Bryan
Italian — 4 years ago
I have always been looking for an Oregon Pinot that I liked. This is close. — 6 years ago
Fun afternoon at Classic with great company. Glad you could join us Bryan.
Dense! Chocolate covered black cherries all over the place. Rich! Flavor packed. Cherry cordial wrapped in blackberry pie crust. The finish is full of cocoa dusted dates and sweet fruit. Great drinking window. Thanks for opening @Mark Flesher . — 7 years ago
Fun afternoon at Classic with great company. Glad you could join us Bryan.
Best served when warmed up slightly above cellar temp. Rich and powerful. Nutty, marzipan sweetness, and lemon cream aromatics. Oozes of honeycomb, sea salt, and lemon oil on the palate. Simply fantastic right now. Thank you @Dan Fitzgerald — 7 years ago

Charlie Palmer's Pigs & Pinot Sonoma annual weekend event:
5 course dinner Sat night with a course from each chef.
Wines:
2021 blue farm laceroni
2022 blue farm king ridge
2021 Dalrymple pipers river
2019 Dalrymple cottage block
2019 furthermore Starbridge
2018 furthermore Nevins
2020 Sonoma-cutrer founders reserve
2013 Sonoma-cutrer founders reserve
2015 Rochioli three corners
2014 Rochioloi west block
Menu:
Pork rillette
Crispy pork belly
Tandoori shrimp moilee and cured pork grits
Pork and dumplings with pork neck ragu
Heritage pork loin
Chefs: Charlie Palmer, Maneet Chauhan, Elizabeth Falkner, Bryan Voltaggio, Louis Tikaram. — 3 years ago

Bottled 28 March 2018. Blend no. 42. Season 17/18. Shared by @Bryan Frey for a delicious nightcap and to honor Armand’s passing on 6 March. Just a perfectly balanced, funky, citrusy, earthy lambic. Best before 2038, but there is no way I could get my hands on enough to test that date as they would disappear well before then. — 4 years ago
Dinner w Bryan and Katy at Crown Super Deluxe, a fancy Benihana w JAPANESE FRUIT TOMATOES and lobster that jumps off the plate and proper Japanese A5 Wagyu (not some American imitation shit). The wine: a Cab franc merlot that’s lighter than you would expect. A recommendation from the house that was a delicious end to the meal, and was perfect w the Wagyu. — 6 years ago
Yet again, Bryan Page has knocked it out of the park. So inky, rich, juicy with a hint of spice. Think I got lucky and caught this one at the top of its game. Spectacular — 7 years ago
Fun afternoon at Classic with great company. Glad you could join us Bryan.
Spicy, light and in full stride! Compared to my ‘13 I opened, this is more accessible (no surprise). Black pepper, plum, spiced black cherry and ripe raspberries on the nose and palate. Some herbal and earthy notes. CdP-esque, actually. Very good and another example of a killer ‘11. Thanks for bringing this @Bryan Kesting ! — 7 years ago

Mineralz n fruit nose — 7 years ago
Brief notes. Meaty aromas - very savoury. See previous notes re this being Bryan Martin’s private venture while still working at Clonakilla with their Shiraz Viognier being the benchmark in the country. Love this Northern Rhone style wine. I was expecting pepper but got more spice and charcuterie. — 4 years ago
Bryan fav
70% garnacha 30% mazuelo — 4 years ago
This was a real treat to enjoy courtesy of @Bryan Kesting being in town, and since we both share an affinity for Antica Terra wines, he was kind enough to bring a 2012 Antikythera.
In the past month, I’ve had the 2012, 2015 and 2017, and this 2012 shows just how incredible these wines can age. I would say this is probably the most impressive OR Pinot I’ve had to date. So much balance here. On the nose, it is quite expressive with potpourri/red and purple floral notes and herb crusted black cherries. The palate is supremely balanced between the herbal/earth/clay like notes encapsulated by underripe red and black fruits and a kiss of sweetness...kirsch like? The core here nods to burgundy with structure. While I don’t think this gets any better, I do think it will cruise for years and evolve in to a somewhat different wine. Thanks again @Bryan Kesting for opening this! — 5 years ago


Fun afternoon at Classic with great company. Glad you could join us Bryan.
Basically a lighter version of the Fracture that it shared the table with tonight. Red, blue and black fruit. Chocolate. Less dense, but more lifted/higher acidity. There is a distinct graham cracker note showing sweetness on the finish. The nose on this is what makes it great. So much complexity. Another few years and everything will come together. Thanks for opening @Keith Fisher . — 7 years ago

Fun afternoon at Classic with great company. Glad you could join us Bryan.
Lemongrass and Meyer lemon on the nose. Medium acidity...mostly steely but there is a hint of oak. Being mersault, I expected a little more. Chalk and limestone down the middle of the palate. — 7 years ago



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Bryan really enjoyed this wine with his steak frites at Loda. — 3 years ago