Single Wheel

Ghost Block

Single Vineyard Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Beautiful nose of black fruits with cedar and chocolate notes.

Full-bodied and smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, light earth, herbs, mediterranean spices, dark chocolates, tobacco leaf and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Complex and nicely balanced, fruit forward and elegant. Spicy and entertaining.

This Single Vineyard Cabernet is still young, but already enjoyable even by itself. Will continue to age nicely in the next 15 to 20 years. Showing good potential to become a 96+ point wine.

A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with a big piece of steak.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were dry farmed and aged in (80% new) French oak barrels for 24 months.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$140.
— 19 hours ago

Tom, Scott@Mister and 3 others liked this

Pewsey Vale Vineyard

Single Vineyard Estate Eden Valley Dry Riesling 2021

Some petrol/diesel aromas and flavors in this lovely bone dry Australian Riesling, solid acid, some white stonefruits as well, great cut/acidity, medium-long finish, very good! — 3 months ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Tom, Peter and 6 others liked this

Kir-Yianni Estate

Ramnista Single Vineyard Xinomavro

Ruby red oak vanilla red tea meat raspberry Fruitiness M Sweetness M Acidity M+ Tannin M+++ like Nebbiolo. Bitterness M Body M+ Finish M 14.5% Kir-Yianni Estate Ramnista Single Vineyard Xinomavro 20 @4950, AD, 260114 — 4 months ago

Elderton

Command Single Vineyard Shiraz 2015

KA
9.2

801 Chophouse Tysons Corner — 23 days ago

The Standish Wine Company

Single Vineyard Shiraz 2016

vintage 2016 | very dark, concentrated force with black fruit, still very elegant, beautiful wine. — 2 months ago

Jay, Dave and 14 others liked this

Lagavulin Distillery

Aged 16 Years Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Apparently one of the oldest Distillery sites in Scotland. Located by the sea on the Isle of Islay this receives the slowest distillation of any Islay malt, then spends 16 years in old oak casks before being bottled. This is very pungent, peaty and smoky. One of my favourite single malts. — a month ago

Tom, Somm and 7 others liked this
Jamie Lauder

Jamie Lauder

Bob,
You should go to Islay. Lagavulin and Laphroaig and are only a couple of km down the road from each other
It’s a long way from Australia…I don’t want to imagine the flight connects.
Bob McDonald

Bob McDonald Influencer Badge Premium Badge

@Jamie Lauder Thanks Jamie. I love Laphroaig as well - a toss up which is the most peaty. I’ve visited Talisker on the Isle of Skye which is the spiritual home of the Clan Donald (McDonald). Also had a tour of Glenmorangie over on the east coast.

Hyland Estates

Single Vineyard Old Vine McMinnville Pinot Noir 2022

Had a ruby color and could see through it. Smelled like oak and tasted of cherry, blackberry, and oak. — 3 months ago

Bodegas Volver

Single Vineyard Tempranillo 2018

Single Vineyard Tempranillo from Central Spain. Dark ruby/purple color. Aromas of ripe black fruit, tobacco, wet soil and anise seed. Flavors of cooked black cherries, currants and plums, dark cocoa powder, black olives and vanilla. Nicely integrated toasty oak on the long and plush finish. Full bodied. Extremely complex and nicely balanced. Well integrated and very smooth tannins. Bold and very well structured. Quite satisfying. Outstanding quality for the price. Great pick, Petey! — 4 months ago

Bob, ESF and 2 others liked this