Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

This was one of the treats of the festival. It was in perfect shape and somewhere around its precipice.

The comment made by the women representing it was, she stopped pouring it to many as they simply didn’t appreciate and or understood what they were just poured. If you understand how this is made and the extra process to make good examples, you develop #respect

Not a wine for everyone, but amazing with this kind of age and older.

@Pebble Beach Food and Wine, From The Cellar event. — a year ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

Fully mature, dried fruit, leather, herbs, balsamic. Not over the hill but overlooking the precipice. Highly enjoyable with the bistecca fiorentina of a lifetime courtesy of chef Paolo — 3 years ago

Marianna Reilly

9.1

Floral nose, red fruit, light/mid body, great Sunday afternoon wine on the precipice of Spring. — 3 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.1

The wine I have opened tonight is the 2019 Division "Un" Pinot Noir.

The nos has notes of cranberry, strawberry, cherry, raspberry, cinnamon, clove, forest floor and earth.

On the palate I am getting notes of cherry, strawberry, cranberry, clove, cinnamon, spice, light oak and earthy undertones.

This wine is medium bodied with medium acidity and medium to medium + fine tannins that moves into a medium to medium + ftesh fruit finish. We are on the precipice of another weekend so please stay safe and healthy but enjoy the weekend. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 5 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.2

Thursday night and on the precipice of another weekend and it is time to revisit wine from Spain. Tonight's wine is the 2006 R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Reserva. This wine is from Rioja and is a blend of 75% Tempranillo, 15% Garnacho, 5% Graciano and 5% Manzuelo.

The nose has notes of black cherry, fig, licorice, vanilla, leather and cigar box.

On the palate there are well balanced notes of dried cherry, tart raspberry, coffee, licorice, leather and tobacco.

This wine is medium to full bodied with medium + acidity and medium + firm tannins that lead to a long persistent dry finish a very nice wine to start the weekend off right. Enjoy the weekend coming up and please stay safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 6 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

Blackberry infused dark chocolate. On the precipice of too sweet. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.4

My first exposure to this Chardonnay and I must say it was pretty special. Viscosity and breadth, lots of texture and mouthfeel. Runs to the precipice of too much and then reels it in perfectly. Baked apple, hazelnut and river rock. — 9 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured and wheeeee!!!! Petrol, tropical fruits, lemon/lime citrus, super acid and a precipice of chiseled minerals. Some serious energy. Still primary but already quite compelling. It’s hard to imagine these losing steam anytime in the next decade. I expect a very long life for the 2015 GG’s from Lauer. — 3 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.2

This is the wine we opened yesterday evening the 2009 Amavi Cellars Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. From Walla Walla, Washington I have always been very impressed with this winery. I have not had a bad wine from here since Gary Vaynerchuk reported on the 2007 a number of years ago and I rushed out to buy it on his recommendation. I have several vintages in my cellar and I believe at least one more 2007.

On the nose there is black cherry, blackberry, black currant, licorice, leather, menthol, herbaceous notes and dark soil.

On the palate is black cherry blackberry, black currant, green bell pepper, spice, herbaceous and dark tilled earth.

This wine is full bodied smooth full mouthfeel medium+ acidity and medium + well integrated fine grained tannins the move seamlessly into a long dark fruit herbaceous dark soil finish. Here we are again on the precipice of our nations birthday. It is time to reflect on where we are in our lives and where we are going as a nation. I wish everyone a wonderful 4th of July long weekend since the 4th falls on Tuesday this year and I am sure many of us will be taking an extra long weekend. Enjoy yourselves and please be respectful of one another. Stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 3 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.0

Last night's wine we opened on my weekend journey in Burgundy was the 2017 Louis Jadot Savigny-les-Beaune Pinot Noir.

On the nose there is nice fruit, cherry, raspberry, strawberry, spice, herbal notes, menthol, oak and forest floor.

On the palate are beautiful rrd fuit notes of tart cherry, raspberry, strawberry, red currant, clove, spices, oak, minerality and earth.

This wine is medium bodied with medium + acidity and medium + fine tannins that smoothly move into a medium to long red fruit and earthy finish. Let's continue to have a wonderful weekend and even though we seem to be on the precipice of moving out of this pandemic please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 5 years ago

Chris A

8.9

That mid-level creaminess is where it’s at!! A nice, well crafted chard that takes you on a great ride: citrus on the bookends, but a vanilla cream center that then fades back to citrus on the end. Awesome glass! — 5 years ago

Bill Bender

9.1

En Mag from @Joe Lucca this is still shedding tannin and bordering on overripe but it really does a good job of not falling over the precipice of this hot vintage. Not as much my style anymore but an excellent peek. Does what it does well. — 7 years ago

DCH

9.1

Big time tartrate crystals when I open had me worried it'd be disjointed. But it was wonderfully complex and balanced. Lavender, leather. The fruit is on the precipice of red and black. Really delicious Cab! Best wishes to everyone in Northern California right now. Stay safe. — 9 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

As per the reviews, at the precipice of being too rich, but isn't. More blackberry than blueberry, more Bordeaux than Rhone. Wish i knew what the varietals were, besides cab sauvignon. Not hot but you get every bit of its 13.7% — 9 years ago

with Owen

Brett Vanderbrook

9.5

Sitting on the precipice of primary and tertiary. Still has bright fruit notes with high acidity and just enough tannins that it would still pair well with food. But it also has forest floor, mossy stone, leather, cigar box. It will probably age longer knowing Mussar, but this wine has definitely hit its stride and is absolutely singing right now. — 3 years ago

with Raina and Michael

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

More advanced than other 97’s I’ve had. Still grit with flowers. Always get a touch of Cognac from the mid 90’s BV Tapestry’s. Less on the 97. Beautiful, ripe, foral fruits with spice, barrel toast with evolution & integration. Incredible structure, balance. Violets for days. Still has 5-8 years.

This bottle on auction are more advanced than my bottles or others bought at auction. This is just around it’s precipice where other bottles I’ve had required more time. Another 8 years. This is more within 3 years. I would add that a 1997 94 points rating greatly over shadows a young(ish) vintage of the same. Just gets better and better with each sip.

1997 the vintage of our modern times. This wine was about $25 on release, give or take. Today, it drinks like a $100 plus bottle of Napa Cabernet. — 3 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.0

On this Thursday evening I have decided to open the 2018 Louis Jadot Cóte de Beaune-Villages.

On the nose there is strawberry, cherry, raspberry, cinnamon, baking spice, mushroom and earth.

On the palate there is cherry, raspberry, hibiscus, clove, mushrooms, minerality, a touch of oak and earth.

This wine is medium bodied, smooth mouthfeel with medium + acidity with fine tannins and a long red fruit earthy finish. We are on the precipice of another weekend and enjoying our time off with family and friends. Please enjoy your time of and please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 5 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

8.9

Thursday night on the precipice of another closed in weekend. Tonight I have opened the 2017 Domaine Les Grands Bois Les 3 Soeurs Côte du Rhóne. A blend of 65% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 5% Carignan.

On the nose I am getting heavy savory notes, cured meat, black raspberry, black cherry, bacon fat, black pepper, burnt caramel, clove, cinnamon a d smokey oak.

On the palate there is black cherry, black raspberry, savory notes, smokey herbal notes, black pepper, licorice, baking spice and dark soil.

This wine is full bodied with medium + acidity and medium to medium + fine tannins that leads right into a long dark brooding finish. This wine is still very young and needs time to fill out to show it's true self. We are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel for this pandemic we have been going through. Please continue to stay safe and continued health. Nostrovia!🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 6 years ago

Philip Solt

9.5

Really smooth, light — 7 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.4

Caught this just before the precipice. Molten hot savoriness. Plum, black olive, dark chocolate, and laden with Rutherford dust. — 9 years ago