5/1/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

So good and easy to drink. Tons of red fruit and doesn't need a lot of air to start singing. Good Wed night quaffer. Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/28/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Coravin'd a few glasses that got about an hour of air and then opened the rest, DD'd for about 20 min and drank over an hour. The DD was needed b/c there was tons of sediment Very good but a small hint of something off. Fruit still there and needed the air. Good QPR (at auction). Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/19/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Tiny Lou's Four Course Wine Pairing (Atlanta, GA): Four course wine pairing with friends at Tiny Lou's in Atlanta. Paired withchocolate cake. I brought this wine, my first taste of the '17 vintage. Very nice pairing and what a nose on this. one! Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/19/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Tiny Lou's Four Course Wine Pairing (Atlanta, GA): Four course wine pairing with friends at Tiny Lou's in Atlanta. Paired côte de boeuf, fries and mushrooms. Wonderful pairing. I brought this wine and DD'd for about an hour prior to arriving at the restaurant. WOTN for me. The wine continued to evolve in the glass. Black fruits and soft tannins. Lovely! Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/19/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Tiny Lou's Four Course Wine Pairing (Atlanta, GA): Four course wine pairing with friends at Tiny Lou's in Atlanta. Paired with risotto. Perfect pairing! Crisp and delicious wine! Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/19/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Tiny Lou's Four Course Wine Pairing (Atlanta, GA): Four course wine pairing with friends at Tiny Lou's in Atlanta. Paired with various apps: salad, beef tar tar, fois gras, deviled eggs, bread and butter. The champs was served a bit warmer that I normally like but it was still refreshing and delicious! Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/12/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Bistro La Franquette seven course wine pairing (Montreal, Quebec): Tasting menu and wine pairing at Bistro La Franquette in Montreal. Paired with Rhubarb and pink peppercord mille-feuille. Decent sparkling wine and pairing (but at this point view my score with a grain of salt b/c I was getting really full and had a few too many glasses of wine!). Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/12/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Bistro La Franquette seven course wine pairing (Montreal, Quebec): Tasting menu and wine pairing at Bistro La Franquette in Montreal. Paired with langres cheese and crackers. Decent wine and pairing (but at this point view my score with a grain of salt b/c I was getting really full and had a few too many glasses of wine!) Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/12/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Bistro La Franquette seven course wine pairing (Montreal, Quebec): Tasting menu and wine pairing at Bistro La Franquette in Montreal. I brought this bottle to the dinner to share with friends. Paired with lamb t-bone and salad. WOTN and wonderful pairing! Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/12/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Bistro La Franquette seven course wine pairing (Montreal, Quebec): Tasting menu and wine pairing at Bistro La Franquette in Montreal. Paired with pintade breast. Really easy to drink. Delicious! Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/12/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Bistro La Franquette seven course wine pairing (Montreal, Quebec): Tasting menu and wine pairing at Bistro La Franquette in Montreal. Paired with pintage leg dish. Super fruity rose. very nice wine and pairing! Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/12/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Bistro La Franquette seven course wine pairing (Montreal, Quebec): Tasting menu and wine pairing at Bistro La Franquette in Montreal. I brought this bottle to the dinner to share with friends. Paired with bone marrow and veggies. Great pairing! Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/12/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Bistro La Franquette seven course wine pairing (Montreal, Quebec): Tasting menu and wine pairing at Bistro La Franquette in Montreal. Paired with beef tartar. Very nice start to the dinner and good pairing! Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/11/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Drank at Toque in Montreal at a dinner with co-workers. Paired with both quail and duck dishes. Decanted for about an hour. Although a bit light on the palate, really good showing and great pairings with both dishes! I'm glad I neglected to view the CT notes and CT score for this wine before picking this from the restaurant's wine list. Amazing QPR IMO and was happy to find and buy some of this at the nearby SAQ bring back home (don't see any listings for the US). Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/11/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Drank at Toque in Montreal at a dinner with co-workers. Pretty good. Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/11/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Drank at Toque in Montreal at a dinner with co-workers. Pretty good. Brad - heavypourwine.com

4/6/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Drinking well after about an hour and a half of air. Paired with various Spanish Tapas. Light sediment. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/31/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Blackberry Farm Cheese and Wine tasting (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine and cheese tasting in the cellar @ Blackberry Farm. Poured into glass 90 minutes before I tasted it. Black fruit and great nose. Good pairing with French cow's milk cheese. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/31/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Blackberry Farm Cheese and Wine tasting (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine and cheese tasting in the cellar @ Blackberry Farm. Poured into glass 90 minutes before I tasted it. Was good but expected this to be WOTN based on producer, vintage and my love of Barolos and it just got it's butt whipped by the CDP before it. Maybe it didn't get enough air? Regardless, this was a decent pairing with Italian sheep's milk cheese. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/31/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Blackberry Farm Cheese and Wine tasting (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine and cheese tasting in the cellar @ Blackberry Farm. CDP from a cooler climate. Poured into glass 90 minutes before I tasted it. So balanced. Funky nose and can't smell the alcohol. Great pairing with goat's milk cheese from the Netherlands. WOTN for me. Going to try to find some of this for my cellar. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/31/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Blackberry Farm Cheese and Wine tasting (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine and cheese tasting in the cellar @ Blackberry Farm. In oak for three years and not topped off to increase concentration. Gold color. Nose is alcohol (spiked butterscotch?). 88 without cheese, 90 when paired with French cow's milk cheese. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/31/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Blackberry Farm Cheese and Wine tasting (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine and cheese tasting in the cellar @ Blackberry Farm. 100% chardonnay. A bit heavy and bitter. Paired with cow's milk cheese from France. Ok pairing but was better without the cheese. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/31/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Blackberry Farm Cheese and Wine tasting (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine and cheese tasting in the cellar @ Blackberry Farm. Light cold colored. Fresh apricot. Sees some oak. Sancerre influenced. This savblanc is a bit heaver than I like. Paired with goat milk cheese. The wine was better by itself. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/30/2024 - HeavyPourWine wrote:

Five Course Wine Pairing at Blackberry Farm - The Barn (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine pairing at Blackberry Farm - The Barn. This wine was just Meh. Just so much alcohol on the nose and palate. I guess I don't like these types of wines so take my review with that in mind. This was paired with chocolate brownie and it made the wine and the food worse. Disappointing end to what was otherwise a very nice wine pairing experience. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/30/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Five Course Wine Pairing at Blackberry Farm - The Barn (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine pairing at Blackberry Farm - The Barn. Nose is caramelized banana with vanilla. Primary red fruit on the palate. Great pairing with wagyu hanger steak. Can really taste the alcohol. WOTN for me. It's interesting that I had recently tasted a CA Central Coast neb a few weeks ago which I did not like but I did like this neb. Prior to these two recent tastings, I was not aware anyone in the US was doing a neb. I'm going to seek out some more US neb producers for fun! Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/30/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Five Course Wine Pairing at Blackberry Farm - The Barn (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine pairing at Blackberry Farm - The Barn. Dark ruby red. Expressive red fruit nose nose with maple, mint and a bit of barnyard. Good amount of tannin - super dry. Needs food. Good pairing with ham wrapped quail. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/30/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Five Course Wine Pairing at Blackberry Farm - The Barn (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine pairing at Blackberry Farm - The Barn. Bright petrol nose. Very dry. No tannin. Ok pairing with mixed green salad. Nose 93; wine 92. This started at 91pts for me but improved in the glass as it warmed to 92pts. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/30/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Five Course Wine Pairing at Blackberry Farm - The Barn (The lovely East Tennessee mountains): Wine pairing at Blackberry Farm - The Barn. This bottle contained grapes mostly from the '19 vintage. Med weight and pleasant. Good pairing with smoked califlower app. Without food it was 89pts. With food improved to 90pts. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/29/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Drank with dinner at the Dogwood @ Blackberry Farm. Decanted for ~20 min. Amazing nose and tons of fruit on the palate. Went very well with the duck main course. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/21/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Vik / Lasseter Winemaker Dinner (Atlanta, GA): Vik and Lasseter Winemaker dinner with Chef Jon of Tiny Lou's. Social event so mainly scores. Paired with cheeses and various desserts. Lovely and WOTN for me. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/21/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Vik / Lasseter Winemaker Dinner (Atlanta, GA): Vik and Lasseter Winemaker dinner with Chef Jon of Tiny Lou's. Social event so mainly scores. 100% cabsav from clone 337. Compared to the Lasseter cab next to it, it was a better pairing with the amazing main course: Boeuf London House. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/21/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Vik / Lasseter Winemaker Dinner (Atlanta, GA): Vik and Lasseter Winemaker dinner with Chef Jon of Tiny Lou's. Social event so mainly scores. 100% cabsav from clone 337. Very tannic and good pairing with the amazing main course: Boeuf London House. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/21/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Vik / Lasseter Winemaker Dinner (Atlanta, GA): Vik and Lasseter Winemaker dinner with Chef Jon of Tiny Lou's. Social event so mainly scores. Paired with cooked veggies (instead of the seafood course since I'm allergic). Decent pairing. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/21/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Vik / Lasseter Winemaker Dinner (Atlanta, GA): Vik and Lasseter Winemaker dinner with Chef Jon of Tiny Lou's. Social event so mainly scores. Paired with Squab and Foie Gras Croustillant. Great pairing. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/21/2024 - HeavyPourWine wrote:

Vik / Lasseter Winemaker Dinner (Atlanta, GA): Vik and Lasseter Winemaker dinner with Chef Jon of Tiny Lou's. Social event so mainly scores. Paired with Squab and Foie Gras Croustillant. This is organic and a true rose. Nose is orange/melon. Just Ok (the wine and pairing). Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/21/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Vik / Lasseter Winemaker Dinner (Atlanta, GA): Vik and Lasseter Winemaker dinner with Chef Jon of Tiny Lou's. Social event so mainly scores. Nice bubbles to start off the night! Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/20/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Arrow & Branch winemaker dinner at Murphy's (Atlanta, GA): A&B winemaker dinner @ Murphy's in Atlanta. From Mag. PNP. Paired with dessert (camembert mousse). Great pairing and great BDX left bank inspired wine! This is A&B's entry level wine. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/20/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Arrow & Branch winemaker dinner at Murphy's (Atlanta, GA): A&B winemaker dinner @ Murphy's in Atlanta. From 750. PNP. Paired with grilled wagyu shortrib and served alongside the '17 A&B Dr. Crane. Red fruit. Great pairing and really good wine although it was my least favorite of the reds (tough competition with some of the library stuff that they served!) It was interesting that almost everyone else at the dinner though this wine was the WOTN and my WOTN was the '17 Dr. Crane. I also noticed I scored the VHR a few points lower this time than when I originally tasted it at the estate last year. Perhaps my lower score was because of the lack of air? Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/20/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Arrow & Branch winemaker dinner at Murphy's (Atlanta, GA): A&B winemaker dinner @ Murphy's in Atlanta. From Magnum. PNP. Paired with grilled wagyu shortrib and served alongside the '19 A&B VHR. Blue fruit. EXCELLENT pairing and WOTN for me. I picked up several for the cellar. It was interesting that almost everyone else at the dinner felt that the VHR was the WOTN and some indicated they detected smoke taint in the Dr. Crane. I didn't detect even a hint of smoke taint and thought this wine was fantastic! Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/20/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Arrow & Branch winemaker dinner at Murphy's (Atlanta, GA): A&B winemaker dinner @ Murphy's in Atlanta. From Magnum. PNP. Paired with Fazzolerri pasta (lamb). Drinking very well. This is A&B's blend that's inspired by Cheval Blanc. My second favorite wine of the night. I picked some of this up for my cellar. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/20/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Arrow & Branch winemaker dinner at Murphy's (Atlanta, GA): A&B winemaker dinner @ Murphy's in Atlanta. PNP. Paired with salad. Melon. Very nice start to the evening! Brad - heavypourwine.com

2/28/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Amazing! Drank in the lobby of my hotel with good friends on my 50th (1974) birthday! Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/20/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Tasted this at an event leading up to the High Museum Wine Auction in Atlanta. One of the best new wines (to me) I was able to try across all of the events. Just grabbed some for my cellar! Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/18/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Good bubbles! My second favorite of the PP flight at a private wine tasting with Darlyne and Suzanne from Phifer Pavitt in Atlanta leading up to the Atlanta High Museum Wine Auction. Glad I have one of these in my cellar now! Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/18/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Very nice, best wine of the PP flight IMO at a private wine tasting with Darlyne and Suzanne from Phifer Pavitt in Atlanta leading up to the Atlanta High Museum Wine Auction. Picked up a few bottles of this for my cellar. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/16/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Barolo Master Class (Johns Creek, GA): Tasted during a "Barolo Master class" at The Wine Store in John's Creek, GA. Bottle opened for 3 hours prior to tasting and tasted with cheese, bread and charcuterie. WOTN for me. Color is dark brownish red with orangish rim. Outstanding nose, barely any tannin. Mouthfilling fruit with a woodsy note. This is from a vineyard with limestone soil and a cooler climate. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/16/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Barolo Master Class (Johns Creek, GA): Tasted during a "Barolo Master class" at The Wine Store in John's Creek, GA. Bottle opened for 3 hours prior to tasting and tasted with cheese, bread and charcuterie. Color ruby red. Darker red fruit nose and mouth. Of the younger Barolos poured that night, this was my favorite. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/16/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Barolo Master Class (Johns Creek, GA): Tasted during a "Barolo Master class" at The Wine Store in John's Creek, GA. Bottle opened for 2 hours prior to tasting and tasted with cheese, bread and charcuterie. More modern style of Barolo. Color is light ruby red. Super expressive nose. Very tannic. Cherry on the palate; almost liqueur-like. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/16/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Barolo Master Class (Johns Creek, GA): Tasted during a "Barolo Master class" at The Wine Store in John's Creek, GA. Bottle opened for 2 hours prior to tasting and tasted with cheese, bread and charcuterie. Nose is red fruit, can taste the alcohol and is tannic. Was good with the snacks. This is now being made in a more traditional way that vintages prior to 2015 I believe. Brad - heavypourwine.com

3/16/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine:

Barolo Master Class (Johns Creek, GA): Tasted during a "Barolo Master class" at The Wine Store in John's Creek, GA. Bottle opened for 2 hours prior to tasting and tasted with cheese, bread and charcuterie. Color is dark ruby brownish red. Barnyard nose - I guess from it being a more old school style? Very nice and balanced with red fruit. More elegant than the first two wines of the flight. Brad - heavypourwine.com