I love these guys. Lush and smooth, beautifully weighted and textured. โ 7 years ago
Guava beeswax Stoney minerality leesy character (less of the perfume of Malvasia) really fun โ 7 years ago
Smoky enough but in balance -really enjoyed this one โ 7 years ago
Lighter bodied for a Sarah and extremely drinkable. โ 8 years ago
A delicious Syrah. Matured from the wine I drank at the winery. Opened nicely and drank smoothly. โ 8 years ago
Ok, I know the rating seems in the higher side, but this Super Tuscan outperforms expectations! There is a lot of smokey, leathery goodness, with subdued cherry and boysenberry taking a backseat. If you want an earthy, smokey wine with supple tannins and a lingering stoney finish with a hint of anise and dried oregano, then this is your wine. It paired magnificently with a slow roasted pork shoulder encased in a baked mustard and sage crust. $40?? It feels like a steal. โ 9 years ago
It was born as a heavy weight Jurassic indeed, tidal waves of flavor stoney fruit as hell, fresh young white peach pith, with clarified butter accents , quince paste texture, baked golden apple skins! Lemon chiffon cake dry backside, it lures me in paired well w/
Ahi , but might pair better with cake or lighter fish barramundi or tilefish โ 9 years ago
Stoney, chalky, flinty and fantastic Sancerre. โ 10 years ago
Amazing cherries โ 11 years ago
When Mrs Es been away in the ๐บ๐ธ all week & she lands .. what does she want ๐คฃ I think the 2012 is the best priced, finessed & yet w/ depth Sass going @ ยฃ107 (now ยฃ145+) from 09-15 vintages although 09 & 15 are my favourites ๐
๐ Sassicaia 2012
๐ต 95 points
๐ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon & 15% Cabernet Franc
๐ท Dark opaque ruby
๐ Minty, herby, sweet cedar & soft smoked oak through dark cherries, raspberry jam, peppery spiced light blackcurrant & wild blackberry w/ stoney minerals, clove, lavender, liquorice & leather ๐
๐ Med body of silky elegant ripe spiced blackcurrant w/ cracked rock mineral & liquorice tones
๐ฏ Med+ black fruit blackcurrant driven wallop w/ mocha & raspberry liquorice slap
โ 6 years ago
Light but funky nose, fruitier and not as dark as the other reserve syrahs from VA piano, very smooth โ 6 years ago
Great smokey nose, nice representation of Walla Walla Syrah w savory notes. โ 7 years ago
Lovely honeydew melon and fragrant jasmine. Big and unctuous with clean, stoney acid to finish. โ 7 years ago
Raspberries and sour cherry. Lots of fruit and depth. โ 8 years ago
Weighty, meaty, smoky, mineral nose with underripe pineapple skin and green mango, burnt golden syrup, grilled pineapple & plantain or sugar cain.
Palate has a real bottom heavy weight, this is wine with a lot of mineral intensity and stoney depth along aniseed infused Asian pear, stony mineral finish, long with great depth โ 9 years ago
Great alone or with grapes and cheese โ 10 years ago
Incredible value, punching well above its weight class. Classic CNDP character and texture, true to form and class. Thereโs a deal of finesse here not often seen at this price point. To me another example of Mourvedreโs place in CNDPโs future regarding climate change. Nose is ripe and confitured blackberry, roasted black plum, Provenรงal herbs, mocha, hot stones. Palate confirms nose; plump black fruit framed by stony minerality, garrigue, and white pepper. Underlying savory elements of meat and smoke. Tannins are assertive yet very fine, again very stoney in character. Acid is fresh, almost has a Gigondas or elevated character to it. Pure class with plenty if soul. Will develop quite well but so delicious right now. 70 GR 30 MV โ 6 years ago
Stoney stream water. โ 7 years ago
Fresh aromatic beautiful wine. โ 8 years ago
Super fresh all stainless. Round fruit. โ 9 years ago
Stoney. Woodsy. Herby. Tannic. Nice! โ 9 years ago
A completely different experience than '10, rounder, but much lighter than the '09. Tons of mint and a beautiful texture with the classic Vatan stoney minerality. Won't last as long as '08-'10 but really good for early drinking. โ 11 years ago
Chris England
A rare wine 98 RP wine from Clos Mogador we grabbed at the winery for โฌ180 thatโs needs a big decant to free the powerful yet elegant complexities that stir within ๐ still totally overpriced I think ๐ค
๐ Clos Mogador Espectacle del Montsant 2007 (more pics of label โฉ on Instagram)
๐ฎ Paired w/ slow cooked beef ๐ฅฉ & Mrs Es Mac cheese ๐ง ๐ but was better w/ beef vs cheese ๐
๐ต 96 points
๐ 100% Grenache from 120+ year old vines
๐ท Deep garnet ruby w/ brown edge
๐ Spiced peppery black cherry, smoke, earthy truffle & a touch of red berry fruits w/ a subtle gravel flinty minerality
๐ An elegant med body of intense ripe concentrated black cherry silkyness thatโs not overpowering incredibly w/ earthy truffled red berry fruits & dry rich stoney rock minerals
๐ฏ Long earthy dark cherry, red berry & slight blackberry earthy touch dry stone mineral linger
โ 6 years ago