This is a beautiful Carménère, all earthy and full of savory minerality. The blackberry and black plum aromas creep through the smell of that dirt with tar, forest floor and tobacco all over them. A hint of vanilla sweetens the sniff a bit. On the palate, the dark fruit is draped in sweet oak spice, and you’ll find a bucketful of tannins until the glass has been sitting for awhile. This is a steak wine, intended for a big, juicy piece of beef. — 4 years ago
Tonight’s nightcap 🥃
During our stay at the hospital for the birth of our son some dear friends of ours brought my wife & I a care package. In it were all manner of goodies and treats, as well as a bottle of champagne and this scotch. They know us all too well 🤫🤷🏻♂️
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Caramel, creme brûlée, charred orange peels, and Christmas spice cake on the nose. Mild notes of moss on the palate with a pronounced but welcome warmth on the way down. Smooth and perfectly suitable for ending the day with. — 5 years ago
Absolutely BANGIN — 6 years ago
So much peat and smoke. Also more subtle grassy notes and earthy sweetness. Super light-bodied. A great Islay scotch. — 7 years ago
Killer. Absolutely killer. Acidity forward, petrol undergirding a really nice structure. So, so good. Dry, but not bone dry. — 7 years ago
Muy rico. Excelente cuerpo, sabores complejos. — 8 years ago
My favorite Malbec! So much flavor, very smooth. — 8 years ago
Great single malt!! — 9 years ago
For the winter weather — 10 years ago
Total wine — 3 years ago
Really peaty and Smokey — 4 years ago
Lite sälta, jordig, låg sötma och hetta — 5 years ago
2009. Boysenberry. Raspberry. Some smoke. — 6 years ago
Light, citrusy, paired perfectly with chili spiced salmon. — 7 years ago
I love Dan Standish. He is one of the best winemakers. Lovely wine, very young. Blueberry and Red silky fruit. Full Bodied but not overly alcoholic, heat isn't obvious in this wine. Great length and layers of flavours. Big points from me 95 points. A producer I highly recommend! Typical sweet Barossa fruit, very seductive... — 9 years ago
Straw color. Peat, garden hose, sea spray, green apples, sage, iodine, crushed oyster shells. Long, elegant finish. — 4 years ago
Cumple Mazf — 4 years ago
Tomato nose, forest floor, my kinda boy. — 5 years ago
A less angular Hibiki 12, if that makes sense — 7 years ago
Very nice con food... Butterynuttyish, lengua back en las eskinas — 8 years ago
Sweet, spicy, and bottled at just the right age and proof. Spectacular offering from #Balvenie. — 8 years ago
Black cherry, raspberry notes. Fair amount of acidity. Paired well with baked salmon. — 9 years ago
Big tannins, big fruit, big oak. Nothing remotely subtle about it. A whopper of a wine. — 9 years ago
Ryan Carver
2016 in 22’ yurp, pretty good. Have had better in the hundo-ish price range but i’d give it another buy — 2 years ago