Tasting Note - Region Matching Quiz!
Peter Lauer
Barrel X Saar Feinherb Riesling 2017
Barrel X for eXcellent Riesling! Zingy lime and nectarine flavors with strong 💪🏻 acidity game. Medium to long finish, hint of floral and honey notes on the nose. @ Pinch Chinese — 7 years ago
Château Lynch-Bages
Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2000
This btl was drinking youthful showing the classic LB style with dark fruits, leather graphite, mocha, vanilla & tobacco. — 7 years ago
Paolo Scavino
Rocche dell'Annunziata Riserva Barolo Nebbiolo 2010
Classic Barolo from the lovely 2010 vintage, lots of red and black fruits on the nose: cherry, vanilla ,blackberry ,plum ,coffee, earth, cassis, fig and spice, medium to full body with lovely acidity and a pleasant classic round finish. Really appreciated by critics like Parker. My score 89, drink to 2023 — 7 years ago
Beaulieu Vineyard
Reserve Tapestry Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1997
The finish to opening night always results in either new or old world Cabernet. 2019 is no exception!
The nose reveals, ripe, ruby, slightly stewed & candied fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, blueberries, baked rhubarb, strawberries and dry cranberries. Dark & milk chocolate, mocha, caramel, light vanilla, anise, dry crushed rocks, dark rich, moist soil, steeped tea leaves, dark fruit cola/liqueur, mint, dry herbaceous, bay leaf with fresh, dark, red, blue flowers with violets and hints of lavender.
The body is full and lush. Tannins are well resolved, dark, tarry soft and still has 5-7 plus years of life ahead. The structure, tension, length and balance have hit harmony. She’s an elegant beauty. Ripe, ruby, slightly stewed & candied fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, blueberries, baked rhubarb, Thompson raisins, strawberries and dry cranberries. Dark & milk chocolate, mocha, salted caramel, light vanilla, anise, medium, dark spice, dry underbrush, dry crushed rocks, used expresso grounds, cognac notes, brunt creme brûlée, dark rich, moist soil, limestone, volcanic minerals, steeped tea leaves, dark fruit cola/liqueur, mint, dry herbaceous, bay leaf with fresh, dark, red, blue flowers with violets and hints of lavender. The acidity is excellent. The finish is, elegant, polished, well balanced, harmony fruit & earth, polish and persists on and on.
The right 20 year old BV Tapestries are such a pleasure to sip!
Photos of, night shot of our candle lit backyard, rose bushes and Sofia soaking up the late afternoon sun under our mushroom shaped Japanese Maple. — 7 years ago
Weiser-Künstler
Wolfer Sonnenlay Kabinett Riesling 2016
Certified Ripper. An incredible value and one of the more mineral-driven wines I’ve tasted from the charming and delicate 2016 vintage. They achieved a concentration with Sonnenlay that I haven’t found in a lot of 2016 Kabinett wines thus far. Intensely floral and beautiful wine that shimmers with minerality, lime blossoms, apricot and a touch of petrol. Highly invigorating and charming wine with piercing aromatics and intense flavors. — 8 years ago
Giacomo Conterno
Cerretta Barolo Nebbiolo 2014
An utterly haunting wine, the 2014 Barolo Cerretta is sweet, perfumed and light on its feet. The purity of the aromatics and flavors is striking, but it is the wine's overall sense of harmony and polish that is most remarkable. Rose petal, lavender, mint and bright fruit are finely sketched in this stunningly beautiful, vivid Barolo from Roberto Conterno. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, February 2018) — 7 years ago
Sloan
Rutherford Red Bordeaux Blend 2014
The 2014 Sloan is a terrific example of the vintage at its best. Mocha, espresso, grilled herbs, leather, smoke and licorice are al fused together in this super-expressive, nuanced wine. In 2014, the Sloan is not as exuberant or rich as it can be, but that is really not an issue at all. The 2014 is a gorgeous wine in the making, that's all there is to it. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2018) — 7 years ago
Bevan Cellars
Sugarloaf Mountain Proprietary Red Blend 2016
Chappellet
Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
The 2015 ‘Pritchard Hill’ Cabernet Sauvignon by Chappellet is a stunning new wine by this storied Napa winery. Sourced from their estate vineyard, the Cabernet Sauvignon was aged for 22 months in new French oak prior to bottling. This bold, yet elegant wine shows very dark aromas of espresso bean, tar, cassis and anise that all collide in the glass. The palate shows off a silky texture, yielding both incredible tension and viscosity. Black cherry compote, mocha, anise, cigar ash and chocolate covered black raspberry flavors all impress on the palate. The exceedingly long finish lingers long on the palate. While exceptional in its youth, this esteemed wine will only improve with extended bottle age. Drink 2020-2040- 97 — 7 years ago
Château Latour
Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996
Always a treat to drink legendary wines like this one. Served blind in the garden at my parents house, the settlements weren’t perfect, but still the true quality shone though. Developed dark berries, partially dried and framed by bitter chocolate notes and pronounced minerality. Great finish, broad and self confident. In a perfect spot already. — 8 years ago
Fleurs de Prairie
Côtes de Provence Sparkling Rosé Blend 2017
Château Gassier
946 Sainte-Victoire Rosé Blend 2017
Very pale, lurid orange. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes mineral-accented citrus and pit fruits, along with a powerful floral overtone. Coats the palate with juicy nectarine blood orange, strawberry and lavender flavors that take a sweeter turn and tighten up on the back half. The floral note comes back strong on an impressively long, focused finish that shows excellent clarity and solid mineral thrust. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, August 2018) — 7 years ago
Château Lafite Rothschild
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
Rich, powerful and enveloping, the 2015 Lafite-Rothschild is endowed with serious volume and textural resonance. Super-ripe plum, smoke and spice notes emerge in the glass, but only with great reluctance. Although the aromatics aren't giving much at this point, the palate is much more expressive. The wine's sheer power and authoritative tone result in an unusually dramatic Lafite. The 2015 is 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot that spent 20 months in oak, which is a bit more than the norm. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, February 2018) — 7 years ago
Domaine Tempier
Bandol Rosé Blend 2017
One of the world’s greats. A remember where you were when wine. It’s full and complete and symphonic, stimulating, and catalyst of imagery. Grounded sprawling Provençal herbs, white flowers fennel, and orange note. Sublime texture. Slippery, viscous, weighty, just barely verging in syrupy. Life moment for me. — 7 years ago
Château Montlandrie
Castillon Côtes De Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
Tonight I have opened the Right Bank 2015 Château Montlandrie Castillon Cótes de Bordeaux. The winemaker is the owner Denis Durantou with a blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
With an expressive nose of black cherry, blackberry, plum, black currant, licorice, violets, menthol and crushed gravel.
On the palate is black cherry, blackberry, black plum, black currant, black pepper, licorice, bakers chocolate and graphite.
The is a voluptuous medium to full bodied velvety smooth wine with medium + acidity and medium + fine grippy mouth coating tannins that lead to a long clean fresh finish. Enjoy your weekend and while doing so please be safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 7 years ago
De Forville
Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2015
I buy a few bottles of this once a year, but really should be a case. It’s not quite infanticide drinking now, far from it, but has some rustic stuffing & truffled elegance that’s cat nip to this drinker. Could go at least several more years. Has the high toned rose hips notes but wait, with a minimum decant of 1/2 hour, for it to spread out & a broader, bass-ier note. Shows it’s pedigree Barolo maker rootsJust yum. — 7 years ago
Cantina Bartolo Mascarello
Barolo Nebbiolo 1971
The best bottle of the 1971 I have ever had. Tremendous fruit intensity, power and depth, with none of the barnyard flavors that afflict many bottles. What fine, aged Barolo from this era is all about. Superb. — 8 years ago
Willi Schaefer
Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett Riesling 2016
At first, the bouquet was pure wet stone with hints of moss and crushed limestone, like standing at the bottom of a waterfall. With time, hints of young mango, minerals and green herbs came forward. On the palate, a rush of sweet yellow citrus, mango and ripe apple fruit filled the senses, as silky enveloping textures unfolded and were quickly offset by juicy acidity and minerals--wow! The finish was delicate and medium-long with sweet florals, peach and hints of lime, which were perfectly cleaned up by cleansing acidity. — 9 years ago
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A fascinating nose mingles sea breeze, intimations of wet stone, and smoky struck flint with high-toned nut extracts, ripe nectarine and mango. The lusciously fruited, creamy, almost weightless palate leads into a sensationally sustained, at once soothing and stimulating finish that left my salivary glands palpitating and that, for all of its sheer richness, not to mention high residual sugar, displays a fascinating array of stony, smoky and saline mineral nuances. (David Schildknecht, Vinous, January 2018) — 7 years ago