Favorite wine! Sweet and fruity
15% alcohol! — 2 months ago
On first open, the butter/malo notes are overpowering everything. Some fruit and acidity in there but hidden. Will see how it evolves with some air. — 3 months ago
Medium, spicy, full body — 5 months ago
Surprisingly good and well balanced with lots of oak and finish — a month ago
Privileged to sample the 2016 Monte Bello at the winery as part of their Library offerings. The bottle is $375 at the winery. Tight and tannic after 8 years (and half an hour of decanting) but promising much more. Josh at the winery concedes that it’s in a dumb phase but should reach its peak in 20-30 years. I could analyze and pick apart this one for hours. — 4 months ago
This wine has a dark purple color and a complex nose. Aromas of black cherry, violets, anise, clove, leather and earth are plentiful in the bouquet. The palate offers a medium mouthfeel with great acidity and firm tannins. The fruit flavors are carried along by the more savory aspects of the profile. It is a wine which would love a pairing with a steak or a pork chop, or with a meaty stew. — 5 months ago
Really nice red wine. — a month ago
Bit over the hill. — 2 months ago
Cherry cola, cassis, strawberries, leather, tobacco, and soft spices. — 2 months ago
Pendry with Tom — 4 months ago
Imagine a great Cote Rotie, Cornas, and a Cal Syrah step into a bar. The atmosphere is all French but the ‘Mercian makes it interesting and overblown with too much density. It was spectacular, but if it were a bit more reserved, and didn’t stain my Riedel, it would have been on another level. — 5 months ago
Michael Chelus
Cherry, raspberry, currant, blackberry, eucalyptus, mossy earth and oak. Medium-bodied and velvety tannins. — a month ago