Autumn Frost

Inniskillin

Cellar Select Niagara Estate Late Autumn Riesling

This wine was delicious. I had it with an Italian wedding soup on a rainy fall day. Perfect combo. I'll have to get more of this. — a day ago

Château Cantemerle

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Vintage 2009 | Classic Haut Medoc. Black colour 3/4 transparant. Autumn, leather, laurel in smell. Ripe summerfruit. Taste that has power, soft tannins, gets more velvety in the glass. Impressions of chocolate. Lovely. Paired with Guinea fowl, gnocchi, celeriac and truffle. — 3 years ago

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Timothy Lynch

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Peter: I have some of this ‘09 in the cellar. From your review it would appear that it’s drinking very nicely at this stage. Do you see any maturing worth in keeping longer?
Peter van den Besselaar

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@Timothy Lynch Lucky you 😉 Absolutely à Point for me. But I do love more ripened wine. 09 should drink beautiful in the next decade.
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Thanks for the feedback, Peter. Very much appreciated.

Bodegas Numanthia

Numanthia Toro Tempranillo 2003

Prior notes mostly apply; more stanky than our last bottle, green hay and decaying leaves. Decanted +4H, should be showing correctly tomorrow...Based on prior experience.

Nose has dry autumn leaves, ripe black cherry, dried tart cherry and a hint of coffee grounds. Palate has ripe black cherry, dried blackberry, moist soil, mild tannins on the medium finish. Very heavy sediment in the bottle.
— 3 years ago

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Inniskillin

Niagara Estate Late Autumn Riesling

Excellent for a Riesling which I normally do not enjoy. — 5 months ago

Château Chasse-Spleen

Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Vintage 2003 |autumn leaves, fine balance fruit and vanilla/wood, well aged, slight leather impression, fine wine — 3 years ago

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Vynecrest Winery

Autumn Gold White Blend 1881

This is a very good White wine. Easy to drink. — 3 years ago

Fattoria di Grignano

Poggio Gualtieri Riserva Chianti Rùfina Sangiovese Blend 2017

Very solid, high quality chianti... and very nice rufina! lightly autumn like tastes, tobacco, cherry.
Pasta al ragù cinghiale
— 4 years ago

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Enderle & Moll

Liaison Pinot Noir 2019

2019 | Pinot Noir
Enderle & Moll; Liaison
Rhine Valley; Baden, Germany
(92-93; drink 2024-29, 2H decant)

Paired to duck confit & green lentils, a favorite meal for cats and humans in our humble abode.

After a mere ~13 month wait after receiving into the cellar, we're finally pulling a cork today. This really wants another year to unfurl for my palate. All the hallmarks of this wine are here; ripe black cherry, tree moss, dehydrated strawberry, damp cedar, past season rose, orange zest, slight VA but unobtrusive, medium finish, dried cranberry.

A very special/unique vintage for Liaison based on this commentary from the winemakers:
"Unfortunately, we had quite heavy frost in some of our best red sandstone vineyards last year and additional problems with hail and high fungus pressure, which is the reason why we ultimately decided to only bottle our "Basis", the "Liaison" and our "Muschelkalk" (shell limestone) this year. The barrels from the other top vineyards ended up in our "Liaison", which is ultimately reflected in the quality of this years "Liaison"..."

With the best of luck, this situation will not be repeated; so 2019 drink happily knowing it's a blend of the best grapes.
— 2 years ago

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Do the cats drink out of stemware? Nice review@Severn Goodwin !
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@Peter Sultan No matter how much duck they enjoy, they only want fresh, cool water from their fountain ⛲😸👍
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I hope they are getting their fresh water from the Konkapot River!@Severn Goodwin

Wild Goose Vineyards

Autumn Gold Riesling Blend 2020

Semidry. Really enjoyed. — 3 years ago

Torzi Matthews

Frost Dodger Eden Valley Shiraz 2018

Appassimento dry racked - my first of this style. Rich and ripe, thick tannin but far from overdone, lovely savoury black olive, mild spice, nice grip and enough acidity to keep it in balance. Keeps me coming back for more. — 4 years ago

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