Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.

The fruits are ripe, ruby. Blackberries, black raspberries, black plum skin, raspberries & strawberries. Dark rich soils, dark spice, crushed dry rocks, black licorice, tobacco, soft leather, graphite, Great balance fruit and earth. The body is velvety and statin. The structure, length, tension and balance are just coming around. The texture is gorgeous. The acidity is round and excellent. The finish delicious and persists nicely.

Photos of; our dinner group, The K&L Bordeaux Buyer-Ralph Sands and Alfred talking about the wines, Clyde Beffa Jr. -Owner of K&L Wine Merchants and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 6 years ago

Anh Nguyen

9.5

Picked this baby up Nuit-Saint-George while touring France with the in-laws. Father-in-law currently in the cath lab for an inferior STEMI, so decided to break this one out of the archives. Best of luck, Ralph! — 6 years ago

Brian Feist

9.1

Usq Ralph is and Eddie $50+ — 6 years ago

Rich Janson

9.1

Drinking incredibly. Filtered and decanted for 30 minutes or so, this wine was singing from the first sip. Plenty of fruit still left, and enough funk to let you know it's been around a while. Shame @Ralph Canada and I only have 6 left. — 8 years ago

Rich Janson

9.5

Incredible Syrah from SQN. Bottle 5/9 of the evening. Another Ralph Canada pull of course. — 8 years ago

with Roger and Ralph

Rich Janson

10

Another fantastic Cayuse. Thanks again Ralph! — 8 years ago

with Roger and Ralph

Mark Oldman

9.2

a perfect match at the #PoloBar: the succulent corned beef sandwich (Ralph Lauren's favorite) and pure, plum-n-minerals Les Vins de Vienne St Joseph fr the #Rhone — 8 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Nose has old tar, countless stems of red roses, dried cherry, library stacks and dried raspberry.

Palate has jammy and bright cherry preserves, fresh tart cherry, old leather, moist earthy notes (positive trait) and some neutral wood.

Mellow tannins after an extended decant, this bottle is really singing. I am lucky to have tasted older vintages to give an understanding of where this wine is going. Now, whether or not I have the patience to hold the remaining bottles another 20-years is a major question, very nice today.

Decanted ~3hrs, in a cool place. Not my kitchen today, which was quite warm as I preserved our first real harvest of 2019 tomatoes, converting them into pizza sauce. I beat our first processed batch from 2018 by an entire week...don't believe anyone telling you we're not living through climate change, or more appropriately 'climate disruption' to quote Ralph Nader. This is why the best Nebbiolo is now coming from northern Italy, and the best Pinot will transition to Germany. OK, enough politics, this is a forum for wine, mostly. Cat photo-bombs appreciated in your bottle pics (sorry none from me today). — 6 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.1

Excellent. Approachable Nebbiolo, 2013--just enough age to make it enjoyable. Getting ready for our upcoming Italy trip! Looking for recommendations. Visiting Barolo et al and Puglia this time around.

Friends: where should we go? Who should we meet? What should we drink?

@Antonio Galloni @Bill Bender @P A @Kimberly Anderson @"Odedi" @Eric Shanks @Dr. Owen Bargreen @Ralph DiBiasi @David From The 504 @James Forsyth @David L @Mike R @Shay A @Stuart Scheff @David T — 6 years ago

Rich Janson

9.5

The 2007 Grenache edges the Syrah by just a hair in my opinion. Good problem to have though deciding between the two. Bottle 6/9 of the evening. (Did I mention Ralph likes to share the SQN?) — 8 years ago

with Roger and Ralph

Hank Didier

9.1

Greenville Ruth's with a great group of experts in Ralph and Claud, and smooth, full cab. — 8 years ago

Rich Janson

9.9

Wow. First sip is fantastic. Like nothing I've had before. What a great way to celebrate passing my AWS DevOps Pro exam! Thanks Ralph for the treat!!! — 8 years ago

with Ralph

Lynne Rieck

9.3

A beautiful expression of Pinot that was perfect with pork chops over cabbage, bacon, apples and walnuts. Thanks for sharing Ralph Meschkat! — 8 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

A deep purplish red, opaque, slightly orange rim. Light cherry nose and palate, some waxiness, and a hint of mustiness. Quite balanced with low acidity, medium+ tannins. Approachable, ready, but not lengthy. Paired great with veal in red sauce. I would everyone within range to come to CuVino and checkout @Ralph DiBiasi stellar Italian wine list!

92+ points — 6 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

A very solid 2010 Barolo well above its pay grade. Will rebuy from @Ralph DiBiasi Cuvino when I'm back from Italia!

92 point — 6 years ago

Matthew Rumsey

9.0

Solid American IPA, fruity up front with a not-too-hoppy background. Just about good enough to forgive the blatant Flying Dog/Ralph Steadman ripoff bottle design. — 8 years ago

Rich Janson

9.5

What an insanely complex and enjoyable experience from what is supposed to be the simplest of wines. Rosé isn't supposed to make you stop and think like this one does. It goes without saying, but thanks to @Ralph Canada for another fantastic bottle. — 8 years ago

Rich Janson

9.5

Posting out of order, because it's just that good. Nothing short of liquid sunshine. Thanks as always to my boy Ralph for another fantastic bottle. — 8 years ago

with Ralph

Gregg Gordon

9.3

#nefariously50
Happy Birthday Ralph! — 8 years ago

with Ralph

Oliver Seaman

9.5

“Give me wine to wash me clean of the weather-stains of cares”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson — 8 years ago