11/22/2020 - jaybird7 Likes this wine:

Surprisingly good for the price!

11/17/2019 - jaybird7 Likes this wine:

I'm not sure when I drank this wine, but I did like it. 88+ points

5/24/2017 - jaybird7 Likes this wine:

Nose: perfume
Palette: like an "unsweet" Sauternes.

5/24/2017 - jaybird7 Likes this wine:

Nose: floral
Palette: smooth, fruity, tropical
Finish: long, silky

12/14/2016 - jaybird7 Likes this wine:

Very unusual and wonderful palette and nose

7/13/2015 - jaybird7 wrote:

wine tasted oxidized

1/10/2015 - jaybird7 Likes this wine:

Drank with Kevin, Vicki and Gary on 1/10/15. This was an excellent Oregon Pinot with elegance, balance and plenty of fruit.

1/15/2015 - jaybird7 wrote:

Not at all complex or elegant on the palette or nose. Not much of a finish. I wouldn't buy it again.

10/7/2014 - jaybird7 wrote:

Tasted at Ray J's Rombauer tasting.

7/5/2014 - jaybird7 Likes this wine:

Better on day 2--drink by date should be 2015 or later, not 2014

1/5/2014 - jaybird7 wrote:

This is a very fruit forward wine that I'm sure many people will not like because of this aspect. I would not pay the usual $30 for it, but I was fortunate to get it for a very reasonable $15. I think that this wine is also reaching the end of its drinking window. It was good to begin with but faded over time.

11/4/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Almost similar to a Sauternes

8/14/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

I can't imagine a better tasting Riesling Auslese (Goldkapsel). It tastes as elegant as a sauternes, has a huge nose with hints of honey and tropical fruit and has a long finish.

7/24/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Smooth, elegant, and well balanced. No grapefruit or grass on nose or palate. Not overly powerful. Good with mild white fish such as Tilapia. Drank with Jack Hanna--he purchased this bottle at Haskell's, Woodbury on 24 July 2013.

7/22/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Complex, hints of pear, grapefruit, tropical fruit and melon on the nose and palate. Not grassy on the nose or palate. Very well balanced. Long finish. This is my favorite SB.

7/22/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Grapefruit and grass on both the nose and palate--although not as strong as a typical SB. Crisp and refreshing.

7/22/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Upon opening this bottle seemed flawed--it tasted like turpentine. However, on the 2nd day it seemed fine and there was no hint of the unpleasant taste.

7/22/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Upon opening this bottle seemed flawed--it tasted like turpentine. However, on the 2nd day there was no hint of this unpleasant taste.

7/4/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

At $17.99 a bottle, the QPR was good for this sparkling wine.

6/7/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

One of the best Rieslings I've ever had.

6/22/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drank at Kevin's "Grillin' and Chillin' Saturday Night" wine event. My #2 wine of the night--buttery but not too oaky. Lots of fruit on the nose and palette.

6/22/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

One of the best Rieslings I've ever had. Drank at Kevin's Grillin' and Chillin' Saturday Night wine event. Almost like a Sauternes.

6/3/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drank at my PPWPP and Meet Jack Event. I continue to favor new world and not old world wines. My bad! It was WOTN for everyone else!

6/1/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drank at my PPWPP and Meet Jack Event. Gary provided this wine.

6/3/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drank at my PPWPP and Meet Jack Event. Quite good but still a bit too sweet for my taste.

6/1/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drank at my PPWPP and Meet Jack Event.

6/1/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drank at my PPWPP and Meet Jack Event.

6/1/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drank at my PPWPP and Meet Jack Event. Excellent chard showing moderate oak and butter and complexity and balance.

6/1/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drank at my PPWPP and Meet Jack Event. Not as complex, oaky or buttery as the Shafer Chardonnay. More citrus and tart acids than I like.

6/1/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drank at my PPWPP and Meet Jack Event.

6/1/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Served at PPWPP and Meet Jack Event.

6/1/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Served at my PPWPP (Potpourri Wine Party Potluck) and meet Jack event at my house. Way way too young--needs to cellar for several more years!

5/27/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Ate with a variety of cheese and both the nose and palate were still excellent.

1/5/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

No funk, not much fruit, seemed pretty simple and a bit sour on the palate.

1/5/2013 - jaybird7 wrote:

Not very interesting. Simple nose and palate. Would not buy again--especially at the $20 price.

12/31/2012 - jaybird7 wrote:

Took to BARKY'S for nye event. Funky at 1st but mostly blew off after a few minutes. Nice fruit. Good value.

4/23/2012 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drinkable but not great. Some spice similar to cinnamon as well as sourness and bitterness on the palatte and the finish.

3/8/2012 - jaybird7 wrote:

Jammy and fruity on the nose and palate. I thought it was much better than most of the others who posted notes. Could be that my palate was influenced by the Triple Cream Cambozola cheese that I ate while drinking the wine.

10/13/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

Not very complex or interesting.

10/13/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

Drank 1 bottle sometime in 2009-2011 and liked it but don't have notes. I kept the bottle to remind me that I liked it.

10/13/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

I have no notes on this wine but I saved the bottle which indicates that I thought it was really good.

10/13/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

Excellent wine. I have no notes but I saved the bottle.

10/13/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

No notes on this wine but saved the bottle and the wine was excellent.

10/13/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

First tasted in March 2010. Tastes like a Sauternes. Need to compare with the 2006 vintage in the future. Again tasted at a MPLS. wine club event in Feb. 2011. It was great but I don't have tasting notes readily accessible.

10/13/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

Excellent wine. No notes but saved the bottle.

10/13/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

Excellent dessert wine shared with Mpls, Wine club group at August 2010 BBQ Ribs event at my house.

10/12/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

Great wine--saved the bottle--don't remember any details other than the fact that I really liked it.

10/9/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

Undrinkable.

10/5/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

Probably at the end of its drinking window.

10/4/2011 - jaybird7 wrote:

I'm not convinced that this wine is past its prime; it is still enjoyable. Nose: fruit and spices. Palate: fruity, not very complex initially, some hints of pepper, still seems well balanced. The palate is even more open/complex after 1 hour of uncorking.