Pineapple grapefruit pith, a little vanilla — 5 years ago
solid red at reasonable price — 6 years ago
🐝 Bee nectar @ £42 that's one of the best non syrup 🇺🇸 Chardonnays - just bee-autiful 🐝
🍷Glistening golden yellow
👃 Caramelized honeyed 🐝 baked smoked apple with hints of creamy banana, citrus curd & soft oak w/ peachy tropical mist & light fuel hint - fab aromas 😍
👄 Med-Full bodied rich creamy buttery silky caramel honey 🐝 of ripe & sweet green fruit w/ citrus jam & tropical juices - beautifully balanced
🎯 Long soft ripe green fruits w/ light acidic creamy 🐝 citrus curd & tropical linger 🌴 — 9 years ago
Good table red. "I like it better than Foxglove..." — 10 years ago
Have with the foxglove tulip tree double cream wash rind earthy cheese -wine is aged in French oak, which rounds out the tannins... — 11 years ago
Good house wine, similar to merlot. — 12 years ago
Sixth and final round of tasting and we all went 0-3 on the reds. This one was so maddeningly obvious. The dill!
Deep ruby color that is thick as tar, there is an enormous amount of vanilla and jammy over-ripened black fruit. Lacking some of the floral notes I’d expect in. Reserva, it makes up for it with eucalyptus and leather, a touch of mint, and plenty of balsamic. There’s also an earthy mushroom thing happening. Moderate tannins, low acids. Plenty of alcohol.
How did we fail here @Jillian Varner? — 3 years ago
Amazing...nuff said — 9 years ago
Lovely yellow hue opens up a powerful nose filled with dirt, grass, rice, and honeysuckle. The palate proceeds to get smothered with a perfect amount of oak coupled with honey and lemon. A mildly tart finish makes this the perfect summer white. Great recommendation by the local rep and Happy 4th to everyone!....a mid-dinner update....massive green apple comes through with food! — 9 years ago
12' This is in collaboration with Varner brothers. The balance of this between fruit & oak is impressive. I recommend highly to decanting it. One hour later it came together nicely. Floral, white peaches, nice acidity. Best years are in front of it. You could cellar this for another 5+ year without a problem. Like to revisit this again in a few years. — 11 years ago
Balanced Wine, nose leads with dark fruit and spice, black cherry especially. No noticeable new oak but perhaps there is a touch, pallet leads with sour cherry, a touch of strawberry, lots of bitter herbs on the finish, tannins that are more flavorful than textural — 4 years ago
Pretty unique blend here of nearly 50/50 Malbec and Merlot, just a little cab. This is a fun wine with good structure and lots of complexity. Earthy and tight but opens up to a good fruit forward finish.
@Jillian Varner says this is like a “musty cured meat cabinet” which is hilariously on point. — 5 years ago
1986 cab sauv by Jim Varner. Over the top classic California cab. — 10 years ago
Nice begin-finish after open for 4 hours on this split. Balanced dark Cherry liquor, grilled herbs & surprising perfume on finish w/Foxglove from Tulip Tree Creamery. No disappointment here. — 11 years ago
$15 at grenblatts — 13 years ago
Norman
Found… perhaps a bit late. It was fine but I recall it being better younger. — 5 months ago