Great puzzle wine — 5 years ago
Puzzle wine — 5 years ago
Great wine for puzzle night — 6 years ago
Stumbled on this at an Arizona wine festival when visiting Phoenix. Winegrowers aren’t sure if Arizona is a good locale for this variety, but God bless them they are trying to get the viticulture right. Pale white, excellent clarity. Citrus notes in nose with a hint of vegetal or green pepper. Rounded mouthfeel, orange, orange peel and melon flavors with minerality. Dry, lemon peel, lime and slight astringency in finish. Decent stuff. 192 cases made — 7 years ago
It’s in a gorgeous place right now. It’s drinking perfectly @Ted Mandes I found a pic of our missing wine puzzle piece!
lol!! What a night! — 7 years ago
The word that kept coming to mind was “precision”, as in laser-defined layers and puzzle pieces coming together perfectly, cleanly. Ornung. A range of deep and broad red berries, raspberry most prominent. Still obvious tannins, but again perfectly delineated in the 1 minute finish that just lingered. At the very beginning of a drinking window. — 4 years ago
Stay at home mandate and puzzle wine — 5 years ago
A tasty Napa Bordeaux blend, well made, slightly high toned and pushing the acidic side of the spectrum. That’s said, was quite enjoyable, but there are certainly others that are at least comparable if not better at this price point. — 5 years ago
Beautiful! Like a complex jigsaw puzzle where all the pieces fit perfectly. Blackberry, cassis, Asian spice, and a touch of oak with a silky smooth palate. Perfectly integrated. The 2016 vintage was a bit riper than usual for the Shiraz, so this is drinking well now with a 2 hr decant,or cellar and revisit in 5 years. It’s good - really good! 2016 vintage on Jan 1, 2019 — 6 years ago
When you drink this @twoshepherdswine critically, you can see that William has mastered the art of balance - everything fits together like in a puzzle. It’s a thrill to have access to his wines, always a memorable experience. — 7 years ago
Third bottle, continues to drink like a puzzle box, but in a good way. Starts difficult and frustrating, a little fizzy and definitely weird. After a couple of hours, and then hours more, the funk fades to the background and notes of violet and deeper tones of black pepper, black fruit and a gravely quality come through. A good example of a project wine that you may not want to take to dinner with friends, but instead enjoy by yourself over the course of a weekend. — 7 years ago
2001 Red Car “The Dreaming Detective” California Red Wine. “Unable to crack a tough case, the detective dreamed he fell out of a high window. He floated past a string of pearls, a jigsaw puzzle, a glass key. He drifted past a woman whose hair was ablaze with red rosebuds. She smiled, handed him a cracked mirror and said “pay attention to what you don’t see.” The next day he went to the crime scene and found the missing clue. He never told anyone about the dream.” I seem to recall that there were a series of these, but this chapter was hiding all by it’s lonesome in the back of the cellar. If anyone has the rest of the story, please report. The wine itself is pretty darn tasty. Glass staining garnet hues with some long legs. A nose of fresh baked cherry pie. On the palate, more cherries, nutmeg and some toasty oak. Decent finish. Pretty darn tasty actually, and a nice start to a long Holiday weekend. My guess is that there will be a few more bottles. — 8 years ago
Housewarming gift from Aunt Kathy Puzzle night with Alex — 4 years ago
This is the driest "Slooty" Crozes I have had in a long time. Its makes me feel as if I should slip it a $20 when Im done drinking it, for cab fair... Yet if you brush through the dirtiness. You come for a very fun puzzle of East, funk, and linear lazer kitten fur that makes you want to just pound it. — 5 years ago
Smooth mellow tasting wine with equal front and back end chill..... no bitterness or spicy notes noted... extremely mellow... great for a cold day and a puzzle — 7 years ago
Fizzy pink...in a can. Fizz disappears pretty quickly, but very picnic, beach or cloudy afternoon puzzle day worthy. Nice blend, dry, fruity, pretty and darn tasty. — 7 years ago
Katlin
Had it with Ravi and crew in the gorge and visited the winery then. Was perfect on a crisp day at an outdoor fire pit. And just as good at home watching Tv and doing a puzzle! — 4 years ago