The Wine Society

Col Solare

Collector's Society Red Mountain Cabernet Franc 2022

Deep purple in color with a wide purplish rim.

Strong nose of black currants, plums, oak, chocolates, black pepper and herbs.

Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, licorice, light earth, herbs, black pepper, spices and chocolates.

Nice length on the finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.

This is a very tasty Cabernet Franc from Red Mountain in Washington State. Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel.

Still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years and see how it evolved. Has good potential to become a 94 point wine.

This Single Vineyard Cabernet Franc is smooth, rich and fruit forward. Soft and elegant. Good by itself as a sipping wine, or with food.

A blend of 94% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in all new French oak barrels for 20 months. A small production of less than 3,500 bottles.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$95.
— 6 months ago

Bob, Jose and 8 others liked this

Hidden Society

Capp Inn Ranch Malvasia

Msc
9.9

Floral juicy deliciousness — 4 years ago

Palari

Faro Nerello Blend 2005

A wonderful evening of food and wine for the Peoples wine society at Avena in downtown Manhattan. Thanks to the staff at Avena for creating a special menu to pair with all of the fantastic Sicilian Wines — 7 years ago

Elizabeth A. SullivanBruce Baldinger
with Elizabeth and Bruce
Elizabeth, Mike and 1 other liked this

The Wine Society

Reserva Cava

Good smokiness . Strong bitter sweetness (good) to it. — 8 years ago

Pinot Society

The Tumult Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2015

Digging it. The nose draws you in with breakfast country ham and cherry syrup. Honestly, feels like I’m driving up to a Denny’s. However, “old world” notes of forest floor - pine tree bark, dry leaves, and wood chips - develop. Acidity stays relevant, but doesn’t kick your ass. This is why I love Willamette; good fruit, but not boring and extracted. — 8 years ago

Dana Dungan
with Dana
Shawn, Eric and 7 others liked this

Col Solare

Collector's Society Red Mountain Malbec 2021

Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.

Strong fruity nose and full bodied, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing black plums, cooked cherries, sweet blackberries, light cedar, earth, herbs, chocolates, peppercorn, tobacco leaf and black tea.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a very tasty Malbec from Red Mountain in Washington State. Extracted and fruit forward.

Still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years and see how it evolves.

Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel. Elegant and spicy.

A good sipping wine. Rich and in your face kind of wine.

A blend of 96% Malbec and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in (60% New) French Oak barrels for 22 months. A small production of only 2,800 bottles.

15.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$85.
— 7 months ago

ESF, Andrew and 8 others liked this

Araldica

Piemonte Cortese 2020

Wine Society - a pleasant Italian wine - mild fruity tones that linger well after the wine has left the mouth. Definitely will order again - would be idle for BBQs and summer evenings. — 5 years ago

Buena Vista Winery

Vinicultural Society North Coast Pinot Noir 2018

Super versatile Pinot! Nice acidity, very balanced. Great table wine — 6 years ago

Albert Boxler

Grand Cru Brand Riesling

Had his as a Guwerztraminer tasting event at Beetle Cat in Atlanta, hosted by the Southeast Sommelier Society. Gorgeous floral nose of peach blossoms, white rose petals and lychee. On the palette, this wine was impeccably balanced with lemon tart acidity cutting though the evident residual sugar. Succulent notes of fresh apricot, lychee and lemon tart to a long and refined finish. — 8 years ago

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Buena Vista Winery

Vinicultural Society Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

2010 vintage opened on 10/31/2017 LOTS of currant on the end, earthy, rich well rounded. Worth the wait — 9 years ago

Château de la Commanderie

Lalande-de-Pomerol Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

This was the third of 4 reds we had for our main course last night. A Wine without a fuss from the Wine Society bought in 2015. Another dinner guest often buys this in restaurants and loves it, as do I; in fact I like most Pomerol wines Good, medium tannins, very fruity excellent with beef wellington 😁 — 9 years ago

Corinna Edge
with Corinna

Scott Harvey Wines

The Griffin Society Amador County Barbera 2022

First rate Barbera, just as we expect from Scott Harvey. — 2 years ago

Bonnie Hodur
with Bonnie

The Bootleg Society

Speakeasy Red

Speak easy, drink easy! What a great BBQ wine — 3 years ago

The Wine Society

Mendoza Malbec 2020

Very tasty, dark colour & good with lamb — 5 years ago

Buena Vista Winery

Vinicultural Society North Coast Merlot 2019

Extremely balanced and drinkable with a nice finish of vanilla. — 6 years ago

Dominio del Plata (Susana Balbo)

Private Edition for The Wine Society Red Blend

We just had the 2011 vintage and apparently it has nothing in common with prior vintages. Given time, super chocolate notes to start and later leather and tobacco flavors and nose come through. Not what I would typically expect of a malbec but a nice wine with a good rare steak...and pretty damn good with chicken — 7 years ago

The Wine Society

The Society's Corbieres Carignane 2015

Powerful, spicy and excellent value with dark fruits. Better on the second day. — 8 years ago

Jacques Depagneux

The Society's Beaujolais-Villages Gamay

From the Wine Society: This is the source of the bulk of our Beaujolais for the last 50 years, and many members will also have tried the fruits
of The Society’s work with this excellent Beaujolais-based négoce in the form of our bestselling white wine, The
Society’s White Burgundy, sourced from the Mâcon.
Dealing with a négociant allows The Wine Society to pick and choose, often blending together from different estates in
order to end up with a wine that is better than any of its parts.
Négoces have had a huge part to play in the recent history of Beaujolais, some of it not so good but some of it very
positive. For all its apparent simplicity, Beaujolais is a complicated region that is often the victim of its own capricious
climate with late frosts and violent hailstorms a common recurrence.
The one name that stands out for us is Dépagneux: Jean Dépagneux was the last of this illustrious merchant family
who, with his partners, bought up a list of ailing names such as Aujoux, which had made its name selling Beaujolais to
the once profitable Swiss market. Jean retired about a dozen years ago and his place was taken by a young and
talented oenologist from Viré called Jean-Marc Darbon. One consequence of the change has been the meteoric rise in
the quality of The Society’s White Burgundy.
— 9 years ago