I know it’s become a bit of a cliché...
It IS rather dear for a rosé...
The cult of Kermit and all that...
...but it remains a benchmark. It’s SUBSTANTIAL, for one, you don’t want to gulp it down, it’s 14% ABV and so marvelously complex. Nose is strawberries, herbs, brett. Palate is more strawberries, watermelon, slate, brett, moss, garrigue. Bitter finish with a bit of zing. It’s wild and untamed, yet sophisticated—Keith Richards in a tuxedo. — 8 years ago

Enjoying with a pizza and finished with a great tuxedo chocolate mouse cake. — 8 years ago
Smooth and rich, with subtle fruits. Nice for sipping without food. — 9 years ago
It's good in a tuxedo too — 10 years ago
Nose is showing age. Truffley, porcini, aged mashed cherries, tar and wet earth. Really earthy, primal and feral but still well put together. Swamp-Thing in a tuxedo. Palate is silky and sweet and intermingled with those aforementioned truffles and mushrooms. But bright cherries, high acids and powdery but effusive tannins counteract the feral. Excellent. — 3 years ago


Too bad I can't score 1/2 points! And both the 2008 and 2010 about 2 years ago. The 2008 seemed to be very shut down, with the 2010 being the polar opposite. This one was definitely more along the 2010 side of things, and wish I could give this one a 94.5. This is St Emilion wine with a tuxedo. Rounded structure, kind of becomes more brambly and tobacco driven towards the finish. Very polished, very open. And with its huge structure, you can hold this one for a while. I think I have one more 2008 left, but I would trade it in a heartbeat for one of these. — 7 years ago

Very tightly wound right now. I'm not certain how anyone can rate this wine correctly right now but for me this one is a 93/94 right now. Powerful, dense, dark baking chocolate, blackberry cassis with a lot of pepper and a lot of tannin on the finish. 100% tuxedo, but with a very stiff tannic finish. Full bodied wine without a doubt. This one has the makings of a 96/97 in probably 10 years, but I do think that quite a bit of this wine was masked in the tannin which wasn't all that off-putting. For those who like to drink them really young and don't mind the tannic 'iron curtain' shutting down the show, this one is probably a 98 right NOW and it truly is an excellent display of the power of St. Helena and the talent of Melka. Would love to own one of these so that I could see how it develops over the next 15-20 years. — 8 years ago
This is the James Bond of champagnes. It shows up in a tuxedo, but it has some top flight weapons to support a less-than-peaceful agenda. Celebrating with a 375 ml because that's the way it is these days. — 10 years ago
If you want a Zinfandel that delivers its elegance in a closed fist, here it is. It’s like a great looking guy wearing a tuxedo a half size too small. It’s ready for action, just not the action it was expecting. The nose is incredibly perfumed, shielding layer after layer of spice. There is a savory aspect here that tempers the fruit, a youthful exuberance that spits in the general direction of Perli and Gianoli vineyards. It’s a brash and brawny wine, with toothy tannins, enough to rope and hogtie a rowdy steer. It’s probably a bit much for the lentil soup, but fire up the grill and throw some rosemary in there with the beef. — 10 years ago
Perfectly balanced. Smooth long mineral finish. Real Old school funk… Is like a guy with a mullet Wearing a tuxedo and somehow blending right in… — 3 years ago
Pretty good with Tuxedo cake. — 8 years ago
吉川special A rice. Yeast 6, 7, 9, 1401 and two year rice batch. Kimoto style. #7 yeast from Masumi Brewery. Rich earthy vintage mushroom. Excellent! Nickname Tuxedo in the US for its black bottle and elegance — 9 years ago
Tuxedo cocktail w dry gin & citrus bitters 😍 = only way to cope w a President Donald — 10 years ago
Yum. A bunch of dark and red fruit and terroir spice dressed in a tuxedo. — 10 years ago
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Wearing a tuxedo. — 7 months ago