On the nose, sweet tarry notes, dark chocolate bar, sweet blue fruit cassis, baking spices, boysenberries, huckleberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, black plum, whiff of white pepper, smoke & a touch of bacon fat, spice-box, dark fruit Eau de vie brandy, a touch of soy, dark rich soils, dry top soil/clay, spearmint and fresh & dark red florals. The body is full, rich & round. The M+ tannins are velvety & round but still have nice teeth. The palate is very similar to the nose. Sweet tarry notes, dark chocolate bar, sweet blue fruit cassis, baking spices, boysenberries, huckleberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, black plum, smoke & a touch of bacon fat, whiff of white pepper, menthol, spice-box, dark fruit Eau de vie brandy, a touch of soy, dark rich soils, dry top soil/clay, spearmint and fresh & dark red florals. The finish is big, full, balanced in fruit, earth & spice, elegant and lasts and lasts. Photos of; their new facility opened in April of this year. Tasting bar, my lovely wife in our private tasting area, those beautiful red clay Barossa soils and their vines as viewed front exiting their front door. — 8 years ago
Fantastic. Smooth — 8 years ago
Deep plum berry in color. Vanilla, cinnamon, anise, pepper and baking spices. Black currant, smoked toffee and burnt wood . Heavy, rich and full bodied. Superb silk textured finish — 9 years ago
Decent fall or winter beer — 9 years ago
Peaches and honeysuckle all day long... just enough acidity to keep things perky. The gentle golden tint makes everything happy when you look through it. Some may say it's the nectar of the gods; some may be right! We loved it - happy anniversary, babe :) — 9 years ago
Very nice tart white from Maine! A hint of dry and sweet. Very pleased! — 10 years ago
Great tastes of plum, cherry, and spice! — 11 years ago
With Yannick and KiKA; $21 from producer. 53% Malbec; 30% Merlot; 17% Petit Verdot — 7 years ago
Delicious semi sweet red... — 7 years ago
Continuing in my Napa cab education this showed up at the door for me. It is excellent winter wine. It would warm you even if chilled—at 15 % abv no doubt but the taste is coziness defined too: ripe cherries, blackberry preserves on some sort of cheese on an earthy whole whole wheat cracker. The tannins could use, say, one or two more years to fully integrate but they aren’t objectable. Holiday spices and a whiff of forest floor and a long plummy finish round it out. Take this wine to an ice skating party if such things exist in your life. — 7 years ago
Artisanal beer from Amsterdam, brewed with elderflower.
6.2%ABV
Good stuff!
@Delectable: producer = Gebrouwen door Vrouwen
Name of the beer = Bloesem Blond Bier — 8 years ago
Excellent martini — 8 years ago
Delicious Cab from the Alexander Valley region of California. — 9 years ago
Silky melon and cucumber with touches of lemon and anise. Smooth dry finish. — 9 years ago
Tastes even better when you're drinking it WITH the wine maker :-) Shout out to "Big Bobby!" — 10 years ago
Great with pinwheels — 10 years ago
Quite good, even though it's quite aged - 2008. — 12 years ago
This wine is made by Dan Standish who started his career by traveling all over the world learning the skill of winemaking. He returned to Australia to make wine at Torbreck. After making Torbreck, he starting his own project. This wine is produced from a vineyard with 100 year old vines with a yield of only a 1/2 ton on fruit per acre. In comparison to quality Napa producers, their yields are 2-3 tons per acre. Dan is absolutely one of the very best producers in Barossa.
On the nose, mulberries, olallieberries, blueberries, blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, plum, blackberries, black cherries, dark berry cola, vanilla, dark spice, black pepper, dry crushed rocks, limestone minerals, soft leather, saddle-wood, coffee grounds, black licorice, dark, rich soil, lavender and violets.
The body is full, rich, ruby, lush and very inky. The texture is elegantly sexy. The 06 is still youthful & fresh. It still needs more time but, it’s delicious tonight. The length, tension, structure and balance are just coming into it own. mulberries, Olallieberries, Boysenberries, blueberries, blackberries, black raspberries, black plum, plum, raisins, blackberries, black cherries, dark berry cola, vanilla, dark spice, black pepper, dry crushed rocks, limestone minerals, soft leather, saddle-wood, coffee grounds, black licorice, dark, rich soil, purple flowers, lavender and violets. The acidity is round and beautiful. The finish is long, thick, ruby, lush, elegant, well balanced with deep heat penetrating dark spices that rise off the palate and lasts several minutes. The 06 is still 5 years from it peak.
Photos of; The Standish Cellar Door, Owner/Winemaker Dan Standish, beautiful Barossa Vineyards and the old tasting room — 7 years ago
Sweet and still drinkable red for people who like dry. Not overpowering at all. — 7 years ago
After the amazing 2010 I had to try the 09 @ £30! Owned by & next door to Cheval-Blanc on old Figeac land 👍 & it's a fab buy to drink now to next 5yrs
🍇 80% Merlot & 20% Cab F
🍷 Opaque deep ruby
👃 Dark plum, blackcurrant & dark cherry through rich smoked oak w/ crushed minerals & farmyard then choc cherry gateaux
👄 Med+ creamy body of ripe chewy black plums/cherries/berries w/ a warm cocoa & gravelly backbone
🎯 Med+ full fruity dark fruity creamy coating w/ a mineral & melted chocolate wallop — 8 years ago
👊💥 £39 unbeatable QPR Pomerol & my favourite 👍 This Chateau is next door to Petrus and produces stunning wine for a fraction of the price! Perfect to drink now to next 5 yrs 😎
🍇 80% Mer & 20% Cab F
🍷 Dark ruby red w/ purple hue
👃 Dark jammy plum & blackcurrant through smokey oak, double choc mocha & minerals
👄 Med+ creamy smooth ripe dark plum & blackcurrant body with mocha infusion 💥 🥊
🎯 Long dark fruit, mineral & rich mocha linger - oh yeah 👍 — 8 years ago
Wonderful peach flavor — 8 years ago
Great with Slanted Door jicama salad and clay pot chicjen — 9 years ago
Stayed next door to this Chateau in 2007. Great nose and well balanced...good finish. — 9 years ago
Gorgeous plum, blackberry and smoke on the nose. Yummy earthy, foresty and cherry on the palate. Smooth tannins, long finish. So yum, I could drink it all day. Bought at the cellar door for $20. — 10 years ago
As promised this is a good "everyday" wine that goes well with pasta and pizza. — 11 years ago
Eric
Delightful sip of Cali. Not overly extracted or too syrupy. Dark ruby color, subdued on the nose and an atypical old world, almost Bordeaux finish. — 6 years ago