Château Violet Lamothe

Clos Erasmus

Laurel Priorat Garnacha Blend 2010

Stewed black plums, dried bluefruit, creme de Violet, spicecake, coffee, cinnamon, allspice, clove, licorice whip, pastis, powdered sugar, earth, truffle. Richly textured, creamy almost but held up by the tannin. Peak drinking for me. — 4 years ago

Aravind, Ira and 1 other liked this

Violet Frères

Byrrh Grand Quinquina

Q is for Quinquina. Smells like a fortified wine with slight currant aromas, a good amount of acid gets the tongue tingling, the raisin and currant aromas come through the flavors but the body is light compared to a sherry or tawny port. A very nice aperitif... and we'll see how it does in a cocktail! #atoz2021 — 5 years ago

Paul and Laura liked this

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo

Fruit flavors: red cherries and strawberries

Other flavors: violet notes and earthy flavors

Body: Full
Alcohol: High
Acid: High

Paired well with Spaghetti & meatballs.
— 6 years ago

Thierry Allemand

Cornas Reynard (R) Syrah 1998

This always hits the spot, magical in its aromatics of black cherry, raspberry, smoked meat, earth, black olive, pine needle, dried herbs, menthol, pepper & violet. — 8 years ago

Ira, Shay and 26 others liked this

Vignoble Réveille

Ultra Violet Roussillon Syrah

David Singer
8.9

Well named. Hard pressed to not think this was a modern style St Joseph. Ripe fruit, opens up to more tertiary notes and herbs. Well crafted. — 8 years ago

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Concha y Toro

Don Melchor Puente Alto Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

One of my favourite 🇨🇱 wines 👍 @ £55 worth every penny - great now but will be superb in 4-5yrs 😎

🍇 93% Cab S & 7% Cab F

🍷 Dark ruby

👃 Blackcurrant & dark cherry smoke oak mist w/ cocoa mocha condensation dripping off your nasal hairs whilst walking in a mineral infused violet field

👄 Full bodied plump bursting blackcurrant & plum that's silky smooth through a creamy mocha shell

🎯 Long dark fruit & cocoa teeth stain
— 9 years ago

David, Bill and 1 other liked this

Château Lamothe de Haux

Côtes de Bordeaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

Granny Smith. Äpple. Stall säger Tobbe. — 10 years ago

Tobias Anderberg
with Tobias

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Impressive complexity and concentration. Nose of dark ripe fruit, truffle, and violet. Silky smooth palate, round tannins. Enjoyable now, but will really improve with time! — 11 years ago

Bodega Catena Zapata

Catena Alta Historic Rows Malbec 2011

Andrew Lampasone
9.3

Nicola catena is the Robert Mondavi of Mendoza they advanced in 15 years what it took the rest of the world 200 years to get to this level. They take from the five family vineyards for this wine. The historic rows are now put on the label. This is the best vineyards and they look for the best location in those vineyards Angelica named after his mother and this is the mother clone material. All the wineries built in Spanish or Italian architecture. Dark berry fruit blackberry and blueberry fruit with notes of licorice spice dark tobacco spice. Another vineyard has a dessert effect because of its low altitude this site gives it structure. Adrianna vineyards is one of the highest and this is the most important violet flowers and freshness and acidity — 12 years ago

Corey, Anthony and 2 others liked this

Château Beychevelle

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Very elegant with silky, polished tannins and lovely floral notes of violet. Leather, black cherry, blueberry, warm wood notes of delicate vanilla, espresso, mocha, tobacco leaf and a background note of mushroom and vanilla. Good long finish.
This wine is 47% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot.
— 4 years ago

Severn, Paul and 6 others liked this

Domaine Dujac

Morey Saint-Denis 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2014

Nice structure, balance that is drinking youthful showing the signature Dujac character with dark cherry, berry fruits, Vosne spices, mineral & violet — 5 years ago

Severn, Ira and 9 others liked this

Domaine Le Roc

La Folle Noire d'Ambat Fronton Negrette 2018

There is an irony thing in the nose along with violet and rose petals and cherry and a bit of black pepper. This is the nose I fell in love with 10 years ago. The palate is very well designed with a strong acid backbone, a very nice round and radiating fruit, a bit of a sweet touch, some nice oily, scratchy tannins which kick things up for a rather long finish with that fruit, pepper and a long lasting floral aftertaste. So great. This is 7 Euro when you buy it from the winery directly and it's 15 kilometers from where I am right now 😍 — 6 years ago

Amr, Anthony and 17 others liked this
Peter van den Besselaar

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Nice story. Great p/q.

Domaine Armand Rousseau

Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2003

Rich, ripe dark cherry, deep core of mineral, dry extract with iron, spice & violet. — 8 years ago

Chris, Paul and 5 others liked this

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay

Medium ruby color and a pronounced nose of raspberry, violet and a spice note reminiscent of sandalwood incense. Lovely medium body with silky texture. Good acid balance for food pairing and a long lovely finish. Wonderful evocation of serious Beaujolais — 9 years ago

Douglas and Greg liked this
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I remember when you first had that!
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You have a very good memory!

Château Lamothe de Haux

Côtes de Bordeaux 2015

Minerally and flavorful. Great value — 9 years ago

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Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend

Full cherry with with hint of violet. Wow — 10 years ago

Chris liked this
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Hope you and Helen are having a ball in Jolly Old! Is Monday gonna be awkward for everyone, you know, with the original Brexit anniversary?

E. Guigal

Brune et Blonde de Guigal Côte-Rotie Syrah 1995

Ben Cane
9.5

Wow! Great year, intense dense and nuanced all at once. Earth spice and lifted violet perfume — 11 years ago

Pio Cesare

Barolo Nebbiolo 1997

Simply Gourgeous! Full body, nice long aftertaste, vanilla, violet, lot of leather. Reccomended ;-) — 11 years ago

Domaine Dujac

Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir 2014

A wine that I have had many times that has been consistent with my prior posts. Notes of black cherry, raspberry, earth, mineral, savory spice & violet. No rush as there is structure & tannins with good acidity that will allow you to cellar for many years. — 5 years ago

Severn, Hermes and 10 others liked this

Calcareous

Trés Violet Red Rhone Blend 2019

Still young, but definitely earthy and fruity. — 5 years ago

Domaine Robert Chevillon

Les Vaucrains Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2010

This had good grip surrounded by a core of mineral showing notes of black cherry, earth, iron, savory spices & violet. — 5 years ago

Alex, Eric and 14 others liked this

Alain Graillot

Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2010

This has gained weight since last tried showing black cherry & raspberry with meat, black olive, pepper, violet & licorice spices. — 8 years ago

Shay, Mark and 4 others liked this

Domaine de la Pertuisane

Le Nain Violet Grenache 2016

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
8.9

#vindefrance #grenache — 8 years ago

Keith, Ted and 1 other liked this

Château Lamothe Vincent

Héritage Bordeaux Supérieur Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

A VERY good young Bordeaux, perfect sweetness, slight spice, and ZERO bitter after taste - highly recommend - had with pork and burger — 9 years ago

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Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 1991

Wow. Giving me a "moment" tonight. Reminds me of the good in this world as flavors unfurl. Olives and smoked meat on the nose. Shocks with the depth of fruit and sweetness on the palate. Loads of dark berries, cherries. Violet. Among other flavors. Stays elegant and balanced. Finish sails on. Stunning. — 9 years ago

Anthony, Eric and 9 others liked this
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This is La Chapelle. Not petit

Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet (Hervé Souhaut)

Vin de Pays de l'Ardèche Syrah 2014

Green violet blueberry juice — 10 years ago

David, Nora and 1 other liked this

E. Guigal

Château d'Ampuis Côte-Rôtie Syrah

Medium to dark burgundy in color, edge showing some brick hue, smells of anise, violet, cinnamon, white pepper and fig, medium to full body, very refined sweet tannin, started out slightly muted with high acidity, takes more than an hour to open up, tastes of cedar, tobacco, clove, black cherry, black berry, and anise, extremely smooth and balanced mouthfeel, with a long and lingering finish. Beautiful! — 11 years ago

Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Intoxicating nose of blueberry, violet, and chocolate. Concentrated and silky smooth on the palate. Very enjoyable after 2+ decant. Young wine, save this one for longer! — 12 years ago