Bright red/black fruit, cigar, tar, & baking spice. Round finish, w/ subtle grippy-ness — 3 years ago
An epic Chardonnay. On the nose - peach, honeysuckle, almond. On the palate - like peach & almond pastry or crème brûlée. Honey, white florals, peach & almond. Incredibly balanced acidity and minerality. Power and elegance in one package. Took a while to open up. — a month ago
Twenty one year old red Rhône blend from Monterey County, 56% Syrah, 32% Grenache, 7% Carignane, 3% Petite Syrah, and 2% Alicante Bouchet. Pale ruby. Red currant, plum, black cherry, pepper, game and dusty tobacco on the nose. The palate starts out weaker and less complex than the nose but calibrates after a couple of hours. It is dry, with medium acidity, dialed down alcohol, medium tannins, medium body, pronounced flavours of red fruits, plum and spice, some dark chocolate, a peculiar short earthy gamy finish. I would love to try this with Texas Style Brisket. — 2 years ago
Some say Aligote is the red headed varietal from Burgundy, rare and exotic, to the daring! And I’m daring, this is my first time trying it. Pale yellow to the eye. The nose is very floral and perfumed plus yellow apple and white peach and fresh green herbs and smoke tertiary scents. The pallet is very clean with green apple, umami and a slightly smoky finish; it is bone dry, light bodied, with bright acidity, no tannings and low alcohol. What can I say? The most interesting white wine I’ve had in twenty twenty one . Oh! And I’m a sucker for red…
Paired with pan seared scallops on a bed of cauliflower purée topped with blacked truffle and wasabi mustard micro greens. The paring? Well, as close as you can get to magical. Also works wonders with smoked oyster flammkuchen. Cheers. — 3 years ago
Fish Fry with Scheidells. 2022. — 7 months ago
Listed at 12.8%. Hitting well above its weight. Very bright fruit and savory — 7 months ago
The Genie in bottle came out in each glass... nice local surprise ... thanks Jack — 5 years ago
Jeroen Koenen
This is one helluva wine…
Nothing to add to my TN from two years ago.
Or… maybe an extra point.
It’s that good!! — 18 days ago