Think Outside The Circle
M. Chapoutier
Les Vignes de Bila-Haut Côtes du Roussillon Villages Red Rhone Blend 2013
After hearing the stories of a friends trip to France and drinking great roses, I decide to start trying some. Got this at Circle Liquors on 31. Loved it. What do y'all think? — 11 years ago
Schloss Gobelsburg
Gobelsburger Cistercien Rosé Blend 2013
#roséalldamnday in Vegas since it's still 95 degrees outside. Tastes like watermelon sweettarts and txakolina like acidity! Under $20 and diggin' it. I think I'm addicted to Austrian #wine lately. Salty, fruity, stony, and juicy. #delectableapp — 11 years ago
Château Croix Mouton (Jean-Philippe Janoueix)
Bordeaux Supérieur Red Bordeaux Blend 2009
Really delicious. Very rich in flavour but also elegant. With a lot of young fruit, blossom, vanilla and some spices. Has a nice story as well: the winemaker bought a small vineyard just outside Pomerol to make wines he loves without having to think about rules and regulations. — 13 years ago
Domaine Sorin
Rosé Terra Amata Côtes de Provence 2014
Winner winner, chicken dinner!! So far the best rosé for 2014...by far! I love strawberries, but this didn't make me think of it as a fruit. It made me think of the seeds on the outside. Fruity, yet acidic. Perfect! — 11 years ago
Louis-Antoine Luyt
Cuvee Mathilde Coelemu Cinsault 2013
This is wine to pour for those last remaining Francophile snobs who think they will never enjoy a bottle from --GASP --outside of France or surrounding vineyards. I know, there are thankfully not so many of these people left, but the point is, this tastes like a classic, pre-oakification, totally quaffable " let's have this with some rich, wintery food" sort of beverage. If you don't like this, we will have to find something else to talk about.
— 11 years ago
Valdespino
Tio Diego Macharnudo Vineyard Amontillado Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino
Valdespino night at the compound. Yeah, they make a shit load of it, and it's far from natural, but man... Do you give a shit about whether the Tequila , scotch, or beer you're drinking is " natural?" I like to think of it outside of the realm of wine, as it's really not unlike drinking a brandy or something. It's a grape product. Not much else. And it's good. — 12 years ago
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2012
A nice dry SB. I am having a hard time picking out individual notes, but I am quite enjoying this while sitting outside on a beautiful spring day. I think this would pair nicely with a chicken Caesar salad or the chicken shawarma from Pita Jungle. Very good stuff! — 11 years ago
Rene Rostaing
Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2004
2004 Rene Rostaing Cote Rotie. It's an 04, no mistaking that. Large meniscus fading far outside of the rim. Kumquat, seared browned beef, volatile and pointed on the nose with a metallic character. Some sweetness and allusions to leather on the accumulated finish. There's just enough sweet leather aroma on the palate to offset the VA and occasional pyrazines that pop up to keep this doable. Metallic VA and pyrazine aroma grows with airtime--drink up I'd think! As judging from this bottle it's best in the first hour after opening and is on its last leg... — 11 years ago
Pasqua
Amarone della Valpolicella Corvina Blend 2008
Famiglia Pasqua - delicious, smooth and just the right bit of oaky on the first pour. Nice hints of vanilla and what i think is a bit of dried cherries when it opens up (prob with decanting). Worth the $30 I spent at Trader Joe's wines. And perfect for special occasions or Monday night watching TV while it rains outside. — 13 years ago
Kristi Elliott
I would drink this every day it's above 70 degrees outside. Crisp, sweet/tart. I think it's one of the more complex whites I've ever had. Will be buying again. — 10 years ago