Nose has white pepper, spruce needles, cedar shavings, fresh cherry and mashed black currant.
Palate has pepper dusted mashed cherry, tart blueberry, black cherry, (light) limestone dust and (light) new oak. Medium levels of acidity/tannin help this wine to be very soft and enjoyable.
100% Pineau d’Aunis from 125 year old vines; maceration in barrels and amphoras, then barrel aged for one year. — 4 years ago
Fantastic texture. — 6 years ago
Missing Zach + Lyds for the holiday! — 7 years ago
I love me some Vice Versa. The only thing better than the wine might be the people! Samantha and Patrice are amazing people, and Maayan and team Atelier Melka need no introductions. I am so happy to watch them succeed. Having purchased an estate property last year, we can’t wait to visit them in the future. Ok, back to the wine. While “im”patiently awaiting my single vineyard designates to age I am enjoying two of their lines, Le Petit Vice and the Napa Valley blend. While I prefer the 15s and 16s to the 17, the Napa Valley blend never fails to impress. More tasting notes next time. — 4 years ago
I was curious about longevity of this wine. Popped and poured and just delicious. — 4 years ago
Lots of fruit; overripe fruit. Very tasty and balanced wine. — 5 years ago
Ripe, powerful, complex. Brilliant ruby-garnet. Haunting flavors, tremendous grip and persistence. Fruit-forward, black cherries and kirsch framed by limestone and earth and generously toasted oak. More defined flavors will emerge in a few years, but this is a complex and vibrant wine that will coat your palate aggressively with dense fruit. — 6 years ago
From split opened half hour before consumption. Earth, red fruit, and a hint of funk. Smooth tannins; searing acidity. Probably could use another five years to achieve better balance. — 7 years ago
Still Champagne, Pinot Noir... light, earthy, and delicious. Pinot Noir looking for a turkey day meal! — 8 years ago
Conmemorando el día del Sommelier abrimos esta botella de Vosne-Romanée 2013. Quizá la región más reconocida de la Cote de Nuits y a la que se atribuyen los mejores Pinot noir de todo el mundo. Rojo ruby con borde ligeramente anaranjado, cuerpo ligero con ataque muy elegante, uno de los más elegantes que haya probado. Nariz a cereza, fresa e incluso mamey, sumamente láctico con notas de sotobosque y musgo. La madera quedaba al final, con un tostado magnífico. En boca fue ligero, de tanino aterciopelado y persistencia muy larga. Sedoso y elegante. — 4 years ago
Dominant green apple flavor, almost cidery, but there’s good depth of flavor, including melon and citrus. Also honeysuckle and a hint of spice, all supported by a nice backbone of mouth watering acidity. — 4 years ago
Love it. Still a little co2 on day 2. A little funky and super light. 90 gamay from Loire 10 poulsard. Beguet is becoming a new fav producer. Chambers wins again. Reminds me of ganevats many Vdfs but less than half the price. — 6 years ago
Subtle yet sophisticated. Reminds me of a wine one would drink at a ten course dinner. — 6 years ago
Nose: classic barnyard red fruits very distinctive to Burgundy. Palate: spice confirmed red fruits slightly underripe, such a bright acidity. Good balance. Had it paired with herb rubbed pork roast and broccoli & cauliflower, Herb stuffing and cheddar mashed potatoes. Heaven — 8 years ago
Gorgeous floral, fruity, and earthy nose, lovely silky texture — 8 years ago
S.S. Mandani
Made a butternut squash/burrata/kale/sage/pumpkin seed/fig pizza last night and combined the leftover slice to a pie of Motorino’s I got from Saltwater’s (my coffeeshop) neighbor in the East Village. I’ve been going to Motorino’s since 2012 and it’s one of my favorite Neapolitan pies in the city.
Sharp as a sporty, citrus cologne of vetiver, pine, and sage. Lemon peel and grapefruit mist. Really love this unusually fresh and zippy bouquet.
It’s got the freshness of a Chablis and the citrus and melon notes of Sauvignon Blanc. Love the high tone acidity here — it just works. It doesn’t try to belabor itself with subtlety, just announcing straight up, this is who I am. Grapefruit, melon, lemon rind, sage, and even some of the juicy unctuous qualities that ripe blackberries can have.
Solid. — 4 years ago