5/8/2024 - DontPanic Likes this wine:

Robe foncée. Nez complexe: du fruit, un peu de végétal, mais aussi sous-bois. En bouche la matière est très agréable, veloutée, le fruit ressort bien, c'est complexe et délicieux. Très bon!

5/8/2024 - whits wrote:

Mostly wet rock and strawberry scents, has structure and moves in sequence, tight enterence with raspberry hints, dry earth through the mid-palate, and a floral finish, dry, brims with character, although on the intellectual side, has mouthwatering appeal

5/8/2024 - Pancreatitis wrote:

Pale straw.
Enjoyed this bottle over 5 days, a glass each day, watching it evolve from and understated, muted wine to a very delicate and pretty melange of white spring blossom, lime with hints of Kaffir, saline, seaside mineralite and oyster shell. Hints of honey and burnt butter as time went on.
Conclusion: I should enjoy more botts over several day.

5/8/2024 - ChrisB75 Likes this wine:

Décanté pendant 2 heures avant de servir, il a continué à s'ouvrir et à se développer pendant les 2 heures qui ont suivi.
Nez très puissant, complexe et magnifique. Cassis, cerises noires, fleurs séchées, un peu de cèdre doux
En bouche, cassis juteux et concentré, cerise noire. Frais. Principalement des fruits noirs, mais aussi une touche de framboise et un élément floral séché qui ajoute de la douceur ? des arômes tertiaires commencent à se manifester, notamment le cèdre, la feuille de tabac non fumé et une touche de terre, voire de chocolat/réglisse. Un élément fumé très subtil. Très agréable.

4/27/2024 - akspres Likes this wine:

Tannins are starting to mellow out and there is still plenty of fruit left. Classic barbaresco - good value for money.

5/7/2024 - srmdrummer wrote:

A decent easy drinker. Deep inky colour as usual with the variety. Silky and chocolatey with dark berries.

5/5/2024 - akspres Likes this wine:

Holding up nicely. Lovely to drink now and plenty of avis should allow it to keep for another 5years minimum.

5/8/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine:

Pure, rich but elegant. Red fruits and tar on the palate. There is mocha, dark chocolate and cedar notes. Nice warmth. Long finish with developing complexity. Beginning to drink now and will continue for another 20 years.

5/8/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine:

Gorgeous, mellow and softening. Dark fruit, iodine, tar, with hints of dark chocolate. There is, of course leather and tobacco here as well. Very pure. This is full bodied. The structure is still good, though has softened now. Long and complex. Drinking perfectly now.

5/5/2024 - Steve.330i wrote:

very dark color, intense nose of cherry, tobacco, leather and a gentle touch of vanilla. Medium to full bodied, with ripe red fruits like cherries, berries and plums, some tobacco and licorice, tannins are well developed, good mineral feeling and freshness, overall a very good balance. Long finish, best wine a my BD blind wine tasting event...

5/8/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine:

2012 was a dry year, giving smaller berries with thicker skins. This elegant wine is perfumed, with violet and floral notes. On the palate there is leather, tar and cedar, alongside black cherries. Good structure in balance with the fruit. The finish is long and there is some complexity. Drinking now and over the next 10 years.

5/8/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine:

2018 was a wet year, meaning higher yields, larger berries, less concentration. Elegant with nice dark fruit with tar, leather, spice and tobacco. Medium weight, fruit and structure nicely in balance. The structure is good without being too strong. Good length and straightforward. Drinking now and over the next 10 to 20 years

5/8/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine:

Elegant red cherry fruit, with hints of tar behind. Nice warmth, robust tannin and good freshness. medium weight. Medium length and straightforward. early drinking now, will be better in 5 years.

5/8/2024 - 4259289 Likes this wine:

Beautifully integrated fruit, with enough grip to support. Still fresh. Just lovely.

5/8/2024 - MosheDehsoM Likes this wine:

Wonderful wine, ready to drink, glad I have one more 👏

Dark, mostly cloudy, bright, ruby red color with shades of purple 👏

Full to medium body. Low to medium acidity. Soft tanines. Smooth. Nice structure 👏

Nicely aromatic - mixture of oak, spices and fruits 👏

Rich, full, round and complex on the palate - a great mixture of tobacco, dark chocolate, coconut, vanilla, pepper, licorice, cinnamon, anise, plum, strawberries, blackberries, pomegranate, leather, stone, earthy 👏

Lovely wine, have couple of more🍷

5/8/2024 - MosheDehsoM wrote:

Basic simple and not too good semi dry Primitivo wine. Was (in principle) bought to my daughter's boyfriend, but I stole a seep 😊

Nice bright clear(❗️) dark ruby red color. Lovely 👏

Medium to full body. Medium minus acidity. Soft but well noticeable tanines. Not too smooth.

Mildly aromatic. Dried fruit, red fruits, spices, not I sure like it 🥺

Mainly fruits on palate, cherry, raisin, strawberries, vaguely baking chocolate, pepper, licorice and anise, with a bitter unpleasant side taste spoiling everything 😞

5/8/2024 - Pancreatitis wrote:

60% Meurnier, 40% Chardonnay.
80% 2019, 20% 2018.
Essomes-sur-Marne.
Disgorged 05/23.
Pale strawberry copper.
An understated, red berried, mineral champagne, youthful.

5/8/2024 - Trut91 Likes this wine:

Nydelig med eller uten pizza. Rund og fruktig sangiovese, med litt fat

5/8/2024 - ta75 Likes this wine:

Interesting for sure and had a window of about 1 hour from opening where it showed well, then went downhill from there. Tea, rusty nail, tertiary flavours. Would be confused with an aged barolo easily.

5/8/2024 - ta75 Likes this wine:

Great at the start but couldn't hold together after a few hours at room temp.

5/8/2024 - mclanew Likes this wine:

Popped and poured. This is beautiful out of the box. Lovely floral, cherry nose wafts up from the glass. The palate shows very fresh, strawberry, raspberry, jolly rancher herbs and a little spice. Excellent acidity and balance. Premier cru depth. This is really delivering right now.

5/8/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine:

Another stellar bottle, no decanting required. This qualifies as one of my favorite Chiantis—reliably impressive every time. Beautiful, viscous ruby, lovely spice-laden cherry nose, and ripe cherry palate. This is the whole package. 5-13-17-9: 94/100.

5/8/2024 - mclanew Likes this wine:

Popped and poured. This is quite pretty. Graceful floral nose. The wine shows lemon, orchard fruit, a little saline on the palate. Medium to full bodied, excellent acidity and balance. Nicely focused into a satisfying finish.

5/8/2024 - brenkim103 wrote:

Red ruby color with some orange/browning on the rim. Second day of drinking with pleasant notes of sweet tobacco, soft leather, lovely violets, Soft, round, and juicy on the palate, with plenty of crunchy red berries, red cherries, and mineral notes, finishing long with slight tertiary hints. Tannins show some slight grip, but are otherwise round, and still shows plenty of acid. Decant for sediment and let it aerate for at least 40 minutes.

5/8/2024 - Marc wrote:

Beautifully wrought Pinot that is very clearly central,Otago in style. Rich, with some whole bunch character. On the riper side of the spectrum, and slightly commercial, in terms of appeal, but there is an under flying sense of serious purpose to this, and with age, the wine will absolutely develop positively. 89+ should be outstanding in two or three years.

5/7/2024 - AGELVIS wrote:

Served by the glass from screw top bottle. Straw color. Lemon curd, gardenia, orange sherbet, and subtle cream cheese. Dry, tart palate, with good body and acidity.

Had as a starter at our local steakhouse. I liked this ‘22 better than the ‘21 I had last year at the same restaurant. ‘22 might be a better vintage than ‘21 for whites in Sonoma and Napa. Recently had an Aubert that was really great. The reds are definitely worse.

5/8/2024 - Raage wrote:

Un style léger/serré qui reste à ce stade encore un peu jeune pour moi. Joli fruité frais, cerise, fraise des épices, un rien floral, jeune et assez pur.
La bouche est comme en construction, et demanderait 2/3 ans minimum à tout harmoniser, à polir, à affiner l’ensemble.
(91+?)

5/8/2024 - Steve.330i Likes this wine:

light ruby colour, nose of red berries, strawberry, raspberry, licorice, and a touch of tobacco. very elegant and precise, refreshing acidity, very nice length

5/7/2024 - PSPatrick wrote:

A blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. 12.5% ABV. Bottle and cork in pristine condition. The wine was very tight upon opening, so I chose to decant for three hours in the morning, and poured the wine over dinner. Dark garnet colour. Red and dark fruit, red cherry, blackberry, black currant, tobacco, some chocolate, some coffee, graphite, spices, light smoke, and pebbly minerality, with good, fresh acidity, mostly resolved tannin, and superb length. Medium-bodied, with a smooth, creamy texture. Well balanced and very harmonious. A great Bordeaux! Drink now with extended aeration and enjoy, or hold for ten years.

5/6/2024 - PSPatrick wrote:

Half-bottle. Decanted for three hours, and still reserved. Good concentration, with creamy oak, a smooth texture, and great persistence. Well-structured. Classic St. Julien in the hiding. Built to last. Will try to find more!

5/8/2024 - PeterGaylor Likes this wine:

Very pleasant wine, nothing outstanding or negative. A great example of Zin, soft, round and fruity, without the horrid jammy note you get with a poor example.

5/4/2024 - Tay JR Likes this wine:

Last tasted this a few weeks back at Jon's place in a Kvetna burg glass and this was showing a lot more sweet oak character.

This time, I had it in a much smaller GG StandArt and man, it's showing even better. The oak comes through a lot less aggressively and the wine shows a ton more minerality. Tastes closer to a CM now than California, while still retaining a good bit of that ripe character.

Interestingly enough, I had the remainder of this on day 3 in a Sophienwald bordeaux glass, and a lot of the fruit had died off, leaving behind oak and alcohol, which was not very fun. So if you're going to open this, just grab a few buddies and polish it off in one go.

5/4/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote:

Quite floral in nature, with lemon rind, tangerine, vanilla, honeysuckle, pineapple, and white peach with a dab of honey are a pleasure in your glass. Fresh, vibrant, racy, clean, and pure, with a salty-honeyed note accompanying all of the sweet, ripe, orange, and yellow tropical fruits really works here in the mid-palate, and in the finish. The wine blends 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 35% Semillon, 4% Sauvignon Gris, and 1% Muscadelle. Picking took place August 23 - September 7. Drink from 2025-2035. 95 Pts.

5/7/2024 - Tay JR wrote:

Clear medium ruby in the glass.

Really un-Yoichi-like nose here that's instead a lot darker. There a good mix of red and darker fruit here as well as a bit of spice and some menthol. It's still quite a lovely nose albeit leaning more towards savoury.

The palate is a different story and has fairly concentrated fruit and a certain darkness to it, not unlike spatburgunder or Central Otago PN. Plenty of structure here with fine but somewhat unresolved tannins, and I think this has the legs to go a long way, perhaps longer than most Japanese pinots i've tried.

Acidity is on the lower side compared to its counterparts, but the wine is by no means flabby.

Really curious as to the winemaking and viticulture here, because this is extremely promising!

5/7/2024 - Swintonblade Likes this wine:

Drank versus 1997, this had a lot more development, very complex & long fig finish with some spice. Preferred 1997

5/7/2024 - Swintonblade Likes this wine:

Amazing! Perfect spot for development but still bags of fruit. Softened/velvet tannins and a huge long finish.

5/7/2024 - rmalloy Likes this wine:

If wines are to be placed in cabernet-like and pinot-like buckets, then this easily tastes more like pinot. Ruby red, light body, high acidity. The flavor is tart, like cranberries and strawberries. It’s somewhat floral, but not especially so. There isn’t much to get excited about here. Unless you’re a somm…. I’d be excited about this as a somm because of the clean, tangy red fruit.

5/7/2024 - Uff Da wrote:

See why so many great wines come out of the Red Mountain AVA.

5/7/2024 - loj wrote:

Quite interesting. Lean and watery at first, but developing richness and body as it opened. Lemon peel, bruised pear, and a distinctive caramelized onion umami finish.

5/7/2024 - grapenomad wrote:

La Gravotte is 100% Pinot Noir that is hand-harvested at optimum ripeness with 10 days of carbonic maceration before spending 8 months in oak barrels. Super pale ruby in the glass. Strong VA on the nose and palate. Soft tannins, high acidity, moderate alcohol. Light-bodied, but the fruit doesn't seem to shine at this stage. Would be good to revisit in a few years, hopefully the VA blows off.

5/7/2024 - Mhbeaune Likes this wine:

Amazing wine. I don’t buy this very often . This is not a wine for aging and has seen no oak.
If you come across it and have the opportunity buy 1x6 and enjoy .
Super example of every day claret from a really good year.
Pleasant typical nose. Smooth entry and surprisingly full mouthfeel.
15-30 minute decant with no sediment.

5/7/2024 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine:

Retail $65. Exceedingly Heavy Bottle. Under cork. As I mentioned in a previous note, I do not have a ton of experience with Merriam Vineyrads. Nor do I have a ton of bottles of Merlot under my "tasting" belt (insert *Sideways* joke here if so inclined). But. This is delightful. Fairly dark in color with black and blue berry, cassis, and a hint of plum on the nose. The palate is both more reserved and acid-driven than I had expected. Yeah, I would say this is more Old World than New, but at this point does it matter? This is delicious.

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5/8/2024 - Yohansmas Likes this wine:

어마어마하게 싸게 구한 건 아니지만 그래도 꽤나 괜찮은 가격에 구했던 이태리 레드 와인.
가격을 생각하면 한병을 더 사서 마시고 싶은 맛이긴 한데 반대로 가격을 생각하니 셀러링을 해야 하나 싶기도.
그럼에도 결론부터 말하면 왠지는 모르겠지만 보르도 와인의 좋은 점을 가지고 있는 와인.

노즈에서는 검은 과실의 향기와 오크향기가 지배적이다.
약간의 연유 향이 나긴 하는데 발효되었다는 느낌은 있는데 달달하지는 않다.
시간이 지나니 약간 시큼한 향이 나는 것 같기도.

입에서는 발사믹 식초를 마시는듯한 산도가 꽤나 재미있다.
이어서 약간 달달한 맛이 나는듯 싶은데 거슬릴 정도는 아니다.
몇 시간 정도 지나니 시큼한 맛이 지나치게 강해져서 먹고 싶은 감정이 많이 사라진다.

4/28/2024 - portman63 Likes this wine:

Still showing well especially for a rosso in a hot year. Although it could really pass for Brunello from most producers as it met the aging requirements. Medium bodied and still retaining good cherry fruit to go along with the tobacco and clean finish. This certainly doesn't compare to the big brother bottlings here, but quite nice with fatty charcuterie or tomato based sauce dishes. A lovely wine, but a drink now/soon.

5/7/2024 - grapenomad wrote:

Pale ruby in the glass. Sweet-fruited on the nose and palate, very straightforward. Light-bodied, virtually no tannins, high acidity. Glou glou, balcony kinda vibe here. Nice.

5/7/2024 - JorgePrlta Likes this wine:

Tasted in a blind tasting between Washington and Germany.

Visual: Golden yellow.

Nose: Intense aromas of citrus, Meyer lemon, stone fruit, and tropical notes, with a zesty character.

Palate: Reveals tropical flavors of pineapple and mango, accompanied by zesty notes. Medium-plus acidity and a light body contribute to its easy-drinking and enjoyable nature

5/7/2024 - Motz wrote:

Perfumed and pretty fruit drowned in wood, likely chips. Yuck!

5/7/2024 - JorgePrlta Likes this wine:

Tasted in a blind tasting between Washington and Germany.

Visual: Pale straw with hints of green.

Nose: Herbal and petrol notes dominate, with lower nose expression.

Palate: Green fruit character shines through, with medium-plus acidity and flavors of apple. The palate offers complexity and opens up nicely over time, revealing a more noticeable floral character.

5/7/2024 - Paschap Likes this wine:

Рубиново-пурпурный цвет средней плотности, полупрозрачное. В аромате красные ягоды, морс, пастила, ваниль, сливки, какао. Во вкусе плотное, ягодное, интенсивные жестковатые танины, высокая кислотность. 87/100

5/7/2024 - Voodoo_Champagne Likes this wine:

Decanted 30 min, a pearl of Syrah🇫🇷❤️🍷