Daring Escape

Anne Boisson

Bourgogne Aligoté 2012

Some say Aligote is the red headed varietal from Burgundy, rare and exotic, to the daring! And I’m daring, this is my first time trying it. Pale yellow to the eye. The nose is very floral and perfumed plus yellow apple and white peach and fresh green herbs and smoke tertiary scents. The pallet is very clean with green apple, umami and a slightly smoky finish; it is bone dry, light bodied, with bright acidity, no tannings and low alcohol. What can I say? The most interesting white wine I’ve had in twenty twenty one . Oh! And I’m a sucker for red…

Paired with pan seared scallops on a bed of cauliflower purée topped with blacked truffle and wasabi mustard micro greens. The paring? Well, as close as you can get to magical. Also works wonders with smoked oyster flammkuchen. Cheers.
— 2 years ago

Lyle, Paul and 19 others liked this

Fall Line Winery

Red Willow Vineyard Red Bordeaux Blend 2013

Hazelnuts and cordial cherry. AN interesting nose, that seems to grow bolder as it opens.

Top medium to heavy weighted, with red fruit seeds and pithe, dried persimmons, Hawaiian Christmas pepper, astringent tannins, mingled with a long lasting salinity.
A lovely, bold wine, and a wonderful way to celebrate our 7minutes left sojourn from the escape room earlier today.
— 4 years ago

Sharon, Trixie and 6 others liked this
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Trixie

Like your photo! Cheers!🍷

Fontanafredda

Barolo Nebbiolo

Amazing birthday wine. Pandemic escape. — 3 years ago

Winzerhof Thörle

Saulheimer Kalkstein Spätburgunder 2016

After a disappointing evening wine wise the Germans don’t disappoint.

Nose is deep dense blackberries. Some earth. After 30 minutes it gets some crazy savory depth.

Palate is dense blackberries. Some licorice. Round and a brilliant food wine. Very good deliciousness. After 30 minutes more serious. 1er cru serious. More dense. Gods licorice. Longer.

German pinot is the escape hatch for people priced out of burgundy. Don’t look back.

FWIW I’m having with veal tongue with shallots in a basilicata pepper white wine butter sauce.

Bought from fass selections.
— 4 years ago

Aravind, Boomer and 4 others liked this

Meinklang

Frizzante Pinot Noir Rosé 2013

Return from Cancun escape from New York — 4 years ago

Rebecca BrickmanEmma Whisler
with Rebecca and Emma
Dennis, Dennis and 46 others liked this

Broadside

Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Really good from Prospect, sat on fire escape Friday night in May — 5 years ago

Perseval-Farge

La Pucelle 1er Cru Brut Nature Champagne

A beautiful, cool early Autumn evening, relaxing by a fire in the chiminea.

100% Pinot Noir, Disgorged February 2019.

Words escape me... Just wow!
(Notes later, I promise)

24 Hour Update:
Nose has yeasted dough, flat seltzer, limestone infused apple juice, hard crusted bread, oxidized red apple peel and bruised yellow apple.

Palate has tart yellow apple, saline puff pastry, faint lemon juice, limestone infused water, lemon zest with balanced acidity and a long, long finish. Outstanding.

The P-F wines always need a minimum of 24H open, 48H really if you have patience because then they open to just the most beautiful Champagne you've ever paid under $100 for, every time. No fear, the bubbles will wait over 48H so plan ahead for maximum enjoyment.
— 4 years ago

Pooneet, Mike and 34 others liked this

Crafters Union Wines

Daring & Elegant California Red Blend 2017

Ripe blackberry, bbq spice rub bouquet. Blackberry, black cherry, cinnamon nutmeg and black pepper, medium weight wine with lingering grip of tannins. Nice value for a canned wine, probably would go well with most foods — 4 years ago