The Boundaries

Louis Jadot

Aloxe-Corton Pinot Noir 1998

This Jadot, by all rights, should've been done and dusted but instead carried the flag for Aloxe-Corton. Silky, velvety cherry with a tinge of spice, not pushing any boundaries but with some gravitas of age. Nice. — 10 years ago

Keith, jerod and 11 others liked this

Nikolaihof

Vinothek Wachau Riesling 1997

Seth Morgen Long
9.7

Pushing boundaries of what is. Distinctive yet true to form, utterly delicious over hours, shapeshifter and evolving with air in a burgundy glass. Full of movement, starting stingy and quiet to a beautifully pitched wonder, from delicate to powerful, from profusely wide back to elegantly linear then into a long plateau of regal and astounding for hours. All the time full of extract and weight yet so light and nimble, mineral and kind of poofy in a lemon verbena cotton ball way, wrapped in wet stone, dripping with oily strength. Glad to see a few ounces left today and another tucked away to forget about. One of the best Austrian wines I yet had. — 10 years ago

Lisa, Daron and 7 others liked this

Rock Wall Wine Co.

Monarch St. Zinfandel 2012

Geoff Troup
8.9

A big zin but far from overbearing. Doesn't push the boundaries much but definitely please the zin lover. — 10 years ago

Fiddlehead Cellars

Oldsville Reserve Pinot Noir 2007

Still zippy fruit, but does push the boundaries (for some folks) with a bit of brett..... — 11 years ago

Terrapin Beer Co.

Guano Loco Chili Pepper Brown Ale

Shit's crazy. Chili spice and brownie nice, this is a creative ale that lingers along the boundaries of a chocolate stout and a chili pepper style ale perfectly. Good, long finish. — 11 years ago

Marybeth liked this

Poderi Aldo Conterno

Bussia Cicala Barolo Nebbiolo 2009

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
9.2

Large-scaled, pushing Nebbiolo-boundaries to the limit, with its expansive fruit, spice, tannic grip and mineral-lazed finish. — 11 years ago

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Marchesi di Barolo

Cannubi Barolo Nebbiolo 2008

Marchesi di Barolo recently lobbied successfully to expand the legal boundaries of Cannubi, entirely for their own benefit, to the outrage of all the other local producers. — 12 years ago

Paul Masson

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(Cannubi is so over)

Rusden

Boundaries Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Fig, Prune, Cocoa, Walnut/ Christmas Cake and rich dark berry cassis aged 'sweetness'. At 14%, the alcohol at 7 yrs has integrated well. The wine has acidity that restrains the richness and matured vitality that the Barossa throws at you - the tannins are invitingly soft - this my friends has been under Coravin. — 10 years ago

Greg liked this

Domaine Faury

Collines Rhodaniennes Syrah

Geoff Troup
9.5

Terrific syrah from northern Rhone. Very representative of the region. Does not push the boundaries much but perfectly encapsulates what you'd like from a french syrah with elegance and structure. — 10 years ago

Enderle & Moll

Buntsandstein Pinot Noir 2013

Marc On
9.4

Enderle & Moll pushing boundaries and take German Pinot to the next level. Of course its funky. Of course its not everybodys darling. But give it a chance. No So2 bottling. Although no "dirty" notes. Very fresh & lean. Rocking wine! — 10 years ago

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Domaine de Trévallon

Alpilles Cabernet Syrah 2010

My favorite kind of wine: one that blurs boundaries and in so doing establishes itself as a singular bottle. — 11 years ago

Anthony, Lyle and 3 others liked this

Neyers

Roberts Road Pinot Noir 2012

Big and bold. In-your-face spice box, strawberry and floral notes. Long, spicy finish. This is a wine that pushes the boundaries of Pinot - and succeeds. — 11 years ago

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Bindi

Original Vineyard Pinot Noir 2010

Paul Kaan
9.4

Great to see Michael Dhillon continuing to push the boundaries & evolve his Pinot! Much more structured, stalk influence showing with a wicked backbone of fruit! — 11 years ago

Tom, Troy and 1 other liked this

Natural Selection Theory

No Boundaries. Hunter Valley White Blend 2012

Erin Pooley
10

Dandy in the Clos. All love. Love love love. — 12 years ago

Jonathan, Deborah and 1 other liked this
Deborah Heath

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So happy to see this label among us

The Boundaries

Limestone Coast Shiraz 2015

Really love this Chardonnay, very tropical. — 10 years ago

Zorzal

Eggo Franco Cabernet Franc 2014

Boy has Argentina been on point with their wines the last few years. And this wine, this wonderfully fragrant, pure, fresh example of Cabernet Franc is just dynamite! Raised in concrete eggs with no oak whatsoever, the wine is vivid, mineral and amazingly well balanced, coming in at a mere 13.8% ABV. The Michelini brothers are really tearing it up over there and hopefully they continue to experiment and push boundaries, as they are definitely at the top of the conversation when it comes to innovative and forward-thinking winemakers in Argentina. — 10 years ago

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La Garagista

Harlots & Ruffians White Blend 2013

Deirdre is pushing boundaries couples a farmers local sensibility with a global understanding of wine. Bravo! — 10 years ago

Abigail liked this

Heitz Cellar

Cellar Treasure Sherry California Mission

Steve Matthiasson
9.2

??? A treasure from another era. A money grab--sherry was hot..? Or passion for discovering and exploring new styles of wine... I like to think the latter. And let's not forget having fun. No boundaries! — 10 years ago

Wolfgang, Travis and 18 others liked this
Steve Matthiasson

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@Martin Winters pretty tired, but a thrill nevertheless
Marty Winters

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Steve in so happy for you to fine this! What are your thoughts?
Steve Matthiasson

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@Martin Winters pretty tired, but a thrill nevertheless

Domaine du Collier

Saumur Blanc Chenin Blanc 2011

Pushing the boundaries of ripeness/richness for me. — 11 years ago

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Broc Cellars

Vine Starr Central Coast Grenache Blanc 2013

Love these varietals from Broc. So nice to see CA pushing the boundaries! Much preferred this to their Roussanne, although that wasn't bad at all! — 11 years ago