Anthony Lombardi

9.2

CAVU Rose from Barbera and an album which needs@no description. Washington State Barbera is pretty amazing. This has beautiful acidity & positively shimmers once it opens up a bit. Juicy and invigorating all at once. I’ll definitely be revisiting this and their traditional Barbera bottling. This feels great to drink with an all to familiar soundtrack, everything seems to be spring. — 7 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

2014 Bitouzet-Prieur Bourgogne and Now again ‘s excellent reissue of David Axelrod’s Songs of Experience. The wine is much like the record. Lots of highs & lows. Moments of beauty and elegance underscored by attention to detail & nuanced arrangements. This album showing up in the mail today equals a great Monday. — 8 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

If I have to Let it Bleed, I’d like to bleed Tissot Poulsard. Wine is deceptively light colored as it boasts powerful red berries & some grippy tannins. This album grips you from start to finish. Perfect Saturday night. — 8 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.0

2015 Gautheron Chablis & The Joshua Tree. New Chablis producer for me showing a good entry level high acid, fresh example. The album is a timeless classic. A little old & a little new. — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.0

Like a Def Leppard album...high and dry. — 9 years ago

October Cleveland

9.1

Light-ish body, rainforest earth, cassis, and minerals. Something else magical I can't put my finger on, like the peculiar sexiness of a Sade album. Gooo-ood. — 10 years ago

with Allie

Joe Lucca

9.3

Super complex and layered. Espresso roast, unsweetened chocolate, toffee, burnt caramel. The deep, dark flavors are balanced by a subtle sweetness; buckwheat honey. Finishes with a campfire smokiness. Really good..... But not as good as the album itself. — 10 years ago

with Diana

India Goodridge

9.1

Yummmmmmm tgif! Great with the new Drake album — 11 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.0

It's a pretty interesting blend. All of the different components blend well together with good body and acidity. Soft peach and melon qualities on the nose that carry onto the palate. It tastes like a real wine, made with care, even if it isn't mind blowing. If it was a tool album, it would probably be 10,00 days. 26% Sauvignon Blanc, 26% Gewarztraminer, 20% Riesling, 14% Chardonnay, 11% Chenin Blanc, and 3% Malvasia Bianca — 12 years ago

jarred gild

Head Wine Buyer Western Market

9.7

day-off breakfast of champions: strong coffee, pickled eggs, tilquin gueuze, and midlake's new album. the tilquin is very well balanced with layers of acidity. very happy to finally have it in the state. — 13 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.0

Tuesday night Merlot from Corvidae, a second label from Owen Roe with an all time great album. This is a weeknight/spaghetti & meatballs wine, and trust me that’s a very good thing. Not too complicated, but awfully fresh & tasty. The record needs no words. Pretty much every song could have been a hit. Everything good here. — 7 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

Underrated grape (Pineau D’Aunis) and an underrated Neil album. This wine is pretty fantastic. Tart cherries, herbs & grippy tannins. — 8 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.3

Nothing says St Patrick’s Day like Barbaresco! 2011 Oddero Gallina to be exact. At least the album is called Another Green World. Eno on this beautiful spring evening is ideal and no joke, the tannin from the Nebbiolo and the salty corned beef are magic together. — 8 years ago

Katie O'Sullivan

10

The label reminds of Black Tape For A Blue Girl album from the 90s — 9 years ago

Andrew Willingham

9.2

Delicious! Medium+ mouthfeel balanced with tasteful oak, white stone fruits, medium acid, crisp, clean, long finish. Paired very well with clams and album arugula salad. Looking to buy some more... — 9 years ago

Jennifer V. Cole

9.0

We'll call this a "Waiting Out the Rain" wine. Great minerality, medium body, hint of pear, floral nose. Pairs great with the yet-to-be-released St. Paul & the Broken Bones album on a screened in porch. My boy Thomas Jefferson would be proud of this one--a great Virginia white. — 10 years ago

Justin Smith

9.1

Herb de Provence, touch of complexity, and a hint of adolescence. Kinda like finding an amazing album, but not having a favorite song yet. — 11 years ago

Mark Bright

Partner/Wine Director Saison Restaurant

9.1

Refreshing in this Tokyo heat — 11 years ago

Matt K

9.6

Album released on beer. Beer good. Album even better. — 12 years ago

Ben Sacks

9.2

Deeeep black cherry and plumb. Medium tannins. Silky finish with a bit of that old record album scent? That's how I like to characterize dust. — 12 years ago

Tommy Fogarty

Owner Thomas Fogarty Winery

9.1

Blackberry, dark plumb, cassis, pitch, dark chocolate. Goes well with Soundgarden of the same vintage (most of Badmotorfinger was recorded in '90 though the album was released in '91)... — 13 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Continuing to kick off the un-labor weekend early in the D&S Lounge.

For those of you who haven’t seen me post Kalinda, it’s a private label from K&L Wine Merchants. They buy a quality producers juice or have them make a wine for them. I don’t know who made this wine but, they are a quality Oakville producer. This bottle cost me $18.99 about eight years ago and it tastes better than some Napa Cabernets at $75 plus that I’ve had. You just have to wait on them 5-10 years. This is somewhere near its peak.

It’s a slice of blue fruit heaven. On the nose, blueberries, mulberries, olallieberries, plum, blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, strawberries, vanilla, sweet mixed berry cola, light cinnamon, soft dark spice, limestone minerals, dry crushed rock powder, dry top soil, black cherry licorice, a waft of dry herbs with bright dark red florals and violets.

The palate is round and full. Tannins are 80% resolved. The texture is sexy. The structure, length, tension and balance are in perfect harmony, (Seals & Croft/America on the album “Horse With No Name” style). Lush, ripe; blueberries, mulberries, olallieberries, plum, blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries & strawberries. Vanilla, sweet mixed berry cola, light cinnamon, clove, touch of nutmeg, soft dark spice that penetrates the palate with some heat, tarry notes, dry stems, soft leather, tobacco with ash, graphite, limestone minerals, dry crushed rock powder, dry top soil, black cherry licorice, a waft of dry herbs with bright dark red florals and violets. The acidity is like a waterfall. The long finishes (minutes) is, round, lush, balanced, elegant harmony. It’s beautifully delicious.

Photos of; the D&S lounge lit up by candle power only and always. — 8 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.3

Cherries & smoke on the nose, following to the palate. Needed about an hour in the decanter to blossom fully. Classic producer. The album is the Brazilian masterpiece, Krishnanda by Pedro Santos, a virtuoso percussionist & composer. It evolves across genres as the wine shows a variety of facets & characteristics. Brilliance across the board. — 8 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.2

If I were @Anthony Lombardi, the musical pairing might have been The Joshua Tree album, cuz I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. Quite good, but still not grok-ing the hype... — 8 years ago

Chris White

9.0

Good for James Brown's Soul on Top album — 9 years ago

Steve Brenner

9.0

More strawberry jam than an animal collective album, and a lovely vanilla bean scent as well. Wonderful taste. — 10 years ago

Randy Czech

9.5

Early Paolo Bea. Same year as Prince's "Around the World in a Day" album, and a perfect match... A little sweet, a little tangy, and a little dirty. — 10 years ago

Robert Lim

9.2

Surprisingly approachable - black fruit grilled directly on charcoal embers with fine tannins. Is this Metallica's black album @Jon Fine ? — 11 years ago

Jayme Henderson-Steese

9.8

Perfectly paired evening. Brooding music, brooding and thought-provoking cuisine, and an identical turnout in this wine. I have tasted this bottling three or four separate times. Evolving interestingly, consistently delicious, and rich & savory. Wet forest floor, morel mushroom, candied cherries, rich Indian spices, savory finish. My over-again favorite red Burg from 2009 during the last year. Damnnnnnnn. Drink this whilst listening to Dead Can Dance's latest album. You'll die. 😜👊🍷 — 12 years ago

with Steve

Dan Hess

9.3

#TBT on a Saturday. Tried this bad boy last May at the #4 restaurant on the planet, Mugaritz. Randomly still had it in my photo album, so here it is. Delicious f'in wine. — 12 years ago