paul custer

9.1

fresh squeezed grapefruit on the nose and palate upon opening. tightly wound out of the bottle but opened up after an hour in a decanter. time reveals a kiss of cherry and an underlying salinity mixed with a trace of iron. light to medium body and color. not a cocktail wine, but EXCELLENT with food. paired perfectly with black pepper chicken. definitely a go to for weeknight meal pairings. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.1

Yesterday’s Wednesday Wine Committee, hosted by @Jeff Meyer , was so educational with fantastic German & Austrian wines. 1 sparkler, 5 whites, 5 reds, 1 dessert wine. All served blind as usual.

This is so fruit forward up front before it falls off a cliff and punches you with chalky tannins. Geez. It’s both floral and lean. Starts off with fresh squeezed black cherries, rhubarb tart and rose petal before drastically hitting you with high percentage dark cocoa, bitter root, and cracked black peppercorn. Tannic. I called this Blaufränkisch.

@Bill Bender : Saw your post from 4yrs ago about this wine. Agreed! — 6 years ago

with Dan, Jeff and 1 other

Tom Garland

10

Happy Cinco De Mayo 2019.....wwwaaahhh, a wine break.....Tom's PERFECT margarita:

1.5 oz. 100% agave Reposado Tequila
1.0 oz. Fresh squeezed lime juice
0.5 oz. Agave nectar
0.5 oz. Fresh squeezed orange juice.

Shake with ice, serve over ice (no frozen BS!) and do not forget to enjoy! — 6 years ago

with Brenda

Shay A

9.4

Just a few bottles from an awesome Open That Bottle Night celebration this past weekend.

Another wine with a great future but is extremely young right now. If guessing blind, I don’t think I would have called this Howell Mtn...seemed more like Pritchard Hill. Fruit is very inky and juicy. Freshly squeezed blackberries and raspberries. Chalky on the palate. Some sweet tobacco up front on the palate but it turns pretty herbal towards the end. Give it time. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.2

My in-laws frequent Cabo often and claim that they’ve found some impressive wines from Mexico/Baja region. They enjoy fine wine, so I trusted their opinion and went hunting. This winery is supposedly one of the top wineries in Mexico, and I was able to find the last 3 bottles (at the time) in the US as the winery was sold out. We had dinner with them at my wife and I’s favorite spot in Fort Worth and I surprised them with this wine.

Pours dark and inky. Aromatically, this was a circus bash of red, blue and black fruit. There was also some black peppercorn and cedar. The front and mid-palate were dense...oak wasn’t dominant, just an absolute rush of fresh squeezed fruit. Finish was spice driven. Blind, I would have likely called this a zin/petite sirah blend (but structure kept this from being an overblown, hot, flabby Napa style zin). Very unique and enjoyable. Bravo Mexico/Baja! — 7 years ago

Marissa A. Ross

Wine Editor, Bon Appétit

9.7

Vibrant, fresh squeezed cranberry sour Starbursts and oh so god damn smooth. The kind of wine that fills you with so many butterflies you'd swear you were a virgin again. — 8 years ago

Koichi Hirano

9.1

I felt a bit guilty to make mimosa wit this. It ended up with the very best mimosa I've ever had. It just melted down inside the freshly squeezed orange juice. — 9 years ago

Justin Hart

9.6

Holy cow! The lower ratings of this wine must be referring to a different wine. This is a voluptuous, heady, powerful petit verdot, huge even. Wet concrete, pencil shavings and blackberries on the nose. Ripe blackberry, huckleberry, and blueberry gush across the palette, and immediately get squeezed by firm tannins, peppery and cured meat notes. This is an amazing wine that could easily go 3-6 more years (or longer). Yum!! — 5 years ago

with Cherish and Jen

Shay A

9.3

Alongside the ‘08 I opened, this had tons of candied red and black fruit! Raspberry gummies, baked blackberry pie, and rhubarb tart. Killer aromatics. Perfumed. Mainly fruit dominated on the palate...fresh squeezed blackberries, ripe plum, currant and a touch of cedar. Will age! Thanks, @Mark Flesher . — 6 years ago

with Dan, Mark and 2 others

Shay A

9.2

This still needs a bit of time. Quite tart. Showed a lot of rose petal and tar upfront...maybe even some iron? Very underripe fresh squeezed blackberries and black cherry on the palate, with underbrush and cedar. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Monthly WTF wine group meet up.

Potpourri, fresh squeezed blackberries, currant, and candied teriyaki. Plush on the palate, with more acidity than ‘14. Structure here seems more beefed up. I waited an hour or so to try, and it was very soft. Full fruit spectrum (red, blue and black). Muddled mulberry with a flavor punch finish. Thanks for opening @Weston Eidson . — 6 years ago

with Dan, Will and 1 other

Neal Schaffer

8.9

Ripe tropical fruit and fresh squeezed lime juice; takes me down that margarita path. Light, light snap pea. Juicy and quenching on the palate. Saline minerality dives into the finish. Holds together tight. — 7 years ago

with Dana

Elisabeth Brown

10

Like fresh squeezed raspberrys — 9 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

16 and 17 Meursault so drinkable now. Energetic and precise with very good concentration. Squeezed lemon, pastry cream, orange zest and a stoney minerality. Finishes with very good length and finesse. ⚡️⚡️ — 5 years ago

Severn Goodwin

8.9

A few months since our last bottle, notes are still consistent:
95% Sauvignon Blanc & 5% Semillon; Entre-Deux-Mers AOC
Nose of freshly washed sweet, green grapes, lemon grass and green melon.
Palate is crisp, citrus biased, lightly tart not sweet, lime squeezed on granite, medium finish.
$13, QPR is just a crazy value play! — 6 years ago

Robert Wood

9.1

Very fresh tasting. First sips have a fresh squeezed feel. Very smooth. Gets better as it sits. — 6 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Declassified Puligny-Montrachet fruit from vineyards just east of 'Derrière la Velle' & 'Les Reuchaux', this is the far east edge of the village.

The nose has lemon squeezed over flint & slate and light white flowers.
The palate has medium acid, under-ripe tropical fruits and light steely mineral notes.

Albeit coming from a strong vintage, this is a little closed up right now, perhaps a few more years rest is due. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.6

WNH event number 4. Perfect Pizza Pairing bottles. Not a bad bottle in the bunch!

Another bottle in the running for WOTW (weekend) so far. Blueberries, graham cracker and fresh squeezed blackberries in the nose. Rich and full bodied on the palate with silky structure. Milk chocolate covered dates, and baked mixed berry pie. Hedonistic and wonderful. Killer bottle @Eric LaMasters ! — 6 years ago

with Mike, David and 5 others

JP Epstein

9.2

Perfect alone or as mimosa that deserves fresh squeezed juices. Crisp, tangy with balance and touch of peach sweetness. — 8 years ago

Gladys Xiques

9.0

Lemon juice squeezed fresh into wine. — 9 years ago