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White
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Yes, it's recognizable as chardonnay, and yes, you can taste a connection to Burgundy, but because this is Jura there's always a curveball, and here it almost tastes like a bit of red-fruit spritz, like the faint red fruit of a blanc de noirs champagne; hard to put your finger on it, but isn't that why we drink Jura wines?; not overly oxidative or nutty, tastes clean and fresh
White
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Some reduction at first; tasting note below about earl grey tea is right on, because this wine is like citrus filtered through tea leaves; texture suggests skin contact, but this is not an orange wine; like no other muller-thurgau (or, for that matter, any German white) that I've had
White
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Youthful riesling fruit, pure and elegant on nose, a bit watery mid-palate; pleasant, integrated acidity, not screechy; the kind of riesling that's equally enjoyable with or without food, just lacking some concentration
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White
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Dirty-diaper component on nose that didn't fade with air or time; palate reminiscent of chenin, with wooly component; love the Broc reds, but this goes down as his first miss in my book
White
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Nearly transparent; wet riverbed stones on nose and palate; loads of acid; is the fruit underripe or is it just dominated by all the minerals and acid?; pure and precise wine that you want to love, but it doesn't love you back
White
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Golden honey or wheat color; bruised yellow or Red Delicious apple, slight hazelnut-oxidative quality in background; beautiful aged Chablis, though acidity is waning so drink up
Red
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Delivers a lot of classic Chianti nose for the price, telltale red cherries and baked clay and saddle leather; palate is fresh and juicy, though somewhat short; fun and satisfying weeknight wine; is any grower more reliable, top to bottom, than Felsina?
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Red
2000 Château Citran Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Deep purple; cab sauv-dominant nose of currants and graphite; silky & welcoming texture, resolved tannins yet still youthful fruit, juicy acidity; nice cru bourgeois with plenty left in the tank
Red
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Classic Northern Rhone syrah, juicy blackberry and olive brine; more in the glou-glou category, but good density and body for such low alcohol (12% abv); good staying power over 3 days, with more olives coming out on day 2
White
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Like a sherry without the oxidative/nuttiness, this is equal parts flinty and smoky and salty; fruit is like preserved lemons, but this wine is really not about the fruit
White
10/4/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Straight-up lemony citrus with medium body and loads of acidity; reminds me of Aligote, well-made but straightforward
Red
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
A very "Bourgeuil" Bourgeuil, with tart soil component like planting a garden in spring; fine mid-week drinking and true to its source, but for my money and palate, other growers like Amirault deliver a bit more complexity for roughly same price
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White
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
ripe nose of green fruit (key lime, kiwi, unripe melon) but no flab on palate; plenty of acidity and some green herbs or riverbed moss, but not overly grassy
White
2014 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc Columbia Valley Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend (view label images)
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
On nose, the sauv blanc predominates (lime blossoms more than grassy/herbaceous); on palate, semillon seems to predominate because of honeyed roundness to the fruit, wish it had more citrusy kick; moderate abv of 13.5%; very nice year in and year out
White
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Lemon curd and baked apricot fruit is strong enough to handle the 56% new French oak, which adds a healthy dose of vanilla but has settled in after 10 years; 14.2% abv; finishes long; quite beautiful, very much a Cal chard
Red
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Every bit as good as last bottle nearly 4 years ago, maybe better; cool and foresty and savory like top-notch burgundy; featherweight with crisp acidity
Rosé - Sparkling
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Let's not overanalyze this one -- it's a nice dry sparkling rose, strawberry fruit, clean and crisp finish, caressing not prickly bubbles; bring to picnic or dinner with friends; always a reliable sparkling rose for the price
Red
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Briny black olives, smoke, fierce acidity, whole-cluster aromatics and fruitiness give almost carbonic quality; has put on weight since last bottle in Jan. 2017, this one is not as featherweight, even with a chill to cellar temp; very versatile, can drink year-round (with summer BBQ or winter stews)
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White
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Dark golden color, oxidative nutty nose with burnt caramel; lime blossom and sour pineapple mark this as sauv blanc; moderately thick body (13.5% abv); a fun academic exercise (how often do you drink 18-year-old Cal sauv blanc?) but not really a wine you need a second bottle of
Red
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Dried orange/blood orange rind, dried rose petals, whiff of tar on nose; ready to go but has the nebbiolo fruit to last several more years; tannins are present but drinkable after a couple hours and with food; good showing
White
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Lovely but advanced nose of golden apples and raw almonds; more oily texture too, but still holding; recent community notes persuaded me to drink now and I'm glad I did, because this bottle, while still nice (in its own way), is at risk of becoming too oxidized in another year or two, which I would not have expected with a 6-year-old Prudhon 1er cru
Red
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Pleasant Brunello with typical sangiovese cherry nose plus more savory spice rather than clay or saddle leather; soft tannins, moderate density and finish, not destined for greatness but for simple Italian food
White
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
pure and crystalline like glacier water, whisp of stone-fruit sweetness on nose and front of palate, but finishes dry and saline and refreshing; beautiful balance and execution
Red
2007 Agharta Wines Exhibit C North Coast Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Nose is more Right Bank cab franc; palate fruit has faded, rendering heat and acidity more prominent, though tannins have softened; drink up
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White
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Classic quaffable Mosel riesling with the great Mosel headfake of ripe peaches on nose but bone-dry riverbed stones on palate; very typical and nice price point; acidity a little low, this cuvee is probably an early drinker
Red
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
healthy dose of juicy purple and black fruit on nose and palate; a little thick texturally (13.7% abv) but that's tamed with a slight chill; turns to oil-cured black olives and trace iron and smoke, followed by good acidity; certainly tastes like a New World rendition but a nice one at a good price; this could age
Red
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Juicy dark berry fruit with some dark soil/meat, not so much a smoke/olive/bacon Rhone syrah here; estate's younger vines, all destemmed fruit; fine
Red
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Relatively generic Cal pinot nose of dark red cherry; palate lacks the delineation and cut of the best NoCal pinots that combine the fruit and the woods; too much ripe cherry fruit, not sweet per se, but clunky
Red
2000 Château La Fleur de Boüard Lalande de Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Black plums (not stewed or dried), dark chocolate, fresh tobacco; mouth-filling and pleasant Bdx that is "mature" but not "old"
Red
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
black forest cake and pine cones and pine straw; very alpine forest red, light on palate (12.5% abv) but no shortage of fruit or concentration; unique but remains versatile, very nice
White
10/3/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
crystalline, stony and pure, this is classic Chablis with none of the screechiness; preserved lemon and yellow apples; dense and long, ripe but not flabby; fruit and minerality and acidity in great balance, still smells young and could probably go another 7-10 years before turning "mature"
Red
5/13/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Some reduction on nose (sulfur), but underneath there is soft, forward candied cherry fruit, more body than expected (yet just 12.5% abv), and some wood (15% new oak); bolder and more substantial than your average floral and fairy-dust village Chambolle; from average 40-year-old vines in Les Bussières, Les Chardannes, Les Herbues, and Les Gammaires
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White
5/5/2019 - bklynwine wrote:
Note below is spot-on -- pretty nose of ripe stonefruit, tricks you into thinking it will have some sweetness on the palate but it finishes with classic Mosel riverbed stones and minerals; wine's fault is low acidity -- almost flabby as it warms so drink this at 50 deg or below.
Red
8/13/2018 - bklynwine wrote:
Finishes a bit sweet, with a root beer or sassafras note; those looking for minerals or earth in their pinot noir will not find much (at least not yet); 13.7% abv, weighed heavy on the palate on night two
White
8/13/2018 - bklynwine wrote:
Somewhat shy nose and a very pure, typical St. Aubin palate, but what really stands out is the mid-palate sap and density, carrying through to long finish; not showy, but well-made and classic
White
8/13/2018 - bklynwine wrote:
Greengage plums and apricots on nose, complemented by stones and ample acidity on palate; RS tastes around kabinett level, yet 12.8% abv and high acidity give it a trocken-style feel; vines date to 1971; very varietally correct riesling but in a style of its own and good QPR
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Red
8/13/2018 - bklynwine wrote:
Fully mature but not "old" or tired, this is all about earthy mushrooms and a kind of sweet-bitter push-pull like dark caramel deglazed with port; no longer any acidic snap at back of palate, so it might not be the best dinner partner but still super interesting to taste
White
8/13/2018 - bklynwine wrote:
Lime and stones and river water; true to its region, but hard to distinguish from many other similarly priced godellos on the market
White
8/13/2018 - bklynwine wrote:
plush-textured, sweet citrus fruit, as if sauv blanc crossed with chenin blanc to create a Loire love child; wish it had more acidity to wash back the fruit, but nevertheless a wine that overdelivers for the price
Red
8/13/2018 - bklynwine wrote:
Cool, very Sonoma Coast nose, but the wine is too young to drink -- palate is off-balance and acidity dominates the finish; this wine has the structure for the long haul and will be fine once it settles in; if you must drink a 2012 Kutch now, make it the Sonoma Coast bottling
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Red
8/13/2018 - bklynwine wrote:
cool granite nose followed by dense, mouth-filling palate (13.8% abv); fruit, dark rock, and smoke come and go, creating a wine that changes seemingly with each sip; tannins actually seemed to firm up, not soften, with time in decanter, this wine will be something in 5+ years; delicious and complex, anyone looking for a wine of terroir in California has come to the right place
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Red
8/13/2018 - bklynwine wrote:
Featherweight cranberry and pomegranate fruit with dried leaves, bog, gravel behind it; translucent and low alcohol, but not low flavor or thin; a style much appreciated on a warm day or with Asian flavors
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Red
8/13/2018 - bklynwine wrote:
Lovely Volnay from vines planted in 1935 and 1959 just below 1er cru Carelle-Dessous in SE-facing site with shallow red, iron-rich soil lower on slope; dense, ripe fruit even in 2011; floral, dark berries, touch of spice/incense/potpourri/tea leaves, light hand with oak; more village Volnay like this, please
Red
10/31/2017 - bklynwine wrote:
Technically fine, decent balance (though a bit inky), but I can't get past a generic quality to the blackberry fruit that screams neither syrah nor Tuscany
Red
10/31/2017 - bklynwine wrote:
From 60+ year-old vines, this has impressive sap and concentration in its dark cherry fruit and tilled soil flavors, turning to cool, dried autumn and tea leaves; whole-cluster; this is a wine of such force that it really requires a chill to cellar temp or the components start to lose balance, principally the alcohol (13.5%) becomes more prominent; not much experience with this domaine, but more wines like this will earn it a place on my Savigny short list with names like Bize
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White
10/31/2017 - bklynwine wrote:
Is it a little pinker, a little more concentrated this year? It's a bracing shot of strawberries and salinity, like a coastal white jazzed up with a whiff of red fruit; It's super refreshing, a consistent rebuy, and like nothing else in California
Red
10/31/2017 - bklynwine wrote:
Another pleasant surprise from 2003, this wine has the ample nebbiolo fruit one would expect from the vintage (dried cherry, orange peel, cinnamon bark) and the structure has softened such that it drinks quite well after a 2-hour decant; it's not going to develop the uber-complexity we all love in mature nebbiolo, but then again, it doesn't cost nearly as much
Red
10/31/2017 - bklynwine wrote:
This will surprise casual Burgundy drinkers who, like me, might have expected a leaner, higher-toned red from Auxey-Duresses; it is a serious wine with concentrated dark fruit and earth (iron ore?) with tannins that are still a bit firm, though accessible; this will be better at age 8-12 than it is at age 5
White
10/28/2017 - bklynwine wrote:
Classic Prudhon -- clean and pure fruit with streaks of minerality and salinity; a touch of richness and nuttiness from just enough oak; this can only be white Burgundy, and this is why you find a good grower and buy their wine year in and year out
Red
10/28/2017 - bklynwine wrote:
Good extract with darker color and darker cherry fruit on nose than expected, yet palate remained tart and crunchy; good village wine with good length and acidity to last years; has as much complexity/refinement as one could reasonably expect from village Marsannay
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