Crop Circle

Robert Sinskey Vineyards

A Perfect Circle Four Vineyards Pinot Noir 2018

K L
9.3

Great Pinot. Matt liked. Nice and oaky and earthy. — 5 days ago

Matt Dill
with Matt

Alexander Valley Vineyards

Alexander School Top of the Crop Single Vineyard Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Complex, rich, dark fruit, aged qualities and good for any red meat meal. Look no further for high quality under $60 — a year ago

Bohème Wines

Taylor Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay 2016

Darker yellow appearance, very light aromatics, minimal oak, lemon, high acid, medium + minerals, 13.9% EtOH

2016 crop of Wente Selection Chardonnay hand-harvested on 9/23 with a yield of 1.05 tons per acre. Whole-cluster pressed and cold fermented in seasoned French Burgundy barrels. 147 cases produced.
— 5 years ago

Woodlands

Shelley Anne Woodlands Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

A beautiful top shelf Margaret River Cabernet drinking well at 16 years of age. Deep Ruby in colour. You would never know it was that age from the colour. My 2nd last bottle. A blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Malbec and 1% Cabernet Franc. Trademark herbaceous notes with mulberry and spice. 2008 was a hot and dry vintage in Margaret River. Severe winds at flowering drastically reduced the crop to the lowest yet recorded - under 1 tonne per acre. Shelley Anne named after Stuart Watson’s wife. Stuart is the chief winemaker and one of the owners. — 3 months ago

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Lenton Brae

Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

See previous note from February 2023. A full bodied Margaret River Cabernet - cassis and herbs. This is really good. From the dress circle Wilyabrup area of northern Margaret river with neighbours like Moss Wood, Woodlands, Vasse Felix and Cullen etc. Barb said woody notes (not meaning oak influence). All the best Margaret River Cabernet attributes with the texture and mouthfeel of an excellent Barossa Shiraz. We both loved this wine. Have the last one in mid 2025. — a year ago

Jan, Severn and 16 others liked this

Peter Michael Winery

'Mon Plaisir' Chardonnay 2015

medium lemon yellow, watery rim, moderate tearing; lemon custard, Golden Delicious apple, buttered brioche; fleshy, lemon cream, apple, buttered toast, excellent persistence; full bodied, bright acidity, 14.6% ABV; made from 100% Chardonnay sourced from Mon Plaisir estate vineyard planted in 1990 in rocky, volcanic-origin rhyolite soil exclusively to Old Wente clone, most lush of their single vineyard Chardonnays, “Mon Plaisir” meaning “My Pleasure”, 2015 was drought vintage with very small intensely flavored crop; naturally fermented in barrel, undergoes malolactic fermentation, aged 11 months on the lees which were stirred weekly; $95 — 5 years ago

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Very nice pull

Pine Ridge Vineyards

Circle Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Bonus Tasting - Amazing Best Cab from Pine Ridge. — 4 months ago

Robert Sinskey Vineyards

A Perfect Circle Vandal Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018

K L
9.2

Excellent. Really good with the recipe. Balanced and nicely smooth. — 8 months ago

Matt Dill
with Matt

Domaine Léon Barral

Valinière Faugères Mourvedre Syrah 2011

Dark and powerful. Cherries, spice, and leather. Great find at the Cherry Circle Room at the Chicago Athletic Club. — 2 years ago

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Montepeloso

A Quo Toscana Cabernet Sauvignon Sangiovese 2017

Delectable Wine
9.3

The 2017 A Quo is the only wine Montepeloso bottled in a brutal, challenging vintage in which dehydration took with it 40% of the potential crop. All of the best fruit went into the entry-level A Quo, which is positively stellar in 2017. Red cherry jam, mint, cedar and wild flowers are all wonderfully fused together in a sumptuous, racy Bolgheri red that punches well above its weight. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2020)
— 5 years ago