Jade Liqueurs

Les Vignerons de Pomerols

Le Jade Picpoul de Pinet Picpoul Blanc 2022

Pale lemon color.
Aromas of green fruit.
Dry. Flavors of lime, guava, subtle salty minerality.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5
— a year ago

Château Lafon-Rochet

La Chapelle de Lafon-Rochet St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

11/12/21
Jade tasting.
Dried cherries. Dry.
— 3 years ago

Neal Ferry
with Neal
Neal Ferry

Neal Ferry

Very nice
9.0

Les Vignerons de Pomerols

Le Jade Chardonnay Viognier

Great with Thanksgiving dinner. — 4 years ago

Domaine Chandon de Briailles

Les Bressandes Corton Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2019

Jade Palace on my 40th. Pretty and expressive. Lovely. — 3 years ago

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Croix de Beaucaillou Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Blend of 85% Cab Sauv and 15% Merlot, with an impressive label designed by Mick Jagger’s daughter, Jade. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark berry fruit, spice and herb notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, plum and tart black cherry with currant and black pepper. Fine tannins, well balanced ending with smoky spice. Tasting well now, crack it out of cellar. — 4 years ago

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Jade Mountain

Paras Vineyard Mt. Veeder Syrah 2003

Somm David T
9.2

A producer bottling I’ve not had. This came to be in my procession via a wine exchange with @Severn Goodwin.

This 03 Jade is In fine shape due to its quality production and Severn’s excellent storage of it.

Nose reveals ripe, slightly stewed & baked; dark cherries, blackberries, mixture fresh of our fruits as well as blue fruits with hints of faint poached strawberries. Sweet tarriness, black licorice, black pepper, dark steeped fruit tea, expresso roast, bay leaf, dry crushed rocks, barrel shavings, dark, rich earthiness with dry leaves, mid dark spice, limestone minerals, dry top soil, underbrush with fresh & withering; dark, red, purple, blue florals framed in heavy lavender and soft violets.

The palate is, ripe, rich, elegant, round and lush. After roughly 15 years in bottle, she shows, rounded, dusty, chewy/meaty, dry tannins. The structure, tension, balance & length are just the other side of its peak. The fruits like the nose are slightly stewed & baked; dark cherries, blackberries, mixture fresh of our fruits as well as blue fruits with hints of faint poached strawberries. Sweet tarriness, anise to black licorice, cinnamon, vanilla, black pepper, smoked meats, dark steeped fruit tea, expresso roast, bay leaf, dry crushed rocks, old tobacco, barrel shavings, dark, rich earthiness with dry leaves, mid dark spice, limestone minerals, dry top soil, very dry underbrush, some tree bark/sap with brilliant, fresh & withering; dark, red, purple, blue florals framed in heavy lavender and soft violets. The acidity is really nice...like a cool mountain stream. The long finish is delicious and persist endlessly into dry, dark spice on the long set.

Still has another 3-5 years of good drinking ahead of it depending on your storage and the age you like your wine to show.

Photos of; Previous Owner-Jim Paras (left) with Winemaker Douglas Danielak, Paras Vineyard Syrah clusters ready for harvest and their Paras Vineyard.

Producer notes, San Francisco Lawyer Jim Paras started the winery in 1984. At the time, he produced about 8,000 cases a year of Syrah, Merlot, Mourvhdre and Viognier. In 1994, Chalone began distributing his wines and eventually bought the winery in 2000.
— 5 years ago

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Somm David T

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So many producers and wine in the world now, impossible to know them all in three lifetimes.
Severn Goodwin

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Nice notes sir 👌 I'm not sure I'll be able to expand on those for my future bottles.
Jay Kline

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Oh man...Jade Mountain is a blast from the past. They made classic Napa Syrahs; the kind that seemed to be more prevalent back in the late 90’s/early 00’s.

Cave de Pomérols

Le Jade Sauvignon Blanc

In cville in the garden - similar to Matua — 3 years ago

Kevin Gosa
with Kevin

J. Dumangin Fils

Ratafia de Champagne

Oh those delightful little vin de liqueurs aka mistelles. This is a treat. Smells like grape jam and come to think of it there is a nuttiness that calls to mind a nut butter but more like a pistachio I think. A swirl of raspberry jam comes into play on the palate, weaving its way through bits and bobs of honeycomb. It’s not cloying though. Keeps you coming back for me. Keeps you young and honest. You like sweets, just admit it. Be the kid in the candy store. — 4 years ago

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Severn Goodwin

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Love me some Ratafia...You have to look under a lot of stones to find this in the US. We actually brought a bottle back with us from our visit to Champagne in 2018.
Ellen Clifford

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@Severn Goodwin heh, yeah I look under a lot of Googles to find some!