Pinecones and orange blossoms. Pineapple cake and dried apricots fill your nostrils. Lemon-orange, maple, sweet corn, creamy grapefruit, pine nuts and lemon cookie coalesque and then a resinous pine in burlap emerges triumphant in the face of the tropical monsoon. It carries on like pine tar on a baseball bat. Home run! — 9 years ago
Quite light for Côte-Rôtie. Smart and sophisticated with just enough red fruit to play along with the savory, umami character. Medium tannins and acidity and with plenty of remaining longevity. — 10 years ago
This thing is like a merengue cookie after you get through the citrus zest and gum arabic candy crust. There is a tangerine characteristic, that turns into tangerine pith, and has a powdered sugar millisecond before becoming bony and rich. This thick little lady is bumping in every respect! — 10 years ago
Paired with Girl Scout cookie: Thanks-a-lot — 10 years ago
Like eating sugar cookie dough as a kid. — 12 years ago
Smart interpretation of a very popular grape, Schiava or Vernatsch. Transparent red color, wide sensations at taste of red fruits, salty acidity, and the long and funny to drink! — 12 years ago
Nice, fuerte in a goodish way. Would do it again, smart — 9 years ago
blackberry and apple ...nonono this is not a combination of two smart phones... — 9 years ago
Scharffenberger Brut, Rose, Mendocino County. Well balance fruits, acidity, fine finish. Had this is Café Epi, Palo Alto , tasted with chocolate chip cookie. Yum! — 10 years ago
Violets, cherries, strawberries, ginger bread cookie. Palate is silky, with medium acids, soft fruit, medium tannins. Quite nice young. — 10 years ago
100 year old vines, languedoc Carignan. Big tanins, big body. Lavender & Leather. Belinda demands it to be decanted- smart move. Nice sleep-wine from big John. — 10 years ago
Moody copper gold in color. Wonderfully mature, botrytis infused, sugar-coated pecans, salty caramel, cookie dough, dried guava, cappuccino cream, cured ham. Did I say it's very complex!? Really love the balance and mixture of full-throttle sweetness and mouthwatering savoury, hearty elements. Beautiful wine to sip and contemplate on this perfect Indian-Summer-Sunday.... — 11 years ago
Yeah buddddy! Deep dark cherry pie with a sugar cookie crust. Bright red cherry on the palate. Delish!!!!!! Definitely revisit! — 11 years ago
Oeff, thick, fat and powerful. This is a baby but good looking and very smart for his age. Sexy, silky stuff in a boxing clove — 11 years ago
In Porrera, the freshest part of Priorat, this is a very young winery, with smart ideas about wine, architecture and design. Very elegant, smooth, long finish. — 12 years ago
Pretty darn good. Not sure it's going to pair well with a cookie making night, but it has that "it's Friday" depth you look for when kicking off the weekend. — 8 years ago
@David A Lentine @Gina Sabean @Christine You know that you are drinking GREAT wines when you can say that a Realm Beckstoffer To Kalon came in last. I love this producer beyond measure!! Every wine they make is a hit. Everyone tonight agreed that drank by itself it would have been amazing. However, it still needs a few years to open up and spread its wings!! All of my bottles were decanted for 8 hours today, I began formulating thus rodeo of a lineup around 11am. The Realm had huge dark fruit but too many rough edges in comparison to the others. In all honesty, these are so good that we are splitting hairs but alas they must be ranked and that is how the Cookie Crumbled this evening. — 9 years ago
1991: Trusting the makeshift neck tag. Reticent nose, yet full delivery on palate. Book smart Cote Rotie, with everything you'd expect present. The youngster of the night, yet in welcome company. No hurry to drink, will continue to develop. — 10 years ago
Nicely balanced and deep. Licorice on the finish with smart tannins. A little loopy throughout... likely thanks to the Syrah content. Nice little super tuscan! — 10 years ago
Tastes great with a Linzer torte cookie. I — 10 years ago
Floral, smooth — 11 years ago
Perfect Christmas cookie baking wine... — 11 years ago
Very smooth. Sweet! Silky. — 12 years ago
Smart cookie! — 12 years ago
Victor Chang
Licorice and cookie spice on the nose. Prominent fruit up front, blackberry, with a long finish. Would imagine that this should age well, if you have the patience and discipline. — 8 years ago