Not my favorite cannonau, but nice notes of bramble-y black berries, musty basement, and a violet like floral perfume with an after scent that almost smells like chips? Medium bodied, with prominent black cherry, blackberry, and a juiciness that’s balanced by a finishing minerality and light tannins. — 24 days ago
Really tasty Grenache. Very fruit forward, with pomegranate, some rose, very slight peppery notes and maybe even a little eucalyptus on the back end. The palate has prominent notes of fresh plum and vanilla, pineapple juice and other citrus, medium body and paired well with chorizo and eggs with onion and hot sauce. Whew! — a month ago
Brad had this 8 days ago
At first I found this medium bodied, slightly creamy, with prominent stone fruits, white peach and cumquat, with a prominent minerality and slight notes of cheesecake on the nose. Now it’s emerging much more dry with air, still a long, mineral driven palate, still medium bodied, but beautifully balanced and definitely a contract to many California white wines when it comes to complexity and nuance. — 16 days ago
The longevity this wine is capable of is shocking. The color hardly looks half its age, with a blooming nose that screams a much younger, softened cab of yesteryear. After half an hour open there’s nose of blueberry and butterscotch, vanilla and spicy peppery notes still persist! Over time a mustiness emerged, along with notes of wet wood, maybe even a little mustard! There’s even still a zippy, lingering acidity on the palate that focuses towards the tip of the tongue, either flavors of ripe strawberry, blueberry, plum and some meaty savory subtle notes, but primarily jammy fruit, with a palate that develops some woody cedar and forest floor notes and as it becomes further oxygenated. This is so impressive! — 24 days ago
Medium to full bodied, dark and rich, with long legs and a big nose. The nose has a nice balance of big, juicy dark fruits, some vanilla, woody hints (like wet mulch) and almost blueberry pie like notes on a big nose. The palate still has some zingy spice and acidity, with nicely integrated tannins, some meaty iron notes, and a long finish of graphite, woody notes and an alcohol like freshness similar to menthol. — 15 days ago
Brad had this 17 days ago
Brad had this a month ago
Brad Jensen
Medium bodied with a rich golden color this was the first Chardonnay Tiva liked! Paired with roast chicken and leeks, and used in the recipe, the nose was bold with beautiful amber notes, some candied peach preserves, apricot and a little sweet caramel hint towards the finish, maybeee even some candied apricot? The palate is rich, but not heavy, with some silky coissant like notes overripe yellow fruits, but still some nice acidity and freshness with a long, lingering finish of Meyer lemon and ripe orange like citrus, with a minerality like freshness that lasts for a long time. — 7 days ago