Fun bottle that has shed its baby fat, moving towards a more focused, savory stage of its life. I bet the fruit on this was just gorgeous and deep 8-10 years in. Plenty of acid and the maturity of the tannin brought life to the wine. Abv is a bit intrusive on the nose, but that nice richness it brings on the palate offers a compromise. Stewed blackberry, plum and cherry notes, smoke, and iron edge, potpourri, warm spice, leather. I curious were it’s going and where’s its been. — 6 years ago
Not sure what the stats are on the 2014 vintage in NZ, but this one touched on elixir for me at first. It tightened up a bit with the Ramen at Kitchen Door, but I would be curious to taste past vintages, and looking forward to future releases. — 7 years ago
Wow this is lovely. Exactly what white Burg should be, rich and complex but bright and lifted. I'm curious to see what it's like with a little more age. The acid is ample for a longer haul. — 7 years ago
Yes to this one. Curious forest floor notes on the nose, with lots of spice on the palate and a long finish. I opened it after our bottle of after-work Pinot Noir plonk ran dry and the difference was huge. It went well enough with burgers, but I'd like try it again with with roasted poultry and cranberry sauce. — 8 years ago
Just a baby, but with full grown facial hair! Curious how this will age. Kept trying to unfurl itself tonight, but was never able to take flight. — 9 years ago
Great flavor. Earthy, slightly tannic. Delicious to drink alone. Curious how it tastes with food. Fuller bodied Pinot. — 9 years ago
Big, ripe fruit. Much better after decanting. — 9 years ago
Vintage 2007 - autumn leaves, mocca, mushrooms, cedar, mature Lady from curious #carignano grape. Absolutely a wine with elegance. But nowhere middle of the road 😯 authentic beauty from #sardinia — 6 years ago
light gold with aroma of yellow pear peel, grapefruit, white pepper, herbs and white flowers. Quite viscous in the mouth with matching flavours with some almond notes and great minerality. Medium body and medium plus acidity. A verdicchio that can age and am curious to try it in a couple of years. — 6 years ago
Non vintage - festive aperitive to start the weekend. Jolly good combination of two grapes: the curious Grolleau and Gamay. #grolleau #gamay #loirefunk — 7 years ago
2015 - should have decanted longer - really opened after an hour. Really curious to explore older vintages of this one. — 7 years ago
So curious to see where this goes. Surprisingly accessible out of the gate. And big and delicious too. — 8 years ago
Excellent Cornas! Good value. Gorgeously full bodied and lasting nose and after taste. Curious to see how it will age in the next few years... — 9 years ago
Perfumed nose to die for. These wines are beasts A little muddy tho — 9 years ago
Yummy wine nice and smooth. You can get curious too :) — 11 years ago
A real delight, definitely getting this one again! — 6 years ago
I kept my hands off this vintage as long as I could, but I got curious and just had to try it. I love all of Aonair’s wines. I’ve had plenty of the ‘14, but I think this surpasses it. At pop and pour, I was shocked at how dark and purple this was and then shocked again when the main note I got on the nose was candied bacon and fresh squeezed blackberries. Based on color and smell, I would have blind guessed Syrah. The Grenache came through on this when it hit the palate. Front and midpalate were very crisp and elegant. Lots of berry flavors alongside smoked cedar and savory spices. The finish warrants decanting this for at least an hour...still pretty tight, but is killer after some air. Peppercorn, soy sauce, rhubarb. Great Grenache! @Martin G Rivard , if you’ve opened the one I sent you, I hope you gave it some air and more importantly, I hope you enjoyed it! — 6 years ago
Tobacco, dry and curious how it will age. Must try again later. — 8 years ago
Early release to wine club members, to be released in the Spring. Curious Cafe in Kelowna has it on tap though & you can try it by the glass! JAK calls the Okanagan Valley Pinot the "Tuesday Pinot". — 9 years ago
Discover by my Step Brother, good wine. Smell's pretty & taste even prettier. — 9 years ago
perfect fr a sunny day — 9 years ago
Mostly curious how delectable will handle scotch... — 11 years ago
Rubens Altimari
Super balanced, had just a sip at a tasting, very curious for the whole bottle! — 6 years ago