Rough & Ready Wine Productions

Rough & Ready Wine Productions

Lodi Petit Verdot vs. Petite Sirah

Silly label. The two Petites are the boxers I guess. Cloves and such. Complex and full. Complete. Delicious. — 15 days ago

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Pyramid Valley Vineyards

North Canterbury "Orange" Pinot Gris Blend 2019

Sweetly pungent nose! Raw and unfiltered - ready for rough and raucous food pairings! Thinking bratwurst with sauerkraut and caramelized onions. And light grilled meats like Greek gyros with tzaziki sauce. Big phenolics here, will delightfully challenge some char. Looooong finish to match those huge aromatics! — 4 years ago

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Cascina Tetti La Morra

Monsori Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2009

2009, not ready yet, too sour, body isn't strong enough to balance out, rough mud at end... so that was hour 1, hour 2, much better balance, some sourness and tannin but candy aroma of maraschino cherry — 7 years ago

Donatella Cinelli Colombini

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2010

Better than I remember as I previously said it wasn't quite ready (just 6 months ago)--but it's very good today. Although I expected it be a bit rough given its youth, it was silky smooth with cherry and plum on the palate. Medium tannins. Very nice expression of Brunello. — 8 years ago

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Simon Bize & Fils

Les Champlains Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2019

2022/8/28-30. I understand this contains at least some amount of Pinot Beurot. This starts out reminiscent of bruised apple cider - there’s a bit of a burnished, earthy, oxidative note. There’s plenty of intensity and personality, but for a while it seems a little rough and ready. It’s only on the second day, towards the end, and at a higher temperature than you’d think would work, that more elegance, minerality and depth are revealed. Fascinating. — 2 years ago

Villa Montefiori

Paoloni Nerone Valle de Guadalupe Aglianico

Imagine your licking a rough wet stone wall with rivulets flowing down at random. This vintage would pair with that vision. Rough. Wet. Random. Be ready for a happy roughed up tongue.. — 5 years ago

Tolaini

Valdisanti Tenuta S. Giovanni Toscana Red Blend 2009

A good supertuscan, good Bordeaux blend but with the rough-and-ready leather of Sangiovese wrapping it all up. 09 needs another 5 years or so to really allow acid to settle down and fruit to open up but is still a lovely drink now. Enjoyed very much with grouse, and even more so wth wild boar ragú. — 8 years ago

Aimie Ridsdale
with Aimie

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1982

Worth the wait. It did not disappoint! Seems to be a wine many keep waiting for and I was hesitant to rush on this but couldn’t resist any longer. I thought it was fantastic. No rough edges to be found. I think this baby is more than ready to be enjoyed! Currants, earth notes, and subtle mature fruit. Consumed over about 5.5 hours and decanted in a magnum decanter. It was very good in the first hour and fantastic by the fourth where I personally think it peaked. Thankfully, I have one more bottle for the future! — 3 years ago

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Crivelli

Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato 2016

Big! Phil says "rough and ready". Big and fruity. Mineral base. May mellow out with time.

Edit: Still pretty fruity! Quaffable though.
— 7 years ago

Kristine Ashe Vineyards

Entre Nous Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

06' Entre Nous Cabernet. 1st vintage. I know the more recent vintages have been predominately a cab base blend. I'm guessing this 06' is very close, if not 100% Cab. That's just a guess :)
A very rare treat indeed. An old world nose with a touch of violets. On the palate I get plum, ripened cherry, leather, mocha. Nice lingering finish. The acidity/ tannins of this sensational wine are still prominent. That's telling me this bottle will drink nicely for another 7/10 years. Elegant, big & bold... at the same time. All the rough edges have dissipated. It's ready to enjoy now. I wish I had another bottle of the 06'.

Can't help but notice that Philippe Melka first name is spelled differently on a multitude of articles/websites???
— 8 years ago

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Martin A. Cody

Martin A. Cody

I myself have one bottle left--when are you coming to Chicago?
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