Andrew Schirmer

9.4

Lovely to see all the elements in this integrate over the three hours we enjoyed it. Beautiful accord of juicy Sangiovese fruit, light tannin, acid. Mid is youthful & juicy but the finish is ethereal. Drinking nicely with a long decant — 3 years ago

with Alsu

Dawn E.

9.0

Finishing leftovers from Saturday. I have posted this previously and was not impressed per the level of white flowers on the palate.
This bottle same vintage is so much better, softer profile on the WF! Not sure why. 🤷‍♀️
Just wanted to present a fair rating; post 2 bottles of good vs. 1 bad. — 4 years ago

Wendyyay

9.0

Good, semi sweet. 12.7% — 4 years ago

Ron R

9.3

This shot is for @Norman Gennaro.
So here’s the deal... wifey and I have a small place, which means that we can’t build a room with a cellar - we just don’t have the real estate. So, working with @Mo Salem, our cellar needed to be an integral part of our living space. We’re doing something similar below our stairs. Keep you posted on that.

Let’s turn to this stunning SB. Aromas of grapefruit and slate on the nose. Palate is flinty and honied. Perfect acidity and weight on the mid-palate. It’s exuberant all the way to the finish. $22!!! 😀 — 5 years ago

with Anne-marie

Chris England

9.8

I could not resist popping this 99 RP point Grenache @ €177 of which there are 2,468 bottles, well 2,467 now 😁 Always taking one for the community 😉 Great already but can’t wait to try in 10 years time 😍 This wine personifies the meaning of elegance & purity in a wine! It’s like a fine Pinot Noir but in Grenache 😎 The best Grenache I’ve ever had 👏

📍 Terroir Al Limit Les Manyes 2015

🏵 97-98 points w/ potential for 100 💥

🍇 100% Grenache

🍷 Clear vibrant ruby w/ a pink hue

👃 Wild strawberries & raspberry’s dancing in a fresh summers meadow w/ redcurrant, red roses, a hint of violet, pinch of mild spice, fine minerals, earthy mist & touch of blackberry

👄 Med bodied silky red fruit explosion of elegance w/ slight dry fine tannins in med acidity & a hint of blackberry

🎯 Long touch dry red fruit explosion of elegance & blackberry tickle

💥 DON’T FORGET to enter the 15k giveaway I posted yesterday on Instagram with @openyourwine to win a vSpin decanter worth $250 and @nosywineclub to win a Nosy gift box with £65 - you’ve got two chances to win 😎

🏬 Remember 35% discount for BLACK FRIDAY at Nosy with code CHRISBLACKFRIDAY30 which means getting Nosy is even better 👃
— 6 years ago

Jason McCormick

8.9

Really diving into this collection head on. Greg on its own accord but would be highly beneficial as a cocktail ingredient. — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

One of the great vintages of Jamet that I have posted on many times. Youthful, incredibly complex showing power & finesse with notes of black cherry, graphite, inky, licorice, smoke, meat, floral, polished that is silky with rose petal & violet. — 4 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

If you have not had this producer of Shiraz from Barossa, you are missing out on some special wines from very old vines. In the case of “The Relic” 100 year old vines. We walked the Standish Estate vines w/ Dan in April 2017. They yield a paltry 500 pounds of fruit per acre. Normally, very high quality wine are around 2,00-2,500 pounds of fruit per acre. So, his wines are from small concentrated berries.

You won’t find his wines in the US except on the secondary markets. He doesn’t have or need a US importer as he sells everything he makes through his mailing list. However, worth seeking out. Also, his wines need to age and you can find them this old. I have numerous times.

Dan started out in Barossa and then gathered much of winemaking knowledge working his way through Europe for several producers and a majority of them in France.

When he returned to Australia, he became the Winemaker at Torbreck before starting “The Standish Wine Company.”

I’ve posted several of his wines with detailed notes and will let them speak here. Cheers!

— 4 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.4

It’s been forever since I last posted but this is an appropriate wine to start posting again. First time having this well balanced, elegant pinot. — 4 years ago

Abigail B

10

This was definitely on the sweeter side but in a good way. I hope to get another bottle soon — 6 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.1

Wow! Really cool pepper-cedar-dried herb accord, bright acid, yet well-balanced. Buy on sight. — 6 years ago

with Alsu

Doug Powers

9.6

This was much more similar in quality and relative youthfulness to the 1984 Berlinger PR Cab recently posted than the 1982 Dunn HM from the same dinner, great depth and complexity, just a tad of chalky tannins, but still outstanding!! — 7 years ago

with Jim

lindsay Hall

10

Notes of coffee and cranberry. Absolutely wonderful. Not as full bodied as a zin but still great. — 4 years ago

Matthew W.

9.3

Well rounded, with fruits and spice as the main accord. — 4 years ago

Nicolas Duchesneau

9.2

Lafon Rochet 2005

Nez principalement sur les fruits noir, cuir, eucalyptus! En bouche, c’est très bien, les saveurs typique bordelais, fruits noirs, tabac, cuir, cèdre , roches mouillées. Le vin est quand même puissant, les tannins sont présents et le vin a un bel équilibre. Va tenir la route encore
Longtemps mais c’est très bon en ce
Moment. Excellent accord avec le boeuf Wellington. — 4 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.3

Lovely nose, will really show in a few years. Blueberry/violet accord, graphite, minerality, good tannins, lower acid. Rustic & balanced, lovely work. — 4 years ago

with Alsu

Andrew Schirmer

8.9

Lovely—refreshing, light perfume, citrus/slate accord, decent finish. Can’t get enough of these northern Italian whites. — 5 years ago

with Alsu

Jeff Murray

8.9

Very nice Bordeaux. Medium bodied, dry, moderate tannins. Will decant the next one. Robert Parker has a good description for this vintage posted here, though the flavors he references are a baskin Robbins buffet. I’m not picking up all that, but enjoyable nonetheless. — 6 years ago

Brandon T

9.2

Not as expressive as it was 18 or so months ago. Still very good, but few of the previous characteristics are there. May have to grab a few ‘16’s to see where they are. — 7 years ago

with JRM and Sam

Andrew Schirmer

9.2

Gorgeous accord of fruit and wood that really comes into its own after a week of air. — 7 years ago

with Alsu