Mercian Corporation

3 Badge Beverage Corporation

Cedar + Salmon Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2013

Very tasty light and not sugary Sauvignon Blanc! — 5 years ago

Château Mercian

Private Reserve Jyonohira Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

From Kyoko when she visited in June 2019 — 6 years ago

Brown-Forman Corporation

Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey 2016

Lots of fruit. Cherries and Apples. — 6 years ago

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Antiyal

Valle Del Maipo Carménère Blend 2015

Somm David T
9.3

This is the Antiyal Valle de Maipo. It’s 48% Carmenere, 36% Cabernet and 16% Syrah.

I only tasted two wines at Antiyal. This one and an unlabeled 2016 Syrah/Garnacha blend. Sadly, I was not in a position to take detailed notes.

This Carmenere, Cabernet and Syrah blend was a pop & pour. Despite this, it was full of ripe dark currants. The body was full. Tannins nicely rounded. The wine drank beautiful young with a nice round structure and showed beautiful elegance.

Their label pays homage to the indigenous native Indian population in the Southern part of Chile. They are sadly being treated much the way the Yanks treated North American Indians only at a much later date. For years, they were left alone. Until recently, the Chilean Government has given their land rights to Corporation since the unification of Chile.

Antiyal started small as a Garage producer. Their first production was 3,000 bottles. They’ve now grown to around 15,000 bottles with added hectares directly across the street.

Alvaro (Co-Owner-Winemaker) and his wife Marina are salt of the earth people. They started this winery in a garage and have grown into a medium size Viña in Maipo.

They believe in being completely bio-dynamic and enjoying walking the walk. They put everything from their farm and vine waste back into the vineyard. They create compost for the year from their farm animals and Viña leftovers (unused grapes, stems, canes, leaves, cow manure etc.) They also do everything by the cycle of the moon.

It was a pleasure to spend a couple hours with them walking their vineyards and talking about their amazing practices. Very enjoyable afternoon.

I thank them for all their time and sharing their knowledge.

Photos of; their Estate vines with the Andes Mountains from their Viña rooftop, milk cow, used oak barrel (no new oak use) and one of their Vina buildings.
— 7 years ago

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Château Mercian

Unwooded Chardonnay 2014

Well balanced, baked pear and stone fruits, yellow plums. Not so dry, buy lingering and clean finish. — 8 years ago

Mercian Corporation

Sol Mar White Blend

雑味なく軽くちょい甘で飲みやすい! — 9 years ago

3 Badge Beverage Corporation

Bozal Borrego Sacrificio Mezcal

Spearmint. — 5 years ago

Rob, Ron and 2 others liked this

Château Mercian

Mariko Vineyard Syrah 2016

Old world mixed, white, black, green pepper. Medium, almost light bodied, tart cherry, savory, high acidity. — 6 years ago

David, Romain and 1 other liked this

Brutal Wine Corporation

Conca de Barbera Grenache Blanc 2015

Vila. 18,95 -20% = 15,16. 06.07.18
Celler Escoda-Sanahuja.
06.08.18
— 7 years ago

Château Mercian

Cuvée Ueno Koshu Kiiroka 2015

Good Acidity and lively. Surprising Japanese wine! — 7 years ago

Stephen liked this

Duggan's Distillers Products Corporation

Duggan's Dew O'Kirkintilloch Brand Blended Scotch Whisky

JHT
9.6

Best NV, blended scotch, 9/10, for the price $24-$30/ 1.76 liter, JHT — 8 years ago

Bonitata Boutique Wine Corporation

The Naked Bottle Tangled Red California Sangiovese Blend 2017

Bonitata boutique wine in Auburn Ca's new naked bottle club release reserve wine tangled red is quite enjoyable. Good bright color, forward fruit with just a hint of bite at the end. A new enjoyable blend from a new clubs first release, cant wait to pick up some more next time we are in town! — 8 years ago

Château Mercian

Muscat Bailey A 2014

Straight forward sweet and strawberry taste, not so complex, low viscosity/alcohol, easy to drink.
— 8 years ago

98 Wines

Nogi Tane White 2018

Usually not a huge fan of Koshu grapes as they always seem very flat in terms of flavors, lack complexity, etc. Good for easy summer drinking outside when very chilled. But this had tons of energy and had a bit more of a tropical profile given the warmer location vs other vineyards. Great new domaine from the former winemaker at both Mercian and Katsunuma Jyozo (both top domaines in the Koshu region). — 6 years ago

Sharon, Severn and 10 others liked this

3 Badge Beverage Corporation

Bozal Ensamble Espadin-Barril-Mexicano Mezcal

Great for margaritas,
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— 7 years ago

Eric, P and 23 others liked this

3 Badge Beverage Corporation

Bozal Papalote O Cupreata Reserva Metodo Ancestral Mezcal

Cupreata (sub species of Papalote) from Chilapa publeo November 2016. Right up my alley with citrus a hint of sweetness and a smooth finish. — 7 years ago

James, David and 5 others liked this

Bonitata Boutique Wine Corporation

Mark's Picks Pinot Noir 2012

Bonitata boutique wine in Auburn Ca's 2012 Marks Picks Pinot Noir is a wonderful earthy wine great color and just good to sit and sip. Hard to go wrong with this Pinot but a bit pricy for me at $25 a bottle — 8 years ago

Château Mercian

Private Reserve Hokushin Chardonnay 2016

Best white tasted today so far in Yamanashi! — 8 years ago

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Charles-Everard de T'Serclaes

Charles-Everard de T'Serclaes

Tu ne nous l’avais pas servi chez Plates l’été dernier?!? J’en ai de bons souvenirs...
Patrice Conxicoeur

Patrice Conxicoeur

Oui très possible

JSC Corporation Kindzmarauli

Kisi 2012

@delectable: this Kisi Qvevri 2012 from JSC Corporation Kindzmarauli/Georgia.
This is an orange wine which was fermented in amphoras With skin contact and aged in barrels.
Gold-Brown color, slightly cloudy.
Tastes like a dry sherry. Almost no fruit, quite Salty. Interesting stuff.
— 9 years ago