Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Interesting find on a cigar bar speakeasy wine list at a bottle price of $100. Richer balanced style with candidly forward RS, it held up surprisingly well to the cigar-smoke saturated environment. Sometimes you gotta just go with the flow. #champagneproblems — 3 days ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Intriguing MX #valledeguadalupe #merlot . Initially pretty heavy on the new oak but after a few days that blew off, stewed fruit + fresh black/purple fruit jam nose with a basement of earth. On the palate tastes similar except for an overlay of saline which is fascinating. — 21 days ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.1

Writing tasting impressions from memory as it has been many months but wow this was a complex, layered yet lean #marlborough #sauvignonblanc. — 4 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

You gotta love a widely-available, quality #barberadasti like this. Polished black and purple bramble fruit, touch of forest floor earthiness. Lush, bright tart red/purple fruit up front in the mouth, cola, bit of vanilla mid-palate and medium tannins on a longish finish. Great 🍕 wine, prime QPR. #costcowines — 5 days ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

citrus lemon grapefruit honey aromatics, more textured than most #bordeauxblanc wines at this price point. Excellent QPR. — a month ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Crushable #corsicanwine #patrimonio #nielluccio dominant #grenache blend. Medium ruby color, opens up in the glass to a blend of red fruit and earthy, almost charcuterie nose. Mouthwatering acidity on the palate, red fruit and meaty character continues, firm tannins on a longish finish. This would be great with a charcuterie board. — 3 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Solid, right-up-the-middle #grunerveltliner, lemon, dried apricot, herbal and signature white pepper nose. Medium-plus body palate, moderate acidity. — 9 days ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Crazy good QPR on this #willamettevalleywine #blancdeblancs . Not austere, balanced, lemon, apple, lovely fine bubbles. — 16 days ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Crisp white, light lemon color. Moderately aromatic, lemon, grapefruit on the nose. Light body, sky-high acidity, sour citrus and grapefruit carry through on the palate. Delicious #lugana summer white wine. — 2 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Boutique #santabarbaracounty Chardonnay. I was a bit worried after uncorking as it presented an assertive reductive funk. A few days in wine fridge mellowed it out completely. While shy on the aromatics it’s just a lovely Zen-like palate sensation of creamy texture, vigorous acidity and honey + lemon notes on the mouthwatering finish. I appreciate the low-intervention transparent winemaking: https://www.sabelli-frisch.com/wines/2023-linnae — 4 months ago