3/16/2024 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Strong raspberry notes, light licorice and mushroom and tomato stems
Light in color
Balanced acidity and fine tannins

3/1/2024 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Initially a bit light
But after it opened up nice licorice, smooth tannins and light fruit

11/8/2023 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Smoke, liquorice, green stems, raspberry
Balanced, beautiful

10/7/2023 - flah00 Likes this wine:

A slightly floral nose and nutty palate at first
Creamier than I might've expected

As time wore on more lemon on the nose and in the mouth

Overall a much more subtle affair

8/4/2023 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Took a bit to open up
But lovely notes of hazelnut, lemon
Great acidity
Eventually found some chalkiness
Long finish

4/16/2023 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Pleasant red fruit on the nose
Light medium body
Red fruit and licorice and flowers on the palate
Tannins didn't pop up until 3 hours in

1/8/2023 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Nutty nose
Lemon on the palette
Light to medium feel
Wonderful chalkiness

12/25/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Light reduction on the nose
Licorice, raspberry, violet as well
Palate is licorice and smooth tannins and good acidity

11/25/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Strong raspberry upon opening
Eased into predominating cherry note
Eventually strong violet and liquorice
Tannins didn't come on strongly until hour 2
Lovely balanced
Medium length finish

11/25/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Brioche, lemon, apple
Delicious

11/24/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

There was a distracting acidic bitterness over the first hour
Eventually lightened up
But didn't feel much like sancere
A bit of honey, a bit of pineapple

10/26/2022 - flah00 wrote:

Strong tannins
Took an hour to open up
But seemed fleeting on the nose and palette

10/19/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Initially tight
After an hour some cherry
Transitioned to licorice and blackberry
Initially medium to full mouth feel with no tannins
Eventually tannins came on, helping to balance the slight creaminess

10/17/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Lots of cherry on the nose and a bit of licorice
Fine tannins good acidity

10/14/2022 - flah00 wrote:

Took a bit to open up
Eventually the nose took on intense notes of licorice and blackberry
Fine tannins good acidity

But after two hours the nose started to fade

9/29/2022 - flah00 wrote:

Initially very lifted nose, shifted to cherry, mushroom
Beautiful brick coloring
Smooth tannins with a slightly black currant finish

Better slightly chilled, alcohol too prevalent otherwise

9/27/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Acacia and roasted nuts on the nose
Perfectly balanced acidity, lemon zest on the palette
Refreshing and delicious

9/22/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Pop and poured
For the first hour a lot of bilberry with a hint of blackberry on the nose. A brighter acidity than I expected and barely noticable tannins with a simple tea like finish. As it opened up blackberry was replaced with coffee... And then even the bilberry fell to the dominant coffee. Tannins came on after the first hour as well, so fine.

Definitely does well with a slight chill

9/18/2022 - flah00 wrote:

Initially very sour on the nose was it Brett?
After about two hours in the bottle that mostly blew off
But there wasn't much in its stead
Palette felt imbalanced, a jumble of tannins and slightly off acidity
Day two Brett fully receded
Cherry, tar, maybe smoke on the nose, but palette still felt disjointed

8/6/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Initially tight
Eventually opened up with some floral and citrus notes
Very pleasant acidity and refreshing
But it transitioned to a flat nutty/oaky note within an hour of opening

6/20/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Initially the nose was heavy pineapple and a bit of pear
Over an hour it began to shift
Star anise began to dominate
And then toasted nuts
Medium body with a pleasant balancing acidity

6/8/2022 - flah00 wrote:

Strong cherry nose, a hint of violet, and a bit of nutty chocolate
Excellent acidity balanced by fine grained tannins

2/13/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Initially heavy on the lemon and toast
After about an hour pear and something floral started peaking

2/13/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Another half decanted and half in open bottle
Both sat for about an hour
Initially, the decanted half was musky and full of graphite
Eventually black berry/cassis
A hint of green pepper on the finish
Only the decanted carafe offered much in the way of tannins

2/12/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

An ever evolving nose
Pear, almond, honey, rolled oats, lemon
Wish I had more

2/12/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Tea, stewed apricot, wilting honey
Slightly tannic
Beautiful

2/12/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Garrigue, mint, black currant

2/12/2022 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Initially a wild musky funk
Eased into dark berries and soft tannins
Darkly colored and well balanced

12/23/2021 - flah00 wrote:

Deep cassis aromas
Bold tannins
Slight tobacco finish

11/16/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Wild strawberry, garrigue, earth
Took an hour for tannins to show, but they are pretty powerful

11/16/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

cherry, strawberry, and a bit of green raspberry
tannins took about an hour to show up
overall pleasant

11/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Savory with a bit of liquorice
Surprising tannins, good structure

10/21/2021 - flah00 wrote:

Fairly simple nose of blackberries and some black currant and hints of tobacco.
Fell apart within two hours. Nothing much but alcohol on the nose and over powering acidity.

9/17/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Beautiful brick color

Initially the nose was cherry and a bit of dirt. Over time, we could smell mint (maybe 14% abv), liquorice, and maybe black currant.

The palate shifted a bit over time. At first a medium bodied balance of acidity. It slipped into a syrupy melange for a bit. Perhaps that was the steak's doing? Very stewed prune flavor.

Took the tannins about an hour to show. Over four hours they intensified.

9/13/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Short lived bottle, started to turn vinegary by about hour 3

Initially, strong notes of mushroom and forest floor. Hints of raspberry.

After about an hour, tannins, soft and round, showed up.

Powerful acidity overtook the tannins

9/11/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Initially some tropical fruit, like stewed pineapple with hints of stone fruit
Medium mouth feel, surprisingly creamy and chalky on the finish
Over time a slightly floral finish that sat on my palette for minutes

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Basalt, limestone, sandstone soil
24 months in neutral Hungarian oak

A pineapple note on the nose, along with something floral. Nose moved into garden hose and petrol.
Spice and floral on the palate
Somewhat salty finish

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Basalt, clay, sand soil
15 months on the lees in stainless

Tropical fruit on the nose
Chalky on the palate
Light floral note too

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Calcerous volcanic, granite soil

Nutty nose
Palate bright acid, notes of something floral and citrus

Eventually started picking up apple on the palate too

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Alluvial and gravel and large rock soil
Stainless fermentation, 3 months in chestnut

Strong raspberry on the nose
Mushroom on the palate
Cranberry finish

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Sandy loam soil
Deep purple, inky
Smells of stewed berries, blueberry compote
Baking spices on the palate,a bit sour, very light tannins

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Sand, clay, and limestone soil
Vines are 60-130 years old
Everything in stainless steel

Light fruity nose of plum and raspberry
Good acidity mixed with soft and fine
Fruity finish

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Calcerous sandstone soil
Agreed in neutral slavonian oak

Mount and celery and black currant on the nose
Big tannins
Dark fruit finish

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Seems that often alabarino's are none too complex. But they're satisfying. This one's different.

Grown in granite and sand soil. They block malolactic fermentation and age 80% in stainless and 20% in foudre.

Nose had strong green apple and lemon peel with hints of acacia. Bright acidity and a mouth watering finish.

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Based on the name, I thought I'd hate it...

52% carignan, carbonic maceration
42% zinfandel, destemmed and crushed
6% grenache noir, carbonic maceration

8 months in neutral french oak and concrete

Lots of tobacco and liquorice and a bit of plum on the nose
Slightly tannic, balanced, quaffable

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

It's not always easy, finding an interesting rose. I think this fits the bill.

This comes from alluvial and loess soils. It's a blend of zweigelt, st caurant, and pinot noir.

Nose of flowers and melon. Somewhat chalky on the palette and good acidity.

Shockingly, it even held up the next day, after pumping it.

8/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Decanted half for two hours, drank the other half as it opened in the bottle

The bottle aired wine was fruity, like gooseberries and a hint of black currant bud. The acidity war bracing, not too much of a finish. Overall it felt a little simple.

The decanted wine had similar notes. But the fruit war stronger and there was a chalky finish.

I preferred the decanted wine

7/21/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Took an hour or two to really hot its stride

A little raspberry on the nose and a hint of meat or smoke. Blackberry, black currant, same liquorice on the nose and palette. Finest tannins and mouth watering acidity.

7/21/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Initially an acidic bomb with little on the nose and no tannins.

After letting it sit open, in the bottle for two hours, finally showed some life.

Blackberry, earth, and spice
Fine tannins mesh nicely with strong acidity
A brief and slightly sweet finish
Even after all of this time, not that much bricking

7/15/2021 - flah00 Likes this wine:

Strong bilberry and liquorice
Went great with brisket and Szechuan eggplant