Cerebral Brewing

Emilio Bulfon

Blanc di Sanzuàn Cividino Blend 2021

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9.0

Absolutely love this wine, had it before and this is a subsequent vintage that was similarly engaging and well-balanced, precise, not super generous, but a cerebral, thinking man’s wine — 8 months ago

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Bodegas Los Bermejos

Lanzarote Diego Seco 2021

ESF
8.9

Mind bender from Canary Island - first of all, beautiful bottle with custom flourish on the top opening. This wine is wild, so much saline & minerals, crushed seashells & stones, lemon/lime, dried tea leaves & herbs, some quinine… just so out here. Austere angular, all sharp edges & zesty acidity, and absolutely viciously bone dry. You have to get the food pairing right on this - we didn’t but still a cerebral exercise. — 2 years ago

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The story goes-as told to me by the importer rep doing a seminar & tasting- is that the unique bottles date from the winery’s origins as an olive oil producer. Don’t quote me but that’s the story @ESF 🤗
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Good to know @Peter Sultan , the bottle has a really unique fluted shape as well - I bought some of their dessert wine as well, like to support producers like this - especially what they go through to make this juice

Ziereisen

Gestad Syrah 2015

Lyle Fass
9.5

Haven’t had since July 2019. Wow what age has done to this wine. Totally transformed. An absolutely glorious nose that just screams limestone. As it has aged it has become less northern Rhone and more of the limestone soils of Efringen-Kirchen. There is a core stoniness that is just stunning now. Floral, meaty, olivey but so restrained and cerebral. This is just so on point aromatically. At 7 years old this is in a perfect aromatic place. The palate is pure silk. So nimble, juicy and delicate. Amazingly pure. Green olive and dark berry fruit that brightens up on the extended finish. A light touch of sweet oak adds a sultry allure. It’s seamless and effortless on the palate like silk with structure. As the acid and tannins are there to ensure at least 10 more years. Super long, complex and sweet finish. Genius wine. My last bottle. It’s is amazing the quality of Syrah from Ziereisen. Outrageous value. Sold this for under $30. — 3 years ago

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PS Michaels

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A genius producer across all varietals. Great QPR. But at any price the wine is terrific!
Lyle Fass

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@PS Michaels the King of Baden

Domaine Guiberteau

Clos de Guichaux Saumur Chenin Blanc 2010

Wild, bracing, cerebral. Every glass was a different wine. Seemingly over-mature at first, then a complete about-face by the end if the bottle. Fresh and dried fruit, honey, woolly, stony, crushed flowers, salt, tea leaves, sweet spice. — 2 years ago

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Gut Hermannsberg

Kupfergrube Großes Gewachs Nahe Riesling 2017

Lyle Fass
9.8

Super fine and mineral nose. Confectionery. Crushed rocks. This is dancing on the palate. Textured and rich but it’s also so fine. Juicy and concentrated and so sappy and so pure. Dense yet dancing. The most cerebral wine of the trip. — 3 years ago

Ely, Andrew and 13 others liked this

Jean Bourdy

Côtes du Jura Savagnin 2018

Sensational. In both the literal and traditiional senses. And this is all about senses. Cerebral switch flicker. Vin-neutropic. You can let it breathe for a week at room temp and it won't give an inch.

The aromas are beautifully saturated with oxidized notes. Honey butterscotch, beeswax and Kentucky bourbon. Tropical notes. Papaya apricot. Floral stuff. Violets, white jasmine. And the chemical residue of a new leather handbag.

It tastes hot, but its only 12.5%. Finish powerful and long to completely exhaust your neurons.
— 3 years ago

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Lyle Fass

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@Ely Cohn Macle, Bourdy and puffery are my three Jura faves for classic estates.
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@Lyle Fass and what about the non classics? How do you feel about Francois rousset Martin?
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@Ely Cohn I’m not really into the non classic guys. The variability kills me.

Benoit Courault

Gilbourg Anjou Chenin Blanc

Insane Chenin. Reductive but opulent. Waxy yet clean. So fucking cerebral. — 2 years ago

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Martin & Anna Arndorfer

Strasser Weinberge Grüner Veltliner 2019

Terrific pleasure drinking this
Definitely not a cerebral wine, but one that wants you to grab a second bottle
— 2 years ago

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Robert Ampeau & Fils

Les Perrières Meursault 1er Cru Chardonnay 1997

Deep rich savory lemon nose with savory but not salty granularity in the creamy body and moderately sharp finish. The celebratory context it was enjoyed probably distracted from the cerebral session required to fully appreciate the aged beauty — 3 years ago

Byron, Eric and 6 others liked this

Miani

Colli Orientali Del Friuli Tocai Friulano 1999

Speechless…
Guigal La Doriane meets Aubert Ritchie and then back to Chapoutier l’Oree.
Monumental wine showing mesmerizing notes of tropical fruit and flowers. Deep, rich and intense. Pine-Apple and papaya, firecracker, ginger and candied lemon. Such an impressive and heavy-handed wine… yet Its fantastic acidity makes this is so complete, so hedonistic, so cerebral….
Just great.. 🤙🏻
— 3 years ago

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