A wine brought by Pat when we were Fort Collins. Nice. — 7 years ago
Aromas of citrus flowers, lemongrass and faint lighter fluid; lime, lemon, with juicy and saliva building acidity. I feel like the wood influence helped the acids from getting too crazy in it's youth. I can't wait to try the second bottle years from now. Fruit from the second oldest known Riesling vineyard in CA, planted in 1963. Granite and limestone soils...that are unmistakably present in the wine, in both the nose and mouth feel. Own rooted, cared and tended to by Pat Wirz. Morgan used indigenous yeasts and aged it partly in neutral french oak casks. 13.5% ABV. — 8 years ago
This was outstanding... Same dirt that produces Petrus... A Higgs find... Colonel approves... Kenny thinking lower left quandary... Man-Gary & Pat concur... — 9 years ago
Tokyo airport after PAT and Fudan. — 10 years ago
Ready to drink! Dark fruits take the center stage, lots of structure makes for a great pairing with meat (or Pat LaFrieda burgers - delicious!) Good to know the 2012s are accessible now! — 7 years ago
Thanks pat! — 8 years ago
Smooth and cherries :) — 8 years ago
At home with Pat, Hailey, Natalie, conor, Henry, Christian, Debbie and Andy — 8 years ago
Very dark fruit forward smell, bold dry forward and smooth finish that lingers... heavy, dark, dry 🍷😊 — 9 years ago
On a roll with me down under buddies. Y'all know how I feel about Pat Sullivan. Like a juicy clementine being rubbed into yer gums. Magic. I've got to go on to a tasting sesh after this with Tutto and Gergovie; already in no fit state. Updates coming up. — 9 years ago
Pat and I both loved this Cabernet Sauvignin. Good complexity and layers of tobacco and spice and earthiness. — 10 years ago
Craiglee have been making wine on this site since the 1860s In a 3 Level bluestone gravity fed winery - about a half hours drive north of Tullamarine - Melbourne International Airport. Aromas of Liquorice and Spice. Medium minus palate weight - very different to Barossa or McLaren Vale Shiraz. Medium To light weight tannins. Great length despite the lack of palate weight - like a Pinot lovers Shiraz. Years ago I used to buy this cool climate Victorian Shiraz because of the white and black pepper, but no sign of that in this one - is Pat Carmody picking a little riper? Worth a visit for any visiting overseas Wine Lover so close to Tullamarine. — 7 years ago
Bottle one of two with Pat and Lisa. Great with the various spicy dishes; would seek out again. — 8 years ago
Smells a little funky but it somehow delicious and light on the finish. Mike, Shef, J-P and pat approved. — 8 years ago
Had it with the winemaker: a vehement and honest French ex-pat who sources grapes from a couple of plots in the much-lauded Alto Cachapoal. Without touching the acidity or manipulating the alcohol, Machalí is elegant and poised, having precise aromas and complexity, but miles away from that über-common chocolate. — 10 years ago
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Pat La Freida (Alex Benny Gomez) — 6 years ago