5/7/2023 - mike l. Does not like this wine:

wine is pretty bad, and i love morgon in general. nose is cheap and grapey, really offputting. palate is weak and only a little better. bottle isn't flawed. not good.

4/24/2023 - mike l. wrote:

i dont get it. it's closed and tight and boring on day 1. more inviting on day 4 but really no reason to buy this.

2/25/2023 - mike l. wrote:

really annoying VA overriding this bottle.

1/18/2023 - mike l. Likes this wine:

extremely balanced and easy to drink with great acid and fruit.

9/11/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

quite good.

9/6/2022 - mike l. wrote:

on point, tart good acid, wants food. would hold if i had more.

8/21/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

quite good and special. reminded me of sine qua non whites

8/7/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

utterly wonderful

8/3/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

very good. drink now.

8/2/2022 - mike l. wrote:

corked

6/13/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

friend found this unicorn and brought it home.

it's nose was immediately unappealing. i sensed american oak, but apparently that is not the case (neutral only). nevertheless i hate american oak so it put me off.

the palate was significantly better. it had freshness for such an old wine and was very lively on the palate. it was not too dense or tannic, but really quite pleasant to sip. good wine.

6/13/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

exceptional bottle in the perfect window. this captures so much of what is lovely and pleasing about Anjou and Chenin in general. rich balanced and yum

6/6/2022 - mike l. wrote:

a little big for a pinot but was a hit at a party

6/6/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

needed an hour to shed some uninteresting fruitiness and show off it's secondary foresty elements.

5/29/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

definitely on the tired side of life but very enjoyable wine nonetheless. had lots of pleasing nuance character in the way of bbq soy coffee balsamic nose and direct simple but charming palate. incredible value secondhand.

5/29/2022 - mike l. wrote:

just ok.

3/31/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

my word how utterly delicious is this wine? natural wine from lodi done right. yum!!!

3/30/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

fairly dense and fruit forward still but some nuance and complexity and character. really dang tasty wine.

3/30/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

drank in wofford. a particularly tasty chablis.

2/5/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

assertive, bone dry, mineral driven. paired well with sushi.

1/22/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

this had a lot of the classic meursault minerality going on and nothing in the way, only acompanying beautifully; acid, heat, structure, fruit all in harmony.

really all you can ask for from the region and at this price point.

1/13/2022 - mike l. wrote:

you know, it's a wine. a red wine. it tastes good. it smells fruit forward maybe like raspberrys, some herbal qualitys. the palate is uh, red wine. it is balanced has decent tannin, fruit forward. tastes good.

as far as st joesphs go it's exactly what it is. red wine. never had one i hated, certainly never had one i needed to buy more of. so yeah.

oh and it's hot on the back end.

and $30 is way too much for this stuff.

1/13/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

this is very good. and great price point around $15.
i wish i had more.

the nose is a bit stinky funky weird initially. barnyard, animal scents, and herbal minty/green things. nose is a little closed tho too.

the palate is kind of tight in a good way esp for a wine at this price and has a nice minty thing going on. the fruit is there but drink this up, can't imagine it aging well.

1/9/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

we died and went to heaven. loved this.

1/9/2022 - mike l. Likes this wine:

what an utterly delicious and ready to go napa cab with the right pyrazine bitter pepper notes under layers of fruit. not at all over oaked or soft or lush this is a serious bottle at a great price point and it already has the age to pop and pour. highly recommend this one.

12/30/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

this was pleasing. paired well with spicy pinks hot dogs and chili. this was on the wetter side of dry with good tropical lime notes. looking forward to trying the other bottles.

12/17/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

very drinkable juice. delicious and can't see any reason to wait.

10/18/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

delicious especially with a nice chill on it. juicy and great acid. loved it.

10/10/2021 - mike l. wrote:

very good at first but fell apart quickly. drink 15 minutes within opening.

10/4/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

ah this one i liked. had that gigondas character and acid for a decent price.

10/4/2021 - mike l. wrote:

not a wow wine by any means, and not sure what the point of a magnum of it is as it doesn't exhibit much character.

all that said, it was decent enough to drink.

10/4/2021 - mike l. wrote:

not worth the $40 price point. but decent.

10/4/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

a bit on the fatty weighty leesy side of things. pretty good.

10/4/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

very enjoyed by all.

10/4/2021 - mike l. wrote:

this labels wines were consistently undewhelming.

9/28/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

we enjoyed it! had some nice character.

9/13/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

not bad. a bit like a cru beaujolais in character, but higher acid, less dense than a moulin a vent or something. kinda meaty, def peppery, but all said nothing super special. just solid french red wine.

okay value.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

good price on this. a little more new world and cdp like in style than i'd like, but not bad.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

was delighted by this. very classic bordeaux on the nose. wish it was a little more rustic and old world on the palate, but, all said, what a pleasing bottle.

i like the slight green pyrazine thing going on. and this was better the second day.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Does not like this wine:

complete disappontment and good lord why did i pay $32 for this?? tastes like a shitty $8 portuguese white.

no chance.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

better than expected. light pretty floral , decent acid. good for a summer party starter.

6/28/2021 - mike l. wrote:

not really my preferred style. very big wine that served as a nice ringer for over oaked napa cult stuff.

amusing wine, but this belongs in someone else cellar.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Does not like this wine:

disappointing. doesn't bring much in the way of godello character. too light bodied (?) and citrus/tropical. bleh.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

this is more than ready to go.
drank from magnum. tannins mostly resolved. heat acid lush fruit in check.

drink up.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

a steal for $20. all the classic funky sweaty aged burg things going on, very satisfying.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

improved quite a bit with a little age. still very new world in style but some depth here. good wine.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

wasn't paying close enough attention as to why, but this was the favorite of christopher and i in a blind tasting of 26 bottles.

will pay closer attention to next bottle.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

serviceable clean champagne with no surprises but extremely sippable.

6/28/2021 - mike l. wrote:

from magnum.

given the price this was a bit silly in retrospect. it was most engaging on the second day, with all sorts of odd yeasty pretty things fluttering about and a general light lifted-ness. all said though this is definitely starting to fade and i'm having trouble finding any upside to aging these.

6/28/2021 - mike l. Likes this wine:

as before, this is quite good and ready to serve now. it likes air so an hour or so is a happy place. was very good the next day, albeit a little weird with some odd plastic and VA notes on the nose- no idea why, but the palate was fruit frwd and delightfully complex.