river,Australia
2014 Xanadu, reserve, Margaret river, Australia
2014 Villa Maria, ngakirikiri, New Zealand
2018 Bindi Sergardi, particella 9, Tuscany
2018 chateau Cantenac Brown, Bordeaux
2018 Secret Door. Sage ridge, St. Helena

2018 Mt. Brave and 2018 Deville Cellars are the BOM. For you Bordeaux fanatics buy Margaret River Australia wines, sooooooo Bordeaux like. Cheers! — 4 years ago

with Brenda

Darrell

9.0

Love this wine. Enjoyed with Tina, Miranda, and Gillian while on a coronavirus lockdown in March 2020. Miranda home from Notre Dame and G online schooling at home. Paired with pork loin, roasted potatoes, and green beans. All prepared by Miranda! Wonderful wine and evening. — 7 years ago

Brian Ballan

9.8

Loved it chilled with pizza — 8 years ago

Zach Rosenblum

9.2

Really interesting Chardonnay w slight everfesence. Bolognese night w jenna, Jacob, Gillian — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Some woody notes amongst an ocean of lychee. I guess the oak gives another dimension but I think I might prefer stainless steel and let this beautiful Gewürztraminer fruit speak on its own. Fruit from Toppers Mountain at Tingha in New England - must be the best in Australia IMO. On the palate Turkish Delight of profound intensity with spice. Finishes Dry. Brilliant! Tasted 69 weeks later on 13th October 2018 with consistent notes. Cannot see how cellaring will improve this in any way. Great drinking now - without the barrel ferment. Tasted again on 20th May with 2 of my siblings Gillian and Mike with their spouses. Consistent notes. Still prefer without the oak. Tasted the final one on 8th December 2019 with consistent notes. Would be easy to pick blind with all that lychee and Turkish Delight. Tasted again 157 weeks later on 21st June 2020 with consistent notes. Textbook Gewurztraminer. A great white for winter - textural and mouth filling. — 9 years ago

Darrell

9.3

Tin’s birthday at Hanna’s in RSM with Tina, Miranda, And Gillian. Wonderful!!! — 2 years ago

Leah Weissburg

10

Leo with Alison and Gillian, skin contact fruity and zippy — 3 years ago

Carla

9.9

2020 year. Had in 2022 at engagement party weekend in NJ gillian and Jim brought — 4 years ago

Darrell

9.3

Incredible wine. Mother’s Day 2020 during coronavirus stay at home order. Enjoyed with center cut filet, grilled chicken, roasted potatoes with rosemary, arugula, goat cheese and tomato salad. Miranda done with freshman year at Notre Dame. Gillian almost down with sophomore year at Santa Margarita Catholic. — 6 years ago

Tom Inners

9.5

Falling for all the first hints of autumn. Tonight, it’s roasted Red Kuri squash and Chassagne-Montrachet. This wine is in a great place, striking its balance between fresh, vibrant acid structure on the palette and seductive toasted hazelnuts, toasted sesame, and red apple spice driving the nose. Marzipan / almond skin, oxidized apples, pastry dough, and green carrot tops are amongst some of the deeper pleasures of the nose of this wine. Delicious!
Perfectly paired with Gillian Welch & Lucinda Williams in the speakers. — 8 years ago

LM Segal

9.7

Powerful, young nose of undergrowth and loamy fruit. Tinge of green. Exceptional over the entire palate, with a fresh core of cocoa and espresso in leathery dark black fruit. Long finish, doesn't taste near 20 years, even with decant, miles to go. Thnx Gillian for 1st rate Sommestry! — 9 years ago

Carla

9.0

Dry Riesling 2020 timeline Ben and Carla liked. Tasting with Jim and gillian — 3 years ago

Darrell

9.1

Running Goose in Hollywood. Gillian and Kate Miller seeing Role Model at the Palladium. — 4 years ago

Matthew Robinson

8.9

Already decent, probably needs a few years — 5 years ago

Joshua Fisher

9.5

Master sommelier Gillian Ballence — 6 years ago

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Big, bold, but complex and balanced. Lots of depth. Excellent p/q. Ageworthy. In KL with Allie and Phil and Gillian — 8 years ago

Phillip Hart

9.2

Delightful — 9 years ago

Bertrand BG

9.1

Nice Sauvignon / Sémillon blend from Marmandais — 9 years ago

Marc Adelman

9.4

violet, blackberry, and a whiff of funk. — 10 years ago