2024 winter. Red berry fruit, some flowers, a charred earth streak - more mini-Barbaresco than easy drinker — 2 years ago
A mini ‘86 showdown with this against a Talbot. I found both to be extremely similar with a slight edge to the Talbot. This was lighter on the palate with red fruit dominated primary notes and a mix of cherry pipe tobacco, leather, cedar and herbal spice. Drinking nice. — 7 years ago
100% Petit Verdot!!! Nice example — a year ago
At Mini India for the first time. Really liked the food…this wasn’t the lowest cost wine on the list. We went for a mid priced wine (15.9€) and found it to be a delightful experience. Would definitely have this one again, especially at this price point. — 3 years ago
The other half of the two day mini vertical. Just as good as the first. — 5 years ago
2016 / 2017 / 2018
Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina Rubentis Rosé - Mini-Vertical
50% Hondarrabi Zuri / 50% Hondarrabi Beltza
Nose has ripe strawberry, dried orange peel, ripe Clementine orange and tangerine gummy bears (yum).
Palate has tart strawberry, tart raspberry, minor candle wax, dried grapefruit with light tannins.
Txakolina rosé tasting on the 2020 Summer Solstice, perfect for a hot/humid day in the Berkshires. Last bottle from our cellar. — 6 years ago
Mini bottle from Ramon — 7 years ago
My 3rd try if this £72 🇨🇱 beauty (now £90) & it’s coming along lovely 😍 Great balance & whilst drinking well now it could be really epic in time if I leave a few 😉 Having had this aged I can tell ya it’s gonna be a good en 👍 Looking forward to trying the Vina VIK 2013 😁
🐮 Paired w/ Mrs Es Beefy Cheesy Cottage Pie, butternut squash, sugar snap peas & mini corns 👌
📍 Vina Sena 2013
🏵 97 points w/ more potential
🍇 A Vulcan grape mind meld of 58% cabernet sauvignon, 15% carmenere, 12% malbec, 10% merlot & 5% petit verdot
🍷 Deep opaque ruby
👃 Rich blackcurrant, blackberry, spiced blueberry & cocoa w/ violets, lavender, mineral, forest floor, red fruit liquorice & a touch of smoked oak
👄 Med+ body of creamy smooth silky rich blackcurrant, blackberry & raspberry w/ blueberry, cocoa, mineral & liquorice
🎯 Long lingering dark fruit smooth explosion with a raspberry liquorice & cocoa boom & coffee 💋 — 7 years ago
Great stuff — 2 years ago
The 2020 Bellegrave is well-defined and poised on the nose, blackberry and briary, hints of truffle unfolding with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a graphite-infused entry. Quite solid and structured, almost like a "mini-Lafleur", with a well-defined and persistent finish that has splendid mineralité. Very fine. (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2023) — 3 years ago
Dark and romantic, smooth and surprising, a series of intriguing mini-stories to float through ~ would buy again! — 4 years ago
Mini Monte Bello vertical at a wonderful dinner at a friend’s house. 06, 07, 08. The 07 is really good, but probably the least distinguished of an admittedly distinguished group. Very Old/style Bordelaise. Nose of medium intensity: cedar, sweet old wood, dry gravel. Elegant, everything in perfect balance. A Cab for beef rather than lamb. — 5 years ago
$26 for a 187ml split. Slightly sweet in the beginning. Dries out quickly. Nice! Had it at Angelo Elia in Fort Lauderdale. — 6 years ago
Matt
Slovenia flight — 4 days ago