Borderline
Château Rayas
Réservé Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend 2011
Bersano
Gavi 2021
Pale lemon color.
Aromas of citrus,
Dry. Flavors of citrus, kiwi, mineral, borderline herbal. Notes are very green.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 1/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 8 months ago
Mithra Winery
Mt. Veeder Sauvignon Blanc 2012
An elegant wine that is very enjoyable and special but not quite elite. I’d actually give it a 9.35 as its borderline 9.4. Easily the heaviest Bottle of wine I’ve ever seen- which I personally think means quality. A friend brought it to dinner and it was the best of the night but can’t say It is worth the price tag if I had to purchase. Not a white but easily Complimented my sea bass and mussel meal perfectly. — 3 years ago
Brewer-Clifton
3-D Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2010
Trying this next to the ‘11 Marcassin was quite interesting. This was borderline reductive in profile. More Chablis like than typical Cali chard. At 9yrs though, the bright fruit has darkened a bit...golden pear, kumquat, sea spray aromatics. Tart on the palate with oyster shell and bruised Granny Smith apple. — 5 years ago
Ruggabellus
Timaeus Grenache Blend 2015
Don’t have much experience with Brett but maybe that’s the stuff I didn’t like about this wine in the first few days. When that blew off this wine had herbaceous notes and was borderline savory for me. Don’t have a great reference point for such a wine but hopefully I get more opportunities to taste more of this in the future. — 2 years ago
Cantina Sociale Cooperativa
Riserva Copertino Negroamaro
Bold leather and sweet vanilla oak with titch of anise bouquet, cooked black cherries and berry reduction aroma, borderline smoky with suggestion of dried thyme/basil; earthy richness; semi dry, super smooth tannin, and mild acidity. Garnet color. Yum! — 3 years ago
Hunter's Wines
Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017
Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com
Borderline 9.0 it is very good but not outstanding. Definitely better on the palate than on the nose. On the palate it has a lovely sweet spice finish with hints of cedar, sage and clove. #pinotnoir #newzealand — 4 years ago
Tusk Estates
Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
What can you say about a wine like this? I don't think there's any arguing that if nothing else it constitutes an incredible feat of engineering and basic human ingenuity. Dry extract is absolutely off the charts; fruit is borderline jammy but somehow still vibrant and succulent; and the structure is at once dense enough to cause a mild histamine reaction (not a frequent occurence for me) yet utterly silken in texture. It's incredible. Truly incredible. But frankly, nothing about this wine tastes like it came from this earth. Every sensory element of its overall gestalt is so exaggerated in scale as to seem utterly unnatural. It's cyborg wine. It performs all the tasks we expect of wine better than any natural wine ever could and yet there's no beauty to it. I'm scoring this highly because as a winemaker and vineyard manager I can only begin to conceive of the astronomical sums and herculean effort involved in producing such a monument to oenological wizardry. But when it comes to wine, all the money in the world can't buy a soul. — 5 years ago
Gilbert Van Hassel
The wine is old and borderline maderized. Unfortunately just got a case of this. — 4 months ago