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Talisker
Talisker Storm Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Atop heady iodine, wet mossy and pine bio, green apple sliced thin, melon, lemon and lime peel, smoky glazed ham with pineapple, igneous grind, dried sunflower blossom, jasmine, fall maple leaves, roasted corn with sweet chillies, cinnamon, and the faintest matchstick sail memory scents. Instantly warm and welcoming ginger candy, caramel, leather, graphite, cinnamon oil, hazelnut, pine sap, mint, calvados, cherry stem, eucalyptus, tangerine oil, lime, and jalapeño. Intense and lingering, filling the mouth beyond its capacity to taste. Really lovely Talisker manifestation conjuring metal and stone textures like some dark tale of briny ghosts! #Talisker #scotch #scotchwhisky #scotchwhiskey #whiskey #whisky #TaliskerStorm #singlemalt #Isleofskye #Scotland #madebythesea #classicmaltsselection #Islay — 5 years ago
Rene Rostaing
Ampodium Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2014
Blueberry jam, boysenberry, black peppercorn, purple flowers, touch of coffee grind. Pretty balanced and integrated, drinking well now. Fairly long finish. — 5 years ago
Gainey Vineyard
Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir 2016
This afternoon I have opened the 2016 Gainey Vineyard Santa Barbara County Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir. The Gainey Vineyard has been around since 1962 and has been producing wonderful wines since then.
On the nose there is strawberry, raspberry, cherry cola, rosemary, herbal and vegetal notes, slight hint of vanilla and oak with an earthy undertone.
On the palate there is cherry, raspberry, plum, clove, spice, light oak, lavender and an earthy backbone.
This wine is medium bodied with medium + acidity and medium to + fine tannin that leads into a medium long fruit and earthy finish. I hope everyone has had a wonderful long weekend and are ready to get back to the grind. Please be safe and enjoy the short work week. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 5 years ago
Laurent-Perrier
Brut Millésimé Champagne Blend 2008
The nose is perfumed and deep with brioche, green apple, Asian pear, pink grapefruit, lime, freshly grind ginger, seashell, and touch of smoke. Fine energetic creamy mousses. The palate is vibrant yet supple showcasing the depth of rich fruits. The finish is precise and long.
Equal part PN and Chard all from grand cru. 2008 is just such a great vintage. No sign of aging, this one will have long life ahead. — 10 months ago
Domaine du Tunnel (Stéphane Robert)
St. Péray Roussanne 2018
The nose is so refined as it should be as this is the most refined producer of St. Peray. The elegance is what stands out here and the classiness. Nose has some gras, rich fruits but is so gorgeously floral and granitic. Yellow creamed corn (garmanbozia?) as well. Palate is just so refined. Palate is elegant and grinds you down in the best way with the hardcore grind house roussane minerally. Juicy and so classy. Palate staining length. Shows the richness of the vintage but is perfectly bisected by the Tunnel St. Peray style. So focused. Needs air. But a promising start. — 2 years ago
Einstök Ölgerd
Icelandic Toasted Porter
Solid black base with cappuccino frost. Fine bubbled spring snow-melt-on-medium-range-mountain lacing. Just shy of sweet, chocolate nose with coffee dusting. Cocoa shell, sprouted barley grain toast, dark rye, medium grilled beef loin. On the palate, cocoa nibs, dark chocolate shavings, mocha grind, with a zippy chocolate effervescence throughout. Top-notch porter, with a balanced body and great depth in a fine porter. — 5 years ago
David Shaw
La Combe Verte Vineyard. Herbal and Marionberry notes in the nose with a hint of butter. A panorama of berry flavors - blue, black, rasp - in the mouth. Soft, good acid but needs some time to open. Hint of black licorice on the finish. After an hour, a fine grind of seed tannins emerges while fruit flavors integrate and acid softens. Nice fluid mouthfeel too. More time needed? After three hours, hints of lavender and black currant emerge. Overall, a wine of subtlety with some remaining aging potential. — 5 months ago