Proper
Senses Wines
Sonoma Coast Rose of Pinot Noir 2014
Tonight's opening act. Hitting its stride at the proper temp. Finding some unanticipated complexity. Delicious. — 11 years ago
Proper
Stone's Throw Syrah 2011
Château de Beaucastel
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1995
A very calm CNdP. All in balance. Delicious fruit. Very poised. Great restraint but still proper depth and power. A lovely wine in an exceptional flight — 10 years ago
Wieninger
Wiener Gemischter Satz Nußberg Alte Reben White Blend
Wine coming out of the city of Vienna proper always blows my mind. Smoky, great texture, 9 variety blend. Crazy stuff. — 11 years ago
Château Cantemerle
Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1985
Two greats of Bordeaux, Cantemerle and big Ralph Sands. This wine still has plenty of sweet fruit at 29, and a generous bouquet on the level of Margaux proper! — 12 years ago
Domaine Leroy
Bourgogne Chardonnay 2010
Just out of the bottle this was a bit 'big'. It screamed exotic fruits; a bit too much to my taste. The palate was not that heavy, so it felt slightly out of balance. I missed (hoped for) minerality/citrus (tension?) too. Left half the bottle for the next day. The 'bigness' was gone and on the palate it gained weight (in a nice acidic way). Will def. benefit from proper decanting or longer aging. Made by Lalou Bize-Leroy 'in the vineyard'. They don't have a winemaker on the payroll. Great quality Bourgogne Blanc, made out of declassified Meursault, Puligny and Savigny fruit. But at this pricelevel there is serious competition around the corner... — 11 years ago
Domaine Maume
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2008
Case made for wines served at proper temp: originally a bit warm and dulled, slapped on ice for a bit and came to precise, beautiful life. — 11 years ago
Alain Graillot
Crozes-Hermitage Syrah 2001
Proper Syrah — 12 years ago
DAG
A proper welcome for St. Patrick's Day — 10 years ago