Picture is from a great street vendor in NY. Focus is on flying rats. The wine is in a great spot. The nose displays kitsch and hints of tobacco. Palate is a power-play of pristine fruit, and slightly underripe tannins. Acidity acts as a counterweight to the tannins. It’s multi-layered with a seam of minerality. Leave this a little while longer if you have it, but it’s excellent now, if you like palate domination. — 5 years ago
Not a big fan of Chardonnay but this is fabulous!! — 3 years ago
Tonight's wine is another Right Bank gem. This is the second wine from Chateau Valandraud the 2009 Virginie de Valandraud. A blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc from Jean-Luc Thunevin.
The nose brings wonderful notes of black plum, black cherry, blackberry, chocolate, cedar, licorice, spice, smoke and black earth.
On the palate there a notes of bbn lack cherry, black plum, blackberry, green bell pepper, kitsch, coffee, a pleasant oak, violet and earth.
The wine is full bodied that has a smooth velvety mouth feel with medium+ acidity and medium+ sandy tannin that leads right to a long dark fruit finish. The weekend has wonderful wines in store so stay safe and enjoy yourselves. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 5 years ago
Clean pale lemon dry crisp clean with notes of wet stones diesel dry green apple skin with a lime pithe finish great food pairings - sushi, citrus fish dishes, Thai and Vietnamese dishes. — 7 years ago
Bison dinner, Banff, AB. The vineyard is beautiful. Very smooth, lovely finish. — 4 years ago
mit Uschi, Briggi und Mary im Kitsch&Bitter Kaprun — 6 years ago
mit Uschi, Briggi und Mary im Kitsch&Bitter Kaprun — 6 years ago
Varietals Wine sticker on the bottle. Wish that shop was still around. This bottle is right at the edge. Almost over the hill. I'm left with thrilling brink of overripe kitsch port and black cherry fruit. Overly vanilla extracted chocolate moose. White knuckle cause it's about to plummet off the cliff into syrup mush alcohol drain pour. — 8 years ago
Catherine Leith
Nice, but the citrus overpowered the butter and oak notes. — 2 months ago