Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Victor a sergio m lalo n — 7 months ago

"Odedi"

9.4

It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here is a gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon.

Deep Inky in color with a short reddish rim.

Strong nose of blackberries, blueberries, figs, cooked cherries, cedar, leather, chocolates, tobacco leaf, licorice, vanilla, light cola, fresh herbs, coffee, Mediterranean spices and black pepper.

Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and very fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, stewed cherries, figs, cedar, cola, earth, light vegetables, vanilla, coffee, licorice, chocolates, light alcohol, tobacco leaf, herbs and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a fantastic Cabernet Sauvignon from the house of Russell Bevan. Rich and extracted. A big wine that shows restraint and elegance.

Still very young, and needs time to open up properly (2 hours), but very tasty right out of the bottle too. As it opens up, it calms down a bit, and earth notes come in to play.

Elegant and opulent. fruit forward and tasty, with good potential to become a 95+ point wine.

This 4 year old is already delicious, and will continue to age nicely in the next 15 years.

I had the 2016 this year, and it shows good consistency. Will be nice to revisit it again in 5 years.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, and will pair nicely with a big piece of steak.

A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% merlot. A small production of only 300 cases.

14.9% alcohol by volume.

94 points.

$180. — a year ago

Shay A

9.6

Part 1 of the final and main event for the Fall WNH. The most spectacular lineup of wines I’ve ever seen, and an overall wonderful ending to an amazing trip with fantastic people.

Another wine I was excited to try. Bevan is the winemaker. Sweet and rich fruit on the nose, with floral and potpourri as well. This doesn’t taste over-manipulated or extracted, just very flavorful. Not flabby or out of balance either, very structured. Toasted oak steak in the middle with an opulent finish. Such an awesome bottle from @Joe Lucca . — 5 years ago

with Mike, Joe and 3 others

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Victor a sergio m lalo n — 7 months ago

"Odedi"

9.3

It's time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Here is a gorgeous Merlot.

Inky in color with a short purple rim.

Full bodied and bold with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate and very fruity with blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, cedar, vanilla, spices, espresso, chocolates, sweet tobacco and black pepper.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.

This is a delicious Merlot. Easy drinking and fruit-forward. In your face kind of wine at this point. Extracted and rich.

Delicious right out of the bottle, but still young and needs many years to mature properly. Already yummy, though.

Showing very nice complexity already, which is very nice to see.

Will be nice to revisit it in 5 years.

Paired wonderfully with BBQ Meats.

100% Sugarloaf Merlot grapes. A small production of only 200 cases.

14.9% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$100. — 2 years ago

keke mollari

9.1

Hyvä perus — 4 years ago

"Odedi"

9.4

It is time for a delicious Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Deep purple/ Inky in color with a short purple rim.

Big strong nose with blueberries, blackberries, black cherries, licorice, cedar, light vanilla, spices, raisins, chocolates, dried figs, light alcohol and peppercorn.

Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry and very fruity on the palate with cooked cherries, cedar, espresso, vanilla, spices, cola, herbs, beef jerky, tar, peppercorn pencil lead, dark chocolates and tobacco leaf.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a gorgeous Merlot based blend from Napa Valley.

Good right out of the bottle and better after an hour of airtime.

Tasty and concentrated. Rich and powerful, and not for the faint of hearts.

This young Bordeaux blend is already fabulous, will be so much better in 10 years, and will age nicely in the next 15 years. Would be nice to revisit it again in 5 years.

A blend of 67% Merlot and 33% Cabernet sauvignon. A small production of only 300 cases.

14.9% alcohol by volume.

94 points.

$125. — a year ago

Riina Nieminen

9.0

Erittäin hyvä perus viini. Sopii vampire iltaan.

w Make, Sikka, Jon, Ada, Malviina — 2 years ago

Tero Melasuo

8.9

20176 vintage perus duero aina maistuu hyvältä. — 3 years ago

Leo Laakkonen

9.1

Perus hyvä kiantti — 6 years ago