Personal Wine
Ridge Vineyards
East Bench Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2010
My personal sommelier from Total Wine recommended this. It's not Brown, but not far behind. — 13 years ago
Einstök Ölgerd
Icelandic White Ale
Personal favourite — 11 years ago
Mossik
White Rock Vineyard JouJou Cabernet Franc 2011
Jou Jou Vin 2011 Mossik Cabernet Franc from White Rock Vineyard, Napa Valley. It's always difficult when tasting friends wines to remain objective, and while I want to shout this wine from the hilltops (Radio-Coteau style!) I also want to be I also aspire to eliminate personal biases - positive or negative. Jou Jou you should know your wine received much conversation towards a mostly positive frame. The touch of brettanomyces was dually noted, there were comments on carbonic maceration, but I found balance throughout. I jested about the wine being topped with Baudry La Croix Boissée but the fact is, this wine has a strain of brett that works well with the fruit. The brett adds a spicy, wet earth, or mulchy wet tobacco leaf component that lends itself to wines of Chinon or Bordeaux. Is that replicable? Future vintages will tell. Will it grow in bottle? I plan to drink many more for my own recognizance. First day had some notes of carbonic maceration and brighter red fruits, along with that leafy Cab Franc character, fine dense tannins and moderate acidity with a slight sour note likely a proponent of brett. Day 2: I'll be damned. This is some damn good shit. It's worth that $250 dollar price tag! ;) But truly, the leaf/mulch quality is intact and integral, the darker berry fruits come out but there is still a pleasant sour cherry mid-palate that combines with the albeit softer yet still dense/fine mouth filling tannins. I realize part of the reason this wine was the talk of the blind tasting was that the brett, while in balance, set it apart from every other wine tasted. It was unique, it spoke of an older world style, it crept up in conversation because it lent something else to talk about. Kudos Jou Jou. The wine was made from 12 year old CF vines farmed organically (uncertified) grown in a layer of white volcanic ash. Grapes are fermented WC with ambient yeast in open top macro-bins, gently foot tread, native ML, pressed dry into 75% neutral FO and 25% Stainless Steel. 50 ppm SO2 added post ML, 10-15ppm added before bottling, racked once to bottle in June 2012. 25 cases produced. Good luck finding some! — 13 years ago
Mongeard-Mugneret
Vosne-Romanée Pinot Noir
Picked by my Personal Delectable concierge. Perfect for the occasion. Paired well with a succulent roast duck. Crisp and fruity. — 11 years ago
Ridge Vineyards
Benito Dusi Ranch Paso Robles Zinfandel 2011
One of my personal favorites! — 12 years ago
Yellow Tail (Casella Wines)
Moscato
Love this one. It's easy for a date night, just something to unwind with. A personal favorite for the boyfriend and I. — 13 years ago
Jordan Vineyard & Winery
Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Personal favorite — 14 years ago
Andrés Solís Lira
It is indeed an impeccably made wine. A top example of Cabernet Sauvignon. It is intricate and complex, it is a wine that is imposing and provoking. It is though, not the type of wine that I would drink, but that it is just my personal problem, isn't it? #sassicaia #supertuscan #bolgheri — 11 years ago