Dependable, quaffable, affordable. — 9 years ago
Big, dark and wonderful — 9 years ago
Soter's 2012 Mineral Springs 'White Label' Pinot Noir has a rather unique story in that it is crafted from an unidentified "heirloom" clone. Who cares what the clone is, the results are spectacular. The perfect combination of concentration and finesse, the nose is a romp through a damp and earthy forest glen, fields of lavender, and then to the market, to find juicy blackberries and blueberries at their peak. Equally lush, almost brooding on the palate, with underlying layers of minerality and spice. Pinot reserved for the white label is aged 12 months on 50% new French oak, with 30 days extended maceration and minimal racking. 14.0% ABV — 10 years ago
Étude on a Friday...don't mind if I do. — 10 years ago
From purple heirloom rice this captures the magnificence of cherry blossoms — 11 years ago
Perfectly cellared. Went great with my ribeye, spinach heirloom tomato salad. Drank it over 3 hours and it kept humming along... — 12 years ago
Undeniably California fruit and style but balanced with a solid amount of tertiary aromas and flavors emerging behind a powerful red fruit and peppery bite — 8 years ago
Nice $13 sippin wine. Great with burrata, heirloom tomatoes on crostini. — 9 years ago
Phenomenal ice cider that went perfectly with terrines and goat cheese — 9 years ago
Enjoying watching/drinking this fine thing as it opens/morphs its magic with steak tartare and heirloom radishes @ Sonoma's The Girl & The Fig. Black to red fruit on first blush coating front center and back silk clothes clinging to cool skin slow dancing its way home... Salute — 10 years ago
Had it warm (against all rules!) but on a recommendation. Really cool. Started to take on the character of a beer, or a fuller bodied red. Would buy a case and serve all winter. — 10 years ago
A delightful selection from the Heirloom Cafe wine club. — 11 years ago
Had this with a salad of Bibb lettuce, genovese heirloom tomatoes, New York early onions, a little s&p and a simple vinaigrette of fresh lime, red wine vinegar, and evoo and what a revelation it was...😄 — 12 years ago
2004 Beaucastel in magnum was perfect with an heirloom turkey. Needed about 90 minutes of air then opened up beautifully. Great mouthfeel, red fruit, pepper. — 9 years ago
Pineapple, cherry juice, potpourri, turbid. Enjoyed with a spinalis-heavy ribeye, chicken quarters, pork belly, green bean salad, miso broccolini, bon bouche, heirloom tomatoes. Summer is over — 9 years ago
Heirloom - easy to drink! — 9 years ago
Needs a couple hours of aeration. Don't jump the gun. And then...EPIC. Face....melted.
It's Niellucciu + Sciaccarellu + some co-planted Corsican heirloom varieties, vinified and raised in amphorae. No SO2 at harvest or bottling. Pure, velvety, deep, caressing southern Corsican masterpiece from a boss who continues to improve each vintage. — 9 years ago
New England in a glass — 10 years ago
From our anniversary trip to the winery. Sweet wine, paired with country style ribs & roasted heirloom carrots for delicious dinner. — 10 years ago
Black concentrated fruits, bit of spice, vanilla. Not much tannin. — 10 years ago
Smokingly balanced. — 11 years ago
Alec Jeffery
This is the the "has great potential if......" full palate, rich, maybe too drinkable, lacks structure to be a really good wine but it's not a quaffer by any stretch. — 8 years ago