Conscious
Rodney Strong Vineyards
Estate Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Unusually supple , refined and beautifully balanced for one of the Heavyweight Cal Cabs especially as it is so young. As I was told by the Sommelier " this wine although not having enough Merlot to consider it a Meritage , Uncle Rodney and his crew do blend with more than a modicum of Merlot and have made a conscious effort to make the wine more eminently drinkable and approachable at a younger age .
Gorgeous full forward fruit w cherry notes , I feel a roundness of toasty oak as well.
Worth higher marks than the rating I saw at 8.9. I would give this wine about 9.3! Incorrect not north by northwest sb Rodney strong Alexander valley 2014 — 8 years ago
Serge Mathieu
Tradition Pur Pinot Blanc de noirs Brut
This is my kinda bubbly. Strawberry and blueberry, high pressured, faint flinty minerality, very little dough, almost no salinity, gluggable, $20 half bottle. Why I let my friends take more of the good stuff idk. Maybe I'm just trying to be humble and generous, maybe I'm self-conscious and try not to act like an alcoholic😂. — 8 years ago
d'Arenberg
The Conscious Biosphere Mclaren Vale Aglianico Petite Sirah 2012
Amidst it's other notes this wine, atomically, I've found to be so reminiscent of young coonawarra Cabernets with a freshness of black currant. It's taken half a day to truly show itself but this certainly has plenty of interest — 9 years ago
Chrysalis Vineyards
Estate Bottled Virginia Norton 2013
This wine spits in your collective conscious and challenges your sanity. It will flip an aromatic finger to you and your friends. Grab it and go. Don't be shy. If you show weakness you will bend to its collective strength. Be a man, stand up. Take it and love it. — 10 years ago
Januik
Lewis Vineyard Syrah 2008
We knocked this back in Homer, Ak. Great wine, great skate sesh with the Ol' lady after. Then we watched a drunk local play chicken with a street sign on his bike. He lost in a decision in the 10th round. When we finally got him conscious again he was asked, " have you been drinking" "Yeah but there's nothing wrong with that!" True that brother! — 12 years ago
Bodegas Muga
Reserva Unfiltered Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2013
A solid budget conscious choice if ever there were one. Mocha, pepper and plums. It's well made and goes well with a steak. Simple. — 7 years ago
Talisker
Talisker Storm Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The best Talisker, when you want to be budget conscious... — 8 years ago
Arbe Garbe
Sonoma County White Blend 2014
This Friulian inspired blend is more than just a fancy label. A very conscious and clever winemaking that includes both an extended skin contact, partial new barrels, and to judge by the taste probably som battonage as well. Generous indeed; floral and ripe fruit, pronounced oak influences, a scrumptious viscosity but with enough freshness to carry the wine all the way to the finish line. A very interesting encounter I must say. — 8 years ago
Wakefield
Clare Valley Shiraz 2014
My 200th wine!!
I probably spent a bit too long thinking about which wine to choose, having noticed the night prior that I was at 199. But then this bottle struck me and that was that! About a year ago, I had my dad "import" this from Canada because it seems Wakefield is hard to get in the US. It was one of the first wines I ever remember buying and then saying - i am going to make a conscious effort to buy more. So I felt this would be a good anniversary wine to see how far I've come, as there have been at least 200 cuvées since I started on here
I'm glad to say that I still think this is a very good wine. The nose opens with sweet cedar and cherry. It's fairly dark purple but still opaque. On the palate there are the typical notes of dark blue fruits. It has fairly soft tannins and a moderate finish. The #qpr is high!
With all that said - I'd like to thank all the folks that I follow on Delectable. I've learned a lot from each of you and I appreciate reading your thoughts and seeing what you're drinking. @David A Lentine @Ron R @Jody Scharf @Bill Bender @"Odedi" @Mike Rowe @Rochelle @Martin G Rivard @Bob McDonald @Fraser McKinley @Paul T @Shay Aldriedge @Eric Shanks @Matthew Beninati and everyone else who I may have forgotten!! Cheers!! — 9 years ago
Eric Bordelet
Sidre Tendre
The apples for this brew had to have been in pristine and well-defined condition. The skins and flesh of these apples must have been absolutely perfect when they were squished to oblivion. This has the energy of a super-conscious being exuding from it. There is just no other way to circle around the precise quality of this concoction in words at this moment. Rose petals, slightly underripe red apples (not delicious red), and the essence of a very juicy lipped blonde...I would lick this off the counter if it spilled, which is what just happened. I spent 10 minutes to contemplate the juice on the counter along with the shards of my former Riedel glass. I hope this happens again soon. — 10 years ago
Brooks Winery
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2015
Very fine Pinot Noir value. I recommend this to my budget-conscious Pinot Noir loving customers for its alluring fruit and charm. Fruit-forward. Clean, well-balanced and showing lovely fruit. Wonderful producer with a unique story and a certified Biodynamic farm. — 7 years ago
Rhys Vineyards
San Mateo County Pinot Noir 2013
When I come across Kevin Harvey's Rhys Vineyards I always think about this excerpt from a piece Jon Bonne wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle back in 2011: "The depleted soils of Harvey’s Skyline vineyard, planted at the winery, are so densely planted and demandingly farmed, at about 7,000 vines per acre, that its 14,000 vines yielded just 660 bottles of wine in 2009. Which explains a revealing harvest moment that stuck in Harvey’s head: “One guy comes out of the vineyard and says, ‘Why do you hate money?'”"
This is strawberry at its perfect ripeness. Exotic, perfumed, pure, and wild. A Pinot Noir like this probably makes Cali Pinot producers wish they were in Burgundy and Burgundy producers awkwardly self-conscious. It's cerebral hedonism. — 8 years ago
Vinogradi Botunjac
Sveti Grai Prokupac 2012
Tasted 20/01/2016
Yes! I've opened by Holy Grail (Sveti Gral) right after my first conscious Confession and Holy Communion! :)
Elegant, refined, emotive and feminine 100% Prokupac, aged 1 yr in barrels.
Dark garnet to dark red of some transparency, carmine rim.
Obducing nose of creamy cranberry, rosemary, raspberry, vanilla, dill, oregano.
Finely structured, well-rounded medium-bodied palate, flavored by lingonberry, cherry, pomegranate & ashberry hint.
Cranberry-driven silky lingering finish.
Pair: lamb leg baked with garlic and herbs. — 9 years ago
Matua
Marlborough Pinot Noir 2013
Another winner from NZ, and a great price point for the budget conscious.... Nice nose, adequate legs and a nice finish length make this an excellent Pinot for now or for cellar — 10 years ago
Frey
Organic Natural Mendocino Red Blend
Nice wine for a casual dinner for the more health conscious. Organic! No sulfites! Great price. — 10 years ago
Yealands Estate
Premium Selection Marlborough/Central Otago Pinot Noir 2010
I am really beginning to like the Pinot's from New Zealand. I don't think I have had a bad one yet. This bottle has a bit of the barnyard aromas. I get bright red fruit, cherries, strawberries. The taste on the palate is smooth and elegant, very well made with good balance. Tart cherry, strawberry, spices, a good minerality and true acidity. Peter Yealands, the owner contends that he "set about making great wines with minimal environmental impact; finding ways to stay in step with nature at every stage of production - from his Babydoll sheep that do the weeding in the vineyard to his carboNZero certified winery." I love when winemakers are environmentally conscious and make good solid wine. Great QPR, $18 bones. www.yealands.co.nz — 12 years ago
Eric Godin
As a result of all the different varieties blended in here(chard with white rhones and aromatics) this wine has a really cool complexity on the nose.
Grilled pineapple with white pepper and lychee. Vanilla, soap, salt. We are right on the edge of how much oak in a chard that I can tolerate, and I believe that to be a conscious decision. They purposely didn't bury the subtleties of this wine with oak. It plays as much of an influence as the supporting varietals. The pallatte brings a great balance of acid, salt, cream, and fruit. It has a little of the disjointed feeling, but altogether it's a nice experience. A little surprised here, my expectations were low but the wine caught up to it's pricetag. — 7 years ago