Calvit's Shrubs

Au Bon Climat

30 Yrs in the Shed with Bob at Bien Nacido Pinot Noir 2018

The ne plus ultra of Santa Maria Pinot. Dark forest shrubs and popping tart red-cherry jubilee. — 5 months ago

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Domaine de la Borie Blanche

Minervois-La Livinière Red Blend 2017

Robust red with black fruit and heady wafts of heath-land shrubs and pepper on the nose. Very full palate of ripe and powerful dense black fruit and berry flavours. — 2 years ago

Bloomer Creek Vineyard

Tanzen Dame Riesling 2014

A. R.
9.2

This has greatly improved over the past 3 years in bottle. On the nose, funky overripe pears, fresh apple cider and petrol. In the mouth... all kinds of weirdness...in a good way. Pear, wet rock, forest shrubs after a rain (we called them “mountain misery” when I grew up - I don’t know what they are really called). High acid, long finish. This producer is one of the most interesting in the US. — 4 years ago

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Domaine Jean-Louis Tribouley

Les Bacs Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes Vieilles Vignes Red Blend 2015

Brilliant. Stone and dark fruits with some shrubs. 14.5% and light on its feet. Very well balanced. — 5 years ago

Roza Ridge Vineyards

Rattlesnake Hills Petite Sirah 2017

Petite Sirah from WA, cool. Nice expression of the rattlesnake hills on the bottle art. Dark, but not quite black as some Petite Sirah. Smells luscious. Rocks, desert shrubs, and red/black fruits on the stove. Maybe a hint of weed aromas too. Flavors are chewy, complex and savory. Has a nice woody cedar side. Tannic, but not over the top. This is a great version of Petite Sirah. Interesting and deep. — 6 months ago

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MaJ CappS

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Give me Durif any day!
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Yes WA and Durif. That’s a win win

Bloomer Creek Vineyard

Finger Lakes Tanzen Dame Petillant Naturel Wine

It’s just one of those weekends...

Family in town for the 4th, double date before the storm.

Took me forever to track this down in the city. An elusive bottle that I had six months prior and couldn’t find it anywhere in the metropolis. Finally, just went straight to the producer and sent a message in an e-bottle to the friendly folks at Bloomer Creek Vineyard on Seneca Lake upstate.

Got me a cross-section of their new line of offerings, including three of these babies. Ready?

Funky as a sour beer, apricot, mango chutney and marmalade in the bouquet.

Pet bubbles for sure — love that. Makes it sing like a bluebird on a tall pine. Balanced acidity and sweetness, a perfect harmony that compliments each other. Refreshing AF. Mango strong note with an undercurrent of shrubs and thyme.

Lovely.
— 4 years ago

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Severn Goodwin

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Bloomer Creek has been on our radar for our next FLX visit. Cool stuff coming from there, this looks like a great example.
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@Severn Goodwin Definitely, would love to visit, seem like some passionate people doing interesting things.

Tercero

Verbiage Grenache Blend

(2012 vintage)Nose is redundant of black pepper, dry leaves, and rich soil. Maybe blueberry shrubs? Palate has a good bit of heat, lots of sun-warmed earthiness. Some dark fruit high notes, but very restrained. This may get more interesting as time passes... My inner Rhône Ranger is pleased! — 6 years ago

Manni Nössing

Südtirol Eisacktaler Grüner Veltliner 2020

Mediterranean shrubs, citrus blossoms, verbena, pear & slate on the nose ~ vibrant & electric w a plethora of fruit flavored jolly ranchers, minerality & salinity on the palate — a year ago

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Love manni!

Hacienda Solano

Finca Peña Lobera Ribera del Duero Tinta del Pais 2016

Superb single-vineyard wine from a tiny 90-year-old plot, surrounded by pine forests, rosemary bushes and thorny shrubs at nearly 3,000 feet (one of the highest vineyards in the appellation). Aged in French oak for 15 months. Elegant and perfumed with aromas of dark fruit and hints of menthol. Balanced. Remarkable freshness and texture reminiscent of chalk. — 3 years ago

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Sven Klundt

Kastanienbusch Pinot Noir 2014

Lyle Fass
9.1

The first Klundt Pinot where I thought he had Pinot talent but wasn’t quite there yet. Fascinating wine. Nose is all forest floor, shrubs and tree bark with some mid season and sour cherry fruit. A charmingly rustic nose. Palate is ripe and elegant but has a tiny barely noticeable prickle of heat. The fruit is deep and luscious and has amazing texture and sweetness. The fruit is what convinced me. The length and the sap. This is best showing yet. Ripe and juicy tannins. Lovely persistence. Terrific structure. — 4 years ago

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Almost grabbed the 15 last weekend for development check-in
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@Severn Goodwin 15’s in a good place. Open!