3/22/2020 - RandyandSusan wrote:

fab...mature fruit w some lingering acidity. So smooooooth.

7/20/2015 - RandyandSusan wrote:

opened three bottles of this wine this week - all oxidized. Very disappointing. Sold by Gaagiste Seattle which seems to sell an above average amount of flawed wine.

3/27/2011 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Dark rusty red. Nose of leather. Loads of mineraility combined with dried pit fruit. Great balance of acidity with fine-mildly coarse tannins.
Matched with wild king salmon from Alaska.

3/25/2011 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Golden brassy color. Honeyed, butterscotch, apricot flavors combine with a glycerol texture for a very smooth food-friendly wine. Lacked acidity and verve. Matched with seasonal halibut at Sleeping Lady.

3/25/2011 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Dark black cherry color. Limited nose. Extracted cherry & pitfruit with super smooth tannins and pleasant mouthfeel. A little hot, but overall balanced with moderately long finish. Drinking with my honey in a snowy mountain cabin - nice for quaffing, limited food match.

3/12/2011 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Dull garnet color. Flowery nose. Limited acidity , nice mid palate with dusty tannic finish. Very nicely balanced. Modest fruit flavors of plum/prune. Drank at Spinasse while eating tajarin (skinny hand-cut egg noodles) with butter & sage.

3/5/2011 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Premier cru white burgundy paired with sunchoke crab soup and sablefish.

Pale yellow color. Slight and pleasant hint of sulphur on nose. Oily, viscous mouthfeel, but disappointing acidity/verve. Creamy lemon flavor with hint of mint.

2/27/2011 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Light orange red. Very well balanced with zesty acidity for its age. Dusty tannins. Light prune flavors combine with a leathery finish.

2/22/2011 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Deep ruby color. Roasted scents. Soft and approachable mature tannins. Pleasant sweetened raspberry with medium long finish.
Paired with lamb, eggplant, and mint.

3/14/2009 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Italian Wine Merchants
While Bartolo Mascarello is often crowned the “Last of the Mohicans,” his spirit prevails through the work of his cousin Giuseppe Rinaldi. In fact, not only are Mascarello and Rinaldi connected by viticultural philosophy and an aversion to innovation (whether phones or rotofermentors), they also share some of the same historic vineyards. As the Romanée vineyards are to Burgundy, so are the Cannubi vineyards to Barolo. While Cannubi San Lorenzo-Ravera is regarded as Rinaldi’s feminine Barolo, in 2004 it seems to be seriously exploring its more masculine side by exhibiting, as it does, an atypical concentration and a formidable framework. Thus, while Cannubi’s contribution derives specifically from San Lorenzo, the portion of the cru noted for imparting aromatic distinction to a blend, in this vintage that perfume is particularly intense and abundant. Ravera signifies its contribution with a robust tannic constitution that matches the heightened aromatic profile. As with Brunate-Le Coste, the depth of the wine’s fruit is more apparent than Rinaldi would probably care to acknowledge. But it’s there, subtly intimated by what the wine reveals over the course of several hours’ aeration. With a minute production level of about 300 cases, it’s no wonder the collectors gather at the cellar door. Expect maturing of this wine to commence from 2012-2025

12/24/2007 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Ruby red. Candied cherries with a hot nose. Nice balance of dusty tannins and sweet fruit, but short lived finish.

7/25/2007 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Bright cherry color. Light fruit aroma. Lively acidic strawberry.

12/18/2006 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Plusher than expected. Tasted more like a Meurseult. Very nice honey, apricot flavors with sufficient acidity to balance.

11/28/2006 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Matched with a clam and pancetta pasta. Sharp and clean. Finishes with a hint of licorice.

11/28/2006 - RandyandSusan wrote:

Purchased at Whole Foods and opened that day to match a wild mushroom risotto. Awesome balance and fruit. Opened young, so tannins were less evolved and finish was less complex. Would like to try again in five years.

10/21/2006 - RandyandSusan wrote:

A disappointing wine without enough extraction to offset high alcohol (14.4%). Parker vinatge rating was 92.