Tom Casagrande

9.1

My notes from a few months ago still seem applicable. Just a flavorful, scented, delicious weeknight dinner wine. — 3 hours ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

Solid value Saint Emmie. Plummy Merlot fruit. Nice concentration and body. Lots of soft tannin. Nice balance. For $20, a no brainer. — a day ago

with Angelo

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Bright nose, lots of apple and citrusy fruit. Big whack of fruit on entry, but quickly turns minerally. Bone dry. Nice. — a day ago

with Rebecca and Angelo

Tom Casagrande

Corked! ☹️ — 4 hours ago

Tom Casagrande

8.7

Solid PN. Tastes like fruit from the Maconnais. — a day ago

with Angelo

Tom Casagrande

9.2

These are recalled impressions, not contemporaneous notes, from two nights ago, when the family council of elders met for a steak/wine pairing event at my brother Angelo’s house.

The evening capper. Delicious. (That’s all I remember about this one after 7 preceding wines. 🤷 — 3 days ago

with Dan and Angelo

Tom Casagrande

8.8

These are recalled impressions, not contemporaneous notes, from two nights ago, when the family council of elders met for a steak/wine pairing event at my brother Angelo’s house.

This was a last-minute sub for the 2016 Clos Beauregard Pomerol (which was nearly undrinkable). A lean and delicate style, favoring minerality over fruit. Most thought it too light for grilled strips, but it was my dad’s favorite (a surprise to me). — 3 days ago

with Dan and Angelo

Tom Casagrande

9.1

Very nice Lacrima. Bright purple florals, very nice fruit. A little chalky tannin. So friendly. — a day ago

with Angelo

Tom Casagrande

8.5

Tastes like a tank sample. Simple, a little reduced, fruity. Solid pasta wine. It was admittedly cheap, but Last Bottle over-touted the crap out of this. — a day ago

with Angelo

Tom Casagrande

9.4

These are recalled impressions, not contemporaneous notes, from two nights ago, when the family council of elders met for a steak/wine pairing event at my brother Angelo’s house.

Another consensus favorite, the ‘16 version is stellar. So deep, but with that elusive (for Zin) old-world sense of balance, structure, and restraint. Paired beautifully with both kinds of steaks — 3 days ago

with Dan and Angelo