Component Wine
Clos Erasmus
Laurel Priorat Garnacha Blend 2005
Gorgeous. Resolved, long, packed with luscious fruit character supported by sweet oak, minerals, earth, flowers and spices. Roasted black plum, crushed black currants, berry confiture, sandalwood, allspice, cardamom, bay leaf, spruce, cigar wrapper, menthol, pulverized rock, cigar ash, truffle, lilacs, dry aged meat. Can really pick out the Cabernet component, which I’m usually against but I believe the time in bottle brought harmony to it. The dimension it brings suits the wine well. Great example of alluring DMS with its earthy/truffle notes. — 4 years ago
Poggio il Castellare
Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2005
@Plate & Bottle Summer Dinner.
Main Course, Beef Skirt Steak, Roasted Tomato, Artichoke, Potato Mousseline. Steak has mash potato, roasted tomato relish, lemony artichoke purée with a smokey component.
Hedy is an amazingly, creative Chef.
Superb food & the wine pairing doesn’t suck as a friend of mine is famous for saying.
Photos of the evening at our friends Jeff & Hedy.
— 5 years ago
Château de la Font du Loup
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2016
Intensely packed black fruits, ripe and soaked, pushing hedonistic but maintaining that fresh snap. Classic 2016. Very stoney, warm earth abound, a true sense of CNDP minerality here. I think the Mourvèdre component really shines through here, love the animal, fur, herbs and deep resounding tannin from it. Drank over two nights and it barely moved an inch, this will continue to age beautifully. — 3 years ago
Component Wine
Sémillon 2017
A few fun bottles from last Friday.
I got to taste through the Component lineup with the owner a few months back, and enjoyed each wine, as well as the unique idea behind Component’s approach to how they make wine. On its own, this is a solid semillon and varietally correct, though I’m not there on the price tag. Herbal and floral on the nose with a lush and rounded profile showing notes of lemon oil, grapefruit, sea salt and dried mango. Not much acidity here. — 4 years ago
Domaine de la Grange des Pères
Vin de Pays de l'Hérault Red Rhone Blend 2006
Initially this is a funky, sweaty and a touch oxidized even though it was decanted. After about an hour nose is brighter with cassis, red raspberry and black cherry fruit. There are nice spice, dried herb and mineral elements that accent the fruit. Palate always stays a little rustic with the Cabernet component holding sway with the coarse tannic palate. Fruit is black cherry with both red and black current notes. Good length on the finish. Even after 3 hours, the wine remains slightly rustic, coarse and missing the hedonistic edge I often find in this wine. Based on this bottle, fully ready to drink. — 2 years ago
Il Borro
Toscana Red Blend 2015
Fantastic and reasonably priced, rich and big-bodied Tuscan. Lots of wood and beef blood with a jammy component. Compelling nose of brambly dark red fruit. Leather all about, which shouldn’t surprise anyone in a wine made by Ferragamo... I’d give this a year or two to sort out, score likely to improve. Cipriani @ Wynn LV (which Foursquare couldn’t find, I hate that app) — 5 years ago
Domaine Saint Préfert
Clos Beatus Ille Côtes du Rhône Grenache Blend 2017
This captures the style of Saint Préfert quiet well with its sleek profile, freshness and lifted aromatics. This has some serious class for its CDR origin, very pure and elegantly structured. Fresh to overripe black fruit, stones, candied olive, smoke and lavender. There’s a hint of meaty-ness as well. The florals are this wines most intriguing component, coupled with the snap of acid the blend has, tremendous value. 85 GR 15 CI, “la Lionne” in Sorgues, gallets soils, full concrete — 5 years ago
Jay Kline
Popped and poured. The 2017 Domaine du Clos Naudin, “Sec” pours a deep straw color, medium viscosity with no signs of sediment or gas. On the notes, the wine is developing with beautiful notes of stone fruits; peaches and apricots with melon and some associated fruit cup notes. There’s a honeysuckle floral component too. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+/high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and there is some really attractive texture. Impeccable balance. I get the sense that this will age well. Drink now and through 2030.
— 6 months ago