Jayna Fontenot

9.1

Dark fruit on the nose, blackberry and dark mulled cherry. A subtle sweetness that will likely ebb as the wine opens up, and a medium-light tannin. A tad lighter in body than I expected but really yummy. — 9 days ago

Herb Listen

9.1

Porta vino wine dinner — 2 months ago

Peter Heyboer

9.2

Oh yeah this is the stuff. Minerally, herby, leather/tobacco blackberry jam nose. Assertive but not aggressive dark fruits and barrel tannin on the palate. You can't stop sipping it. Would absolutely drink again. — 4 months ago

with Matthew, Ethan and 2 others

Ted

9.3

Having a bunch of Priorat wines this week. Beautiful elegant wine. Drinking well at 10 years of age. Remembering the Herd!! — 2 months ago

with Jeni

"Odedi"

9.2

It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Dark ruby/purple in color with a wide reddish rim.

Beautiful nose of blueberries, black plums, black cherries, cedar, licorice, light earth, chocolates, black pepper and black tea.

Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate and very fruity with cooked plums, currants, cherries, light earth, cola, chocolates, licorice, cedar, spices, light bitter herbs and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 7-year-old Napa Merlot is drinking beautifully now. Spicy and entertaining. Elegant and easy drinking. Fruit forward and very chocolatey.

Needed some time to open up. I gave it 90 minutes in a decanter, and really enjoyed the nose, once it opened up.

Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.

Nicely balanced, rich and extracted. Smooth and plush. Well balanced and complex. Good by itself as a sipping wine.

A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.

14.4% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$65. — 3 months ago

Christian Dandonneau

9.1

Bouche par un fruité qui mouille, qui s’accroche et s’accroche encore, laissant une finale à la fois nette, substantielle et légèrement saline. — 5 months ago

Finnie

9.0

thin gem-like easy to drink def get again — 2 months ago

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9.4

The 2021 Barbaresco is impressive. Intensely aromatic and explosive, the straight Barbaresco shows why 2021 is such a pedigreed vintage. Spice, lavender, sage and mint meld into a core of blue/purplish fruit. A gorgeous, overachieving wine, the 2021 just needs time in bottle. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, October 2024)
— 2 months ago

Jan A

9.0

Again not a correct bottle at the onset (Brett), but that largely blew off after an hour. So better than the previous two bottles. Still muted, dusty fruit. Underneath there is a well made wine but it never shined unfortunately — 4 months ago

Ian Hamel

9.0

2024 spring. Has good Nebbiolo character in a relatively open-knit style — 5 months ago