Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Winegeeks Chih 2 esparzas 2 aguas — a month ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Winegeeks chih casa memo — 4 months ago

"Odedi"

9.3

It's time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Here is a gorgeous Merlot.

Inky in color with a short purple rim.

Full bodied and bold with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate and very fruity with blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, cedar, vanilla, spices, espresso, chocolates, sweet tobacco and black pepper.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.

This is a delicious Merlot. Easy drinking and fruit-forward. In your face kind of wine at this point. Extracted and rich.

Delicious right out of the bottle, but still young and needs many years to mature properly. Already yummy, though.

Showing very nice complexity already, which is very nice to see.

Will be nice to revisit it in 5 years.

Paired wonderfully with BBQ Meats.

100% Sugarloaf Merlot grapes. A small production of only 200 cases.

14.9% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$100. — 2 years ago

keke mollari

9.1

Hyvä perus — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

9.4

It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Deep purple in color with a reddish rim.

Beautiful nose with wildflowers, plums, sweet cherries, chocolates, cedar, licorice, light vanilla, herbs, Indian spices, tobacco leaf and peppercorn.

Full bodied, soft and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, vanilla, herbs, figs, spices, tobacco, chocolates, peppercorn and coffee.

Long tangy finish with fine grained tannins and raspberries.

This is a gorgeous Merlot based Bordeaux blend from Napa valley. Still very young, but already showing complexity and elegance.

Good right out of the bottle, and so much better with airtime. I gave it 3 hours in the decanter to open up properly. The gorgeous nose shows up after 2 hours in the decanter.

Well balanced and fruit forward. Complex and engaging. Rich and elegant.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 15 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years, and see how it evolves.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, and would pair nicely with BBQ Meats.

A blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. A small production of only 8 barrels.

14.9% alcohol by volume.

94 points.

$170. — a month ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Benito y jcsapien — 5 months ago

Riina Nieminen

9.0

Erittäin hyvä perus viini. Sopii vampire iltaan.

w Make, Sikka, Jon, Ada, Malviina — 3 years ago

Tero Melasuo

8.9

20176 vintage perus duero aina maistuu hyvältä. — 4 years ago

"Odedi"

9.5

It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.

Deep purple in color with a short purplish rim.

Nose of blackberries, cooked plums, sweet cherries, dried figs, licorice, Indian spices, light wild flowers, chocolates, coffee, cola, cedar, light vanilla, tobacco and black pepper.

Full-bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and very fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, prunes, figs, raisins, vanilla, cedar, licorice, cola, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, spices and peppercorn.

Very long finish, with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This young Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley is just gorgeous. Nicely balanced with a great mouthfeel. Spicy and entertaining. Showing a beautiful nose with lots of complexity.

It is very unique to find such a young wine with so much complexity. That's so surprising. Rich, yet elegant. Fruit forward and complex with many layers.

Good right out of the bottle, but so much better after 3 hours in the decanter.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 15 to 20 years.

Will pair nicely with a big piece of steak, although it is a great sipping wine, that doesn't need food.

This vintage is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, from 2 Vineyards in Napa Valley. A small production of only 300 cases.

14.9% alcohol by volume.

95 points.

$180. — 3 months ago

"Odedi"

9.4

It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here is a gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon.

Deep Inky in color with a short reddish rim.

Strong nose of blackberries, blueberries, figs, cooked cherries, cedar, leather, chocolates, tobacco leaf, licorice, vanilla, light cola, fresh herbs, coffee, Mediterranean spices and black pepper.

Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and very fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, stewed cherries, figs, cedar, cola, earth, light vegetables, vanilla, coffee, licorice, chocolates, light alcohol, tobacco leaf, herbs and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a fantastic Cabernet Sauvignon from the house of Russell Bevan. Rich and extracted. A big wine that shows restraint and elegance.

Still very young, and needs time to open up properly (2 hours), but very tasty right out of the bottle too. As it opens up, it calms down a bit, and earth notes come in to play.

Elegant and opulent. fruit forward and tasty, with good potential to become a 95+ point wine.

This 4 year old is already delicious, and will continue to age nicely in the next 15 years.

I had the 2016 this year, and it shows good consistency. Will be nice to revisit it again in 5 years.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, and will pair nicely with a big piece of steak.

A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% merlot. A small production of only 300 cases.

14.9% alcohol by volume.

94 points.

$180. — 2 years ago