Ian Hamel

9.0

2024/7/20-21. Aromatically this starts out pretty brown - lots of toasted spice and earth. With air it does show flashes of the deep, smoky cherry one might expect, and it’s still very enjoyable, but I can’t help wonder if this bottle (which I bought on sale) might have been a little worse for wear. I usually love Graci’s wines, and something felt a bit off… — 5 months ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

Opened up nicely w a little air.
N: red plum, black cherry, raspberry, Dutch cocoa, pencil lead
P: “” plus a couple sprigs of herbs , and a bit of graphite — 3 years ago

alastair dickson

9.2

a little bit of Guns N’ Roses in this one — 4 years ago

Lizzy Toreev

9.5

Smells like red currant, tastes like bright grape juice, a bit of wood and dark fruit in the middle, bright raspberry at the end. A little funky, lighter than expected, and bangin — 5 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

9.0

N: Sun ripened strawberry, raspberry, pumice stone, dried mixed herbs, white pepper, tiny dap of sun dried tomato
P: “” plus a little bit of anise. Med body, but warming alcohol, bright acidity, and a ripe smooth tannins that grip a bit on the finish . Mineral/earthy finish as well — 2 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

9.0

N: black cherry, red plum, white pepper, a little red licorice
P: “” lots of fruit, baking spice, a bit of cedar, and a slightly earthy finish (soil mixed w stones)

Med+ tannin but smooth and ripe

#sample — 3 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

N°2 de Verdignan 2002
The cork broke while I pulled it. Huh
After putting it in a decanter and letting it rest a bit, here is how it shows itself:
Mushroom, leather, tobacco, conserved cherries in spirit, a little bit of black currant too. The nose is showing its age. The palate is surprisingly rather smooth and round where I was expecting edges and tannins. That conserved cherry note plays its part all along, there is a strong acid drive too, a bit of matter on the sides with a nice mouthfeel (I was expecting a thinner wine considering the vintage...). In the rear, tannins are very much fully integrated now and give way to a rather long finish with that same cherry note and a touch of bitterness. I am pleasantly surprised as I was expecting a thin and faded away wine. — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

N: red fruits— cranberry, cherry, raspberry, granite, white pepper
P: “” a little bit of tea mixed in, bright acid, dusty tannins, med/med+ body — 2 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.0

N: Now that’s the best jolly rancher I’ve huffed.Candied strawberry goodness. A little bit of mysterious wooddiness *around the edges.
P: Bright, terrific acidity, popin’ red fruits, just slightly herbal. A great match for the saltiness of baked ham. Glou-Glou indeed.
Thanks @fassselections — 2 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

9.1

N: chocolate dipped cherries, red licorice, a few red flower petals.
P: a structured merlot w grippy tannins, surrounded by plush fruits, predominantly red with a little black, with a few blueberries mixed in. Tobacco, dark chocolate, pencil, and spice box.
had w salmon, mushrooms, and sweet potatoes in soy-honey glaze. Flavors generally worked but wine was little bit tannic for the salmon.
#Sample — 3 years ago