Tree Top Hill
Edge Hill
St. Helena Estate Mixed Blacks Field Blend Red Blend 2012
A group of guys decided to meet up at our Wine Storage facility and bust out some unique bottles! Scores and notes to follow!
I have two of these courtesy of the man, the myth, the legend, @Martin G Rivard . WOW. Out of the 15+ wines that were opened tonight, this was easily in the top half, if not near the top 5. Intoxicating nose. Cork was basically black. Blueberry compote and blackberry preserves on the nose. Vanilla and plum finish. Hands down the best mixed black wine I've tasted to date. Martin, THANK YOU! — 8 years ago
Trattore
Tractor Red 2012
This blend is quite a good drink to share with friends, even if you don't like the wine all that much, the view from the top of the hill where their new tasting room is located is simply beautiful and worth the trip. — 10 years ago
Domaine de la Chevalerie
Busardières Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2008
Structured style, generous in it's dense fruit expression. The Busardières vineyard (soil of calcareous clay on top of tuffeau) is located high up in the hills of the Bourgueil appelation, protected from cold northern wind by a huge forest on top of the hill. Grapes get ripe here a bit easier. Charming expression of Cabernet Franc. — 10 years ago
Mesh
Mesh Eden Valley Riesling 2010
Light gold color with green hue. Nose of petroleum, lime, pine tree and rocks. On the palate it is quite fat (Vaseline?), hint of minerals and green with pine and dry herbs flavors, acidity and fruit on the finish. A type of Riesling I’m not having that often, more opulent and ripe, but quite tasty. Very good+ (90)
Drank along a Tonschiefer Riesling Trocken 2012 from Dönnhoff, this Mesh Riesling was the group favorite, but mine was the Dönnhoff for its higher acidity level and the additional “bite” it has.
Wine made by Jeffrey Grosset and Robert Hill Smith, renowned Australian winemakers. Made of Riesling from two vineyards and have an alcohol level of 12.5% #dansmonverre — 11 years ago
José Bento dos Santos
Reserva Quinta do Monte d’Oiro Lisboa Syrah Viognier Blend 2008
Dominant Syrah with a touch of Viognier, this wine starts to get more elegant with rounder tannins, very ripe black fruits and wild berries, the oak is well integrated, a nice wine that will pair nicely with rich dishes :) Quinta do Monte d’Oiro (“Hill of Gold”) was founded by winemaker José Bento dos Santo in 1990. His goal was to develop top-quality wines in a European style while respecting his vineyard’s unique terroir — 11 years ago
Cobb
Jack Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009
TexaCali Ali - Owner of www.texacaliwine.com & Co-Owner of the upcoming www.smithstorywinecellars.com
among the top 5 reds of the year for me — 11 years ago
The Dreaming Tree
Crush North Coast Red Blend 2011
Found at zinburger in cherry hill New Jersey — 12 years ago
Kozlovic
Hrvatska Istra Malvazija 2010
2010 Malvazija. Kozlović is top malvazija, as good as it gets. Only better Malvazija than this one is his own other barand, from the hill of Santa Lucia. — 13 years ago
Stony Hill
Napa Valley Chardonnay 2009
Lovely straw green/gold color with lots of glycerin. At eight years this wine is full of CHARDONNY flavors without oak tones. With salmon this was a good match. Stony Hill produces pure top quality CHARDONNY . Kudos to Mike Chelini and his wine making skills. — 8 years ago
Kistler
Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2013
Very enjoyable. Granny Smith apple on top of a tropical but not overly sweet palate. Need another year or 2 and will score 2-3 points higher. — 9 years ago
Spicewood Vineyards
Texas Hill Country Tempranillo 2012
This wine is deep ruby in color with just a little light getting through the glass. The nose is pretty and flowery and fruity at first, but Mr. Savory sneaks in after it opens up a bit. Right at the top of the glass are smoky, leathery spices and earth. The palate is full of black and blue berries with a layer of minerals over them. The earthy component lasts well into the finish. — 10 years ago
Brasserie De Blaugies / Hill Farmstead
La Vermontoise Saison / Farmhouse Ale
First time I see anything from them in Boston.A decent Saison, with raisins and faint cloves overtones on top of hay and grass. I hope the rest of their stuff is significantly better — 10 years ago
Mission Hill Family Estate
Reserve Okanagan Valley Pinot Noir 2011
Enjoyed this well-aged bottle of Pinot Noir that was part of the March 2015 Mission Hill Wine Club shipment with a great top sirloin steak. — 11 years ago
Philip Togni Vineyard
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Not the best vintage, but this is classic Napa Cabernet. A classic nose, the palate is great, mid-afternoon is amazing and then things get awkward on the finish with dry brittle tannins. Still a good effort though. The Togni style is rooted in the old world as the senior Philip is a Brit. His daughter Lisa now makes the wines but they are of the same family tree for sure. Philip remarkably made the Chappellet wines in the early years and set a reputation there of superb quality and classicism. Looking for a top Napa Cabernet? Togni is one of the best and well priced. They drink well young, but superbly with time. #puritydefined — 11 years ago
Foley Johnson
Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2012
Very good Pinot from 2012 Santa Rita Hills around Santa Barbara. Foley has many wineries and is a high quality producer. Owns Merus and Chalk Hill also. Nice spice and vanilla flavor on top of cherry fruit — 11 years ago
Black Maple Hill Distilling Co.
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Hickory Hollow
Ol' Hickory Red Table Wine Red Blend
Great taste of summer, but great wine any meal. Try with a winning hand in poker or take to share on the top of a hill with a great view. Balanced , smooth — 13 years ago
Herri Mina
Irouleguy Cabernet Franc Tannat 2014
On the nose, sour fruits of; dark currants, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, green bell peppers, tree bark with sap and fresh very dark florals. The palate is medium bodied & the tannins are medium soft and round. The fruits are; blackberries, dark cherries, an array of blue fruits, poached strawberries, green bell pepper with additional vegetal notes, dusty, dry, loamy dry top soil, crushed dry rocks, olive pit with flesh, herbaceous notes, nail rust, light funky gym locker notes and a round, soft acidity and a finish that a 1/3, 1/3 and 1/3...fruit, vegetal and earth. 9.0 with the potential for a bit more with cellaring. Photos of; Irouléguy, Jean-Claude Berrouet and a classic Basque dish. Producer history & notes...Irouléguy is located in Basque Country...the southwestern most part of France wine regions and is only a half an hour from Spain. Irouléguy received its appellation contrôlée in 1970, with about 250 acres of vineyards cultivated by 60 growers. Jean-Claude Berrouet is an Irouléguy native who left the area for more than three decades to be the winemaker at Château Pétrus. Jean-Claude eventually returned home. He named his estate “Herri Mina.” In Basque, herri means “country,” and mina means “homesick.” I guess you could say he missed the area he grew up. Jean-Claude also makes a white blend of Gros Manseng, Petit Corbu and Petit Manseng. His vines are planted on the steep south facing slopes of the Pyrénées at around 400 feet above sea level. His vineyard has a climatic influence from the Atlantic. They are protected from cold north wind and receive more sunshine than most other French vineyard regions. Jean-Claude also produces a small amount of this Irouléguy Cabernet Franc; which is 100% Cabernet Franc-Tannat. A classic Basque pairing (shown) for this wine is a flour dredged fried chicken with stewed red and green peppers, tomatoes, onions & garlic.
— 8 years ago
Wits End (Chalk Hill Wines)
Luna McLaren Vale Shiraz
Full body Shiraz but still quite light for a Shiraz One of the top rated wines by LCBO in October — 9 years ago
Liquid Farm
White Hill Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2013
Cherry Tree Hill
Southern Highlands Riesling 2014
Savoury and rounded Riesling but still dry acidity. — 10 years ago
Antica Terra
Ceras Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Earthy, mineral red with absolutely stunning fruit made on top of a beautiful, chilly hill in Willamette.
This is the wine that made me start taking this world a little more seriously. — 10 years ago
Bell Hill Vineyards
Canterbury Pinot Noir 2008
Drinking a little too young but delicious. Very small NZ producer of top wines. — 11 years ago
Ghost Hill Cellars
Pinot Noir 2006
2006 Ghost Hill Pinot, among the top five best Pinots I have ever tasted. — 12 years ago
Monteverro
Tinata Syrah Grenache Blend 2009
180 cases Grenache Syrah and Mourvèdre blend the only one in Tuscany Syrah at the top of the hill the Grenache and Mourvèdre are in the middle of the hill barrel fermented then put in concrete eggs which helps hold in the heat during fermentation this also helps refresh the wines also they also a have 3 rows of Carignan the wine has a bit of floral garrigue but more earthy with dark spices and sundried fruit black licorice a cross between Rhône and Tuscany. Very smooth and velvety tannins with great freshness and ripe berry pie like fruit with dried flowers and fresh earth notes very sexy juice. Finish 45+ sage Thyme rosemary the dried herbs found in this region. Excellent+ — 13 years ago
Mark Flesher
Firing. On. All. Cylinders. Wine was purchased about 3.5 years ago in a six-pack and was intended to be consumed rather fast. Back story: ran into a 12 pack of 2005 "Prima Voce" close to 10 years ago at about 10 bucks per bottle and was told it was "ok" for an Italian blend but it wouldn't last longer than a year or so (but noone knew for sure). It. Killed. Come to realize the only reason it was available readily in the states was because Kendall Jackson acquired them. Fast forward about 6 years from that and requested to find this one. Today, Arceno is still under the KJ umbrella. Have slowly been drinking on the ones I found a few years ago. This wine is rather aromatic even from Coravin. Dirty raspberry, grilled meat, Italian spice on the nose. Medium + density and mouthfeel. Acidity has died down quite a bit, allowing a floral dirty raspberry to show up front, losing a lot of sweetness. that I remember,Leathery and "bloody" in the middle. Finishes with some brambly herb, green olive, and a hint of black pepper spice. This wine is RIGHT at the top of the hill now. There are many 12 year old Chiantis that I would gladly pass on, but this one is a definite "yes please" even at 12 years of age. Ratings likely in the 8's because people just don't give this one the time that it needs. D — 8 years ago