Rotten Skull

Costadilà

450 slm Prosecco di Treviso Prosecco

Rotten sour peach gummies — 7 years ago

Velich

Tiglat Chardonnay 2001

The nose like barely rotten fruit. A taste that was buttery and deep, with just a hint of mold. — 7 years ago

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Azienda Agricola Negro Angelo e Figli

Prachiosso Roero Nebbiolo 2002

100% Nebbiolo
Bricked purple. Opaque, non transparent. Compact rim. Looks its age.

Aromas full of earthy characters. Black truffle, ashes, damp soil, wet rotten woods, with licorice flavored coffee, slight hint of dark chocolate.

Structurally, this wine has a long way to go yet. Substantial but completely integrated tannin, medium to med full body (14.5 abv), medium to med plus acidity, dry. Dried black cherry, fig, prune and plum. Fine texture. Mineral and ashy notes. Dusty. Balanced, carrying through from the first sip until the finish. Last very long on that enticing dried fruit and ashy profile.

At a great place to drink now. At $30+ in NYC, this's got to be my find of the year so far. Amazing bottle. Loved by everyone I shared with. 92.
— 8 years ago

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay

bouquet of wet earth, animal, barnyard, rotten black cherries, cedar, very ripe cranberry... the palate gives tart ripe cranberry, wood, dried herbs, real barnyard with a solid core of cranberry/sour cherry. wowzers. — 9 years ago

Brouwerij Boon

Geuze Mariage Parfait Lambic Ale

Excellent sour-tart gauze! Lots of fresh tamarind notes with rotten lemon nose. Unique! — 9 years ago

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Nicolis Angelo e figli

Ambrosan Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2003

Imagine aged plums and white cherries blowing a hole through the back of your skull like a 12 gauge. That only partially captures the experience of this amarone on the nose. Medium minus acidity and gentle tannins make this quaffable, yet still deserving of a considered reflection. High quality producer, corked. — 9 years ago

Mr. Skurnchinkey, Esq.Ben Levy
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Nice Amarone

Lucien Crochet

Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2009

The best I have seen from Sancerre. The 09 is very honey on the nose, touches of rotten melon. So mineralistic and in your face with the acid. Fruit just dances across your pallet and sparks of citrus you notice every so often. — 9 years ago

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Château Macquin (Saint Georges)

Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Geoff Troup
9.1

Scorched earth, dried herbs and rotten berry fruit, tannin abound and a lengthy, weighty finish. — 7 years ago

Charles Smith

Skull Royal Slope Syrah 2005

Don't know how to describe the nose on this🤔 Bacon & Olive? Probably the oldest Syrah I've had,
98 from WINE ADVOCATE,
Good stuff.
Buy this vintage if you ever see it available,
— 8 years ago

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Wow! That’s a helluva flavor.
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I dig the Skull....prefer it over Royal City (which is stellar in its own right)
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I saw a bottle of 06 Royal City close on auction yesterday for $285.00, @Bill Bender had no idea they could fetch that kind of cash nowadays

Domaine d'E Croce (Yves Leccia)

Cuvée YL Rouge l'Île de Beauté Grenache Blend 2014

bouquet of brown sugar, prunes, slightly rotten plums, a little balsamic, ripe black cherries, ink, blackberries, savory meat....tasting contributed: burnt sugar, black plums and a little coca-cola with roast duck!.... rich and soft thanks to the grenache, with the nielluccio giving some steely acidity. fine tannins as well. wow! thank you Corsica. — 8 years ago

Melsheimer

Reiler Mullay-Hofberg Riesling 2007

sadly the cork had broken down, and this beauty was oxidized. smelled ofrot, vinyl, rotten peaches.
however......flavors showed honey, graham cracker, peach liquor, some faint wood. tasted way better than its smell would suggest. even flawed this was great.
— 9 years ago

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Brewer-Clifton

3-D Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2010

a bouquet of funky slightly rotten hay, yeast, sweet cream, a little lemon
flavors show lots of lemon and cream with some stone, pretty elegant despite the funky aromas. nice mouthfeel.
— 9 years ago

Orkney Brewery

Skull Splitter Scotch Ale

This is a great Viking style brew. You know, compared to the other Viking style brews I've had..... — 9 years ago

Agricola Centolani

Poggiotondo Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2011

Earthy from the aging (2011), black licorice, amazing rotten fruit, lemonade. Thanks PMO — 7 years ago

Château de Villeneuve

Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc 2015

Our favorite from Moore Bros. so far. Smells vegetal, but not rotten or mossy. Medium bodied. Dry. Not fruity, except maybe something like sour plum. Easy to drink. — 8 years ago

Tikal

Natural Mendoza Malbec - Syrah Blend

Cork was rotten on bottom half of cork. As it opened up was relieved no cork or bad wine. Smooth, velvet, leather and black cherries. I really enjoyed this wine. — 8 years ago

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Abbaye de Saint Bon Chien

Grand Cru Oak Barrel Aged Ale Malt 2015

Rotten apricots, KC Masterpiece potato chips, balsamic vinegar. Stellar. — 8 years ago

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Weingut Blees-Ferber

River Bend Riesling 2014

Well balanced sweet with plenty of other components, honey and that German petrol on the nose, sweet honey on the palate with lots of ripe fruits to finish. The finish has the taste of a fruit that is so ripe it's nearly rotten but oh so lovely at the same time. Lots of depth. I like it for what it is!! — 9 years ago

Anthony liked this

Domaine de Terrebrune

Bandol Mourvedre Blend Rosé 2015

My wife was in kind of a rotten mood tonight and this cheered her up. The wine was good too. — 9 years ago

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Vincent Carême

Le Peu Morier Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2013

Something's rotten in Denmark--er, France. Seriously this smells like a past ripe papaya, rotting stone fruit, decaying flowers, potpourri. And then zing! Bone dry, almost saline on the palate, high acid, savory finish. Gimme some food with this. — 9 years ago

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