Petals

Elio Grasso

Gavarini Chiniera Barolo Nebbiolo 2006

Wow. Bought at winery first time I was there. 30 min decant. Beautiful nose cherry rose petals. Beautiful mouthful cherry tobacco cloves. Incredibly integrated tannins. Great length. Delicious!!!! Love it. Would have at least 10-15 years. — 4 years ago

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Fleur Bleu

Seven Petals Red Blend

Love this blend! Oaky cherry nose, notes of cranberry and cherry. Light peppery notes. A favorite! — 4 years ago

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Bass Phillip

Premium Gippsland Pinot Noir 2010

Medium ruby red with a tawny edge. As per previous notes - always a delight to taste this wine. Aromatics of red fruits (strawberry) rose petals, beetroot and compost heap. The palate is very complex and so multifaceted - earthy red fruits with a degree of sweetness. A gorgeous new world Pinot - one of the best of recent times. Would love to put this in a lineup of 2010 Premier and Grand Cru Butgundies and taste them all blind. It would surprise many people. — 5 years ago

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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)

Richebourg Pinot Noir 1971

M’s bday dinner (7/12). Tasted blind. Bright tawny color. Has good weight but suspect it’s older. Exotic powerful nose. Everyone smiles, this is special. Notes of red cherries, Asian spice, rose petals and dark earth. Flamboyant in the mouth. “Amazing” underlined 2x in my notes. Memorable. We started enjoying this after 4 hours of air was given to it and even 3 hours after that this was still singing. Guessed 69 La Tache. This ended up being my favorite wine of the evening. The emotional impact was more than the other 2 slightly older DRCs. There was a long, mixed debate on this though. — 6 years ago

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Kosta Browne

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2011

Starts off weighty, with supple vanilla bean flavors, transitioning to strawberry and rose petals. Shows finesse from start to finish, but has enough structure to easily go another 5 years. — 7 years ago

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Paolo Scavino

Bric dël Fiasc Barolo Nebbiolo 2007

So smooooth... rose petals, dark fruit, soft and ripe tannine structure.
Gave this puppy 3 hrs in the decanter and it opens up beautifully. Hardly any secondaries yet, but wonderful to savour right now.
— 7 years ago

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Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé

Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir 2014

Floral and slightly candied nose with sweet red cherries. So perfumed for a village level wine with a trailing hint of roobois tea leaves and rose petals, not unlike the style of Rousseau. Not saying they are similar in style, but at least the village seem to be. Vines planted in the 70s. — 7 years ago

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Billecart-Salmon

Brut Rosé Champagne Chardonnay Blend

Vibrant with rhubarb on the front, followed by blueberry, with a finish of strawberry and rose petals. — 4 years ago

Azienda Vitivinicola Nervi

Gattinara Nebbiolo 1987

My first birth year wine!

Moving toward pale garnet. High acid, medium dusty tannins. Very little fruit but there is some dried cherry and prune. Crunchy fall leaves. Cigar ash. Dried pink rose petals. It is past its prime but there are no flaws, and the cork was in great shape!
— 4 years ago

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Severn Goodwin

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Wish I was only this vintage!

Big Table Farm

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2017

Really nice bottle tonight. Feminine and seductive. Alluring nose of Rose petals, cherry, peat. Med weight, well balanced fruit/acid , a hint of allspice. Just a fine bottle of Willamette Valley Pinot. A winery to seek out for sure. — 6 years ago

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Bruno Giacosa

Falletto di Serralunga D'Alba Barolo Nebbiolo 2008

Nothing more fun than drinking Giacosa at 12,000 ft. with my parents. Great balance (holds its alcohol so well) bright strawberry and rose petals. Fine, elegant tannins, even at this young stage. — 6 years ago

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Frankie DiPrima

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My favorite

Flowers Vineyard & Winery

Sonoma Coast Rosé Blend 2017

Orange peel, rose petals, and soft mineral. — 7 years ago

Clendenen Family Vineyards

"Bricco Buon Natale" Nebbiolo 2011

Insane! You would never guess this is from Cali. So good, compares well to some old school barolo.
Classic nebbiolo aromas of mainly rose petals at this stage. On the palate, more rose petals, tar, cherry and a bit of raspberry. Light body but firm tannins still. Made the mistake of pop n pouring, ideally need a few more years and definitely a decant.
— 7 years ago

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David L

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I’ll have to pull a bottle. Great note. Looking for to opening a bottle.
Joe Gillies

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@David L I was at a store yesterday buying some Austin Hope cab and stumbled on the last bottle of this. My curiosity got me since we were having eggplant parm tonight for dinner so had to try it! I wish I had more...
David L

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@Joe Gillies Jim’s Private collection is fantastic. Can’t recommend him highly enough. Comparing the price of those wines to anything else… Tough to beat. I have thousands of bottles my cellar . I gravitate towards all of his wine at least twice a month. Hell, we all shared one tonight. Best to you!

Luciano Sandrone

Le Vigne Barolo Nebbiolo 2016

Yesterday late afternoon I had the pleasure of tasting the 2016 Luciano Sandrone Le Vigne Barolo. At first taste I knew this was a special bottle of wine. All boxes were checked on the nose as well as the palate.

On the nose were fully expressive notes of black cherry, strawberry, herbs, clove, clay pottery, rose petals, underbrush, tar and dusty soil.

On the palate were delightful notes of dark cherries, strawberry, red plum, licorice, truffle, herbs, dried roses, a good mineral note and dusty earth.

An outstanding wine from the word go, full bodied, well balanced with a smooth round mouthfeel, medium + acidity and medium + to high fine mouth coating grippy tannins that leaves you with a long pronounced fresh fruit dusty earth finish. This wine still has a lot to offer years from now. What a pleasure to have experienced this. I hope everyone's weekend is going well? Have a continued wonderful weekend. Please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
— 4 years ago

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Eric

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Great notes.
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Very nice.

Descendientes de José Palacios

Pétalos Bierzo Mencía 2018

Rose petals and minerals. Great with spicy and Mediterranean foods — 5 years ago

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1928

A standout for me, complex, tannic and pure. Dried red fruit and rose petals that lifted. Acidity was showing strong in the life blood of this wine. Easily another 20 years. For sure a hundred year wine. — 6 years ago

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Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello

Monprivato di Castiglione Falletto Barolo Nebbiolo 2011

G Mascarello Barolo Monprivato 2011. Drunk over two nights without decanting. Light garnet red with watery rim. Very closed the first day with notes of unripe cherry, spices and finishing with tobacco leaf. In the mouth it was almost weightless with very lean structure, medium acidity and tannins. The second night the wine gained in weight, structure and depth. It showed similar notes with the addition of dried raspberries, rose petals, liqorice and dusty minerals. The tannins were more gripping but still supported by good acidity. While the second night I enjoyed it I am not sure this is worth the price tag or if I should wait and taste it again later on to have a better experience. — 6 years ago

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Antonio Vallana e Figlio

Gattinara Nebbiolo 2007

This weekend I have opened the 2007 Antonio Vallana e Figlio Gattinara Nebbiolo.

On the nose it is light with notes of cherry, raspberry, leather, anise, rose petals and an earthy component.

On the palate is tart cherry, sour cranberry, raspberry, herbaceous qualities, with an earthy note.

This wine is medium bodied with medium + acidity and high grippy tannins that leads to a long tannic finish. Enjoy your weekend and please be safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
— 7 years ago

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Isole e Olena

Chianti Classico Sangiovese Blend 2014

Dusty wine, with dark cherry and rose petals. Not strongly acidic. Great Chianti — 7 years ago

G.D. Vajra

Albe Barolo Nebbiolo 2012

Super tight, but wonderful aromas/flavors after an hour/hour 1/2 of decanting. Rose petals and dark fruit on the nose. Tart cherry, raspberry jam, floral notes, & minerals on the palate. — 8 years ago