Love this Amarone ! — 5 months ago
Developed incredibly. Smoothed out with great notes of fruit and cherry. — 9 months ago
Nose: sea breeze. White flowers.
Palate: elegant yellow fruit. Long. Balanced. — 3 months ago
Your experts need to look again here. I never look for Pinot Grigio but after being given this bottle, and finishing it over two tastings, it is worth searching for because it is an 8.9-means you will get more than your money’s worth here.
Dry, perfect with fish, light citrus flavor, minimal lemon bouquet, lovingly on the palate. Find it, enjoy it, don’t put it down. But take it with you as a gift. — 5 months ago
One of the best Brunello di Montalcino’s I have ever consumed. Drinking literally perfectly in every way! — 3 months ago
Served double-blind as a sort of epilogue to an already epic night. This was served alongside another red wine that was also presented double-blind. Immediately, I called this Southern Rhone and the other wine, Sangiovese from Toscano (it ended up being a 2012 Biondi Santi Riserva). This presented a bright ruby color in the glass with a transparent core. This wine…had an OMG nose. The kind of aromatics that could end all wars and bring a century of peace to all mankind. It’s both powerful and elegant. Both ripe and fresh. An androgynous wine that represents both masculine and feminine with a grace that would make Prince or David Bowie envious. Gorgeously layered red and dark fruits, exotic spices, licorice and garrigue wrapped in the most beautifully textured package imaginable. It reminded me of something similar a previous experience; like Fonsalette…but this was different, there was more here. When you taste this, everything becomes clear. You look at everyone at the table differently; for what you have more in common instead of what makes us different. An experience akin to an Odesza show on MDMA. It’s that profound and then you are forever changed. You wake up the next day, and the day after that, and the day after that and weeks go by and your worldview is different. You see love in everything. And then it was revealed to be a 2010 Chateau Rayas. *Insert expletive*. A magnificent wine. An epiphany and, as far as I’m concerned, perfect. This is not merely a great Chateauneuf du Pape. This transcends the appellation. It should be its own AOC. Drink now or whenever you’re reading this note. — a year ago
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Continued NY wine spectator event — 11 days ago