Enderle & Moll

Baden Spätburgunder Rosé 2021

9.2

2021. Courtesy of @Pinotman /// Andreas. Disturbed, lake bottom brown color. Slightly muddy and tart nose. Medium body. Not my cup of tea but there is an immaculate, front palate flavor moment of perfectly aged red Burg/Pinot Noir of, say, 15-18 years. Everything else is held in check during that time. That safe harbor in the storm is my take away. 4.1.26. — 24 days ago

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Pinotman /// Andreas

I do not agree Burgundy priced itself essentially out of the market for normal and especially for young people. CA Pinot’s have done the same and are often beyond > 14%. That really just leaves Oregon and German or for that matter Swiss Pinots in a not totally over the top price range. Over there they are essentially 1/2 the price. Here they are heavily tariffed.

9.2

Pinotman /// Andreas

This particular wine was a Rose was 20$. I have not seen in the last 15 years an American Rose which can match Enderle & Moll. In fact i rarely see any Rose Pinot made - stateside - why? Because it simply does not make business sense if you can charge 50$ for the reds coming from the same grapes.

Somm David T

I did not mention rose’ exclusively. I did say Pinot’s. I also mentioned more than one area besides the states that are better suited for Pinot Noir. I believe I mentioned at least three areas w/ an etc. on that subject. As to your point on value, if you google Pinot Noir roses, you will find plenty of them under or close enough to $20 stateside. My only other point, was on sweetness. This one is sweeter than I prefer as would many of the others you may find at a $20 price point. I prefer one’s that are dry. Often, from Spain out of Tempranillo. But I am not here to debate or argue wine opinions. I was only leaving an agreeing comment on Scott’s post. Whether his reasons and mine are similar for not necessarily gravitating to this one, it is just a comment. I’d like to think that is still ok here. Cheers!

Clos La Coutale

Cahors Merlot 2017

Dan R

8.9

Pleasant, good value Malbec (85% with 15% Merlot) with raspberry, dark plum, cocoa and pencil lead notes on a firm spine. Good focus and energy here, and quite food friendly to boot. — 5 years ago

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Château Maurac

Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2006

Tooty Frooty

9.0

Typisk köttröding. Ändå lite besviken att vinet inte kändes särskilt annorlunda trots att det var snudd på 20 år gammalt. @ Boot, gbg — a year ago

Philip Togni Vineyard

Tanbark Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

Nice evolution and well integrated. 92 that pushes 93.

The other wine from the great Napa producer, Philip Togni.

The mouthfeel is supple, round, soft, yet meaty and tarry tannins. Ripe, juicy, rich; blackberries, baked plum for days, dark cherries, black raspberries, hues of raspberries & boysenberries. Black licorice, berry cola, muddy, volcanic clay, herbaceous notes, soft baking spices, slightly, melted chocolate, dark spice with a touch of heat, coffee, dry crushed, rocks, dry stem, dry tobacco, new leather, oak to cedar shavings, volcanic ash, dark, slightly withering, red, blue flowers framed in a field of endless violets, rainfall acidity, great balance, nice tension/structure and a smartly polished finish that last a full minute.

If you own, I would drink over the next 3-4 years before it starts to slide.

Photos of; Philip Togni vineyard, barrel room, vineyard soil & Philip Togni and his daughter Lisa. — 2 years ago

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Castello di Meleto

Chianti Classico Sangiovese 2019

Neal Gracey

9.0

Nice smooth black cherry front. Sneaky blueberry sliding in underneath. Light leather but not the boot. More like the bridle. Very nice mid- pallet with a flower touch. Dark in color but light in mouthfeel. Would be a Desert winner but dry enough to be a single sipper. Nice! Great with chocolate! — 3 years ago

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Likey.

La Cerbaiola di Salvioni Giulio

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2011

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.4

Wowie. Dark, ripe, dry tannins, deep red fruits and iron. Showing some secondary aromas and flavors (espresso, rusty metal and earth) but tons of fruit to boot. This is in a great place but will keep evolving beautifully for years I suspect — 6 years ago

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Tom Casagrande

I’m suspicious of 2011s but this sounds delicious!

Alex Lallos

@Tom Casagrande I’ve found quite a few 11’s to be really nice right now. Honestly you can’t go wrong with salvioni anyway. This was damn good

The Ojai Vineyard

Roll Ranch Vineyard Syrah 2017

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Ruby to purple in the glass. Medium- to full-bodied, classically styled, primary crunchy cherry and blackberry fruit, this has a cool-climate feel with its bright and fresh aromatics, mouthwatering acidity and floral/spicy nuances to boot.
Lovely! — 2 years ago

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Charly Thevenet

Grain & Granit Régnié Gamay 2021

Michael Walker

9.9

Excellent Beauj I picked up at an independent store on Dixie Hwy…recognized Thevenet from an earlier rating….classic muddy fruity Beauj that will be really awesome in ~5yrs, but drinking well now — 2 years ago

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Domaine Les Roches (Alain et Jérome Lenoir)

Chinon Cabernet Franc 2003

Richard Perlman

9.0

Excellent, and natural to boot. — 3 years ago

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Duckhorn Vineyards

Three Palms Vineyard Merlot 2014

Edward Nelson

9.3

Opened by mistake (wrong occassion), but no regrets! Drink them if you got them! Pretty good stuff to boot! — 4 years ago

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