admiral von schnauzer

9.2

So that happened again. Another relic from a bygone age. Unfamiliar vintage but hey why not?

Acidity high. Tonnes of secondary odors, a very dirty, dirty girl indeed. Mossy, damp, barn yardy goodness. Colour still decent, definitey a rusty tinge to it, much like the fender of the chevy Malibu robbing the 7-11 beside you now.

Dark cooked cherries, and a touch of oxidation. Meh. Original cork. Still rather fun. A touch of ferniness. Is that a word? Consumed @northforktable w toughchad dec 30/17 — 10 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Lots of minerals, vanilla, Turkish fruit, spicy and lots of potential to develop, very nice wine indeed!! — 10 years ago

Jonathan Bennett

9.1

Luxurious deep colour, nice nose, lots of dark fruit & chocolate. Very nice indeed! — 11 years ago

Paul Lysek

Sommelier at Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak, & Stone Crab

10

Amazing. Drinking remarkably young. Much life left in this bottle indeed. — 11 years ago

Alex Powell

9.0

From taste: some butter and cocoa on entry, ripe dark berries, tapenade and lilac. Seems a quasi-modern take, plenty of fruit and tame. Dense and meaty palate, olive and fine acidity, creamy texture from wood, supple tannin. Tame indeed without losing its pure french syrah identity. Good concentration, and fine for the $47. A cornas to introduce folk to. — 11 years ago

Ludovic Anacleto

8.9

Decanted 2 hours prior drinking. Served with middle eastern flavored cuisine. A great wine indeed, with a unique personality and flavor profile. It's spicy, warm and classy with a touch of dirt. — 11 years ago

Paul Williamson

9.3

Very good indeed. Mushroom, liquorice, blackcurrant, sultana, prune, dark treacle, very interesting. Saline, sweet dark fruits, forest floor, umami, sweet tobacco.
Not hugely long but complex, sweet. Very nice.

— 12 years ago

Jason Kissane

10

1970. Oldest champagne I have ever tasted. Very toasty and buttery. still some bubbles and good acid there. very nice indeed! — 12 years ago

Phoebe Li

9.6

Predominately carbenet franc! Very interesting indeed with a hint of dustiness — 12 years ago

Stephanie Di Sano

9.9

Merry Christmas indeed. — 13 years ago

Bill Belanger

9.0

Bought this at K&L on their recommendation. Took it to a dinner -- heavy pasta, ragu, etc. The hit of the evening: Supertuscan, indeed! — 14 years ago

Bryce Bannatyne

New Jersey Sales Representative Martin Scott Wines, Ltd

9.2

Last btl from our case of 2010. Very good indeed. — 10 years ago

Jack Cranley, Backroads Wine Club & Cascadia Premium Wines

9.2

Beautiful ruby color. Not showing any brick quite yet. (2011 vintage consumed in June,2016)

Delightful nose that made me blurt out, "Ohh! Sweet sharp cherry funk!" That's a good sign.

It really has a muscular power on the nose that I'm really enjoying. The brooding dark fruit is laced with sandalwood and spice. With a little breathing time it takes on a slightly musky, cologne note sprinkled with earthy moist humus.

There's a little disconnect when you drink it though. It's not as bold as you might expect from the smell. Not to say that's a disappointment. Indeed, it makes it very approachable and dangerously easy to imbibe.

Texture is fine grit, body is balanced, and as my drinking buddy this evening said, it has that certain "je ne sais quoi."

I think this is really in its happy place right now. I can't imagine any more cellar time would improve the drinking experience. It might hold up a little longer but it's at maximum enjoyment potential in my opinion. Go ahead and pop this baby if you have any. — 10 years ago

Ntobeko Ntusi

9.0

Indeed a poetic prosseco. 2013 vintage. — 11 years ago

Joe Loughran

9.5

Happy Thanksgiving, indeed! — 11 years ago

with Spencer, Jesse and 1 other

Yury Glazkov

9.5

Very expressive woody/spicy thing. Rough but powerful! Indeed sophisticated but spiky on the surface. You need to dig into it — 11 years ago

Bernardo Llaguno G.

9.7

This was indeed an incredible wine. It drank nicely after some decanting. — 11 years ago

with Alejandro

Evandro Pereira

9.3

Very good indeed — 12 years ago

with Rafaela

Dade Thieriot

10

1994 Cune Gran Reserva:
A very unique and special bottling for the wedding of the Spanish royal family Prince and it is a worthy subject, indeed, loaded with layers of rich blackberry fruit, intense concentration and plenty of American oak to keep it going until the Prince has the next heir to the throne. — 12 years ago

with Petra

Tom Kobylarz

9.5

Wine of the night for many, the facts: made from 80% Roussanne and 20% Grenache Blanc, from vines between 10-40 years old, and a small quantity of the “Vieilles Vignes” cuvee, produced entirely from Roussanne vines of at least 65 years of age. Deep gold in color, this is indeed in the mature stage. A complex and full nose showed layers of almonds, sea breeze, candied citrus and honeysuckle. The palate indeed confirmed the small bit of oxidized notes (sherry like saline) that went very well with the yellow fruits and flowers, full bodied with grace, minerality and good acid cut which no doubt is how it was able to age. — 12 years ago

with Javier

Dr.Meandor

9.2

TERRE winery (Italy)
BARBARESCO, 2009

Tasted January 2012

Was advised to buy Terre as perfect example of 'classic' Barbaresco. That was lucky purchase indeed: exciting, enveloping & powerful!
 Promising appearance of intense dark bloody-red colour, violet rim.
 Fantastic palette of fragrances: kaleidoscope of spices, dried cranberries, chokeberries and black currant leaves. Pleasantly high on acidity and tannins, in mouth reveals flavors of tart dark berries, dried tomatoes, rustic spices, earth. Persistent finish makes it nice company to lamb chops, bbq, truffles / porcini meals.
Not sure it's classic Barbaresco, but I do like it. — 10 years ago

Ruben Freixas

9.4

A great finding! Pago del Vicario never fails, and this white from Tempranillo grapes is indeed a great companion for any meal. — 10 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.8

Vintage 1949 in Burgundy according to Broadbent: “..most perfect end of a decade - elegant, well-balanced wines”; Clive Coates in his book Cote D'Or: "best vintage of 40's all-perfect beauty and purity”; Robert M. Parker Jr.: “it was the best of post world war II vintages before 1959”
Henri Leroy at that time was négociant based in Auxey-Duresses, his mythical daughter Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1949 was only seventeen.
Les Cazetiers is amongst the most elevated of Premier Cru site in Gevrey-Chambertin - and indeed the whole of Burgundy.
I drank this precious bottle on Mount Etna with #FrankCornelissen and other dear friends. Uncork this bottle lead to a surgical operation. Just begun to pull it out, a light breath of wine molecule with air bubbles magically have emerged on the surface of the cork. It's been like witness the passing away of a dying old man (or Pinot Noir must be a woman?) That humanized wine had held "élan vital", hope and breath inside him for the last 66 years! A miracle of a wine still so tasty, robust, citrusy, vibrant, earthy, incredibly alive and well-preserved despite color and neck level did not bode so well.. that's what I thought and I'll remember until I die: "the wine was waiting for us to drink it up, he gave off his mortal blow to offer us life, joy and smile!" — 11 years ago

with Alberto

BP

9.7

A medium-bodied wine that is truly charismatic. Its refreshing and crispy quality provides a great finish. This is indeed a fine bottle of wine. — 11 years ago

Colin Heinrich

Sales & Marketing B Wise Vineyards

10

Like drinking wine from a blue/white Alpen stream thru a stone straw with bubbles!! Hooray! This is a wine that cheers the soul with purity, Vini estremi indeed. The label my favorite, complete with ice axe and rope, I love it!! — 11 years ago

Sabra Lewis

9.2

Grand cru status indeed — 12 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.0

Seduction. Indeed. Nice Boudreaux blend — 12 years ago

Chandni Patel

9.8

Throwback Thursday indeed. — 12 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

9.0

The nose is effusive with pure fruit and cool forest floor and cedar aromatics. Fresh black currants, pencil shavings and subtle vanilla bean on the palette. Light on its feet and finely structured. Peyrabon is indeed hitting its stride with this vintage. — 13 years ago

Julia Weinberg

9.6

Bretty gamay, just the right amount of horsey @sfwineguy Gateway drug indeed — 14 years ago