Pinotman /// Andreas

9.4

Their 1st vintage. Excellent and at its peak. Drink up. Very Burgundian. Dark cherries, touch blackberry, cardamom, bark, black tea, orange zest, crushed marble, In my book one of the best they made since inception of this Jadot Oregon outfit. — 19 hours ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.7

Gorgeous wine. This is just stellar. In 2-3 years this will be a 10. Herbs, oregano, orange rind, strawberry, plenty of acid, quite tannic, black currants, cranberries, lime, hint of plum. It was a warm vintage. For all the folks who had trouble with the 17’s. I hear you - might have been outliers. Ever since E&M really rocked. My 17’s big boys were for some reason actually pretty good and i plan to keep them for another 2-3 years or so. — 19 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.6

We like to go Camping on Figuera Mountain. Which allow us to combine wilderness with wine tasting either before or after. In Los Alamos CA is a funky tasting room. LoFi wines. These guys play vinyls and are essentially crazy. But here is the thing they make odd wines but sometimes they kill it. This is one of them. Rich and quite yellow clocks in at just 12.5%. From Crosby Wine Co. Fantastic fruit, apricots mostly. Jasmine really! Hint orange blossoms. Given the richness this could go for 2-5 more years. A benchmark for what Chard can do in the Sta. Rita Hills. A unicorn can’t even find anything or even the winery in Buellton CA. on the web. Might be gone. Ce la vie. — 20 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

8.9

Less than 1000 bottles made. By a Hobbyist from Novartis. Carries interest but is now too old so drink up! Orange rind, bandaid, tannins almost fully resolved, acidic, lacks fruit. Hint of cherry and oregano. — 3 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

Quite tart strawberry driven. So fresh. Folks at the impromptu ‘case-tasting’ when Lyles wine arrived liked this one the best. More when this is settled after it’s travails. — 14 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

Corked very badly. — 20 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

Quite nice and at ~ 50$ one of the few bargains for Burghs out there. Bright color. Raspberries and cherries. I wouldn’t stash it away just drink it very well done for what it is. Bought the last 3 bottles from Birdrock Fine Wines in La Jolla - Great Place! — 20 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.5

Fantastic wine. Needs many years. Almost port like characteristics the next day. Tons of sediment. Incredible value. Check in 5 years again. This will make me revisit Nebbiolo again. Shared in La Paz Mexico with a friend. — 8 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

Someone beat me to taste this from the bottle. Had 2021 from barrel and predicted it would be a stellar vintage. Well this estate wine is delicious. Cherries galore, lime, plenty of acidity but not over the top. Well balanced. Very burgundian. Yet it retains this slope of the black forest terroir. Strikes me as a drink now wine. Arrived today at 11am. Lyle will kill me for not allowing the wine to rest. I might try the big boys in the next couple of weeks. Can’t wait. Great wines in my book can withstand the shipping journey with ease. It’s a badge of honor. 11.5%. With air 9.4. — 16 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

8.9

Wild and animalistic. For sure not something i would expect from a GC. The guests liked it but mostly i think for the GC label. The wine needs tons of air. But it tends to be overoxided before the limited flavors comes through. And i just can’t ignore that. For sure no match at all for an E&M big boy not even close. Pretty harsh tannins, orange rind and essentially almost no fruit. — 20 days ago