Climbing Monkeys Winery
Sine Qua Non
The Inaugural Eleven Confessions Syrah 2003
J. Calvet
Prestige de Calvet Bordeaux Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon
Boar goulash with dumplings, no climbing this week but with a nice dry wine. Good with a stew! — 4 years ago
Cave de Gan
Jurançon Sec 2018
Very nice wine after climbing with Dom — 4 years ago
Domaine Léon Barral
Faugères Carignan Blend 2005
Tis the season for soul warming Languedoc reds. This was the basic faugeres, carignane/Grenache/cinsault blend. Soft and mellow, black cherry fruit has maybe dried out a little, slightly brown even, but still there, plus olives, herbs, some subtle brett. Is it more fun than a Barral of monkeys? Not quite but a nice drink — 3 years ago
Louis Raynald
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 1974
With George after climbing Wednesday's. Had with lasagne and went very well — 4 years ago
Thr3 Monkeys Wines
Fresh & Fruity White Blend
God og søt — 2 years ago
E. Guigal
La Turque Côte-Rôtie Syrah 1998
Dark scarlet tawny color. Exotic nose. Notes of black cherry, sweet plums, menthol, dark soil, some anise and some white pepper. Rich and silky in the mouth. Still young and climbing it’s mountain. Pretty good today and will easily improve with more age. — 3 years ago
Carnivor
California Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Climbing wednesdays with Dom, with a Caribbean goat curry!! One of my most favourites to date, dark inky look with a rich taste! — 4 years ago
Vietti
Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 2015
High toned nose with a bouquet of violets and rose, dried cranberry, nutmeg, and a touch of menthol. Fresh and youthful on the palate, with blackcherry and crushed plum. Secondary notes of chalk too. Vibrant acidity leads to dry tannins with an enjoyable finish. Always a great QPR, although the prices seems to be climbing a bit. — 5 years ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2003 vintage. "Spongy" cork so used the Durand. Decanted and tasted after 30 minutes, 1.5 hrs, 2.5 hrs and 4.5 hrs. Some sed but not too much. Heavy body. Massive structure and fruit to carry the 15.8% ABV along. Ridiculously concentrated. Will likely take this effort another 12-15 more years to noticeably "thin out" even slightly. It's that bigg. Don't feel that it is still climbing the charts but, with tonight's effort, proving it can stay top of the pops indefinitely. With all that said, the passage of time finds this 2003 in better balance than some 2010+ SQN red efforts. 2.15.24. — 3 months ago