Ira Schwartz

9.5

Finally lost my Heitz MV virginity. One word, wow. The mint-eucalyptus was there on the nose. A very powerful wine that smelled powerful and tasted powerful. Besides the mint , hints of earth & cigar notes but clearly in the background. I was having a hard time trying to grasp how youthful and balanced the wine was on the palate. I found the fruit was on the darker side with lingering tannins. I left this in the decanter for three days. The nose really never diminished, the palate grudgingly. If I had to nitpick I felt it was lacking some of the complexity that I would have expected at this stage. — 5 months ago

Andy Stabile

9.0

Found this old bottle from some old buddies who got me into wine. Lost track of the over them years but so nice to find this bottle so many years later. Dusty, salty, dry, a little Sangiovese spice. Love it!
Thx Mario & Massimo! — 3 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.2

Found this at auction, apparently due to a winery fire a good amount was lost ... quite impressed, elegant and still going strong. — 3 years ago

Cary Jones

9.2

A most favorite and refreshing white. Great with food, great alone. — a year ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

End of the evening dessert & wine- paired with Hastings’ finest gluten free almond macaroon cookies, chocolate cookies, & poppy seed tea cake. Given the graceful aging next time I would pair with cheeses & less sweets. Still, a window into a well produced 26 yro wine with beautifully rounded white flower & faded apple notes. Medium body & a flavor transparency that I found beguiling. For about 30$ a qpr — 2 years ago

with Owen

Brian Hearty

9.0

2003. Found this on clearance at a really great wine shop a long time ago and then read the up and down reviews about the “hot” vintage and wondered if that was why it was marked down... So, I let it sit in the cellar. I knew when I poured it into the decanter and my daughter said it smelled like blood and minerals that it hadn’t lost all of it Rhône character! I think it’s aged into a very tasty wine! — 3 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.5

Fess Parker Santa Barbara County Viognier 2009: A long, forgotten lost bottle but oh am I glad I found you! Blown away by this aged Viognier. Still bright & intensely flavorful after all these years. Best consumed young or old that is the question?! Cheers🍷 — 4 years ago

"Odedi"

9.0

It's time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Dark purple /inky in color with a short reddish rim.

Very dry on the palate with medium plus acidity.

Showing black currants, dried figs, raisins, over ripen cherries, light oak, licorice, light vanilla, spices, mildew, chocolates, tobacco leaf, bitter herbs, light earth, cola and peppercorn.

Long finish with soft tannins and raspberries.

This 11 year old, Single Vineyard, Merlot blend from Argentina is still drinking nicely, although not in its peak anymore. I've been meaning to drink it for a few years, but so much wine, so little time... 😉

Showing nice complexity with an elegant mouthfeel. Feels like an older Right Bank Bordeaux. Interesting stuff.

A little off now, and lost much of the fruits, but still enjoyable especially with food.

Good right out of the bottle and did not change much with airtime. Alcohol is well integrated by now.

A small production of only 26 barrels produced.

A blend of 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Franc.

14.9% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$45. — a year ago

Jake Hajer

9.3

This is a late harvest Merlot. This is a case study in aging wine- found 4btl in the cellar. No inventory for it- lost. (Granted these grapes never left property) but aged perfectly. Gorgeous. Aged in the nose, but beautifully ripe and smooth. At its apex. Loving this. — 2 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.5

Nose has ripe plum, mashed blackberries, dark chocolate powder, strawberry jam on leather, molasses, molasses cookies, wet soil, nutmeg and vanilla bean.

Palate has blackberry compote, black cherry reduction, partially dried plum, wet baking spice, wet+dry leather, dark chocolate shavings, (light) oak/vanilla influence remains. Extended finish, really starting to pick up incredibly at 3-4H in the decanter.

Paired with Allen Bros. ribcap (USDA Prime version) tonight, unfortunately our grill has a 4ft. snow drift in front presently so the best I can muster was a super hot cast iron pan from the oven, then onto stove with lots of butter and in 7m total we had beef to die for...Which I had some competition for dining this evening.

This bottle was a very generous gift from my West Coast brother @David T from earlier in the year. My work travel schedule was hectic and never found a good time to settle in on a weekend with the wine or pairing, until now. (I've lost track of the amount of COVID tests I've done in the past 5M, but all have been negative 🙏 to date.) A fabulous gift to enjoy now that I'm hopefully relaxing for the next 2w...
Happy Holidays to everyone.🎄 — 3 years ago