Forgotten Wonders
Paul Lato
Atticus John Sebastiano Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011
Apologetically I have forgotten all the lovely details about this wine, but I remember it being fantastic and worth the higher price and allocation tactics. Happily am hanging on to many Latos from this vintage and am so excited about it 👍🏼 obviously inspired by good burgundy...and manages to be very natural, not much dress up is being played here that's for sure. Happily puzzled and surprised. 👊🏼 — 10 years ago
Antica Terra
Antikythera Pinot Noir 2011
Wonders for 2011 — 12 years ago
Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1990
Coravin treatment 4 months ago, opened bottle last night with about 1/3 left. Beautiful, lush layered black fruit buried in a forgotten laundry hamper. — 12 years ago
Vitteaut-Alberti
Cuvée Agnes Brut Crémant de Bourgogne Chardonnay
Simply incredible. Perfect balance in flavor and bubbles, it envelops your mouth in its wonders. Must try, must buy again. — 10 years ago
Schiopetto
Collio Sauvignon Blanc
A sometimes forgotten about winery that rocks. — 10 years ago
Giaconda
Pinot Noir 2004
This wine has the potential to be very good, but at only 10 years under Stelvin, it is still a baby. Makes one wish for a real cork. The nose is a very appealing funky and earthy mess of plums and black cherries. The wine is dark, about as dark as Pinot gets. On the palate, it is exuberantly lively. A piercing acidity leads into a sweet-tart cherry and red raspberry fruit profile. The finish is extremely long. This is a wine of great precision, yet one which has not yet shed its baby fat and one wonders if it ever will under the screw cap. The fruit and acid are still a bit disjoint and raw. Should age for years. — 11 years ago
Leo Steen
Saini Farms Chenin Blanc 2013
Leo Steen is doing wonders with California Chenin Blanc. I imagine this will do better with a little more time in the cellar. Succulent white flowers, minerals, lemon zest and green apple glide down with enough acidity to pair this well with a number of dishes. — 10 years ago
Dominio do Bibei
Lacima Ribeira Sacra Red Blend 2010
Forgotten vines, reimagined. — 11 years ago
Hobo Wine Company
Sceales Vineyard Grenache 2011
Initially tight on the nose and coming across as overly tart/acidic on the palate. Two hours in the decanter do wonders for it, though. The cranberry notes evolve into fresh cherry and the acidity comes into terrific balance with the other elements. A restrained, graceful CA grenache. — 11 years ago
Curtis Osborn
Curtis had this 10 years ago