Twigs
Château Roc de Cambes
Côtes de Bourg Red Bordeaux Blend 2014
Côtes de Bourg is a Bordeaux region that many don’t know that delivers incredible wines for a fraction of the price of other regions. This higher priced bottle at £40+ sure delivers an amazing wine that would be triple in St Emilion & made by the folks from Tertre Rôteboeuf & called “the junior Tertre Rôteboeuf“ 👍 Drinking great young but will improve 😉
📍 Roc de Cambes 2014
🏵 93 points
🍇 80% Merlot, 5% Malbec & 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Blackened opaque ruby
👃 Soggy soil pot & thick farmyard through muted dark plum, blackberry, crushed rocks & gravel galore w/ mulberry, blueberry, broken twigs, pencil lead, violet, fresh mint & parsley herbs
👄 Med body of rich ripe blackcurrant & damson bathed in minerals w/ earthy soil stone tones, raspberry liquorice & a touch dry bitter mocha
🎯 Med+ touch dry mineral earthy black, purple & red fruit liquorice smack — 7 years ago
Taken Wine Company
Complicated Central Coast Red Blend 2012
Wow! Unique and different. Great find. The name fits it. Overwhelming aromas of blackberry and fresh July raspberry with lingering summer flowers in the background. A blend of Grenache , Syrah and cargnane. On first taste its medium body wine with a soft mouthfeel and lingering tannins, well rounded and oh so, so smooth. Flavors of raspberry and cherry with twigs and a very soft oak. Finish has this surprising stone fruit or grapefruit note and just can’t place which it is. What can I say, “It’s complicated” but very gratifying! Enjoy! — 8 years ago
Ghost Cellars
Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Perfect wine for a party with a halloween theme.
Dark garnet red core with a little bricking on the edges. A bit of acetone on the nose and a touch toasty with smoked berries. Medium plus tannins (6.5/10) and medium bodied. A little jammy on the palate but minimal with some layered dark berries, twigs, spices, bark and gravel. Dry medium plus to long finish. Drink till 2023.
Made up of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 2% Merlot. Aged for 20 months in 40% new French oak, and then an additional 6 months in the bottle prior to release. Only 314 cases produced.|Sample provided by Winery, retail price is $85.00. — 8 years ago
Agharta Wines
Mountain Terraces Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Bright ruby red. Lovely and layered nose with an attack of floral notes, roses, lilacs, eucalyptus, and some blue fruits. Has some herbal undertones, vanilla, and spices. A touch savory with air. Balanced acidity with medium tannins (6/10). Layered palate with red berries, twigs, a touch savory, and cherries. Great mouthfeel and keeps changing over time. Medium bodied with a medium plus to long finish. Drink till 2021. (91+) — 8 years ago
Laurel Glen Vineyard
Sonoma Mountain Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1994
Perfect wine for my sister's 23rd. Medium to dark garnet red with lighter edges. Interesting nose with leather, mushrooms, more savory notes, a little smoky and only a touch of fruit. Some forest floor as well. Well integrated flavors and tannins (6/10). Layered with tertiary notes, dried cherries, dried twigs and solid earthiness. Solid acidity, holding this wine together. Delicious at 23 years old. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2020. — 9 years ago
Scott Paul Cellars
La Paulée Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Warm cinnamon like bark of a nose, spicy and welcoming.
Tar little berries, smooth scone like yeastiness, and zippity kumquat acidity.
Low tannins, hints of those twigs and branch berries, the occasional fresh St.Johns bay leaf.
A perfect Pi in a bottle on 3.14. — 7 years ago
Addax
Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2016
Thank you Brian and Russell for the sneak peak!!
Dark ruby red. Lush nose with cinnamon, twigs, raspberries, and cherries. Medium acidity (6.5/10) and medium to medium plus bodied. Lush and layered palate with red berries, spices and some freshly broken twigs. Long finish. Drink till 2027. — 8 years ago
August Briggs
Dijon Clones Pinot Noir 2014
Medium mix of garnet and ruby red. Layered nose with purple flowers, white pepper, twigs, and strawberries. Moderate acidity (6.5/10) and medium bodied. Lovely texture on the palate with cinnamon, minerality, twigs, currants, strawberries, and a hint of savory spices. Well integrated and great quality Pinot. Drink till 2023.
Goes on sale for $25.00 tomorrow on Last Bottle. Link below to sign up if you haven’t!
— 8 years ago
Macedon
Pinot Noir
Interesting Pinot noir.. Unique taste. Pleasantly smooth and fruity, with undertones of oaks and twigs. Medium@finish. good price this moth from chairman’s selection at state store. — 8 years ago
Chaix Wines
Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Fourth of the blind red wines at this quarter's S&E Wine Club, which for red was either Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc or Merlot from either Rutherford or Stags Leap District. Thanks Tom and Andrea!
Deep purplish red. Layered nose with anise, licorice and dark fruits. HEavy tannins (7.5/10) and full bodied. Lots of minerality, dark berries, twigs, cinnamon, anise, spices and some great structure. Long and lingering finish. Have only briefly heard of this wine before and quite impressed. Drink till 2028. — 8 years ago
Matanzas Creek Winery
Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Twigs resturant Blowing Rock, NC. Very good wine and lovely winery!
— 8 years ago
Long Shadows Vintners
Feather Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
More for #wawinemonth! Not the same as other wines by Randy Dunn but solid WA Cab.
Deep ruby red. Layered and slightly aged nose with damp forest floor, baking spices, black cherries and dark red berries. Moderate tannins (7/10) and medium plus body. Definitely needs time to open and has a touch of heat. Complex palate with some bitter dark cocoa, dark fruits, twigs and black cherries. A bit angular but leveled out with time. A touch vegetal with a super long finish. Drink till 2020. — 9 years ago
Château de Santenay
Vieilles Vignes Mercurey Pinot Noir 2015
Dried red berries, herbs, twigs, and a little smoke on the nose. The fruit is a little fresher in the mouth. Moderately strong acidity, and some dry earth, too. Tannins seem light, at least initially. Very good value, too. — 7 years ago
Vichon Winery
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1992
No better wine to have on your birthday than your birth year.
Following the 1982. Excellent purchase from WineBid.com. Medium garnet ruby red and brick edges. Lovely nose with red berries, damp berries, a touch stinky, smoky and dark minerality. Medium tannins (5.5/10) with balanced acidity and medium bodied. Tons of red cherries on the palate with cinnamon, earth and twigs. Medium plus finish. Drink now for remaining power. Acidity comes through in the finish. — 8 years ago
Bass Phillip
Premium Gippsland Pinot Noir 2008
Pale to mid crimson with a Tawny aged Burgundy colour. Aromas of forest Floor Twigs with Asian Spices chiming in. Medium weight palate of profound intensity. Living up to its reputation as Australia’s premium Pinot producer. One should not drink Bass Phillip Premium under 10 years of age. With time the palate became sweeter but at all times delicious with the bouquet becoming more loamy and compost heap. As Australian Wine scribe James Halliday commented “eerily Burgundian.” A Wine to savour over a couple of hours with your partner. — 8 years ago
Purple Hands Winery
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2015
Classic wafts of twigs and berries.
Bright alpine fruits - strawberry, blueberry, rhubarb..
Deep wood anger high fiving Acidic athletics. - a unique back end.
This is part of that Oregon experimentation of the terroir that I love.
One of these things is not like the other. — 8 years ago
De Toren
Fusion V Stellenbosch Red Blend 2014
Second red wine at Table #4 at Oakton Wine Shops Bucket List Tasting.
Deep ruby red with a touch of garnet. Mute nose to start but still tight with barnyard and meaty undertones. Some dark berries, and perfume. Medium plus tannins (6.5/10) with a rich palate. Dark berries, gravel, spices and twigs. Full bodied with a long and dry finish. Drink till 2028. (91+) — 8 years ago
Kale Wines
Kick Ranch Vineyards Home Run Cuvée Grenache Blend 2010
Great final night dinner with Kale and Ranko Anderson. First of the reds:
Deep ruby red with purplish hues. Nose started off with very savory with tons of olive tapenade and leather. After around 30 minutes it completely changed with purple floral notes and tight black and blue berries. Well integrated moderate tannins (6/10), and balanced acidity. Plush palate with dark berries and layers of savory undertones and twigs. Excellent structure and built to last. Drink till 2025. — 9 years ago
Brett Rogosin
The nose is beautiful...dark blue and black berries, lavender, some dry dirt, twigs, nutmeg, clove, and black pepper. For a 2010 there is still a nice tannic structure and good coating acidity around the outside of the tongue. The nose transfers to the palate, but without the nutmeg and clove elements and the black pepper really shines in a good way. — 6 years ago