Smooth, dry — 4 years ago
I love me some Vice Versa. The only thing better than the wine might be the people! Samantha and Patrice are amazing people, and Maayan and team Atelier Melka need no introductions. I am so happy to watch them succeed. Having purchased an estate property last year, we can’t wait to visit them in the future. Ok, back to the wine. While “im”patiently awaiting my single vineyard designates to age I am enjoying two of their lines, Le Petit Vice and the Napa Valley blend. While I prefer the 15s and 16s to the 17, the Napa Valley blend never fails to impress. More tasting notes next time. — 6 years ago
Nose has white pepper, spruce needles, cedar shavings, fresh cherry and mashed black currant.
Palate has pepper dusted mashed cherry, tart blueberry, black cherry, (light) limestone dust and (light) new oak. Medium levels of acidity/tannin help this wine to be very soft and enjoyable.
100% Pineau d’Aunis from 125 year old vines; maceration in barrels and amphoras, then barrel aged for one year. — 7 years ago
Medium taste but rich balance is well kept — 25 days ago
Pop and pour yesterday. Better than I remember my last btl being. On the nose: musty mulberry, vanilla, spice, rose. On the palate: good acidity, lovely density and weight...black pepper, mulberry and blackberry. Soft, finely grained tannin on the finish. Yum. — 5 years ago
Made a butternut squash/burrata/kale/sage/pumpkin seed/fig pizza last night and combined the leftover slice to a pie of Motorino’s I got from Saltwater’s (my coffeeshop) neighbor in the East Village. I’ve been going to Motorino’s since 2012 and it’s one of my favorite Neapolitan pies in the city.
Sharp as a sporty, citrus cologne of vetiver, pine, and sage. Lemon peel and grapefruit mist. Really love this unusually fresh and zippy bouquet.
It’s got the freshness of a Chablis and the citrus and melon notes of Sauvignon Blanc. Love the high tone acidity here — it just works. It doesn’t try to belabor itself with subtlety, just announcing straight up, this is who I am. Grapefruit, melon, lemon rind, sage, and even some of the juicy unctuous qualities that ripe blackberries can have.
Solid. — 6 years ago
I was curious about longevity of this wine. Popped and poured and just delicious. — 6 years ago
Lots of fruit; overripe fruit. Very tasty and balanced wine. — 7 years ago
Youthful, high acid with dark cherry, berry fruit — 8 months ago
m liked it! — 5 years ago
Nose has metallic blackberry, white pepper, ripe plum, prune and baking spices.
Palate has tart plum, dried blackberry, white pepper on mashed black cherries and potting soil. Medium body, light minerality, medium finish. Nice wine, young, could really benefit from a few years of proper resting.
60% Pineau d’Aunis / 30% Pinot Noir / 10% Cabernet Franc
A solid pairing with local (Jacüterie/Hudson Valley, NY) British Bangers on the grill tonight, peppery wine with well spiced, fresh sausage, yum! — 6 years ago
Conmemorando el día del Sommelier abrimos esta botella de Vosne-Romanée 2013. Quizá la región más reconocida de la Cote de Nuits y a la que se atribuyen los mejores Pinot noir de todo el mundo. Rojo ruby con borde ligeramente anaranjado, cuerpo ligero con ataque muy elegante, uno de los más elegantes que haya probado. Nariz a cereza, fresa e incluso mamey, sumamente láctico con notas de sotobosque y musgo. La madera quedaba al final, con un tostado magnífico. En boca fue ligero, de tanino aterciopelado y persistencia muy larga. Sedoso y elegante. — 6 years ago
Alexandre Pagliano
Dark rubi robe, nose of crushed flowers, dark fruits and spices. Kaleidoscopic mouth of red and dark fruits, liquorice, spices and violets. Dark and broody, it has great structure and potential but its very drinkable now: top notch stuff. — 13 days ago