Severn G

9.1

It's officially Spring in New England, as witnessed by the 4-6" of snow still covering our property. 🤨
This means it's chimnea time again 🔥 and I've collected some snow into a sizeable mound to act as our outdoor chill station for hopefully the next 6 weeks or so 🤞.
Today's theme is wines we can drink slightly colder and still have some appreciating quality.

Light red fruits with a steely finish, nice acidity. Not overly complicated, but simple, quaff-able and easy on our budget at just over $10/bottle. This will be wonderful once the (real) warm weather arrives. — 8 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.2

Taking this to dinner tonight. Coombsville fruit. Kirk venge. Reserve bottling. Winery no longer exists. 40 bucks on last bottle (reg 110). Hope it's aged well 😬.

Update: this was probably awesome as a younger wine. With the fruit gone, the alcohol dominates.

— 9 years ago

David E

9.1

This is dark and capable of impressive range. Black fruits, red fruits, spice and oak all play a role but not at once. Excellent balance and intensity; absurd Sogrape nonsense name. I think it's worth it. — 9 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.0

Very well-balanced. But I wish it was a bit fuller-bodied. Sort of like how it's cool to see a gymnast standing one footed on the beam, but would be far more impressive to see an Hillary do it.
90 points

-UPDATE: this thing opened up really nicely over an hour or so (I was distracted from my drinking, usually it's all gone quicker than that). — 9 years ago

Kaitlin Ohlinger

8.9

I remember thinking this was good the last time I had it, probably 12 vintage. But I'm really loving this 14. It's of dark fruit, cassis, blackberry, licorice, but lower alcohol make it super drinkable. Reconvinced me that I can enjoy a glass of Cab more than once or twice a year. — 10 years ago

Steph xiang

9.1

Needs some time to breath, but once it does, it's lovely. Full bodied, bold, and opaque in color. Dry finish without heavy tannins. — 10 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.4

Delicious. It's what I dream of when I want a #priorat dark berries luscious and silky a perfect blend of #garnacha and #cariñena #carignan #grenache it's a wine that I wanted to keep sipping until it was all gone. If it only costs $25 stateside that's a really good #value — 10 years ago

Peter Dimmick

9.2

Patience is a virtue when drinking this wine, as it takes longer than expected to open up. But once it did, wonderfully elegant. Extremely floral and herbaceous nose. Elegant and easy. Spicy at the end. Close your eyes and take your time with the finish, it's worth it. — 8 years ago

Chris Stickney

10

This was amazing!! Notes of pepper, vanilla and caramel and of course the beautiful dark fruit. The color is almost an inky black...absolutely a beautiful wine. I'm sad that it's gone. — 9 years ago

with Chelsea

Jim McCusker

9.3

I don't know about all of you, but I'm getting tired of fighting Delectable on identification of bottles. Really has gone downhill recently. Anyway, this is NOT the grand cru...but it's still terrific! — 9 years ago

with Vanessa

Brent Mayeaux

Production Burn Cottage Vineyard

9.0

Called new world GSM. The ripeness, cleanliness, and what seemed like very meticulous winemaking(though natural) took me away from the Rhone.

Great freshness for the ripeness level. Very drinkable. Has the rhone fliral/herbal/garrigue thing I should have picked up. I'd like to try it on a few years once it's settled down. — 10 years ago

Clark Beaty

9.5

The winner in my book of a friendly CB tasting last night. The 81 has beautiful balance, layers of complexity, excellent mouth feel. Took several hours to open and started with a sulfur nose which once gone left a very nice CB. — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

It's rare to encounter a Beaujolais that needs decanting but this one absolutely required it. Once it arrived watch out, perfume like aromas for days of red berries, granite minerality, and subtle spices. A top 5 #bojo for me. #kermit #morgon #gamayzing #foillard — 10 years ago

Lars Kronlund

9.2

A classic Hermitage which was luscious and inviting in it's youth, only to close shop completely for a good number of years, like a stubborn goth teenager. But at the ripe age of 17, it is once again deep, open and warm like a night in Marrakech. Well worthy of celebrating my father's 84th birthday. — 10 years ago

Margot Mazur

9.3

Deep red with a burgundy rim. Deep toasted nuts, walnuts, cherry on the nose, spices. Then roasted nuts, blackberry as it opens up. Reminds me of Christmastime. Definitely have never had a wine like this before. All the normal fruity qualities on the nose that I'm used to are gone. On the palate--black cherry, cigar, leather, tobacco, almost like meat if I remembered what that tasted like. Deep, intense, well balanced. I never knew wine could taste like this. It's amazing. A whole new experience. — 8 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

Age your Muscadet, people. I mean, absolutely drink it young (the '15 is stellar), but lose a few in the back of your cellar. While this isn't as zippy as it once was, it's gained layers of complexity as the citrus gets more honeyed and burnished, and the lees character becomes somehow both more forward and more integrated. Worth contemplating. I think I paid $11? — 9 years ago

Xavier Valero

9.6

Great wine. Deep purple. Great fruit. Oak on the nose, slow to open. But once it does it's amazing. — 9 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.8

2013 scored 99. How the Pro-rating can be 8.8 is beyond my comprehension. Incredible wine. By far the best vintage that I have ever tasted from this winery whom I love. It's a phenomenal Opus at 1/4th of the cost.
I just picked up another case at $95 per bottle and they are In short supply. I advise everyone to get it while it's still available! 👍it's absolutely beautiful and elegant. Let me know what you think once you've uncorked one.
enjoy!! — 9 years ago

with Christine

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.4

Tell me about cool climate Pinot Noir once again? It's such a mysterious and contradictory grape type. Delicious. — 10 years ago

with Sung

Dario Tolone

9.9

2010. stupideto drink it now. but it's just perfect. incredibel tanins. complex in all. in a cuple of years once again. maby then i give a 100 points😁 — 10 years ago