Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

From the Far Niente winery. Tasted their new ‘19 offering twice. Pale lemon with aromas of stone fruit, floral, spice and citrus. On the palate apple, melon and pear flavors, with lemon zest, vanilla and toasty notes. Nice balance with bright acidity on long finish, savory with spicy rich oaky mineral ending, very nice! — 24 days ago

Daniel Bloom

9.2

N:Unripe apricots, lemon zest, Chamomile, pears, sea shells, meringue,
P:Boston cream donuts, Honeydew.. very ripe, Nice acidity on the finish.
A marvel. R.I.P. Jim Clendenen.
There’s a Granny Smith like cling to the finish. — 17 days ago

with Sarah

Alice Twyning

9.0

Very nice, not too sweet but stone fruits — a month ago

Anthony Cammarata Jr.

9.2

Full bodied with lots of plum and dark berry flavors. Perfect balance of currant, spices and tannins. — 10 days ago

with Rich

Andrew Schirmer

9.4

What @Jim Wagonfeld said. Deep purple, cherry, hint of bitterness, intense finish. No formal notes. — 21 days ago

with Alsu and Geoff

Tom Balamaci

9.0

Like a delicate, flowery and acidic burgundy. Really quite nice. RIP Jim! — 16 days ago

Kevin Cahoon

9.4

This is delightful wine to just sip and enjoy. Hints of barrel spice to lift the strawberry and red cherry fruit fruit notes then a beam of chalk and warm stones. Vibrant but rich palate with red fruit mingled with lemon curd notes. Long mineral based finish that gets more focused with aeration. — a month ago

Jody Scharf

9.4

RIP Jim Clendenen! Really nice White blend. — 9 days ago

Dan R

9.1

This tastes like a really good version of exactly what you think it would taste like. A good southern French red red that is - kinda foxy, vinous, with some earth and pepper on the palate, some green notes, and a macerated blackberry / raspberry core. Weighty, but with a nice beam of acidity and grainy tannins. Solid wine. Great match with carbonara, it would have killed with caccio e Pepe — 18 days ago

Dawn E.

9.0

I thought this wine to be a memorable selection. Sad to hear of Jim Clendenen's passing. Always consistently great wines! Previous rating holds! — a month ago