1/16/2024 - wineough Likes this wine:

Still delicious with dark fruit, cedar and mid to light weight

9/13/2023 - wineough Likes this wine:

90

1/8/2023 - wineough wrote:

Clear Golden, Pear, White fruit, caramel, vanilla a Phat (substantial) White

1/8/2023 - wineough Likes this wine:

Decant for sediment and open for 30 minutes to breathe

12/27/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Elegant, off dry

12/4/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Love that Oregon funk. Bought from Maya at winery.

12/1/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Brief leather blew off, black and blue fruits still fresh, silky tannins aging well

11/24/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Garnet with fading rim, earthy but elegant with moderated tannins, red fruit, pencil lead

11/24/2022 - wineough wrote:

Elegant yet earthy, Max liked on his first tasting

11/24/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Earthy Gamay with silken tannins

11/24/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Delicious and festive opener.

11/12/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Drinks like a baby Cote Rotie, as advertised. Check in a year.

11/17/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Dark cherries, smooth tannins

11/8/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Nose biscuit, baked apple Palate 3+ mousse, toast

8/2/2022 - wineough wrote:

Dinner at Millers

7/31/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Sean and Nicki

7/14/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

JR 17/20 FALSTAFF 92/100

7/10/2022 - wineough Likes this wine:

Dark Garnet. Powerful aroma of black cherries and raspberries, earth. Again on the palate with a chocolate finish.

6/17/2022 - wineough wrote:

From SommSelect: ripe raspberry, black cherry, cranberry, wild strawberry, huckleberry, crushed granite, damp clay, grape stem, purple flowers, wisps of pepper…bright, ebullient, and bursting with crushed minerals and the juicy, brambly, high-toned nature of the best Cru Beaujolais.

12/21/2012 - wineough wrote:

- Yellow gold color and aromas of apricot, melon, fig and butterscotch. It's balanced and has flavours of melon, almond, vanilla and sherry with a medium/full body. Fleshy texture with a long finish - Drank happily at our wedding Sep 22, 2012 with 60 guests.
Most memorable full body, unctuous texture. Lengthy finish.

6/19/2009 - wineough wrote:

Originally had this at Calmos Cafe in St. Martin w salade nicoise et acras. Shipped a case from CA. Recaptures the spirit of the memory perfectly. Color peachy pale rose sunset. NOT RED. Sophisticated, balanced fruit and acidity.

7/28/2008 - wineough wrote:

Outstanding. Nose of earth and cherries. Medium bodied, long elegant finish. Alize in Vegas.

7/28/2008 - wineough wrote:

Happy with both Savignys I tried this next. Both Savignys are more typical of the AOC and truly memorable. A good but not better Pommard. Still, high QPR when you consider it's just $25.

7/24/2008 - wineough wrote:

A steal. Nose of earth and smoky cherries, but less manure-rich than the 1er Cru Serpentieres. Bought this one instead becasue of its elegant balance and secondary earthiness.

7/28/2008 - wineough wrote:

Nose of wet farm earth and smoky cherries, smooth and chewy, long finish. Elegant but stanky!!

12/12/2007 - wineough wrote:

Nice color and clarity. Just not the depth or complexity I was hoping for having been blown away by his whites. Little earth, but still nice. Prefer others at this price range.

11/30/2007 - wineough wrote:

Definitely a lighter style of Amarone.

11/16/2007 - wineough wrote:

Crisp, dry, more complexity and lighter than my usual Mas De Gourgonnier, beautiful pastel peachy pink, Cosmos Cafe, Grand Case.St. Martin, NA 10/2007

10/2/2007 - wineough wrote:

Never have I had such a smooth brandy as this. Honey and floral notes.

10/23/2007 - wineough wrote:

Golden, elegant, grassy grapefruit and citrus long finish Tastevin, St. Martin NA

8/3/2007 - wineough wrote:

Wow, what a steal. This tastes like a Meursault and costs like a bourgogne. Deliciously balanced marriage of fruit and oak. Pair with salmon, lobster, great on its own.

7/12/2007 - wineough wrote:

Medium ruby. Sweet fruit on the nose and palate with pleasant, elegant earthiness. Medium bodied, long finish. On the terrace of La Passagere in Juan-Les-Pins.

6/4/2007 - wineough wrote:

Pleasant pale silvery gold with largish bubbles and nose of yeast and fruit. Somewhat surpressed fruit flavors with high carbonation.

6/4/2007 - wineough wrote:

Golden straw colored with nose of honey and pit fruit. Bountiful flavors of honey, peach and a hint of apricots with adequate acidity so not cloying, medium bodied. Went well with baklava.

6/4/2007 - wineough wrote:

Clear ruby with legs, nose of dried cherries and spice, big warm mouthfull of attractive fruit with ample spiciness. More full-bodied than the Villa Maffei, Antica Corte and the Masi Campofiorin, but less so than the Zenato (but more elegant). My favorite so far. Encouraged to try Montresor's more expensive version next. Rating is a comparison to other ripassi.

5/15/2007 - wineough wrote:

Almost black with black cherry edge and sinewy legs. Abundant nose of dried cherries, cassis, chocolate and spicebox. Remarkably smooth tannins and delicious fruit. Medium bodied. My first Malbec will buy more of this. Similar but superior to their Misterio. 15% alc.

5/15/2007 - wineough wrote:

Dark, clear, ruby. Nose of cassis, cooa and spice box. Medium bodied with substantial tannins. WA 90. Good QPR.

5/14/2007 - wineough wrote:

Very pale lemon, pleasant and distinctive nose of fresh pears and apples with a delicate background of fragrant floral and petal notes, enticing flavours of ripe peaches, limes and melons, with splendid elegance, round and rich with a buttery texture, good balance and acidity with an alluring and lingering finish.100% Albariño. 60 hectares.

5/13/2007 - wineough wrote:

At ten years this wine shows dark ruby with a slight brown edge and strong legs. Substantial aroma of dark berries, cassis and a hint of cigar box. On the palate, the fruit is still fresh, slightly sweet and almost jammy (though to me fruit bombs are less balanced), the tannins are mellowing, and the length is impressive, perhaps 45-60 seconds. Served at about 60 degrees. Delicious.

5/11/2007 - wineough wrote:

Pale with tiny bubbles, crisp, citrus, dry mineral flavors, slightly frizzante. Light-bodied, refreshing and unusual. Good with salads, rsaw fish and as apertif on a very hot day. Comes in a green Riesling btl. Traditionally poured from height to create froth in tall glass. Mentioned in Azamov's Pour wine blog. Only 11% alc. Made from 90% Hondarribi Zuri and 10% Hondarribi Beltza, is fermented and raised in stainless steel. From Spain's Basque region. IWC 90 WA 86.

5/6/2007 - wineough wrote:

Silky, golden with legs in the glass. Nose of vanilla, oak and vague fruit. Decent unmemorable California chardonnay.

5/4/2007 - wineough wrote:

Pale golden with a citrus and mineral nose. Crisp, dry, light, citrusy and refreshing. Blend of Assyrtiko, Athiri, Aidani. Good paring with various mezes and charcoal grilled halibut, sardines, and salmon at Kellari Taverna.

4/29/2007 - wineough wrote:

Clear ruby with deep aromas of black currant and leather notes. Lush, full body with remarkably velvety, soft tannins make this characteristically intense Napa style an elegant experience. High QPR. Great with steak frites.

4/25/2007 - wineough wrote:

I liked this a bit more than ews3 whose review is excellent. I get an earthiness in place of the green olives. Slightly bitter on the long finish. Enough tannins to age and perhaps mellow. Good QPR.

4/24/2007 - wineough wrote:

Dark ruby with an inviting nose of red fruit, leather and vanilla. Medium bodied, balanced, straightforward. 100% Tempranillo from 36 acres

4/24/2007 - wineough wrote:

Opaque purple with an inviting nose of dark cherry and cassis, spice and a hint of earth. Medium bodied, rustic balanced and spicy. Sense of clean taste. 80% Grenache, avg age of vines 50 yrs some 100 yrs 46 acres 7000 cs made

4/24/2007 - wineough wrote:

Clear ruby with an inviting fresh nose of red berries, smoke and hints of earth. Medium bodied, elegantly balanced characteristic French Pinot a good value.

4/6/2007 - wineough wrote:

Crystal clear mahoganny with tight nose, semi-sweet nutty and clean with a moderate finish.

4/6/2007 - wineough wrote:

The only 15 year old cru beaujolais I've tasted proves it can improve with age.

4/6/2007 - wineough wrote:

Deep straw colored, heavily perfumed, tasting of apricots and melon, medium bodied, balanced acidity. Vy good w felafel, baba ganoush. Will buy more.