Custom cellar curation. DipWSET. WSET Award in Sake. Manager at Grand Cata Wine Shop.
Lime peel, green candy, petrol, yellow Gatorade, marjoram, sage, slate, jasmine, fresh ginger root, saffron on finish — 3 years ago
Brilliant medium ruby; medium plus intensity aromas of ripe red cherry, ripe blackberry, cedar, coconut husk, vanilla; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, medium plus body, medium plus intensity flavors consistent with aromas — 3 years ago
Medium garnet; medium intensity aromas of cranberry, red cherry, black w, red currant, dried plum; fine mousse, medium plus acid, medium plus tannins, medium plus intensity flavors of black plum skin, dried plum, black currant; beautifully integrated and balanced; excellent — 21 days ago
Beautiful medium amber pink; medium minus intensity aromas of honeycrisp apple, pear, honeysuckle, apricot preserves, rubber; dry, medium plus acid, medium tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, medium plus intensity flavors of intense florals, bruises apple skin, Bosc pear skin, vulcanized rubber; beautifully aromatic, well balanced; a gorgeous wine — 2 years ago
Medium cloudy garnet; pronounced intensity aromas of soy sauce, prunes, black olive, mushroom; dry, medium plus acid, medium plus firm tannins, high alcohol, full body, pronounced intensity flavors of Prunes, dried figs and soy sauce; incredibly concentrated and complex — 3 years ago
Deep red purple; pronounced intensity aromas of fully ripe plums, blackberry, blueberry jam, red plum, raspberry preserves, oak, vanilla; full bodied, medium acid, medium minus tannins, high alcohol, pronounced intensity flavors consistent with aromas; high quality — 6 months ago
Medium brownish garnet; pronounced intensity aromas of varnish, vinyl, old leather, prune (almost entirely tertiary); dry, medium plus acid, medium firm tannins, high alcohol, full body, pronounced intensity flavors consistent with aromas; perhaps past it’s prime — 3 years ago
Medium ruby; medium intensity aromas of red cherry, clay, cellar; dry, medium plus acid, medium tannins, medium alcohol, medium body medium intensity flavors consistent with aromas; unremarkable — 3 years ago
Allison Lyzenga
Medium garnet; medium plus aromas of red plum, mushroom, red raspberry, forest floor, spice; fine mousse, high acid, medium minus smooth tannins, medium plus flavors of black and red plum, black raspberry, tart blackberry, mushroom, forest floor, spice; low alcohol, wonderfully balanced and integrated, outstanding — 15 days ago