Ex Nihilo Vineyards
Michel Gaunoux
Grands Epenots Pommard 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1979
I love this wine well balanced complex and young for its age: ex cellar bottle . — 7 years ago
E. Guigal
La Mouline Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2005
05 모두 rp100 비교시음 //라투르끄 / 라랑돈 / 라뮬린 중 개인적으로 비오니에 함량이 젤 높아 부드럽다는 라뮬린이 개인적으로 최고 // 고수들은 라랑돈이 좋다고....ㅠ // 다만 난 론 쉬라보단 호주,미국 쉬라(ex>씨네쿼넌) 또는 부르고뉴 // 시간이 지나고 론쉬라를 다시 맛보면 달라질지도 // 당분간은 북부론 안녕 — 8 years ago
Manu Propria
Ex Animo Red Willow Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
God dammit that's good. Fruit forward, pulled back spice. French oak. 92pts. Direct $42.00 — 8 years ago
Château Lamothe Bergeron
Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1995
First of two magnums, ex chateau... for €31. This is a cru bourgeois, which I respect more after having visited and learned more about the classifications. I'm usually worried about older wines collapsing that I don't often decant, although I find myself saying "I'm surprised how it opened up after an hour" enough that I might reconsider. This was one of those. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this wine was how the fruit hits you on the finish instead of at the beginning. Nice, mature, restrained left bank Bordeaux. Impossible to beat for the price. — 9 years ago
Ewald Tscheppe (Weingut Werlitsch)
Ex Vero White Blend 2009
Drank this a few nights ago, very interesting. Good acidity, aroma and flavors. Thanks Alessandro! — 9 years ago
Ex Libris
Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Heavy flavors, yet playful and poetic — 10 years ago
Weingut Werlitsch
Ex Vero I Styria White Blend
Three days in…benthic beauty clocking in at 11.5ABV. — 10 years ago
Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend
The 1989 Pichon-Baron repeats its performance from the vertical tasting in May 2018. It storms from the glass, bearing copious blackberry, cedar and perhaps a little more mint than I noticed on the previous bottle. There is so much youthful zeal to this harmonious, refined Pauillac that you would barely guess it is 30 years old. Long and tender with a graphite-infused finish, this bottle might be even better than the ex-château example. Tasted at the 1989 Bordeaux dinner at Hatched in London. (Neal Martin, Vinous, September 2019) — 6 years ago
Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1978
The 1978 La Mission Haut-Brion is a candidate for the greatest Bordeaux wines produced during the 1970s. Without question, it is the highlight of the vintage. I have tasted it several times over the years and each time, my appreciation is heightened further. Still youthful in appearance, the bouquet soars from the glass with almost high-toned blackberry, cigar humidor, warm gravel and that signature trait of black olive. You could nose this all day. The palate is medium-bodied yet there is much more density than you will find on other 1978s. Notes of black fruit, bay leaf, graphite and earthy tones, the latter emphasized with aeration. Decanting is strongly advised because it responds to a long opening, deepening all the time, developing a sustained cedar tincture that lingers in the mouth. It is a fabulous La Mission Haut-Brion that at 40-years continues to give so much pleasure. Tasted at a private dinner in London (ex-château bottle). (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2018) — 7 years ago
Owen Roe
Ex Umbris Yakima Valley Valley Syrah
Delightful Syrah. Very fruit forward on the nose. The taste is nicely balanced, the fruit giving way to an unctuous flavor blend, pepper, leather, and bits of olive. The finish could be a bit longer. — 8 years ago
Ex Nihilo Vineyards
Okanagan Valley Pinot Gris
Really enjoyed it. — 8 years ago
Wrath
Ex Vite Monterey Pinot Noir 2012
Nice berry notes in bouquet; smooth with pleasant finish; more on fruit side for Pinot — 10 years ago
E. Guigal
Ex Voto Hermitage Syrah 2003
Holy shit! Where to start. High toned spice with earthy, peppered nuances, fresh dark fruit to tart fruit leather, but the performance is on the palate...sings. Fresh, infinite finish. — 10 years ago
Ex Nihilo Vineyards
Privata Okanagan Valley Red Blend
Smooth and amazing. — 10 years ago
Viña Tarapacá
Reserva Gran Tarapacá Ex Zavala Leyda Valley Pinot Noir 2012
Very smooth — 11 years ago
Ewald Tscheppe (Weingut Werlitsch)
Ex Vero I Spätfüllung White Blend 2006
This is the kind of thing you can only get inexpensively in Europe. Crispness belying it’s age. The vegetal notes from the Sauvignon balanced by the Chardonnay. I’d love to try it again in a decade. This was superb. — 7 years ago
Aberrant Cellars
Virtus Ex Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir 2011
Wrath
Ex Anima Chardonnay 2014
Yum!!!!!! Great Chardonnay tropical fruits (really taste that banana) with creamy finish. — 9 years ago
Krug
Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend 2001
Botteling on the right. Krug Grande Cuvee (2001). Magnum ex cellar — 10 years ago
Long Shadows Vintners
Sequel Columbia Valley Syrah 2007
2007 vintage - made by John Duval (ex-grange) - a real cracker with cherry, spice and lovely tannins - seamless with lingering finish — 10 years ago
Viña Tarapacá
Gran Tarapacá Ex Zavala Valle Central Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Drinks smooth, great with fried seafood — 11 years ago
Delectable Wine
Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.
The 2005 Cheval Blanc has a very intense bouquet, conveying so much energy that it almost knocks you sideways. That strong marine influence remains, the aromatics have opened up since I last tasted it. The palate is medium-bodied with firm backbone, yet more pliant than previous bottles, offering dense black fruit laced with mint and quite a potent saline note that drives the finish. This is surprisingly peppery on the aftertaste that is incredibly long. Awesome, but it needs more time. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at Berry, Brothers & Rudd. (Neal Martin, Vinous, December 2019)
— 5 years ago