Cantina Formiconi
Riserva Capozzano Cesanese di Affile
Consumed in March 2017. Still a little young. Decanted. Huge nose. Started out fruity on the pallet, but after 1/2 hour blossomed to reveal layers of complexity: blackberry, coffee, earth, spice. Maybe even eucalyptus, but in a good way. Biggest Italian wine I think I've ever had, but still silky and balanced. The restaurant owner mentioned that he keeps all other reds at 55 degrees, but this one needed some "age" so he was storing a little closer to room temp. — 8 years ago
buscado
Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León Verdejo 2013
Clean sea minerals up front with mild grapefruit citrus notes. This wine had the most interesting whisper of passion fruit on the finish. Not "fruity," but very subtle and lovely. I need to buy more and investigate further. 😊 — 9 years ago
Creta
Roble Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2006
Firm tannins and fresh cherry/berry acids. Nice oak components without being too heavy handed. This is a really nice food wine. I just pulled this 2006 from my non- climate controlled wine storage giving it a 50% chance of being vinegar. The cork was super firm. Built for the duration. The wine actually needs to open a bit, but it appears to be prefect in spite of general house temps up to 75 F. Nice! — 10 years ago
Kimberly Merritt
2009 vintage: toasty brioche, nutty (pistachio? Never said that before!). An elegant note of lemon peel.. Persistent mouse. This champagne opened so much over the course of 45 min we hat I wish I had let it warm up a tad before drinking. Absolutely rich and elegant. I had to go back to see how much $ because I want a case. $30-ish? A steal!!! — 7 years ago