Vin d’Ottawa

9.1

On the light side of medium bodied that closes with delectable tartness. — 9 months ago

with Gillian

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.0

With Ahmed at a Michelin star in Vienna! — 4 years ago

Fabian Kühlhorn

9.1

Incredible aromas, so many layers. Palate is not quite as impressive but that just says a lot about how intoxicating the nose is. — 5 years ago

Taylor Shung

9.0

Funky white. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.4

🎄 Advent Halfy Calendar Day 23 🎄

🎅 Santa says “Mrs Claus told me I should get wrapping so here goes .. I'm coming down the chimney like a Santa should, I’m giving da presentz to the kidz in the neighbourhood! word to ya Christmas 👊💥”

📝 I say this Halfy has aged well in its little bottle and is a great way to make younger burgundy more approachable 😉 but wow Mrs E a halfy of Echézeaux 😍

⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Louis Roederer Rose 2011

📍 Maison Roche de Bellene Echézeaux Grand Cru 2010

🏵 94 points

🍇 Pinot Noir

🍷 Clear ruby with brick hue

👃 Rich soggy earth & smoke oozing through a blackberry bush w/ cherry, herbs, warm leather, loam, soot embers & fig

👄 Med body of creamy red cherry & earthy blackberry w/ red berry fruit, mocha & a hint of fig & date

🎯 Long touch dry earthy mocha cherry, blackberry, date & figgyness
— 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

🎄 Advent Halfy Calendar Day 11 🎄

🎅 Santa says “what’s Mrs Claus after giving me this lovely festive juice on a Tuesday 😊”

📝 I say this is drinking well young but I’d leave 5-20 years 😉

⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Pommery Brut Royal NV

📍 Chateau Langoa Barton 2010

🏵 92 points w/ more potential

🍇 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc & 17% Merlot

🍷 Deep dark blackened ruby

👃 Smoked oak through blackcurrant & dark plum w/ a touch of raspberry liquorice, cocoa, black cherry, light blueberry & minerals

👄 Med body of rich ripe punchy blackcurrant w/ dark plum, cocoa & raspberry liquorice

🎯 A long blackcurrant driven dark fruit bomb with a real raspberry undertone & blueberry tickle
— 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

🎄 Advent Halfy Callander Day 04 🎄

🎅 Santa says “More fruit in here than Mrs Claus plump Mince Pies 👋 ouch”

📝 I say a lovely balanced wine with no oak

⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Tsarine Cuvee Premium Brut

📍 Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet 2016

🏵 92 points

🍇 Chardonnay

🍷 Light golden straw

👃 Lovely soft mellow tropical fruits w/ citrus, vanilla, green apple, white flower, crushed almond & light minerality

👄 Med+ body of creamy buttery green apple compote through minerals & vanilla w/ tropical tones but green apple persists in med balanced acidity

🎯 Long green apple slight dry creamy citrus linger w/ a touch on tropical fruit & a honey kick
— 8 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2021 | Frivolous smell, good structure. — a year ago

Deborah M

9.0

Weekend wine with parents continued. I didn’t have to think long when trying to decide what wine to bring for my short weekend visit. I picked Bacio Divino because it is always a crowd pleaser. The wine is described as being one that “Cabernet devotees as well as those who appreciate artful blends can enjoy.” I agree 💯. My mom describes this wine as being “delicious” — winner.

Bacio Divino is lead by the husband and wife team, Claus and Diane Janzen. This wine is their flagship wine that uses Cabernet sourced from Beckerstoff’s Heritage Oakville and Rutherford vineyards. The wine also includes a small amount of Sangiovese and Merlot.

2016 details: 94% Cabernet, 5% Sangiovese, 1% Merlot. 14.6% ABV. Kirk Venge is a consulting winemaker. 215 cases. — 4 years ago

Cori Ready

9.3

Nice. Claus Preisinger ordinaire bio-perlewein österreichischer. 2019 — 6 years ago

Madeline Schimmels

9.0

great bubbles( against troubles). excited to try more by this producer. like honey syrup and biscuit dough. crisp. yum. — 6 years ago

with Zechariah

Chris England

9.2

🎄 Advent Halfy Calendar Day 21 🎄

🎅 Santa says “Three days to go so just had Mrs Claus do my sack, back & crack - gotta be beech ready for some regions I deliver 😉”

📝 I say My favourite 🇺🇸 Merlot that’s not a Merlot 🤣 not as pungent & in your face as the 2012/13 and a bit easier going 👍 You can’t go wrong with this wine 😍 especially with 🥩 I’d give this 3-5 years but good now to 😀

⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Bruno Paillard Premier Cuvee NV

📍 Shafer Merlot 2014

🏵 92-93 points

🍇 78% Merlot, 14% Malbec & 8% Cabernet Sauvignon

🍷 Opaque black ruby

👃 Dark damson plum, black cherry & blackcurrant w/ raspberry, cloves, cocoa, spice, liquorice, mint & gravel w/ a touch of smokey oak lingering

👄 Med+ super smooth silky spiced blackcurrant, dark plum, dark cherry, blueberry & cocoa cream w/ a sweet raspberry undertone w/ a touch of green stalk & coffee kick

🎯 Long ripe black fruit finish covered with dark chocolate, raspberry & blueberry sprinkles — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

🎄 Advent Halfy Calendar Day 07 🎄

🎅 Santa says this lovely wine would make him dance like the chap on the label, but naked of course for Mrs Claus 🤶 Ho Ho Ho

📝 I say this £42 halfy is at prime drinking & darn quafftastic 😍

⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV

📍 Baron Philippe de Rothschild Chateau d'Armailhac 2004

🏵 92 points better than rated by “pros” in 2007 😉

🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon 58%, Merlot 25 %, Cabernet Franc 14%, Petit Verdot 3%

🍷 Deep dark ruby

👃 Smokey oak, pencil lead, gravel & minerals through earthy blackcurrant & dark plum w/ herbs, raspberry liquorice, leather & mocha

👄 Med body of creamy ripe rich blackcurrant in cocoa w/ dirty liquorice, plum, red berry tones, blackberry & minerals

🎯 Long touch dry mineral infused plummy dark fruit mocha liquorice linger
— 8 years ago

B A

9.0

Salty preserved lemons and honeysuckle — 2 years ago

carmen

10

i love this unfiltered rosé blend. it didn’t taste much like a rosé since it had a little more body than most rosé’s - more medium bodied. the lack of filtration gave it some nice texture. it does bright raspberry noted balanced by some gripping tannins. i am into this! i’d love to have again. i had at frog bar and haven’t seen this bottle before — 2 years ago

William Paley

9.4

some bic lighter and graphite on the nose, tiny bit of burnt orange peel. super-slick viscosity medium-medium-light feel, cranberry-skin quick dissolve to black stalk vegetation and a kind of cherry-pit bitterness that is really pleasant. has that racy edge of a pre-release pinot, the barrel-tasted variety, or a super fresh gamay, and so good with food. great acid to tannin ratio. happiness for half this table! there is one participant at this table for whom the acid veers toward overly tart :P......no judgement. parked one more for comparison in a year or two. — 6 years ago

with Jess

Lori Petitti

9.5

From the Dry Farm Wines Thanksgiving collection. Very nice. Enjoying it during a 33 inch snowstorm! — 7 years ago

Chris England

8.9

🎄 Advent Halfy Calendar Day 13 🎄

🎅 Santa says “I was going to make a joke about this wine but I got a slap from Mrs Claus 👋”

📝 I say if you like dessert wines this is a fabulous nicely balanced drop for the money I’d sure have again with rich cheeses 😍

⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Duval Leoroy Brut NV

📍A Sticky End Noble Sauvignon Blanc 2016

🏵 89 points

🍇 Sauvignon Blanc

🍷 Rich golden yellow

👃 Peach & pineapple driven tropical fruits

👄 Med+ body of sweet syrupy and sticky rich chewy honey & sugared tropical fruits w/ a green toffee apple caramel undertone, apricot jam & a citrus spank

🎯 Long long long sweet gooey creamy buttery honeyed tropical fruit fest w/ apricot, apple & citrus — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

🎄 Advent Halfy Calendar Day 09 🎄

🎅 Santa says “Opulent, Exotic & Spicy are also words Mrs Claus uses to describe me 😊 it is that Erotic 🤔 ”

📝 I say a wine I’ve been dying to try for donkeys years & it sure delivers but it’s darn expensive Ho bloody Ho - at least it’s not over syrupy like many from here 😉

⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Nyetimber Brut Rose NV

📍 Kistler Vine Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2014

🏵 94 points

🍇 Chardonnay

🍷 Golden rich yellow

👃 Soft melon & pineapple driven tropical exotic fruits, honey & vanilla w/ a touch of mineral, citrus, green apple, cut grass & a light smokey spiced oak & date backbone

👄 Med+ body of waxy opulent creamy tangy citrus & green apple through punchy tropical gooey fruits in med acidity w/ a fine mineral & honey touch

🎯 Long mouth coating citrus & tropical honeyed fruits linger w/ a touch of dry lime, green apple & minerality linger
— 8 years ago

Chris England

9.2

🎄 Advent Halfy Callander Day 01 🎄

🎅 Santa says this is so cherry like my cheeks when Mrs Claus is cleaning my cherrys in the shower 😊

📝 I say one of the best Montelina Cabs I’ve had as others have been too sweet

⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Gosset Grand Rose - pic on Instagram

📍 Chateau Montelena 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon

🏵 92 points w/ a touch more potential

🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon

🍷 Deep dark ruby

👃 Dark cherry & plum in blackcurrant through light smoke & blueberry w/ an undertone of red & purple potpourri, touch of raspberry liquorice & violets

👄 Med body of creamy dark cherry w/ blackcurrant, plum, sweet red liquorice, blueberry compote & more cherry

🎯 Med+ cherry dominant linger w/ a red liquoricec& blueberry tone
— 8 years ago