2/10/2024 - DavidKehler wrote:

Tremendous with aged Comte

1/14/2024 - DavidKehler wrote:

I enjoyed this on release, and decided to cellar a couple of bottles. Note the screw top. This is still fresh, and it retains its moderate sweetness. I think that there should be no rush to drink well-stored bottles.

12/23/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

A bit hot

12/17/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Having visited Cakebread, this is one of the most high-tech producers that I've encountered. This is a rich wine which is a good match for food. I have no doubt that this has at least five years left in its peak drinking window.

12/12/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Undistinguished

12/8/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Used for cooking

12/6/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

This is a big, rich wine with lots of viscosity. Drinkable now, and a great match with rich dishes. I enjoyed it with sea scallops poached in white wine and butter. Highly recommended.

11/29/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

This wine is not from Sardinia, it is from Calabria

11/25/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Excellent value for the modest price. This is much more viscous than I expected.

11/22/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

This is a great value, easily the most outstanding inexpensive white wine that I've enjoyed in the past several years. It's surprisingly rich and viscous. It went well with some tinned Portuguese fish and a bowl of Caldo verde made with collard greens and kale from my organic garden.

11/21/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

The freshness of this wine has faded. It should be consumed now.

11/6/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

This was very nice, but it was totally outclassed by a pristine bottle from the 1976 vintage. The 2016 seemed simple compared to the complexity and layered nuances of the 1976

11/6/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

This was rich and very much open. No need to rush to drink this

10/21/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

This is very balanced. My suggestion is to let it breathe. When it was very cold, the flavor was muted.

10/14/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Tobacco on the nose, fennel on the palate. This wine is vibrant, and there should be no rush to drink it. I've enjoyed every bottle of Snowden that I've encountered. The cork was just fine.

8/14/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Past its prime

7/11/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Superb value for the price

6/3/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Orange-ish. Did not pair well with a variety of foods. I disliked it.

5/28/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Faded

4/11/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Deep brown color. Vibrant if mature.

3/31/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

This was flawed, with some oxidization

3/20/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

Well past its prime

1/16/2023 - DavidKehler wrote:

This strange looking wine was actually enjoyable, with a floral aspect.

9/23/2022 - DavidKehler wrote:

Pristine bottle in perfect condition. Outstanding

6/30/2022 - DavidKehler wrote:

I rarely comment on what I drink, but this was a special bottle. I was reading an old article in "Wine Spectator" about Gaylon Lawrence, and it made me think about pre-Parkerized California red wine, something that I enjoyed greatly decades ago, prior to Parker's ascendancy. While this bottle had a bad cork, the wine was balanced, fresh, and vibrant. Drinking wonderfully now, with a tobacco-leather aspect, it has years of life left. I decanted the wine, and it was superb after a half hour. Very highly recommended and indicative of what was lost through the influence of Parker's distorted palate.

5/28/2022 - DavidKehler wrote:

This aged quite well and was delicious

5/10/2022 - DavidKehler wrote:

Certainly approachable.

5/8/2022 - DavidKehler wrote:

Poor value for the dollar

3/14/2022 - DavidKehler wrote:

Decanted for a couple of hours, this was terrific with cassoulet

9/9/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

Probable vintage

7/26/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

Superb depth of flavor

3/16/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

Purchased in 2013 and in my cellar ever since. This was lovely. I doubt if it will improve much, but there is no hurry to drink.

3/16/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

Superb. No need to hasten to drink, but it is likely at its peak. Outstanding producer.

2/26/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

Ready to drink. Pretty oxidative

2/20/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

If Jura wine is an acquired taste, I've acquired it. Age has had a positive impact on this bottle. This is subtle but wonderful.

2/6/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

Outstanding value

2/4/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

Needs more time in the cellar

1/30/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

The texture is almost creamy. The spiciness is forward. I have a couple of more bottles; I with that I had a lot more. Nose is a bit faded.

1/30/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

I would drink ASAP

1/16/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

I would not keep any longer

1/12/2021 - DavidKehler wrote:

This was a recent purchase and represented to be ex-chateau. The cork was in terrible condition. Three other bottles that I purchased at the same time had intact corks.

12/20/2020 - DavidKehler wrote:

Lovely. Purchased upon release and stored in my cellar ever since. I Audouzed this rather than decant, and that was a good approach

12/20/2020 - DavidKehler wrote:

This was superb. Purchased upon release and stored ever since in my cellar

12/12/2020 - DavidKehler wrote:

This has held up well

12/6/2020 - DavidKehler wrote:

Superb. There is no reason to be in a hurry to consume this.

11/18/2020 - DavidKehler wrote:

Outstanding. Medium bodied. No reason to rush to drink this.

11/17/2020 - DavidKehler wrote:

This is more science project than wine.

11/13/2020 - DavidKehler wrote:

Purchased upon release and stored in my cellar ever since. Robust and delicious. There is no reason to rush to drink this; it should be fine for at least five more years.

8/7/2020 - DavidKehler wrote:

Very good, but past its prime.

6/8/2020 - DavidKehler wrote:

This aged well and was very enjoyable.