jbro
Member #64,558 signed up 11/8/2008
This Member Is a Fan(7)
1 to 3 of 7
-
mjerome
64 Tasting Notes
-
Badfish
1,040 Tasting Notes
-
Keith Levenberg
5,665 Tasting Notes
Fans(13)
1 to 3 of 13
-
Callum's Corkers
1,190 Tasting Notes
-
paulst
7,224 Tasting Notes
-
Kreg
3 Tasting Notes
Profile
Member since November 2008
This member's profile is not public.
2019 Walter Hansel Winery Chardonnay The Meadows Vineyard
2/4/2024 - jbro Likes this wine: 93 Points
WOTN. Served a bottle of this last to non-discriminating Chardonnay quaffers. They really liked it--enough that I had to open my second and last bottle. Had a leftover glass this evening and now understand the consumption. This is really nice chardonnay for the price. Lemon and lime on the nose with muted citrus balanced acidity on the palate. I should have taken better notes but have always appreciated Walter Hansel as a vintner, particularly given his pricing.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
2009 Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) Châteauneuf-du-Pape
2/3/2024 - jbro Likes this wine: 86 Points
Had this in the cellar since 2012. Should have opened earlier. Medium purple, fading at the edges. Can't find any fruit on the nose or on the palate. Not unpleasant but not at all rich like other CDPs. Austere is the word that comes to mind. It did complement a pork shoulder better that would a heavily fruited wine. Drink up
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
2016 Cayuse God Only Knows
1/29/2024 - jbro Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fair is fair. I rated the first bottle of this an 85, essentially panning it as unpleasant to drink. The second bottle I have to rank at slightly above the community average to make up for my prior disrespect, but also because this bottle deserves it. Extreme bottle variation is at play. Tonight’s wine is thinner than the first bottle, seemingly fading a bit. The nose is muted with some funk, leather, but minimal fruit. In the mouth it is like an aged Rhône with fruit fading, some acidity, but tannins resolved. The finish lingers a bit and the wine was a perfect complement to steak. I have one more bottle and will not wait long as I don’t see this improving with additional age.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1)