Mighty Nimble
Hansruedi Adank
Fläscher Spondis Pinot Noir 2020
Weingut Günther Steinmetz
Dhroner Hofberger 'GD' Riesling 2020
Holee shit. Best nose of the morning. Smells like a scene in nature. Holy moly. Honeyed apricots. So so insane. Minerals. Peach. So vivid, so precise, icing on a cake. Confectionery but also a scene in nature. Wow. Saffron? Smells sweet like but is bone dry. Juicy and pure, so fresh and so compact. Structured and dense. Crystalline purity. Compact. Stunning. Wow acid. Cheeks tingle and tongue does not tingle. Amazing freshness. This is superb and dense, but so nimble and elegant. The length is endless. This is as brilliant as anything I’ve ever had at fass selections. — 4 years ago
Ziereisen
Jaspis Pinot Noir 2017
Gorgeous wine as usual. Pungent, high toned and very floral nose. Red cherries, sour cherries. Just soaring. Layered, so detailed with just incredible clarity. Palate is just awesome. So complete. Amazingly fresh and nimble. So stunningly pure. Washes with delicate and elegant minerals. Wow. Truly blowing me away. Such delicacy. Strong but elegant and ripe tannins. So pure. Really just a wonderful Jaspis. And pretty accessible. Beautiful smokiness to the nose. Hint of oak but also just like a Smokey bbq. Remarkable. The freshness is crazy on this. Just bursting. What a showing. Absurdly great. Concentrated and authoritative. It knows it’s great and let’s you know it. Right out of the bottle. — 5 years ago
Domaine François Buffet
Clos des Chênes Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2017
What a nose. Dark cherries. Spice. Very high toned. Superb stoney minerality. Haunting florals. Blackberry. Gorgeous delicacy. Wow. Elite level nose. Haunting. Has so much. Palate is superb. Sweet fruit, stones, laters of finesse, velvety almost pinpoint perfect tannins. Long complex finish that does not quit. Still only around 10% open after 10 minutes. But it’s all there. Wow that’s a long finish. Haunting. Ethereal. Gorgeous, classic CDC. Big tannins but so nimble and they weave in and out on the incredible finish. I’ll be back for an update after some air.
As it airs the breeding becomes more apparent. Incredible refinement and elegance. Wow. — 6 years ago
Michel & Stéphane Ogier (d'Ampuis)
La Combe de Malleval Condrieu Viognier 2019
2019 vintage. The excellent 2018 version carried slightly more weight and finished with an intriguing honeycomb flourish. The 2019 effort is no less delicious but much more nimble, flashing plenty of apricot, nectarine, pear and peach flavors. A tad more acidity and just enough unctuous/oily character gives the 2019 the nod-barely-over the 2018. Can think of worse things than a Condrieu vertical/horizontal tho. — 3 years ago
Château Potensac
Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2014
Very ripe nose of cassis and black/red berries. Very intense and deep. Forgot how ripe Bordeaux can get. Some earthen mossy scents as well. That classic Medoc thing under the ripeness. Elegant and complex with substantial structure and freshness. Deep cassis and wonderfully ripe and juicy tannins filled with nimble cassis fruit. A long finish. This is really great and classy. — 4 years ago
White Oak Vineyards & Winery
Mighty Oak Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 2007
2007
Thanks Jack! — 4 years ago
Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier
Mölsheim Riesling 2019
Such a killer Mölsheim. Apricot, mango, herbs, citrus, very aromatic. All that on a bed of minerals. Just gorgeous. Palate is energy for days and days. Grip, unreal fruit that is tangy and ripe but backed up by incredible acidity. It’s so staggeringly pure. Just delicious and an amazing hot day wine. Unreal texture, volume and amplitude and then gets mineral and nimble on the finish. Terrific. — 5 years ago
Château Lynch-Bages
Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2004
Nimble and light on its feet- well balanced and lively. Ripe mission fig, black currant, cedar, sandlewood, pipe tobacco, black tea and graphite. Very enjoyable. — 6 years ago
Amuse Bouche
Napa Valley Red Blend 2006
When you pop one and decant and then taste you never really know what to expect but gratefully my family on Delectable has helped me so much - I know it is holidays speaking but we have so much as a group to thankful for - to you and yours - have a glorious holiday
This wine has been resting for a long time - I have decided to start drinking wines that I was storing as I cannot take them with me so Dilly Dilly
What a wine what a wine what a mighty good wine
Dark purplish red as is the season - when I taste I immediately smile and laugh with hohoho sound - the smell is amazing with all the kitchen sink ingredients but somehow I smell mistletoe and cinnamon - ''tis the season again" - and the finish is long like when you watch a big snowflake fall from the sky - it takes forever and ever
Starting my annual Christmas wine journey and again thank you folks for making the wine taste even better with your likes and comments - more wine to come tonight and tomorrow
Smiling for so many reasons and happy holiday — 8 years ago
Ziereisen
Hard Chardonnay 2019
Always so good. Opulent and incisive. Deep nose. Lots of amplitude. Huge limestone. Herbal. So complex. German Chardonnay is so awesome. What a palate. Huge core of apple and pear fruit and stacked with minerals and a malo sweetness. So long and nimble. Gorgeous wine. Almost 9.5. — 3 years ago
Weingut Möhr-Niggli
Matthias & Sina Gubler Clos Martha Pinot Noir 2020
What a nose. Spice, cocoa, earth and very complex. Cherries as well. Super expansive. Leather and wood shavings. Cherry liquer. Wow. Stunning aromas. Palate has energy and purity for days plus awesome sappy texture and grippy but sweet tannins and wonderful sappy cherries. Good freshness and texture and very nimble. This has serious structure and will age very very well. — 4 years ago
Domaine Jean Michel Stéphan
Coteau de Bassenon Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2017
R. López de Heredia
Viña Bosconia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2004
Nimble and nuanced. Settles down quickly in the glass. Vanilla, dry earth, cinnamon and toasted dark berries. A treat. — 6 years ago
Ziereisen
Rhini Blauer Spätburgunder 2014
This is the level below the 2 Jaspis bottlings and represents the best value in the lineup of Pinots. Ethereal nose. Red fruited to the max, resinous, earthy, bright cranberry. An earthy perfume. Serious deep aromas. Like how fresh flowers are aromatic. 2014 is flames here. Palate is just terrific. In the Red Riesling school. Nimble yet densely fruited with extraordinary balance and purity. Big structure. Lovely tannins and freshness. Ideally needs an hour to breathe and the fruit to really shine. The fruit is stunning here and so lip-smacking and pure. Super long finish. Superb. — 8 years ago
Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Delectable ate my first note on this and I am pretty perturbed but the wine is so damn great I will write an even longer note this time. This is the best Swiss Pinot I have had and this guy is the Swiss Brisset. There is no doubt in my mind. Nose is 9.7 or 9.8. Just sick! Floral like nothing else and cross between Chambolle/Volnay and Vosne. Magic. Lifted and bright with mid season cherries, spice and so much lift. But also breadth and complexity. Nose is a 9.8 as it has that elite floral lift only in the best Pinots. Stunning. It’s a nose one can smell all day. This is just magic. No other word. Why I do what I do. Palate is so nimble and ethereal. So elegant yet flavorful and intense. No hard edges and just gorgeous sour cherry and mid season cherry fruit that’s perfectly ripe and cut with the ripest most delicate tannins. So juicy omg. Complex and mineral like nothing else and the finish just washed one’s palate with intense minerality. Wow. Outrageous inner mouth aromas and just decadent but restrained sweetness. So long and delicate. The finish is like a long, windy road down to the horizon. This is genius. My score will go up with air. — 3 years ago