5/9/2024 - SLB83 Likes this wine:

You’ve got to love Tignanello, what an excellent wine.
After an hour in the decanter this was singing, and improved further.
We ended up having about 7 or 8 bottles in total. One bottle was off, and you could notice the ones that did not spend much time in the decanter were rather tight.
I’d say this is in a great place right now, but there is no rush to drink’s. This has up to 2 decades left on it.

5/8/2024 - MuddyBoots wrote:

Earthy, leather, slight funk on the nose. Plummy fruit behind. Touch of heat. Quite full on the palate - clearer fruit than on the nose. Plummy dark and juicy fruit - slightly mysterious but with a touch of dark orange zest I associate with Aglianico. I sense this is just on its way to developing some complexity - certainly there is already some interest. The structural components of the wine are deeply buried in ripe fruit. Long. 14.5% and you can believe it is every bit of that. Likely always will be a little warm but this has much to commend it. Wait.

5/8/2024 - Condrieu82 Likes this wine:

Green yellow in the glass. Very floral nose with orchard fruits and some vanilla. Round, slightly buttery in a pleasant way, with great acidity and minerals followed by beautiful orchard fruits, mangos, dried flowers, barrel spice, and a pleasantly-oaky ending. Truly excellent and reaching maturity now, so in a great spot. Will seek out more!

5/8/2024 - Randyjirwin Likes this wine:

Old favorite as good as we remember. Deep complex red with a velvety feel. One of our favorites.

5/8/2024 - fizz wrote:

Cork. 12.5% alc.
Dark cherry, hint of pomegranate, red currant, wet autumnal leaves. The fruit is clean and fragrant and develops and opens in the glass. Medium bodied. Fine and integrated tannins. Came across as a mix of Old and New World in style.

5/8/2024 - Indran Rajendra Likes this wine:

An austere firm wine with subtle characteristics. Feminine introspective nature.

Appearance: Mahogany edge consistent with 18 year old wine. Semi opaque core suggesting the lighter style of pinot. Large volume legs reflects the 13.5% alcohol level.

Nose: Subdued through out tasting. Delicate. Black plum. Licorice. Black cherries. Gooseberries. Wet earth. Nutmeg.

Palate: Austere. Firm structure with high acid and tannins. Lovely mouth feel. Similar flavours as aromas with addition mint and flowers.

Technical: Riedel Bordeaux. Temp in glass estimated as 14 degrees. Drinks well from opening to 75 minutes when it starts to fade.

5/8/2024 - Putnam Weekley Likes this wine:

NOSE: almond, seafoam, wildflowers, baking chocolate. MOUTH: remote, sun, coast, sepiated, upholstered, stictly dry, seasoned timber arches, alkaline mineral, seeping pools of macerated cress.

5/8/2024 - YoRi Likes this wine:

Cette bouteille a bien vieilli. aucun signe de dérive.
Couleur rouge de falun assez dense.
Nez de framboise et noix grillée.
En bouche le vin est souple et gourmand, framboise et cerise en confiserie. Tanins modestes et intégrés.
Persistance moyenne.
Bon rapport Q-P

5/9/2024 - SLB83 Likes this wine:

Had this with work at the Ham Yard Hotel in London.
You can tell this is an excellent and well made wine, but way too young. Even decanting this for 2 hours didn’t make much difference.
In terms of QPR…no comment.

5/8/2024 - eyewino wrote:

PnP. Pale yellow fading quickly to a thin watery rim. Mild nose of lemon zest, ripe apple, and pear. On the palate it is plush with medium acidity, medium high body, and flavors of pear and saline. Short finish. It became more expressive as it warmed. While I appreciate the mouthfeel, the passive aromas and flavors are just not enough to recommend it. Maybe past its prime?

5/4/2024 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine:

DeLille's 2020 D2 is a blend of 61% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot, sourced from more than a dozen esteemed Columbia Valley vineyards. Aged for 20 months in French oak (68% new), it is a deep-to-opaque ruby wine flaunting an aromatic array of black currant and Bing cherry fruit, accented with baking spices, bittersweet chocolate, Kalamata olives, violets and tobacco. Full-bodied, seamlessly alcoholic (14.4%) and with lively acids, it delivers flavors mirroring the nose, adding components of graphite and savory herbs. The oak has already integrated nicely and the tannins are plush. Dense in the middle and long on the back end, this is a delicious Bordeaux-styled blend that should show well for another decade or more. Drink now-2034.

5/8/2024 - ehaav Likes this wine:

Fresh cut white flowers, slight kerosene, ripe green apple, nectarine, slate. Really great bottle, feels like a spätlese, relatively high sweetness, but piercing acidity cuts through it beautifully. Super well balanced. Full bodied, rich and rounded texture. Long finish that makes you salivate and wanting more. Not the most concentrated Riesling, but it's no slouch. No brainer at $17

5/8/2024 - TexasBob Likes this wine:

Glowing slightly cloudy ruby under the light. Strong red berry nose with significant alcohol. Medium-bodied with red berry and mild funk. Sweet red berry finish .

5/8/2024 - 2loyal Likes this wine:

Stellar, and perhaps even a bit better than last year… but no need to wait. New World style, of course, but exactly what I’d hoped for with purity of fruit and excellent acidity.

5/8/2024 - rmgunderson52 Likes this wine:

Field blend of 20+ chard clones from estate property across Westside rd. Wonderful rich flavors riding on a backbone of bright acidity with a kiss of new oak. Drink now or 10 years from now.

5/8/2024 - KJD45$ wrote:

Deep magenta color..
Nose is plum spice smidge earth … very inviting
Plum blackberry cassis graphite emerge on palate
with somewhat drying tannins and acidity in balance
Probably could use 1-3 yrs but very enjoyable
Interesting wine at a QPR that delivers
Last bottle was flawed so very glad this one wasn’t

5/8/2024 - Vas19 wrote:

Might be interesting without all the VA…

5/8/2024 - yourcenar Likes this wine:

2023 is by no way the ultimate date to drink and enjoy this most enjoyable white Burgondy which is likely to stay at full maturity for another couple of years

5/8/2024 - Vas19 wrote:

Light on both palate and flavor. Maybe shut down?

5/8/2024 - Jys1982 Likes this wine:

Wasn’t expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised. A lot of fruit (strawberry, cherry) and a tad too sweet for my liking, but hey it’s a RRV. A little spice it seems too. Overall, a fine way to kill an evening without killing your wallet.

5/8/2024 - Fulcoly63 wrote:

Excellent. Crisp and light with an excellent minerality. Drinking great right now.

5/8/2024 - BCDL wrote:

Lovely, balanced, compelte, could use a bit more depth.

5/6/2024 - fizz wrote:

Dark cherry, dark chocolate. Medium weighted, juicy and food friendly style. Drink now.

5/8/2024 - herivor wrote:

Fechado, não demonstrou complexidade e intensidade, Exige nova prova.

5/8/2024 - weirdwine Likes this wine:

nose: vaguely white floral, jasmine? some lemon

taste: delicious! acidity dances on the tongue, cuts right through fat (strawberry tiramisu), stands up to seafood (crab cake), great lemony taste. wonderful wine!

wonderful birthday wine - celebrating 38 with an 8 year old riesling :)

5/8/2024 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

4.5/5 RICH DEEP FLAVORS, DEEP GOLD COLOR, VERY SMOOTH TEXTURE, SLIGHTLY PASSED PRIME
The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry, raisin, apricot, peach, pear, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon, almond and honey. It tastes like strawberry, raisin, apricot, peach, pear, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon, papaya, almond and honey. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

5/8/2024 - hutch Likes this wine:

Ok, this is fun. Very cool climate Syrah. But so tasty. Raspberry, olives, and savory savory savory. Great acidity. This has plenty of fruit. It's just a really nice Cali cool climate Syrah, at a solid price. Thank you Piedrasassi!

5/8/2024 - Jmac56 Likes this wine:

Modest buttery nose. Medium bodied, a little oak, nice fruit, well balanced.

5/8/2024 - rnellans wrote:

Beautiful. Mature. Deep yellow big rich wine with honeysuckle and stone fruit.. lush but with a nice tingling of acid on the finish.

5/7/2024 - mjgkng Likes this wine:

Passion fruit and lime. Very nice.

5/8/2024 - herivor Likes this wine:

Rústico, presença de taninos e frutas com boa intensidade

5/7/2024 - spendergast Likes this wine:

An excellent pinot, well balanced with notes of cherry, raspberry with hint of spice and floral elements. Paired with grilled salmon.

5/7/2024 - isaacjamesbaker wrote:

Medium yellow color. The nose is so vibrant and sings with these harmonies of white peach, lime, papaya, backed up with white flowers, honey, almond skin, and hints of white pepper and celery seed. On the palate, this is racy and tangy but sports significant depth, and the balance is on-point. The papaya, white peach, banana, and lime fruit blend well with elements of chalk dust, limestone, honey, sea salt, and these deep nuances that need years to develop. Beautiful to drink now (due to it’s later release), and this will age for so many years. Another win for Smith-Madrone team!

5/8/2024 - wkasimer Likes this wine:

Dark fruit with a streak of acid. Well done. Paired with burgers and grilled veg.

5/8/2024 - NateR Likes this wine:

Darker and denser than many Chiantis I've had. Nice nose, though somewhat muted, with notes of dark ripe berries and a little earth. More lively on the palate, with cherry cola, plenty of acidity, and moderate tannins.

5/4/2024 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine:

The Clos Blanc Vineyard, surviving the French revolution as an undivided property (monopole), sits adjacent to the Château du Clos de Vougeot. The 2020 version was aged for 16 months in French oak barrels (23% new). Intensely aromatic and flavorful, it delivers a package of blood oranges, pit fruits, lemon verbena, wet stones and honeysuckle. Medium-bodied, crisply acidic, seamlessly alcoholic (13%) and with perfectly proportioned oak, it has excellent mid-palate density and concludes with a lengthy, energetic finish. This white Burgundy has a beautiful fruit/floral/mineral balance. Well-cellared bottles should easily see their fifteenth birthday. Drink now-2035.

5/8/2024 - nhaining Likes this wine:

Wheat yellow
Gooseberry and vanilla nose.
Medium to light body. Pleasing acidity, with pear and vanilla, but slightly thin with a lack of finish.

5/9/2024 - Eliasli wrote:

Pinot shines through. 89-90

5/4/2024 - John Nezlek wrote:

Note: I use the recommended scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.

Five and a half years after the last bottle, and it is as if time has stood still. The decant was not as long, but the wine was as stellar. Sadly, my last.

5/8/2024 - Rramey Likes this wine:

Nice fruit! Excellent wine right now!

5/8/2024 - seit1234 wrote:

We just decided to open a bottle when we had some lamb ready to go so we didn't to cancer and we loved it. Wish we would have had some time to let it breathe to see if it did anything more.

5/9/2024 - Eliasli wrote:

High acidity. Taste like drinking a triangle in a pleasant way!

5/9/2024 - Eliasli wrote:

Easy, not too concentrated

5/8/2024 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine:

A little post B-Day, hangin out poolside, smokin some ribs, just the wife and I...I think a Magnum will do! First thing you notice is how balanced and youthful this is right out the gate! Creamy and calm...engaging...yet piercing tartness of lemon and tangerine squeeze livens...gorgeous pitted orchard fruits with some honey and salt sprinkled on top...sour tarts stand at attention...ginger spice and hazelnut mousse fills the mouth...perfect nuanced brioche lees and almond liqueur add to the pleasing senses...reminds me of the beautifully complete and amazing 2002...just a little more laid back and cruising at lower rpm's...a stroll through the countryside, top down, and not a care in the world! Lovely wine!

5/8/2024 - Condrieu82 Likes this wine:

Deep and complex, with fine bubbles and starting to show some mature notes. Excellent even more than my previous bottle.

5/6/2024 - Ryanj15 Likes this wine:

Awesome Brunello from Last Bottle - needed about an hour decant, but stood on its own and with food. Acidic like a classic Brunello that had some tannin and structure. Would buy again

5/8/2024 - JaniceLynn Likes this wine:

Nice minerality

5/6/2024 - Ryanj15 Likes this wine:

Good Chardonnay - acid at the front rounds out with more floral notes on the back end.

5/8/2024 - O’Duinn Likes this wine:

Nose and mouth have metallic, citrusy and rolls in mouth, went well with mildly spicy chicken fajitas

5/8/2024 - JJD3d wrote:

Gift from Fields, May 2024