(Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-beautiful nose; almost Bordeaux-like (Pomerol); chalky; tobacco; good red fruit; PALATE-this wine really speaks to me; EXTREMELY smooth; really Bordeaux-like meaning it's not over-dominated by fruit -- there is great red fruit (cranberry, raspberry); there is a savory component with the sour fruit (rhubarb); almost like a soy sauce with minerality; very long finish; one of the better mid-palates that I've seen in a very long time; this connects the dots perfectly; nice long finish; chalkiness; chocolate; I'm a HUMONGOUS fan of this wine; at $40 bones, one of the better values; a complex backbone and structure; ST-93; WE-93; JM-94; GV-94
By Gary Vaynerchuk
(Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-beautiful nose; almost Bordeaux-like (Pomerol); chalky; tobacco; good red fruit; PALATE-this wine really speaks to me; EXTREMELY smooth; really Bordeaux-like meaning it's not over-dominated by fruit -- there is great red fruit (cranberry, raspberry); there is a savory component with the sour fruit (rhubarb); almost like a soy sauce with minerality; very long finish; one of the better mid-palates that I've seen in a very long time; this connects the dots perfectly; nice long finish; chalkiness; chocolate; I'm a HUMONGOUS fan of this wine; at $40 bones, one of the better values; a complex backbone and structure; ST-93; WE-93; JM-94; GV-94Brave New World of Wine Part 1, Episode #966, 1/12/2011, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 94 points