Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.2

Matchstick nose but the producer aesthetic is won out by the hedonism of the site. — 10 years ago

Kristina Lyons

9.5

Super smooth, easy drinking Malbec. Lighter taste than some others I've had, but this also means it pairs well with... well, I'll drink it with just about anything! I also love the cube for its convenience and value. It's not the most *aesthetic* choice but it sure is delicious. — 11 years ago

Linda Hinton

9.6

#hospicedebeaune that I love for all the right reasons -- personal & aesthetic. This is wine. — 13 years ago

William Fry

9.5

Let me be up front, I like you. Okay? I know we just meet and all, but you, you send me to that place, that unidentifiable, that hole, that flushing of the skin, that unknown; pleasure. I know, I know, I know. You are thinking it's just your looks. It's just your perfume. It's aesthetic. It's lust. It's fleeting,. Momentary. A pathetic attempt,. An act of desperation. Let me say, in my defense: I'm not smitten easy. I'm tough, cynical. All brick and mortar. Hard edges and despair. But you, you are the real thing, my dear. I'm sure of it. Just one touch and I'm done, love at first blush. You can do what you like. Go join the rest of the party. But I want you to know: your taste well be on my tongue, your full unbridled attention will be mine, before this night is over. I love you. — 11 years ago

Dan Fredman

Chef Sommelier World of Pinot Noir

9.4

Really beautiful wine right now (particularly with pork chops). I'm growing to appreciate Ehren Jordan's winemaking aesthetic more and more each time I taste the Faillla wines. I wish I had more in the cellar... — 13 years ago

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

8.9

I was fairly pleased with this. I could use a little more acid, as well as RS for texture. The cherry character was present, but very delicate with a lot of hibiscus-y red florals. Still a really refreshing beverage from a new-to-me brewery. Not as intense as some expressions, but I appreciate the overall light-touch aesthetic. — 11 years ago

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.4

Wine-as-battleflag. Making a 13.6% alcohol wine in Napa in 2000 was a strong aesthetic statement, and the opinion holds correct today. Aging so gracefully, and as long as you're okay with a little brett, you can count on Randy Dunn as a vanguard of classically-proportioned Napa Cabernet. — 11 years ago

CS

Sales Amy Atwood Imports

9.9

@Nopasf -I've had a 7 year love affair with these guys... Purely heterosexual I assure you. Tho I admit, the femininity of the Fuchsia -drawn by Nate's grandmother- is as evocative, simple and aesthetic as the the wines themselves This one however, this is their first Syrah in their 'own house'. It's fucking brilliant. And it's unlike the previous vintages, almost as much as it is alike. It's gaining its own frame of reference. Apocryphal in a sense now, but just you wait! This wine is reflective of the strokes of a painter; skill is notable early on, but upon review of multiple efforts one can determine the evolution of mastery. This Syrah is stunning. Some obnoxious notes as the wine has changed over the last 2 hours: upon opening a touch of dissolved CO2 is evident, opens to a nose of cranberries (not typical Syrah blueberry) cracked black peppercorn, leather, sage, glycerin, floral aromas of jasmine -is that not a touch of Fuchsia? Blood Orange/grapefruit citrus aromas. Sunburnt leather. No reduction -how is that possible? Rustic tannins on the mouth -jagged and edgy but clean as a whistle, not grippy, not fruity not typical California crap Syrah... cranberry like acidity and tartness. A metallic element to the taste, slightly coppery, but without that copper tang, more like quartz and granite ground to powder and hitting the tongue with saline minerals and wet stone. I must have more. And the floral tones... last for days. This shit is underpriced. — 14 years ago