Meh.
Rippon Vineyard
Lake Wanaka Central Otago Osteiner
Enclos de Viaud
Lalande-de-Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
Soft and fleshy, slight barnyard. Meh. — 2 years ago
Morlet Family Vineyards
Mon Chevalier Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Wow. This wine was meh after first opening but after being argon gassed and then stuck in the fridge for 3 days - it changed.
With airtime and coming back to temp - it opened and exploded with depth and ripe berry fruit Blues.
Just kicked butt. Will be seriously decanting the next bottle. — 2 years ago
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2013
Domaine Guillot-Broux
Beaumont Mâcon-Cruzille Gamay 2019
Not a typical fruit forward gamay. Very stemy, herbacious, some pepper. Meh… — 2 years ago
Château Malescot St. Exupéry
Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2018
2018 vintage. That big-boned, Malescot body with plushy fruit. A dollop of astringency on the back end. Love me don’t hate me tannins. Meh nose. This juice has nowhere to go but up. Über-drinkable now but not performing in certain categories currently. Wouldn’t hurt to revisit in a year or two. — 3 years ago
Adriana Fabbro
Oddball geeky wine for sure - cross of Riesling and Sylvaner from the remote Central Otago region.
Agree with the comments - certainly more Riesling on the nose (shower curtain, tropical fruit), with Sylvaner coming in more on the palate (green fruit, white pepper, herbaceous ness). A light, insanely drinkable wine with surprisingly layers of complexity (is that schisty minerality there? Indeed it is! Some green papaya and makrut lime? That too. Citrus and orchard fruit? Uh huh. And, dare I go there, kiwi? Yup!
There’s definitely some RS in there, but acidity is high enough that it holds it well.. Not much of a finish, but none needed.
I really enjoyed this wine; my dinner companion was more meh. — 8 months ago