Cv Wines Farm
Partida Creus
CV Cartoixá Vermell Penedés Rosé Blend 2017
Grapefruit aroma. A refreshing fizziness in the mouth that doesn’t overwhelm. Delicious! — 6 years ago
Château Damase
Bordeaux Supérieur Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
Light with some berry finish. Not bad. - CV — 7 years ago
Château le Meynieu
Haut-Médoc Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2001
Back to everyday wines Bordeaux CVed 11/13/17. JR wine. Floral earthy nose and great balanced palate and good finish. Good value at less than twenty. Opened 2/19/18. Nose has some oxidative resin sherry notes that's not bad but makes you wonder about CV (bit of cork stain from the CV). Still a lively ave good wine. — 7 years ago
Famille Perrin
Les Sinards Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend
Mellow red wine with a little tannan finish. Hints of Cherry's. Very drinkable. CV — 8 years ago
Château de Clairefont
Margaux 2005
CV tasting Bordeaux 11/29/16. Nose of more mature leaves and earthy mushroom notes and hints of wood. Palate has soft tannins and some wood notes and finish is complex with tannic notes. — 8 years ago
Château Tire Pé
Bordeaux Contrôlée Red Bordeaux Blend 2003
CV tasting Bordeaux 11/29/16. Nose of mature flowers and earth in '03 while '05 had a woody and minty and dusty notes. Palate balanced with '03 with softer body and more tannins in the 2005 and better structure and firm body. Carries through to finish. Similar tasting with 05 a point less. 60/40 Merlot/Cab franc. — 8 years ago
Massolino
Parafada Serralunga d'Alba Barolo Nebbiolo 2009
Raisiny on the nose but thankfully not in the mouth! Was going to cellar this more but in light of the cv stuff... — 5 years ago
Au Bon Climat
"Isabelle" California Pinot Noir 1995
CVed 9/3/17 3 Pinot comp. Surprising fresh with deep ruby color. Nose of Forest and hay and dark fruits. Dense and almost chewy body compared to Burg yet very balanced and long complex finish. Very nice. Better than all recent new world Pinot tasted. Opened for Maria wine dinner 5/5/18. Too bad. Nose of sherry oxidation and palate also showed notes of over ripeness. Though easily blended in with food, this unfortunately showed the effect of CV with well-used needle and old cork, and cork broke apart during opening. — 8 years ago
Oltretorrente
Colli Tortonesi Cortese 2012
Cved 5/24/17. Acidic mineral white fruit notes on nose that took time to open up. Light golden color and medium body with stones and minerals palate carrying through to long finish. A high strung profile with electric tension in a good way. Opened 1/28/20 and tasting excellent as noted before. CV sure worked well. Great food wine. — 8 years ago
Château de Carles
Red Bordeaux Blend 2005
CV tasting Bordeaux 11/29/16. Nose of Forest leaves that's mature and hints of dark flowers notes. Palate still had tannins and long finish. Opened 7/26/17. Drinking well. Dark berries under the forest notes and good balance on palate with a note of wildness. Would give it a bump up to 8.9 from 8.8 — 8 years ago
Rockbridge Vineyard
DeChiel Reserve Cabernet Franc 2009
When cellar aging make good into great! Such concentration and purity...taste/profile that rivals VA’s 1st cru’s! Wait, Shep might as well be in that discussion based on his CV @ the rockbridge property! — 5 years ago
Envinate
Lousas Viñas de Aldea Mencía 2016
Lousas from Envinate, vinas de aldea CV (Cuvée Viticole). Color: Dark ruby to pale garnet around the rim. Nose: red fruit and pepper, blackberry fruit, hot spices (cinnamon, cloves, and black pepper). Kind of a hearty nose, like the smell of spices from a hearty chili.
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I have not had many mencia before, so can’t really present a fair comparison. This is how I compartmentalize this wine: It has the structure of a well-made Burgundy minus the telltale leather flavors of a pinot noir. Other than that, the earthiness and the tannins and the length are simply majestic like the best of burgundy... but which Burgundy? I can’t tell, @brianmcclinticms, any thoughts?
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@viticolewine great collaboration with Envinate, keep ‘em coming. Migan (La Habanera) was out of this world, and this one keeps growing on me! — 6 years ago
Januik
Columbia Valley Merlot 2014
Best Merlot I've had in a while from the CV. 2014 vintage — 8 years ago
Realm Cellars
Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Rich, lush, lovely cherry flavor, without any sweetness. Scrumptious! Had with the Oakley's x4, C,&CV in Charlotte. — 8 years ago
Château Pipeau
St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2005
CV tasting Bordeaux 11/29/16. Nose of dark flowers and fruits and black berries and violets. Palate still shows tannins and with acidic balance and finish carries through. All the 2005s can wait a few more years. 90% Merlot rest Cab and Cab franc. Opened 9/24/18. Drinking really well. Almost two years since CV. No degradation. Raising score by 1. — 8 years ago
E. Guigal
Hermitage Syrah 2001
CV tasting Crozes Hermitage 10/6/16. Nose more hints of oak but with that savory and meaty profile that's a bit more muted. Firm and textured body and balanced with tannin still prominent. Long complex finish. Opened bottle 10/9/16 with Grafs in Maine and it was delicious. Nose was bit more prominent than first tasting and finish was great. Yum. Add .1 to score. — 9 years ago
Frank Nemia
Tremendous taste, drink ability, and pairing with dinner — 5 years ago