1/16/2024 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Beautiful expression of Austrian Riesling could have gone another 10 years. The fruit was mainly tropical and citrus in nature, but the complexity came from the minerality of the wine singing.

1/16/2024 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

As someone who generally doesn't love Rhone white's this wine is great. The viognier sings with uncommon and balanced acid, the other expected players bring wonderful roundness of fruit.

8/27/2023 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

So much longevity left on this wine. The structure, acid, and alcohol were perfectly in balance. Turned earth and mushrooms wound harmoniously with raspberries and cherry.

8/27/2023 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Stunning gewurztraminer! Bouquet of flowers, rose water, ginger, exotic tropical fruit. Alcohol was perfectly in balance, still had good acidity (by gewurztraminer). Wish I had more bottles.

12/3/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Delicious expression of Chablis. Paired perfectly with scallops. The fruit was crisp but with the right amount of malo to add depth and richness. Oak was very restrained. Mineral and floral accents rounded the wine out.

12/3/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Really good right now but has all the stuff to mature into greatness.

11/26/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Absolutely sensational as always. Just what you would expect from Reynvaan. Beautiful spectrum of violets, dark fruit, turned earth, cracked pepper, iodine. Exactly what you would expect from the terroir and producer.

11/26/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Sensational! So much fun to drink lambrusco from a great producer with some age. The fruit was still pure and crisp.

10/10/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Amazing expression of chardonnay. I'm constantly impressed with how delicious this wine is. Still very young.

10/10/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

The Roches Neuves approach to chenin is always artistic and individualistic. This wine is no different. Closed at first with a steel backbone of acidity, eventually minerality, fruit, and some delicious funk emerged. Looking forward to seeing how it progresses in the years to come.

8/19/2022 - Ianttuck wrote:

Wet cardboard on the nose and tears on my face.

7/20/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

One of the best merlots I've had in a minute. Beautiful elegant cherry driven fruit but the espresso, truffle, scorched earth notes were what really impressed and added complexity. Drinking really well right now, not sure exactly where it's headed, but it'll be fun to find out.

5/8/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Stunning. Haven't had great Burgundy in a while. Beautiful florals and elegant fruit. Complex and had a long finish. Wish this wasn't our last bottle.

4/15/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Classic Rocks district, very savory but still with crisp fresh dark fruit.

4/15/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Simply stunning. The 2010 Brunellos continue to kill it and Fuligni might be one of the best. Especially at the price point.

4/15/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Drank over two days. Honestly this might have been the best of four bottles. Classic Bordeaux, but just so much more open and elevated after being open for 24 hours.

4/15/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Mind blowing. I've never had anything quite like it. Very complex but also very drinkable.

4/15/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Perhaps a little less linear and integrated than would be optimal but still a great expression of chardonnay.

1/15/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

This is certainly in the last stage of its life but still a great expression of the varietal and terrior.

1/8/2022 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Classic left bank. Somewhat diminished due to the vintage but still very good. Drink sooner rather than later.

12/29/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

I'm an idiot for not writing down my tasting notes two weeks ago when we drank this botte. It was complex and so damn delicious. The bottle was an underdog in a line up of big wines but swooped in at the end of the night to steal the show.

12/29/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Still has time but has never really evolved past a simple but enjoyable GR Ribera del Duero over the 5 years and 3 bottles we've enjoyed.

12/29/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

I don't drink a lot of California cab but this was really enjoyable. Ripe red fruit dominate but in balance with the oak, acid, and structure. Cedar and sweet tobacco round out the nose and palate.

12/29/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Beautiful lifted expression of syrah. Floral with lifted ripe black and blue fruit. Magnum to Magnum comparison with St. Cosme Cote Rotie 2015. Most preferred the Texier.

12/6/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Absolutely perfect bottle considering the age. I was surprised how well this held up. Beautiful citrus, green apple, saline, with chalky minerality. Had it blind with friends most said Alsace but younger.

10/17/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

The fact that Reynvaan isn't mentioned in every conversation about the best American producers is a near tragedy. This wine is a perfect example of the absolute best in Washington state syrah. It's almost unfair that a wine can be this powerful yet still so elegant. Beautiful sweet dark fruit mixed with lavender enveloping smoky meaty unctuosness.

10/17/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Incredible example of the current greatness of German pinot noir and the potential for the future. Fruit is still very primary, responsibly ripe raspberry and cherry. Complexity is beginning to emerge with fresh mushroom and truned earth mingling with the fruit.

10/17/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Absolutely exceptional. Still has a ton of life. Great acidity and complex combinations of ripe apricots, tropical accents, honey, and honeycomb.

10/17/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Lavinea is one of the best under the radar chardonnay producers in the US. This wine is complex, elegant, and incredibly enjoyable. Crushed hazelnut, leesy, beautiful lemon acid backbone, a touch of Mersault like underripe banana. Great texture but still linear where it needs to be. Great value.

9/19/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Beautiful complex chardonnay. Lots of stone fruit, white florals, and hazelnut.

9/11/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Really elegant example of right bank Bordeaux. The fruit which was mostly red was still very fresh. The structure and acid is holding up nicely to time. The most striking feature was the bright florals which I imagine will start to become more like potpourri in coming years. There was also quite a bit of menthol herbaceousness.

7/18/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

The wine looks straw colored. It smells like lemon, lime, apricot, passion fruit, pineapple, petrol and stoniness. It tastes like lime, lemon, apricot, passion fruit and pineapple. The body is light/medium. The wine has bright texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has high acidity.

4/4/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Incredible expression of sauvignon blanc and Pouilly Fume. After warming up a touch the citrus was exhilarating, elegant, and so precise. Grape fruit, lemon, lime and a touch of melon especially on the palate. There was a slight flintiness in the minerality but overall just great crushed rock essence. The finish was forever.

3/27/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Very interesting wine. Incredible citrus lead acidity and scent with pungent floral and herbal aromas. Orange blossom, lime, and lees shape the pallette

3/27/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Enjoyable gruner with some depth and weight. The ginger aroma was somewhat overwhelming to me on the nose. But the wine complex and very interesting on the palate.

3/27/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Great very approachable example of the amazing German riesling of today. Tropical and citrus fruit along with herbaceous elements on the nose gives way to incredible slate minerality on the palate worth decent weight.

3/27/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Almostly stunning. Drank with fresh truffles and it was almost like you shaved some in the glass. They paired perfectly, as expected. Beautiful fruit and acid with decades in front of it.

3/23/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

This bottle was a roller coaster. Right at opening there was a strong VA/floral almost Barolo like aroma dominating. After an hour this dark jammy shiraz like fruit took over. At the second hour it all came together beautifully. The VA blew off, the dark fruits became more elegant, leather, ash, and a great turned earth quality started to come through. Acid and structure were in great shape at 10 years.

2/27/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Great value for Burgundy. The combination cherry, strawberry, and cranberry fruit combo had an elegant ripeness that has aged beautifully. Mushroom and slightly turned dry earth gave it a nice old world grounding. Slight spice from oak but just the right amount and well integrated.

2/13/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

This is a stunning wine. Everytime I open a bottle I'm reminded just how exceptional it really is. Old world complexity and earth elements combined with pure and perfectly ripe fruit.

1/30/2021 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Incredibly expressive fruit that was all over the spectrum from tropical to stone to citrus. The texture of the wine was phenomenal. Great acid and mineral backbone that should provide for years of aging. Great value GG.

11/28/2020 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Still seems quite young. I'm guessing it doesn't see hardly any new oak. Nice texture from some amount of malo or perhaps lees aging. Super salty at first, gave way to flowers, citrus, tart apple, and crushed rock. Very enjoyable.

11/28/2020 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Incredible array of fruit and minerality held together with a great acid backbone and slight richness from the RS.

11/26/2020 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

This is our third and sadly last bottle of this wine. Every times I've opened one I've been impressed. Such an elegant complex expression of Pommard. It has big florals coupled with classic burgundy turned earth and mushrooms. Cherry and red currants round out the fruit but this wine is much more than the sum of it's parts. Very good Burgundy, the 2005s are stellar even after 15 years.

10/23/2020 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Beautiful fresh green apple, pear, and stone fruit essence with a great backbone of acidity and brioche nutty flavors bringing this bottle home. Wish I had more!

10/23/2020 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Beautiful fresh fruit wrapped in an earth driven blanket with spice and other complexities complimenting every part of this wine. Despite having 10 years this wine drinks like a baby. Looking forward to the next bottle.

10/23/2020 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

One of the most beautiful Cote Rotie wines I've ever had. The elegance and grace was mesmerizing. It still had all the power and robustness of syrah but with incredible finesse. Wish I had more than one bottle left.

10/23/2020 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Beautiful florals and crispy red fruit on this wonderfully expressive pinot. Burgundian turned earth and a crystalline like minerality as well. Looking forward to drinking the next bottle in a few years.

10/2/2020 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Would undoubtedly have called this Champagne blind. Beautiful green apple, citrus, and yeasty elements. Great wine.

10/2/2020 - Ianttuck Likes this wine:

Beautiful structure and minerality against sharp citrus, green apple, light honey and some slight malolactic richness.