Tom Casagrande

9.1

Popped and double decanted to remove some sediment. Very earthy nose, with a pleasantly sweet barnyard note, goes along with some ripe, oozing cherry fruit. A little limestone minerality too. Tighter and more youthful in the mouth than I expected, with tight cherry fruit and lots of acid and stony minerality. Some not-quite-soft tannin too. A slight bitter note on the tail end of the finish. Probably should have waited a few years but it’ll be nice with the simmering coq au vin. — 14 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Wow what a good value-priced St. Emmie. Detailed nose has cedar, green herbs, stony minerals, and, of course, deep plummy fruit (yay Merlot!). Soft and mouthfillingly textured, but it’s got nice balance. Rich fruit initially on the palate but turns savory on a very long tail. Really nice flavor intensity and persistence. Lots of integrated soft, chalky tannin will help this stay the course for several more years, but it’s delicious now. — 8 months ago

Kathryn McCarty

9.0

Lovely soft notes of raspberry and peach. Nicely balanced with almost no tannins. — 2 years ago

Nick Brandon

9.1

Wet cork, dark red color.
Roasted meat, wet dog, takeout food, bay leaf on the nose.
Very unique and soft sour and salty, umami taste.
Not unpleasant at all, but very surprising overall profile. — 2 months ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Deep inky in color with a short reddish rim.

Fruity nose of black currants, black plums, blackberries, vanilla, cedar, licorice, light cola, eucalyptus, chocolates, Indian spices and peppercorn.

Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruit forward on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, raspberries, peppercorn, chocolates, spices and light oak.

Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and cranberries.

This young Cabernet Sauvignon from Atlas Peak in Napa Valley is already drinking beautifully. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel. Elegant and rich. Fruit forward and complex.

Still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly, but already enjoyable even by itself.

Needed 2 hours to open up properly, so be patient. Well worth the wait. Loved the nose once it opened up.

Tangy and interesting to drink by itself or with food. Paired nicely with my Ox tail.

A tiny production of only 6 barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$75. — 6 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Delicious. Complex nose has plenty of ooozing, sappy dark cherry fruit, a decent amount of toasty, clove-like French oak, spice, warm moist loam. The palate is more minerally, with lots of crushed rock and salinity. Bone dry, but with mouth-clinging dark cherry extract. As slight bitter note at the tail end of the finish, which is long. The acids are there but soft, and there’s some very soft tannin, so this will certainly age at least a few years.

UPDATE: On night 2, the oak is much better integrated and the wine is more settled and complex. Upping from 9.2 to 9.3. — 3 years ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Golden in color.

On the nose apples, citrus, oak, vanilla, spices, lemons, pears and light honey notes.

Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with yellow and green apples, citrus, spices, oak, minerals, herbs, sea salt and light earth.

Medium finish with lemons and marzipan notes.

This Napa Chardonnay is tasty right out of the bottle. Elegant and fruit forward. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel.

Still young and needs a couple of years in the bottle to remove some of the oaky notes, but already balanced and entertaining, with nice complexity.

Easy drinking and good by itself or with food.

100% Chardonnay grapes were aged in (40% new) French Oak barrels for 10 months, and 4 months in steel vats. A small production of only 26 barrels.

14.1% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$70. — 5 months ago

Diane Is Moving To CellarTracker

9.8

From Williston Park Wines and Spirits. Big jammy cherries, subtle spice, vanilla and chocolate swirl soft serve lol — 8 months ago

Raun Kupiec

9.2

A soft brioche, but with a creamy lightly honeyed and lemon tail. Very nice. Thumbs up for Swiss 1st class, they don’t mess about. — 2 years ago

Jess

9.0

Medium-deep ruby color.
Aromas of baked black fruit, vanilla
Dry. Flavors of baked blackberry, soft vanilla, fresh black fruit on the finish.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago