Skye LaTorre

Sommelier The Meatball Shop

8.9

Not my favorite. Not something I normally miss in Tarlant, but in this instance, no dosage=no balance...at least for me. — 8 years ago

Donna Platt

9.1

2003 vintage. Velvety at first for a second. Then bam!!! Fruit on finish. — 9 years ago

Rahim Ladak

9.5

Ohhh that's bold! BAM! Oaky, smooth, balanced. Slightly jammy. A great sipping wine. A table wine? That's a surprise! — 9 years ago

TheSkip

9.2

This is a mildly interesting story. Well, in fact, it's only interesting to me because I benefitted.

You may recall my previous BMW posting on Round Pond, how it was corked and how I was unlikely going to give them another chance. Well, the wine gods intervened and here I am.

I was on my way down to Boston and I made my typical stop at the New Hampshire liquor outlet. For those of you not in the know, it's probably the only liquor store in the US that has a dedicated off ramp from the interstate. It serves as the de facto rest area for the brief 20miles one is in NH on I95.

Every time I'm in there, it seems they are posting sale tags on the wine shelves. Well, I happened to see that this wine was (probably) confused for the cheaper Kith and Kin. They were strangely several shelves apart. On sale for $28. Plus an additional 15% off purchases seasonal sale! I said what the hell and picked up 4. Of course, it came up at $50ish but when I pointed out the price tag. Bam. $25 out the door.

An old friend of mine had a saying: free food tastes better and free clothes wear better. So, with that in mind, here goes...

Decanted 2 hours. The wine is deep dark red with almost no translucency. The nose is fairly intense. Lavender, cassis and leather. There is some mild heat in there as well.

The palate is rich and full bodied. The wine coats the mouth and the intensity from the nose continues. Cassis and dark fruits. Moderate to firm tannins. Nice finish. Definite notes of Rutherford dust. — 10 years ago

Chris Graves

9.0

Best Chianti I've ever had. Make sure you let it breath as it isn't that good when first opened but after a while, bam! — 10 years ago

Erik Finwall

10

Bam. Redonkulous — 11 years ago

with Jennifer

Scott Rowe

9.0

#bytheglass
12' Two Men in Mendoza Malbec
Candied cherries and toffee get you ready for sweetness then bam as savoury and Saturn like as they come. — 11 years ago

Greg Rubin

9.3

Bam. Awesome.
#DespanaSoHo — 11 years ago

with Tatiana

Scott Reiner

9.1

13. Juicy. Bam! — 12 years ago

Filip Rokita

9.1

Bam! Italian Chablis? — 9 years ago

with Courtney and Sze

Shawn R

9.4

Give it time to spread its wings and bam! — 9 years ago

Alia Connor

9.7

Bam! From the lower of the two vineyards, sandier soil and you can tell. We tasted the grapes off the vine. Killer representation, 100% Grenache, large barrels. Smooth, supple, full, hard to believe it is a 2014. Good acidity. — 9 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.5

Superb example of a blockbuster 2011!!
Uncorked, poured and Bam! Beautiful nose, dark fruit, front, mid a back palate are alive & kicking!
I love it.
— 10 years ago

with Christine

Kieran Roberts

9.0

Bam and the fruit hits you in this hot vintage. Picked two weeks earlier than normal and is right in the perfect drinking window now. — 10 years ago

Amanda Crawford

President Spectrum Wine Auctions

9.2

bam. Boom. This tasting note should be a marvel comic with lightening bolts and dialogue boxes filled with "holy fruit batgirl" — 11 years ago

MaJ CappS

8.9

Star fruit! Pow! Tangerine zest! Bam! Pummelo! Zap! This is Adam west dancing around my mouth in full gear. Hell ya. It's not every day you drink exotic grape varietals, in spandex.
2013 — 11 years ago

Femi Oyediran

9.0

Meaty, fruity, delicious with firm tannins. Bam — 11 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.3

2013 - BAM! Creamy, Pine(y) stone fruit, batenburg cake but with a deep mineral dent, great. Textured mouth feel, rich but with some prickly tropical and citrus fruit acidity, creamy but clean finish, Ab Fab. GORGEOUS! Rewards plenty of air & def get in ye cellar if you can. — 12 years ago

Francesco Petroli

9.0

calore al naso e poi BAM! un sorso imprevisto, teso e dinamico, fresco e insaporito dal frutto! Taurasi 2008 Lonardo. 89/90 — 12 years ago

Brad Page

8.9

Fantastic nose. Bam!
Unfortunately needs a bit more acid. Grandmaster behind this one. Great value for price point but just missing a little something. Still happy to drink it. Will give it some time. — 9 years ago

with Deral

Pam Starr

Owner/Winemaker Crocker & Starr Wines

9.7

Ok after the monbusquet this needed 20 minutes. And then bam! Fruit and earth and sex! — 9 years ago

with Deby and Ken

michael pandolfo

9.1

Savory black fruit with an edge. Needs about an hour to open then BAM - fantastic! — 10 years ago

Brett Rogosin

9.6

The essence of Emeril...This stuff is banging...Bam! Nose of dried raisin, fig and prune. Pallet is like apples and honey before a big Rosh Hashannah meal. So good. Too life! Lechiem. — 10 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.3

Bam! Olives and bacon right out of the bottle. I understand this is Pre classified cote rotie. 90% Syrah. 10% Viognier. Medium full. A bit cloudy. Over 3 nights tasted several nuances of smoked meats, rustic farm vegetables, and interesting barnyard smells. A little rough, but Loved it. — 10 years ago

Mark Fletcher

9.7

Bam! In New York. Perfect. — 10 years ago

Jeff D.

9.8

At an amazing place right now- great balance of fruit, texture, acid and earth. Bam! — 11 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.1

bam. electrically delicious. — 11 years ago

Jonathan Haysom

9.0

Bam. Hopped up imperial IPA. — 11 years ago

Kit H

10

BAM! This was off the hook. — 12 years ago

Carlos Torres

9.3

With a little Indian food — 12 years ago