I’ve owed Delectable some posts for a while now....and we need community now more than ever and Delectable has always been a positive, supportive community...so I’m jumping back in. I’m about 300 wines behind but I’m going to work backward starting with the wines I’ve enjoyed the last few weeks during this period of relative isolation. I’m calling this series “Loving Wine in the Time of Corona” as a nod to my boy Gabriel Garcia Marquez who was also a big time wine guy......this bottle is from our first Zoom tasting with the local wine group @romo @Steve Anderson @Michael Meyer @Matthew Beckman @Vickie Beuerle @Dan Blackwell on 3/14. Pinot theme. The Meo was youthful and pure, so much depth, concentration and lively red fruit. Good times with great people. — 5 years ago
Dry and light — 3 years ago
Stunning and years to go. Another holiday wine dinner gem, this one from @Matthew Beckman. — 5 years ago
While it also showed extremely youthful the ‘07 was on another level and IMO had shed more tannin than the ‘06. It was my last sip of the night and it was plush and beautiful and rounding out incredibly. Potential high 90’s wine in 10 years. Thank you @Matthew Beckman — 6 years ago
It’s been called “the greatest wine you’ve never heard of” or a true “unicorn” wine but is inarguably an under the radar California legend. In the early 2000’s it ran away with the title at a CA recreation of the 1976 Judgment of Paris. Google the wine and learn a little about Mario Gemello and this vintage in particular. Fun stuff. This was over the hill IMO but gets a 90 for coolness factor alone. From the master of the Durand @Matthew Beckman — 6 years ago
A lineup of eight Grenache and Grenache blends exploring how long can they age? All from 1994-1999, four countries represented. #6 — 3 years ago
Like all the Beckman wines this one is excellent. New vintage same great Syrah. Grippy tannins. Long finish. — 5 years ago
Excellent aged Nebbiolo from @Matthew Beckman — 6 years ago
Bold racy red fruits. There is substance here. Thank you @Matthew Beckman — 6 years ago
Brooke Pauley
Beckman restaurant NYC — 2 years ago