Dave

9.3

Seeing the sun for the first time in weeks! This wine is making my day even brighter. A rich, deep ruby color with a complex nose. Dark fruit, herbs, lavender, chocolate. Flavors of sour plum, over ripe berries, crushed herbs, vanilla. Fairly tannic and still plenty youthful, this could age a good long while. I bought the last bottle at Binny's for $25, which i think was a great deal.
Listening to Wes Montgomery — 6 months ago

Todd Scurci

8.9

#pouillyfume #underground — 4 years ago

with Annie

Todd Scurci

9.2

#passerina #underground — 6 years ago

with Nancy and Annie

Todd Scurci

9.2

#champagne #underground #heidsieck — 7 years ago

with Annie

Severn G

9.3

One of my go to Rosé Champagnes at ~$35/bottle, it's a great value play.

My prior notes still apply.

Visited this producer in May 2018, likely had the most stairs to get down into their cellar than anyone else, very deep underground! — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.7

A review of 9️⃣’s for fun 😁

The 2009 was made 9 years ago @ £39 & 19 years after the 1990 @ €90 😁 so I thought it would be fun to compare how my favourite Pomerol has evolved 😁

💵 Oh & Petrus next door to this Chateau is 90 times more expensive 🤣

🥊 So 90 vs 09

🏵 90 - 97-98 points
🏵 09 - 94-95 points

🍷 90 - Garnet opaque ruby w/ bricking
🍷 09 - Opaque ruby

⏩ scroll for colour pics on Instagram ⏩

👃 90 - Bordeaux nasal sex of soggy earth, sooty underground 🚇, char-smoked oak, old leather, damp musty cellar, mushroom, mirabelle plums, damson compote, obliterated blackcurrant, herbs, toasted fig, bitter mocha & liquorice
👃 09 - Dark jammy plum & blackcurrant through smokey oak, choc mocha, flint, pencil lead, soggy earthy leaves & wet rock minerals

👄 90 - Med body of creamy earthy smooth silk dark plum & berry bathed in ground mocha & liquorice
👄 09 - Med+ creamy smooth ripe dark plum & blackcurrant body w/ a mocha infusion & mineral tone

🎯 90 - Long mocha liquorice dark fruits mouth filling linger w/ a big happy smile 😃
🎯 09 - Long smooth ripe dark fruit, minerals & rich mocha linger - oh & still big happy smile 😀

⏰ 09 I can’t wait to revisit you in 19 years 😘

👏 @josephjanoueix @jeanphilippejanoueix 😍
— 8 years ago

JH

9.0

Pretty pale pink; peach and lemon on the nose; grenadine, lemonade flavor — 10 months ago

Tom Garland

9.3

Louis Martini Winery:
Underground cellar (in the 85 year old barrel cellar)food and wine experience.  6 dishes paired with their small production wines only available at the winery

WINES
2008 Monte Rosso cab
2013 cellar 254 Meritage
2019 cellar 254 merlot
2013 Monte Rosso cab
2015 Lot No 1 cab
2016 Lot No 1 cab
2017 Monte Rosso Gnarly vine zinfandel

FOOD:
Burrata,mustard green salad
Farro risotto with speck
Yellowtail tuna
Hamilton ranch lamb loin
Carboncino — 3 years ago

with Brenda

Christy

9.7

BLS. Really enjoyed this dry wine. Great find for $20. Would buy this again. 👍🏽 — 5 years ago

Todd Scurci

9.1

#aligoté #underground — 6 years ago

with Annie

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2012 Vintage. 15.5% Vintage. 42% Syrah, 42% Mourvèdre, 16% Grenache. Purchased when they were still at Paso Underground. Dropping some sediment, best sips were at the end of the bottle so no rush to drink up. — 7 years ago

Paul K

9.2

You know those nights when you need one more bottle you weren’t planning on and have no time to decant? This wine was ready pop and pour. Everyone loved it. In some cases, more than a couple more expensive bottles. Easy drinking, well balanced, not super full bodied, but perfect for the moment. Great Xmas present @Dave Z
Finishing half the bottle on Day 2 and this got even better. Changing to a 92 — 7 years ago

Todd Scurci

9.2

#underground #clairette #vermentino #blend — 8 years ago

with Annie

David Kline

9.2

Shades of brick on the veneer; low variation across. Earthy, peppery, funky, fungus, tobacco leaf, dried cherry, overripe plum, violets, roses, dried bay and grill buildup. Silky palate explodes with rich red cherry and ripe plum. Prunes and fresh, ground black pepper follow while dark tobaccos and myrrh culminate. Rich, powerful, perfumed and incensed. This dungeon shadow hound from the underground begs for chunks of grilled meats!


#cdp #chateauneufdupape #châteauneuf #domainedurieu #2015 #magnum #appellationchâteauneufdupapecontrôlée #misenbouteilleaudomaine #rhone #rhonerouge — 2 years ago

with Courtney

TS

9.0

$10 (sale from $17). — 4 years ago

Severn G

9.3

Prior notes still apply, delicious bottle.

Nose has toasted brioche, grilled lemon, warm lemon creme, lemon zest, oxidized pear slice and fresh, rising bread dough. Palate has lemon pound cake, cold toast, limestone chips, dried lemon slice and (light) candied orange.
Great mid-palate, a restrained richness is all elegance, acid balance is perfect and not pulling you one way or another. At 15 years past vintage, a great example of finesse in Champagne.

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On the Lawn at Tanglewood this evening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Our Conductors Andris Nelsons and John Williams will be leading a very engaging program of Jessie MONTGOMERY (Starburst), John WILLIAMS (Violin Concerto No. 2, world premiere featuring Anne-Sophie Mutter!), COPLAND (Quiet City) and STRAVINSKY (Suite from The Firebird, 1919 version). We're getting the luxury of enjoying Mr. Williams two nights in a row...what a great weekend of Contemporary music! — 5 years ago

Dom Malerba

9.2

This easy-drinking blend will have you wanting to lock this wine away for yourself! It’s inviting nose of dark brambly fruit including bright blackberry, vanilla bean interlaced with notes of toasted oak and baking spice. On the palate, flavors of chocolate-covered berries and boysenberry unfold to rich notes of butterscotch. Soft tannins and bright acidity representative of classic Sonoma County fruit in the full!! @Ted
@Janell — 7 years ago

Jason MacLean

9.0

Surprisingly only 9.5%, but funky, unique and elegant. Discovered at Tbilisi’s fabulous Wine Underground. — 8 years ago

Roy Santos

10

Bright and zingy with tensile tannins. Hints of cherries and raspberries, with a garnishing of basil and oregano. Rio Sordo indicates an underground river that makes the vines muscular at the roots. Quite the entertaining wine, full of surprises. — 8 years ago

with Mike

Tripp Owings

8.9

Very balanced. Very easy to drink. Let it sit awhile for it to open up. — 8 years ago