Singer Cellars
Taittinger
Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 2007
Landot
Haut-Medoc Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005
Date night in Paris at the Harvard Club in New York. The grandiose main dining room was transformed into Paris for a night where the would-be Edith Piaf singer covered all the hits. The menu was earnest in its reproduction of French classics, and as lethal as steak tartare followed by steak frites might be, "non je ne regrette rien". A Bordeaux was a must. With some age and from a brilliant year, this straightforwardly delicious wine was a nod to some of the classics from the vintage. Une belle soirée. — 9 years ago
Ramona Singer
Delle Venezie Pinot Grigio 2010
Better than I expected really good. — 10 years ago
Orin Swift Cellars
Abstract Grenache Blend
Smooth, rich and light at the same time, subtle oak and blackberry coming through. After taste of “am I really here” and “tell me I’m a good singer”. — 5 years ago
Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot
D.D. Arbois Poulsard Blend 2018
Won my heart right away. This wine is the band you listen to in high school because you’re convinced the singer is writing about your life. — 6 years ago
Roxanne
Toscana Red 2017
White blend from singer Sting and his wife... fresh, citeus — 7 years ago
Sandlands
California Carignane 2014
Moone Tsai Wines
Black List 5 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
50/50 Cab-Cab Franc blend. Very 2012-ish with lush dark red fruit and velvety yet still harsh tannins. Enjoyable now with a decant but needs another year for the tannins to integrate a bit more. The Cab has the starring role here with the Franc playing background singer. Would've liked a bit more of the green pepper and tobacco Cab Franc characteristics to show but alas not in this Black List bottling. — 9 years ago
Singer Cellars
Sonoma Valley Merlot Cabernet Franc 2012
Sara brought over this awesome wine. — 10 years ago
Podere San Donatino
Poggio Ai Mori Chianti Classico Sangiovese 2011
Podere San Donatino (Castellina in Chianti) was bought in 1971 by Léo Ferré the great French poet and singer, now there's his wife Maria Cristina Diaz with their children to manage the winery. Spontaneous fermentations, wild yeasts, prolonged maceration - about three weeks - though the wines stay “sur lie” for several months. This Chianti Classico Poggio ai Mori is aged only in stainless steel while the Riserva does age in older wood. It's a 100% of a nitty-gritty sangiovese, edibles almost, nourishing even to the nose; mellow and sincere just a perfect pairing with some peasant but refined bread and salami (pane e salame), quietly singing "Les Anarchistes" facing the Tuscan sunset among you, the always empty glass and the Chaos out of the universe. — 10 years ago
Suncé Winery & Vineyard
Old Clones Russian River Valley Zinfandel 2017
Nice classic young singer. Concentrated chewy red fruit, will get balanced later on but for now still in your face. Steak at Grocery Outlet — 5 years ago
Planeta
Cerasuolo di Vittoria Nero d'Avola Frappato
Frappato really shows through. Rather than Neto being the base with some complexity from The frappato. The frappato plays the lead singer and the Nero privdes structure. — 6 years ago
Ramona Singer
Toscana Sangiovese Merlot
Fantastic wine. Bright finish, great structure and very enjoyable. Definitely recommend! My wife also gives a big thumbs up. — 7 years ago
La Catrina
The Wedding Singer California Sangria
The bottle I'm drinking is like pure cherry juice. So sweet. Great wine. Ur not what I think of when I think sangria. — 8 years ago
Frequency
Zotovich Vineyard Syrah 2015
Wow Ramona singer voice... 'ARE YOU KIDDING ME? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?' Fine Rabin, white pepper and perfectly balanced fruit. So so so good. — 8 years ago
Thierry Allemand
Chaillot Cornas Syrah 2012
Drinking well ahead of its early time (2012 vintage)! It's a singer! — 10 years ago
Z. Alexander Brown Wines
Uncaged Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2013
Quite pleased with this $13 bottle of Pinot made by the lead singer of the Zack Brown band. — 10 years ago
Château Musar
Bekaa Valley Obaideh Merwah 2003
Melting jade. Heartbroken mockingbird. Half dead singer. Ancient citrus garden. — 10 years ago
Somm David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
Well...this was one hell of a week. There is only one way to wind it down. Reach for an excellent bottle of vintage Champagne.
My first thoughts are how delicate this is on the palate. Further, how unbelievable it will be with another 8-10 years in bottle.
The nose shows; slightly sour lemon, the good parts of lemon Pledge, lemon meringue, white stone fruits, pineapple fresh with lots of juice, grapefruit, lime pulp, honeysuckle, soft, haunting caramel, brioche, limestone & slightly, dirty, grey volcanics, saline, sea fossils, sea spray, bread dough, vanilla, white spices-light ginger with spring flowers, mixed floral greens & lilies.
The body is light on its feet and dances on the palate. Delicacy abounds. Its soft, gorgeous mousse right there with the best money can buy. Slightly sour lemon, lemon meringue, green & with more bruised golden apple, white stone fruits, pineapple fresh with lots of juice, grapefruit, lime pulp, touch of apple cider, honeysuckle, soft, haunting caramel, ginger ale into cream soda, brioche, nougat, toffee notes, lighter nuts without skin, limestone & slightly, dirty, grey volcanics, saline, sea fossils, sea spray, bread dough, vanillin, marzipan, white spices-light ginger with spring flowers, mixed floral greens & lilies. The acidity is mellow yet lively, gorgeous and as good as it gets. The finish is all luxury. So well knitted & balanced, elegant, rich but not overpowering and gently persisting several minutes.
Photos of; The House of Taittinger, their caves so chalky white and built on the famous Crayères Cellars of Reims: 2.5 miles of tunnels (they own 1/4 to 1/3 of it) cut out of chalk by the Romans, the portrait of Thibaud IV who was a king, lord, manager, singer, conqueror, explorer & 11th century Crusader all rolled into one from which, this Cuvée was the catalyst creation and part of the 600 plus hectares they own in Champange.
Some producer notes; Taittinger's history can be traced back to 1734, when it was originally known as Forest-Fourneaux, founded by Jacques Fourneaux who worked closely with local Benedictine monks to learn how to produce wine. They were just the 3rd Champange house.
The estate was bought by the Taittingers – a family of wine merchants – in 1932, and thanks to the great depression and subsequent low land prices, the family also picked up huge swathes of vineyard. From 1945-1960, Francois Taittinger established the cellars in the Abbey of Saint-Nicaise, and after his death in 1960 his brother Claude took over, pushing the estate into a Champagne house of world renown. Such was the status of the label that the Taittinger family soon expanded its business into other luxury goods. However, this eventually led to financial difficulties, and in 2005 the Taittinger brand – including the Champagne house – was sold to the American owned Starwood Hotel Group. The sale was badly received by the Champagne industry, with many fearing the new owners – unfamiliar with the culture of Champagne – would put profit ahead of quality.
Just one year later, Claude’s nephew, Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, who had always been opposed to the sale, negotiated a €660m deal with the Starwood Group, and the Taittinger family resumed ownership of the company.
In 2017, Taittinger planted its first vines in England, near a village in Kent, for its venture into English sparkling wine. The first bottle will be ready in 2023.
1/8/21 — 5 years ago