En Garde Winery

Valdespino

Manzanilla Deliciosa En Rama Saca de Primavera Palomino Fino 2020

Great new natty bar & shop in Cambridge. 🌰 🥜 — 2 years ago

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Commanderie de la Bargemone

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rosé Grenache Blend 2017

This a very balanced rose’. Minerality and acidity spot on. — 5 years ago

Jeff OrlowskiJoe Roth
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Fausse Piste

Garde Manger Columbia Valley Syrah 2014

Direct hit to the heart. Beaujolais spirited syrah that offers a super fruit nose composed at first of blueberrie sirup then blackberry with a violet hint after a few swirls. Non filtered with a hint of a gas when opened, no bretts; this suggests coherent and traditional wine making (+ high drinkability when successful). Clearly among the best wines I've tasted from Oregon. — 8 years ago

Marco Bergevin
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Julie Balagny

En Rémont Fleurie Gamay 2009

2009, Julie Balagny, En Remont, Jean Barrat, Fleury, Gamay. No notes, but an excellent Cru Beaujolais. Red fruit, a little spice and a little earthy. Great story about Julie Balagny. Took her dog, got a vineyard, works it all by herself and makes great Cru Beaujolais. — 8 years ago

Ernesto Catena

Tahuan Siesta en el Tahuantinsuyu Malbec

Easy drinking, tannin and dried berries — 9 years ago

Southern Right

Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Pinotage

Pinotage. 2013. Great. Great value. — 10 years ago

Sans Liege

En Gedi Grenache

2010 Vintage. I missed one in the cellar from my 2018 drink up recommendation but it was still hanging on. — 3 years ago

Shay, Jan and 6 others liked this

Château Bel-Air Lagrave

Cru Bourgeois Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Rick K
9.0

Cedar, iron, tight knit, but enjoyable. Opening with time to plum, graphite. A little thin but nice. Reconditioned in 2017. — 6 years ago

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Domaine de la Chapelle

Saint-Victor Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rosé 2016

Smell like straight apricot. Pineapple, watermelon, peach on palate. Dry, crisp with a mineral brine in the finish. Yum. — 7 years ago

Equipo Navazos

Navazos Fino En Rama Jerez Palomino 2015

In a little bottle comes a big wine. Color: gold. Notes of: Sea spray, 5-year-old Gouda, and marine varnish. Accompanied with pasta with mizithra cheese. — 8 years ago

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Domaine Philippe Tessier

Phil 'en Bulle Pétillant Naturel Menu Pineau Romorantin

16 July 2016. Vine Wine, Brooklyn, NY. — 8 years ago

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Commanderie de la Bargemone

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Grenache Blend Rosé 2015

Fresh strawberries, red currants, dried rose pedals with hints of citrus on the nose. Bright acidity & bone dry. Expect red cherries, peach & dried herbs with minerality on the palate. A classic Provencal rose' — 8 years ago

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Domaine de Trévallon

Les Baux Coteaux D'Aix En Provence Syrah Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Vin très précis avec une belle Syrah méridionale accompagné d'un joli cabernet — 9 years ago

Olivier Horiot

En Valingrain Rosé des Riceys 2008

I love me some vintage rosé — 11 years ago

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Gonzalez Byass

Tio Pepe 'Fino En Rama' Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

Very good quality with a solid expression of its provenance and a good length. Bruised apples, yeast, bread, iodine and a dry chalkiness puts this right where it belongs a good concentration on the palate which could last longer. As all serious sherries it is performing well above its price which takes you the question that everyone ask themselves, why don’t I drink more sherry? — 5 years ago

Copain

Kiser "En Bas" Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2014

Tasting at Copain. Beautiful winery with some sweeping views of Sonoma. Again no bottles so just the menu. The Laurel grades was an amazing wine, parcel of land by the ocean. It had that salt/mineral undertone and was crisp. Tidal wave was also very good and similar to a savignon blanc. The high rock Syrah was very good they let’s us try an 09 to give an idea of how it evolves. Solid wine. The 2014 was too tannic to get a good feel for the wine. — 6 years ago

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I enjoy the High Rock Syrah.

Jean François Ganevat

Cuvée de Garde Chardonnay Savagnin 2010

Wonderful finesse....notes of red apples, exotic spices, buttered toast and citrus fruits — 7 years ago

Copain

Kiser "En Haut" Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2011

Mason Balistreri
9.2

Why is everyone sad that Copain sold to KJ? I predict that the prices will be better and the quality will be more consistent. Don't make me remind you of the 2015 rose which was completely reductive to the point that I had to send cases back to the distributor. It didn't even blow off after 2 days! Anyways, this is a good bottle. When these are too young, they taste like warhead candy, but with just a few years on them, they taste like perfect black berries that just now became ripe. Also, Ray blind tasted me on this and I called it down to the producer. — 8 years ago

Raymond Domenico
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Neil Barham

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You answered your own question. Consistency is exactly what we wish to avoid. We don't need any more Cali wines that taste the same year after year from manipulation.
Mason Balistreri

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@Neil Barham Your dumb to not want consistent quality. Does that mean that it should taste the same every year? Of course not! I am the most die hard natural wine person you will ever meet and I am telling you right now that the Copain rose I had was ruined by excessive so2 last year. I don't want manipulation. People confuse the bullshit marketing for the matters of fact. Just because a wine is small production and uses whole cluster doesn't make it natural or un-manipulated. Too many wineries are riding this low alcohol and whole cluster trend right now and Copain was one of them.

Château Miraval

Côteaux Varois en Provence Rolle Grenache Blanc

Light and refreshing. Not overly sweet. Perfect for a nice summer night! — 9 years ago