Third time trying this. Tightly coiled and reminiscent of young Meursault on popping the cork, with a certain reductive flintiness to its wonderfully pure Jonagold apple fruit. After being open for a couple days the wine is altogether more expressive, with creme brulee, almond, and bread dough aromas complementing its still vibrant core of orchard fruit and minerality. Strikingly rich and sumptuous for its relatively modest alcohol and lip-smacking acid structure. Given how positively it evolved and unfurled with a few days worth of oxygen, I'd lay this down for at least a couple years. Hats off. — 7 years ago
A blend of 75% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacha, and 10% Mazuelo and Graciano, and aged for 6 Years in old American oak barrels! Nice!! Light Ruby with complex aromas of red fruit, spices and smoke. On the palate raspberry and cherry flavors with herb spice, vanilla, smoky oak, leather and hints of pepper. Well balanced with smooth tannins, vivid acidity and a long lingering finish ending with earthy spice tones. Still young! Very Nice! — 8 years ago
Old school abv of 13% and can go another 20 years no problem — 9 years ago
(17/20) Янтарный цвет. В аромате курага, изюм, морёное дерево, йогурт. Высокая кислотность. Долгое карамельное послевкусие. — 9 years ago
Bought direct at winery
Full bodied
Smokey, smooth
Drying fruit, forest, black licorice dried herbs cedars oak
Lingering finish — 9 years ago
Full bodied, Nice honey smell that follows in mouth, sweet ripe white fruit as we could expect of that kind of dessert wine. Long lasting, full of promises and rich but will be better in a few more years. — 10 years ago
Mm mm what a treat. Felt like drinking a fine filtered cup of marigolds and honey. A fancy sip but well worth it. — 10 years ago
Opened with Coravin 6 months ago, completed tonight - still tasting elegant. — 11 years ago
Wonderful Italian blend with great friends. — 12 years ago
Nice Smooth fruit forward little tart. — 6 years ago
Dependable good taste! $13 H-E-B — 6 years ago
The 96 is just off the chart good right now. Tasted through 6 vintages today working on a dinner for next week and this wine stunned. Near perfection and just entering the drinking window now. If you own this, get one out now! — 8 years ago
58% CS, 33% M, 6% PV, 3% CF
Slightly bricked garnet red, compact rim, more red than purple.
Pretty bouquet - red cherry, dried herbal aromas, leather, tobacco, mineral.
The palate is harmonious. Integrated tannin, med plus acidity, dry, medium bodied. Showing a lot of red fruit character, animalistic, floral. Very classic Margaux-esque character.
This wine is at the perfect drinking spot. No need at all to wait. After a solid month of full bodied, extracted Napa Cab, this is a welcome reprieve! 90. — 8 years ago
Perfect way to finish off a stunning meal. Dark golden yellow. With lots of hay and wheat on the nose. Super thick syrupy texture with tons of honey and honeysuckle. Possibly has had little TCA. Great acidity (6/10) and full bodied. Long finish too with lots of life left in it! Drink till 2030. — 9 years ago
This truly is one of the finest red wines ever made. Such heritage, such patience and resilience of a winery in a dire hostile environment . 1995 a classic vintage, tasted 6-28-16. Just thrilling, balanced and sexy. — 9 years ago
Pale yellow color with plentiful active tiny bubbles and marzipan, almond, pear, subtle citrus and a hint of smoke aromas. On the palate, it's refined, lively and fresh with a delicate creamy mousse, and apricot, apples, pear and lemon curd flavors dominate but hints of grapefruit, black currant and an appealing smoky minerality play in the background. Long finish. Cuvee 2011 Disgorged 2014. 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier 5% of wines matured in oak cask with weekly battonage - 10% of reserve wines matured in casks. Partial ML. Assemblage of 6 vintages from 40 different plots. Matured 3 years in cellar and 6 mo after disgorgement. Dosage between 10 adn 11 g/L. My favorite under $40 Champagne! — 10 years ago
Gift from Amy Jo for birthday. — 11 years ago
Smooth, 6 years, Spanish with smooth aftertaste. — 13 years ago
Excellent Malbec. Had at Linger Restaurant in Denver, CO. Would buy if I could find it in Alabama. Unfortunately cannot. — 6 years ago
Feb 11,2017. Dinner w/ J2 and Jack D. Lovely Tuscan blend. Nicely balanced. — 9 years ago
Among the best we had! Very enjoyable. F&B on 6/17/16 — 9 years ago
Medium body, medium dark, medium malt, light yeast, light hop - perfect balance — 10 years ago
Paired with Chocolate Soufflé — 10 years ago
Beautiful. — 11 years ago
Lovely dessert wine — 12 years ago
Jamie Durfee
Note the bottle is the 2018 Pinot which was not found in the system here yet.
All their wines are the bomb diggity! — 5 years ago