Alto Do Joa

Concha y Toro

Don Melchor Puente Alto Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Mike R
9.4

On Rhonda’s birthday, we just decided to do a little South American restaurant and bring along wines from the same region - the Don Melchor reserve cab has actually improved from a few years ago - opened and let catch it’s breath while we’re having a tasty chard and what do you know - first sip was Divine- truly an great example of why we on delectable take the time to post about our treats - finally I am lucky man -married 30 years and she is like wine I am mentioning - she gets better everyday - well played Mike - love you babe - happy birthday — 6 years ago

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@Mike R Happy Birthday to Rhonda and yes you are a truly lucky man Cheers 🍷
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You’re a lucky bastard, we love you both. Happy birthday, Rhonda

Abbazia di Novacella (Stiftskellerei Neustift)

Alto Adige Schiava

Light and delicious (I don’t know wine vocabulary very well but I do have good taste) — 7 years ago

Bodegas Alto Moncayo

Campo de Borja Garnacha 2013

Sometimes only Garnacha will do. This one does not disappoint...!! — 8 years ago

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Elena Walch

Alto Adige Gewürztraminer

Lychee and pear on nose; taste is juicy lychee fruit with mid to low sweetness; bright and crisp acid; I do not taste the warmth of its 14% acid. Delicious. — 8 years ago

Cantina Terlan

Terlaner Classico White Blend 2013

You cant do anything but love this basic bottling from Cantina Terlan. Balanced, nice acidity, refreshing but serious. One year since my last bottle and this has kept improving. Will drink well for atleast couple of years. — 8 years ago

Kupelwieser

Alfio Moriconi Selection Alto Adige Pinot Grigio

Changed my rating from a 8.6 to an 8.9. Baked the tilapia with mushrooms and paired it with broccoli and rice with salt and butter. Fantastic pairing. This wine went from a dud to having some great flavors. Drank the remaining half of the wine from yesterday. The food I cooked had some spice and the subtle sweet flavor of the Pinot made the wine a good pairing. Would recommend now.

Flavors went well with the pan cooked tilapia, Brussels sprouts and white rice. Didn't over complicate nor take the show. It was just there. Simple there wine. Don't taste much of the pear, but I do taste the grape. Would compare to a sparkling wine. By itself it tasted cheap with an obnoxious aftertaste. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Just a relative that you know you have, but don't ever talk to. This wine reminds of just being at a party and no one knowing if you were there or left.
— 9 years ago

Tenuta Rapitalà

Alto Sicilia Nero d'Avola

Really good value for a really good wine, Sicily seems the area that can do that. Spicy, easy drinking. — 6 years ago

Manni Nössing

Eisacktaler Kerner 2016

The only kerner I’ve ever had is abazzia and to have this one shows me what the varietal can do. Textured, layered, lemon, chalk, nice acid. — 7 years ago

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Lady Lola

Pinot Grigio

Bought it because it was on sale for $8.99 and I do like white wines plus I had never seen it before. I didn't know what to expect because the label says Pinot Grigio and Moscato. Only bought 1 bottle to try it and was pleasantly surprised crisp and refreshing not as sweet as I thought it was going to be but I prefer it like that. Went back to buy the last 2 bottles that's how good I thought it was. — 7 years ago

Foradori

Fontanasanta Vigneti Delle Dolomiti Nosiola 2015

This is a very complex wine. Do not drink until it’s open at least 1 hour, or it will taste like cleaning fluid. Once it settles down after breathing, it is a powerful white wine tasting of lemon, tea, and wood. It does overwhelm food, so it is hard to imagine what to pair it with. Definitely a different wine experience. — 8 years ago

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Cantina Terlan

Quarz Sauvignon 2014

Iron, lavender, honey, sour green candy. Opened up into very textured wine with mineral undertone. Unraveled after a few hours as young wines of considerable potential are wont to do. Easily a 10 year wine with fascinating potential for bottle evolution. — 8 years ago

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@Matt Duncan They do late release the Chardonnay. I was only in doubt about what vintage I had. I have aged their wines and they stand the test.
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Awesome! I'll have to find one!
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You finally tried it!

S. Massenza Francesco Poli

Vin Santo 2001

A journey to the centre of the earth and back, then on to the moon, knocking on the doors of Venus and all the other planets.
Very close to perfection.
Nothing to do with the Tuscan Vin Santo, more like a German TBA. Game of sweetness, freshness, density, viscosity, eternity and who knows what more. A must in your cellar to keep for special occasions.✌️❤️
— 9 years ago

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Mattia Filippi

Equinotium Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted January 2013

Unfortunately my notes were lost... But impression of the "best wine ever" is still in my heart ;) Do remember how we were sitting 1.5hrs after successful dinner to enjoy this masterpiece...

The color is intense ruby red; notes of cassis and blueberry blend with the shades of white chocolate and vanilla. Soft on the palate, many fruits and spices support the persistence. Elegant and balanced.
— 9 years ago

Erbhof Unterganzner Weingut Josephus Mayr

St. Magdalaner Schiava 2013

How do you not love these Alto Adige wines? Light garnet in the glass with thin edges and a soft violet undertone. And what to say about this nose? Gorgeous red fruits, strawberry lemonade, fresh herbs, and a definite floral influence. I know and love Lagrein but I’m a relative newcomer to Schiava. Striking a nice balance between rustic earthiness and wonderfully bright fruit, this charms with simplicity but there’s a lot more to it beneath the surface. Deliciously feminine and supremely dry, the luscious mouthfeel leads to a textured palate. Cranberry, ripe cherry, and wild strawberry mingle with allspice and underbrush. If you can’t tell, I love this wine. And so should you. — 6 years ago

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Trixie

Awesome description. Cheers!🍷
Willie Carter

Willie Carter

@Trixie This one was special. Thank you as always

Eisacktaler Kellerei

Valle Isarco / Eisacktaler Kerner 2016

Do i know the Grape YES named after the poet Justinus Kerner. A cross of a red grape Trollinger and Riesling from the Weinsberg Wein Institut. I got super drunk there trying 25 wines in the 80’s a trip with my fraternity - Kaffir lime. Touch of peach and green mango (no petrol ⛽️ so this is bs from some other friends). Grapefruit zest. Quite topical! A SUPER deal!!!!!!!!🦋🦋🦋🦋. Seems to do super well in Tirol / Alto Adige but losing his footprint in Germany. — 7 years ago

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Trixie

Great review! Cheers!

Viña Almaviva S.A.

EPU Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Lovely balanced and complex wine - could do with a little more fruit forward, but solid choice paired with red meat — 8 years ago

Strasserhof

Valle Isarco / Eisackteller Veltliner

Pairs extremely well with manchego and Parmesan reggiano. Do yourself a favor and pair this with charcuterie plate. Zippy, mineral, with notes of pineapple, apple & lemon. Drinks well alone, better with fatty cheese — 9 years ago

Antoine Luyt

Huasa de Pilen Alto País 2010

Sem duvida o melhor custo benefício do Chile . Glou glou total — 9 years ago

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Viña Una Hectárea - Línea Garage

Puro Instinto Cabernet Shiraz 2009

Sem palavras. Para saborear todo puro instinto do vinho com a alma e coração.

O vinho de despedida da relação com a Suíça CM.
— 9 years ago