The Ordinary Fellow

Umathum

Frauenkirchner Vom Stein St. Laurent 2009

Something very different than the ordinary. A bit heavy on the backend. Paired perfectly with homemade pizza — 7 years ago

Domaine Arretxea

Hegoxuri Irouléguy Petit Courbu Blend 2011

Very good, exquisite aromas... not ordinary white wine. I feel resin, honey, butter and lilies on the nose. — 8 years ago

Maybach Family Vineyards

Materium Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

To quote my two friends @Martin G Rivard and @Mike Rowe this is a bad ass wine eliciting smiles all around (and a great way to start 2017). Parker gave this a perfect score and it is a beauty. Decanting is a must at this point. It's been opening up over the last 4 hours and think it will continue to improve if I can sip more slowly lol. Slightly cloudy, and a bright purple in the glass. On the nose, cassis, vanilla and toast dominate. The sips are long and driven by fruit (blue and blackberries and cassis). Liquid silk in the mouth with sweet tannins and a surprisingly strong acidity. The finish is long. This is a total baby but I had to try it. Happy New Year to all my Delectable friends and especially to my fellow Wine Nerd Herd. I've always believed that sharing wine with friends is the greatest gift and this app has enabled me to do that with friends near and far and connect with some great people. May 2017 be a year of great health and happiness and may all our glasses be full! — 8 years ago

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Happy New Year, Carl!
Joe Lucca

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@Carl Fischer Happy New Year! Great notes as always. I agree with your score, this wine is truly outstanding.
Martin G Rivard

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@Carl Fischer Ridiculously insanely awesome 👏😍🍷🍷😍👏

Matassa

Cuvée Romanissa Côtes Catalanes Grenache Blend 2012

Not your ordinary, rough Cotes Catalanes. Will satisfy anyone who prefers smooth tannins and decent fruit, with a touch of the barnyard. — 9 years ago

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Moutard Pere et Fils

Cuvée des 6 Cépages Brut Champagne 2007

Recommended by a nice fellow customer who was shopping next to me at Astor Wines...delightfully nutty and oxidized style with the words "unique experience" written all over it. A few varietals that aren't found much in modern Champagne help add to its mysterious nature...more research to be done this evening! — 9 years ago

Clos Thales

Foun del Bosc Blanc Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes Grenache Gris 2007

One of my favorite wines to play "stump the chump" with, with fellow wine nerds. Grenache Gris and Carignan Blanc whatwhat? — 9 years ago

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Bodega Cielo y Tierra

Don Juan Nahuel Reserva Mendoza Malbec 2010

A wine crafted at my good friend and fellow music guy - Gustavo Santaolalla - domaine in Argentina. He has such passion for making the very best ....it is quite good — 10 years ago

Domaine Leroy

Bourgogne Chardonnay 2000

Yoon Ha
9.9

The amount of pleasure this wine brought is so far beyond the script on the label. What makes wine so fun is the fact that you can, from time to time, find the extraordinary in the ordinary — 10 years ago

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Yoon Ha

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This is blanc, not rouge.

Manos Negras

San Juan Torrontes 2012

Not your ordinary torrontes;nice spicy acidity,firm,dry,even some petrol-like hints;from San Juan,the 2012 vintage is very good right now — 11 years ago

Alberto Voerzio

La Morra Barolo Nebbiolo 2009

Young, but so good. fellow Piemonte fan at our house, went into our stash. — 12 years ago

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Bio-Weingut H. u. M. Hofer

Grüner Veltliner 2015

Velma had this 8 years ago

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Sounds nice! It is hot in Florida right now that's for sure!!

Arnaud Ente

Bourgogne Chardonnay 2013

In an offert vintage. Still The Best ordinary Bourgogne Blanc on the market. Lovely floral aromas w/ ripe peaches, lime, lemon, jasmin, white pepper characteristics. Intense Yellow apples.
Dry, fresh with and integrated intense oak character that spices The Yellow fruited flavour profile.
Moderate alcohol.
Great length.
Would probably say Meursault in a blindtasting.
Serve sligthly chilled with rich fish dishes.
— 8 years ago

Pétrus

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Young fellow, powerful and harsh, but shows good potential to mature in a great man! — 9 years ago

St. Amant Winery

Mohr-Fry Ranch Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel 2014

Yup a old vine zin. Smoke. Berries. Cherry preserve. Full and rich. A tad hot but not out of the ordinary for Lodi fruit. — 9 years ago

Blue Bee Cider

Hard Apple Cider Charred Ordinary

Sour beer fans would dig this — 9 years ago

Corison

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

I tasted through several Corison Napa Valley Cabernets with legendary winemaker, Cathy Corison and fellow wine writers Elaine Brown and Meg Houston Maker. 2012 was the youngest vintage we sampled, as expected it's quite youthful and fresh. Saturating aromas of black cherries, steeped blackberries, violets, and incense. In the mouth the fruit is plump, as is typical of the 2012 vintage, but this element is nicely balanced. It has the structure and stuffing to age, with lovely hints of baking spice and black pepper on the finish. — 9 years ago

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Very good notes

Domaine Mas du Bouquet

Vacqueyras Grenache Blend 2012

Truly delicious wine, soft, but structured and well-balanced. More body and character than an ordinary Cotes du Rhone. The GSM blend (Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre) is a winner, and goes well with a wide variety of foods. — 10 years ago

Greywacke

Wild Sauvignon Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012

Hum
9.2

Extremely interesting for ordinary kiwi Sauv Blanc. Worth the risk. Muted tropical highlights grass and herbs with an Sicilian style funk. — 10 years ago

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Senor de Lesmos

Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2007

Thought I'd drink something ordinary tonight. It didn't work out. — 10 years ago

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Those wines are a little too good.

Eugenio Collavini

Villa del Canlungo Friuli Isonzo Pinot Grigio

Touch of sweet with an ordinary white wine. More for apperatives — 11 years ago

Ariston Jean- Antoine

Brut Champagne Blend

My best bargain find of 2017 so far!

I'm told French people don't like spending over €15 on bubbles & this €16 bottle was given to us by a fellow wine friend in Paris & I have to say in retirement it will do me 👍

🍇 60% Chard & 40% PInot Noir

🍷 Straw yellow

👃 Citrus infused shortbread sugar biscuit & fresh cut cooking apples w/ a whiff of toasted brioche

👄 Fine bubbled med body mousse of lemon curd under sweet & sour green light caramel toffee apple

🎯 Med+ sweet citrus & green apple biscuity caramel linger
— 8 years ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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I like your descriptions 🙃
Chris England

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Thanks Peter 👍 enjoy your Sunday 🥂🍷

Cellers Baronia del Montsant (Clos d'Englora)

Flor d'Englora Montsant Garnatxa 2011

Not your ordinary wine, but very interesting. Fruity, well rounded. For the price, I will buy it again and share it with those who like something interesting. Pairing it with robust flavored foods is recommended. — 8 years ago

Jacobsdal

Pinotage 2013

Heavier and more full bodied than the ordinary pinotage, but definitely worth every sip — 9 years ago

Clos Canarelli

Corse Figari White Blend

they know how to make beautiful vermintino in Corsica. This one bathed in lemony acidity but with a rich not quite creamy mouthfeel that lifts it up out of the ordinary — 9 years ago

Montepeloso

Eneo Toscana Sangiovese Blend 2012

Ron R
9.3

I really like it when I get recos from fellow oenophiles which turn out to be spot on - @Jörgen Lindström Carlvik, take a bow.

In the glass, the wine appears to be very extracted, which I find is a pleasant first indicator. The wine coats the glass, demanding your attention.

The nose is pristine, yet urgent. Cigar notes, cherries and dark fruits are perfectly integrated.

On the palette, I'm in raptures. This is a seamless example which is tight, compact and dense. It has a viscous mouthfeel, finishing with polished tannins and a touch of sweetness.

This is a brilliant effort, which is begging for bottle age. Thanks to Jorgen, I've finally found a Sangiovese which does not require me to sell my house to buy a bottle (you get my point).

Paired with my own Sheppards pie (made from scratch). Don't hate the player, hate the game!
— 9 years ago

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@Charles D Cummings I'm not a fan... 😏
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A Sangiovese blend I haven't tried yet and under $30? Need to get my paws on some....
Mo Salem

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Nice note bro

Cadence

Coda Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2013

Delicious but not your beginners' cab blend. My first sip felt gritty, but let breathe a few minutes and then it pops. Hints of strawberry, grilled bell pepper, and earth. Light tannin but mouth popping acidity. Great cab franc blend! The fruit in this value has excellent, albeit under appreciated pedigree with fruit from two of the best vineyards (Taptiel and Ciel du Chuvel) on Red Mountain, possibly the best unknown Cab region in the U.S. For those looking for an adventurous departure from ordinary cab savs, enjoy! — 10 years ago

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Kalleske

Merchant Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Rich luxurious grippy tannin kept me coming back for more. Dark fruits, acidity in check, long dry finish. Perhaps not the most cab savvy in taste/smell which distracted my fellow drinker, but not me. — 10 years ago

Tobia

Alma Tobia Barrel Fermented Tempranillo Blend Rosado 2011

Barrel fermented rose, body of a red with elegance of a rose. Wild strawberries, cherry, cranberries, citrus rind, spices, mint, discreet vanilla. Full bodied with juicy red fruits, citric notes with refreshing acidity on midpalate, and a long chewy finish filled with spices, minerality, vanilla, and tannins. Out of the ordinary, a must try! — 12 years ago

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