Smith Woodhouse & Co.
Smith Woodhouse
Late Bottled Vintage Porto 1992
Not much depth on that legendary vintage here @Doug Powers
Enfield Wine Co.
Heron Lake Vineyard Chardonnay 2018
I literally gave up on domestic Chardonnay...but I love the flavor profile—Tart, juicy Granny Smith and ripe sweet pear. No discernible oak, light crisp acid/ fruit balance and ABV under 13. What a food wine! Every time I pop an Enfield, I congratulate myself on my perspicuity and good sense. It’s not hard to drink well, just ignore the big names and hype. — 5 years ago
Bumbu Rum Co.
Bumbu The Original Rum
I get green Granny Smith apples on the nose. But banana, coconut, cocoa on the tongue. — 10 months ago
Bedrock Wine Co.
Chuy Moon Mountain District Sonoma County Chardonnay 2016
No butter-popcorn or sugared fruit-bomb here. Tart Granny Smith and slightly crunchy pear notes... touch of oak but no toasted brioche. The wine exhibits tight, acid-fruit weight and balance in the mouth. What strikes me most and keeps me interested is the serious weight and amazeball long and powerful finish. Call me crazy, but I prefer Bedrock’s whites/Rose to their vaunted reds! — 5 years ago
K Vintners
The Beautiful Powerline Vineyard Syrah 2013
Moderate purple in color with aromas of blue and black fruit accompanied by charred meat, smoke, licorice, and a nice floral lift. On the palate, there is mixed berry fruit and a bit of black olive leading to a long, peppery finish. It’s medium to full bodied with fine grained tannins and 14.5% alcohol. Winemaker Charles Smith co-fermented a blend of 96% Tablas Creek clone Syrah and 4% Viognier sourced from River Rock vineyard with élevage in 30% new oak. Despite the Northern Rhône style blend, it’s very much a fruit forward, though nicely balanced, New World style wine. $50. — 8 years ago
Smith Woodhouse
SWC 10 Year Old Tawny Porto
Want more age but hard not to love the macadamia caramel of tawny. — 4 years ago
Smith & Son Wine Co.
Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
This 2013 was a very pleasant surprise. Very smooth, little to no tannins, and a caymus like taste. Wow, very very impressed… — 4 years ago
Johannes Zillinger
Revolution Weinviertel Chardonnay Blend
Day 1: beeswax, almost-burnt toast, Granny Smith apples, Parmesan tang and ginkgo that comes and goes on the nose. Acid on the nose. Spice on the front of the mouth, like cayenne, soft pears or red skinned soft fleshed apples, lemon juice minerals. Like a champagne without the bubbles. Not super long, but interesting.
It kind of tastes like one of those lemon cayenne cleansing drinks, but super refined.
Day 2: like a strange mix between the honeyed notes of a Chenin with the citric acidity of Chardonnay and Riesling. It calmed down a bit and became more electric, like putting it through a tube compressor.
50% Chardonnay partially fermented (carbonic) in amphora followed by co-fermentation with Scheurebe, and blended with Riesling from a solera of vintages 2013-2015 aged in used wood, unfined, unfiltered with no sulfur added. — 6 years ago
Severn G
1992 | Red Blend
Smith Woodhouse & CA.; Late Bottled Vintage
Oporto, Portugal
(93-95; Drink 2017-32+)
In a perfect spot for a well cared/stored for LBV; bought on release with more of its friends just coming out from hiding finally. — 3 months ago