Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.2

Naso intrigante e ricco. Bella consistenza e complessità data da un uso del legno presente ma non invasivo.
We’ll see after release! — a year ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

Saturday night with Bordeaux blend from South Africa,paired with friends & their own ‘asado ( Argentine grill of chorizo, entricot, & sirloin; salad w tomato, jicama etc). Plenty of black fruits, cassis, & smokiness, all reflected in nose & palate. With air becomes quite long & elegant. Great concentration but balanced. Well done. Should I be surprised? Haven’t tasted a higher end cuvée from S Africa in eons so my data points are ancient, but yes, surprised — 2 years ago

Doug Powers

9.4

So, I found this in a box (with more bottles of the same wine, same vintage), and after (ironically??) receiving a very sweet email from Swan Winery today (finally??) acknowledging that the legendary Rod Berglund has finally agreed that he is no longer a spring chicken, I decided to open this — 12.5% ABV, Russian River Valley fruit, 27 years old going on 7 years to this old guy’s palate, marvelous fruit and acid, long finish, really just another data point on the sheer (50 year) greatness of Swan Winery!! Rod, I still have other 1990s (1995, 1996 and 1999) vintages of this RRV Mourvèdre, you are truly a winemaking legend, my friend!! Wishing you MANY more vintages!! Doug — 2 years ago

with Jim and Rod

Aaron Tan

8.9

Blinded, I thought this was an Australian Chard from the early 2000’s. Certainly more developed than it should be, this was perhaps not the best data point for this wine. Quite dark with heavy lanolin and honey notes on the nose, along with oak spice, cream, mint, fennel, mild citrus, and a touch of mouldy funk. The palate was surprisingly ripe and concentrated, with steely acidity and a menthol-like finish. Not fresh per say, but definitely wasn’t unlikable and had energy. — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured from magnum; no formal notes. The Barnaut Grand Réserve NV pours a bright golden color with notes of lemon tart, yellow raspberries, brioche, meringue, tarragon, cashews, yellow flowers and notes of honey as it warms. On the palate, medium acid, rich with chalky minerals. A really quite lovely grower/producer NV made with 2/3 Pinot Noir and 1/3 Chardonnay. No disgorgement data available. — 4 years ago

Alan Weinberg

8.9

First data point. Strikes me as fairly old school, a heavy style of bubbly. It’s got lemon curd, apricot and stone fruit, nice layers of fruit, decent acidity, finishes clean with a bit of a sour twang that pleases. Bubbles are perceived on palate more than in glass, fairly dark in color, a nice champagne but not a head turner, not rushing out to buy more. — 5 years ago

Stas Medvedev

9.3

🏅 Rating 93+/100 (4,35⭐)

Tasted from magnum.

Ruby color with tawny hue showing the age. First nose has a slight touch of iron. Fruit is ripe and sweet. Vegetable scent of tomato stems suggesting presence of Cabernet Sauvignon. Sandy tannins of Sangiovese. Amazing how bottle aging makes the wine so smooth and satin.

Mostly tertiary aromas, but very well holding the age and could last for at least 5 more years without any signs of decline

Elegant expression of famous Tignanello.

1981 was outshadowed by great 1982. It was 10th anniversary vintage and is considered a very fine one.

Key oenological data:
Average sugar content of grapes at harvest 21.00%
Average total acidity of the grapes 7.80%
Alcohol content after fermentation 13.00
Average fermentation temperature 28C
Length of fermentation 13 days
Acidity of wine after malo 5.90
Ageing in 225 litre barrels 20 months
Bottle ageing in our cellars 18 months

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Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of several hours. The 2008 Special Club pours a straw color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing and somewhat shy but there’s citrus, white peach, brioche and a rather fascinating smell that reminded me of a built-up roof. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose however here, it’s much richer and expansive. The finish is long. Young? Probably. Drink now through 2038. No disgorgement data. — a year ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.5

Spelled wrong in the Delectable app, across two different listings.
DOCG Vermentino not getting proper reps. Hence my drop off in posting.
Data is important. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Oh…how I adore Elisabetta’s wines and getting to drink Granato with some age is a huge treat! Popped and poured; enjoyed over a two hour time period and it evolved very nicely in that time. The 2010 Granato pours a deep ruby with near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of cassis, fresh sage, mild funk, granite rock and a soft expression of warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with good structure still. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and there is a drying sensation of almost licking a rock. As mentioned earlier, this opened up beautifully after about 30min and continued to shine. Admittedly, I don’t have a lot of data points on decade+ Teroldego so it’s hard to say for sure how long this could last however, when I consider that this is still developing and doesn’t show much in terms of secondary characteristics, I would say this still has a long life ahead. Drink now with a short decant or through 2030; possibly longer. — 3 years ago

Aaron Tan

8.9

I must compliment Delectable’s computer vision algo here - such a blur photo and it took only a second to correctly identify the wine! For me, this was the better of the 2011 duo in our line-up. More complexity and purer, with intense black fruits lifted by a lick of VA. Not my kind of wine, but an interesting data point in our blind line-up. — 4 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.1

Nice green apple and fresh profile. But I don’t get much more than that. Very good char at method but hard to judge when you’re used to lees contact. Feels like a nice ne Italy sauv blanc like ronco delle mele but sparkling. That’s a compliment, but I just don’t have enough data to judge it — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

8.9

From a half-bottle and, unfortunately, served in flutes. This is technically a Blanc de Noirs with 70% Pinot Noir and the balance Pinot Meunier. A fresh breeze of a wine. On the nose there are apples, pink flowers, wet stone, and lemon. On the palate, ripe apples, golden raspberries, brioche and minerals. Medium acid. A bit more on the round side of the spectrum. I wish the acid was a bit higher…but that’s personal preference. No disgorgement data on the bottle. — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2012 Millésime pours a straw color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with beautiful notes of raspberry, brioche, white peach, lemon and honeysuckle. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and has some nice chalky minerals. Delicious already, the 2012’s have such a lovely balance of acid and fruit. Not quite like 2008…but close. Drink now and through 2037. I can’t decipher the code on the back for disgorgement data. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed as an aperitif prior to dinner. The NV Brut Rosé pours a very pretty pink color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of raspberry, strawberry, spring flowers, some brioche, lemon citrus and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. The fruit is round in a good way. Balanced. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and chalky. This is a classy NV Rosé that’s easy for the wine nerd and the crowd to appreciate. Drink now. No disgorgement data. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Popped and poured. The wine appears a light straw color with a moderate mousse. Notes of lemon bar, brioche, chalky minerals. On the palate the wine is dry confirming the notes on the nose. Medium plus acid. Citrus, chalky mineral finish. A lovely aperitif. No disgorgement data. — 3 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Curiosity finally got the best of me as it was a buddy’s birthday and he wanted to try this 2007. I think this received a three digit score, so whether points matter to you or not, it’s fun to try and get a data point.

Tried a glass right at pop, then drank from the decanter over the next 4-5hrs.

This was quite the rollercoaster. It was big and bruising the first hour, then blossomed in to an extremely smooth and balanced Bordeaux style blend. Dark red and black berry fruits, violets, mocha, dark chocolate and pipe tobacco all dominate the rich mid-palate. It seemed to somewhat shut down after 3+hrs, so either pop and enjoy or hold another three years for this drinking window. — 4 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.2

Another Burgel data point. Was a surprisingly easy blind for the group - last red, so perhaps everyone’s palate was better calibrated by then. Cool fruited, but with a little more flesh and concentration compared to the Swiss Pinot. Apparent woody spice, some bacon fat and leather, herbal nuances, silky texture, and bright acidity. A streak on salinity in the back end completes the wine, though I found it less obvious than the similarly mineral Swiss Pinot. In a sense, same same but different. Still very young at this stage and will improve as it sheds some baby fat. — 4 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.1

Nerding out on the back label was great fun. I wish all bottles shared this data. The wine was a tad extracted and syrupy... but it settled down. — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Popped and poured. Deep straw color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, this Champagne has autolytic and oxidative notes of almond breakfast croissants and marzipan with lemon curd. That palate is quite rich with citrus and nuts. I must admit that all of my previous experiences with Duval Leroy has been with the standard blue label Brut NV which does not carry the Premier Cru designation so take the following comments with a grain of salt. Based off the color, flavor profile, and the fact that cork did not expand after being extracted, I am left to wonder if this wine has seen some years of age. Unfortunately, there is no disgorgement data to be found and the date code is all gibberish to me. Regardless, a perfectly nice bottle of Champagne if you like those more oxidative qualities. — 5 years ago