Clos Des Pins
Aston Estate
Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2014
30 min decant(little cloudy sediment). A formidable medium garnet color with some bricking. On the nose: perfumed notes of raspberry, vanilla, forest floor, and cedar. Taste: A creamy, juicy, balanced wine with red plum, smoke, touch of blueberry, minerals, earth, spicy vanilla oak, and a medium finish. Sticking pins in my Packers doll and crossing my fingers, let's see what happens. — 4 years ago
Château les Pins
Muscat de Rivesaltes 2012
Sweet smooth and long lasting taste — 6 years ago
Château de Montfaucon
Baron Louis Côtes du Rhône Red Rhône Blend 2007
OK, I’ve posted on these “older” Baron Louis CdR from Montfaucon before, not certain the exact year that Rodolphe (Rudi) des Pins sought DOC for this cuvée as Lirac (2014??), but my understanding is that the earlier vintages were also (mostly? all?) Lirac grapes (dating back to 1998, at least, since you KNOW I likely still have a bottle of that 1998)!! Anyway, label says 40% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, 10% Carignan, 10% Mourvedre, 10% Counoise.
At age 18, this would give a heck of a lot of older Gigondas/CdP a run for their money, lovely color, still quite youthful and structured, quite a long finish, my congrats to Rudi (who is my brother’s close friend, but I consider Rudi a friend as well, plus I’ve been in the historic, 1,000-year-old Chateau de Montfaucon on the Lirac side of the Rhone River across from the vineyards of CdP).
A poor man’s CdP, it’s that complex and age-worthy!! — 6 months ago
Domaine Les Pins
Cuvée les Rochettes Pitault Landry Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2020
Smells like fresh oil & jet 🛩 fuel, oh wait thats the Airshow & Oil spill here in Huntington Beach🙄 again.
K&L notes
This is a fresh, snappy berry-driven rosé with delicate floral notes. It's bright and crisp, delicious with or without food. Domaine les Pins has been family run for five generations. They are a small artisanal producer that oversees every stage of the production from start to finish. They have roughly 30 hectares of Cabernet Franc spread out through the Bourgueil and St-Nicolas de Bourgueil regions. They practice sustainable farming, and each and every vine gets singular attention throughout the year. Vines of an average age of 25 years are planted in sandy, clay and gravel soils. Cabernet Franc makes for an excellent rosé. Not only does it bring an array of new flavors into the pink world, but the wine has depth and weight that a Grenache or Pinot based rosé could never achieve. This lovely little wine has aromas of fresh raspberry and white pepper with a subtle presence of culinary herbs in the background. On the palate it has great weight and a stronger red fruit presence than you might expect. The note of white pepper persists and carries through to the crisp and clean finish. — 5 years ago
Domaine de Triennes
Vin de Pays du Var Cinsault Rosé Blend 2019
On this Sunday night the start of a new work week I have opened the 2019 Domaine de Triennes Rosé. This wine comes from Nans-les-Pins, France located between Marseilles and Toulon North of Bandol. This is a blend of mainly Cinsault with smaller amounts of Grenache, Syrah and Merlot.
On the nose I am getting red rasberry, cherry, tangerine, pomegranate, red currant, musky melon snd floral notes.
On the palate there is raspberry, tart cherry, strawberry, nectarine, a spiciness and good minerality.
This wine is pale pink onion skin in color, light to medium bodied with medium + acidity tuat moves into a long crisp fresh citrus finish. We are looking at a new week ahead and I wish everyone a safe and healthy prosperous week. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 6 years ago
Domaine Bernard Gripa
Les Pins St. Péray Blanc Marsanne Roussanne 2022
Wow. Beautiful “perfumed” bose - literally. — 9 months ago
Jean-Luc Colombo
Domaine de la Côte Bleue Les Pins Couchés Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence 2000
Surprising and satisfying — 6 years ago
Jay Kline
Presented to me double-blind. The wine pours a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with significant staining of the tears and signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of cassis, Poblano pepper, horse blanket, purple flowers, tobacco, herbs and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+.
Initial conclusions: this could be a Cabernet Sauvignon (or based blend), Cabernet Franc (or based blend), Merlot (or based blend), Carmenere or Malbec from France, Italy, Chile, Argentina and I guess the USA but unlikely due to the style. This was a tough one for me. I considered the Loire (Chinon) as a possibility but I stead, went with my gut. Final conclusion: this is a Cabernet Sauvignon based blend from France, Bordeaux, Haut Medoc, Cru Bourgoise from 2017. Ooof…Bourgueil! I get it. I’m also liking this producer the more I try them. Drink now through 2032. — 15 hours ago