Odd Side Ales
Domaine Chantal Remy
Clos des Rosiers Morey St. Denis Monopole Pinot Noir 2011
2011 vintage. Clos des Rosiers Monopole. How odd: this tiny monopole a stone's throw from Clos des Lambreys, is not even Premier Cru, although when the vines reach their 18th year this might change. The Clos, which incorporates a flower garden, watering-hole for ducks and chickens, along with Torpedo, the Domaine's faithful dog, produces an elegant silky approachable wine that punches above its lowly position on the AOC totem pole. For those looking for a bargain, it would be hard to find better as there's really no logical reason why this plot is inferior to the one over the other side of the wall. — 10 years ago
Prairie Artisan Ales
Birra Farmhouse Ale
Definitely on the malty side, hazy amber color and refreshing palate. Also love that it comes in at 4.4% ABV — 11 years ago
Château Roc de Candale
Saint Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2006
It's Holiday Season here in Morehead City, NC , and I'm at one of my favorite hangs (Promise' Land Market where the vibe is tres local, coastal, grooviness + Christmas) digging some amazing cheeses, olives, almonds and wine.
Firstly, I posted this wine previously, so this is a double tap with some space in between. Remembering my last experience, I decided to aerate pour into a decanter and on-and-off turbo-twirl for a half hour before jumping jumping in for the swim. That was proper, for sure, as doing so moves this wine up a bit, in my mind, mellowing this front-end tannin bomb , eliminating the raspberry and showing its better blue side, plus adding a little finish. My guess is that the cab franc vintage was less than ideal blurring the merlot and unfortunately squelching what could have maybe been St Emi GC elegance. The rest is my previous post: This GC is maybe a little past it's better time (odd). That written, its Merlot centric main grape charged by a cab franc splash and tempered by what seems to me to be plenty of time luxuriating in classic French oak expressing blueberry & vanilla on the nose contrasted by rabbit tobacco (earth connection complimenting country elegance) seems classic St Emi GC.
After that initial nose-hit of earth, spice, blue fruit and vanilla, it starts to slip, as the tannins grab somewhat roughly (perhaps a death grip) in one's front mouth cutting things short and masking the expectation of a rather brilliant nose turning what starts as blueberry and spice to a tannic squeezing raspberry mouth with zero finish - a shame. On t — 10 years ago
Marco De Bartoli
Riserva Marsala Superiore Grillo 1986
What is happening over here is an odd experiment that put together two fairly different elements, two opposit vision of life: the out-of-date Marsala "fortified Mistella" wine, aged in old cask which outcome of a pre-industrial and artisan era; therefore a plastic coffee cup synthesized from petroleum process, sad expression of our too-chemical contemporary age we're be subjected to in nowadays world.. I'm certainly on the Marsala De Bartoli side of the road weaving together my hands in the shape of a bowl to drink it like I was a cave man, till the end of time! http://www.marcodebartoli.com/en/ — 10 years ago
Odd Side Ales
El Dankerino West Coast Style Double IPA
El Dankerino — 10 years ago
Domaine Robert Groffier
Les Sentiers Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Pinot Noir
2001 Vintage. In a weird place to my tastes. Too old to show the youthful side of Burgundy. Too young to really showcase the beauty of old Burg. An odd middle ground. But what do I know? Ben loves it.
Okay, so I tried this in a Zalto Burg glass, and it shows much better. — 10 years ago
E & K G
On the heavy side but smooth in texture. Liked it! — 10 years ago