Twirl
Twirl
California Red Blend 2012
Very berry and lush. Great casual wine to have for tv night! — 9 years ago
Avignonesi
Occhio di Pernice Vin Santo di Montepulciano Sangiovese 2000
How do you define a wine such as this? The descriptors could go on for a page, but what I believe truly defines the Occhio di Pernice is its contrasts of sweet versus savory, heavy versus weightless and it’s unbelievably long finish. The color is a dark amber, more like a long aged Balsamico, than Vin Santo. Twirl the glass and watch as this elixir slowly melts away from the edges. You can’t call these legs—as the wine coats the glass in a layer of dark maple that never truly goes away. I put my nose to the glass and find long-aged cherry Balsamico, raw honey, espresso, fig paste, brown sugar, caramel—I could keep going. On the palate, it has the weight of syrup, yet seems to become weightless as this coats the senses and saturates them with notes of toffee, fig, raisin and maple. Yet there’s a savory note here, like smoked meat with an intense minerality and hints of tannin. As for the finish, I was moved to blurt out the word “WOW”, as notes of coffee, dark chocolate, spice and dried cherry seemed to linger for well over a minute. — 9 years ago
T-Vine Cellars
Bacigalupi Vineyard Zinfandel 2012
Strange molasses nose on first whiff, which made me want to jitterbug twirl the thing expecting a transition based upon my light-footed dexterity; however, the molasses nose hung around until post decanting, pouring through an aerator, and continued floor play when it finally settled down to more of a well-kept distant barnyard affect. In the glass it visually manifests as leaf lined stream running through a starless night under the cover of a thick forest. All that darkness lights up when it makes its inky entrance and reveals a bright blast of blueberry gradually layering into a red fruit coating as it leisurely lingers hanging on to every bit of surface it can find before tumbling its way into its ultimate physiological act where it's interesting blend of analgesic magic and endorphinic (my word) benefits. Here's to this bad-ass Zin and its crazy spin, skål🍷😎🌀 — 10 years ago
Marcel Lapierre
Raisins Gaulois Gamay 2014
Pop that screw top, drop it in a decanter, turbo twirl, let set x10 minutes, then go for it - classic Gamay from Beaujolais with fertile earth showing smokey red and black fruit with light effervescence lightly coating all the taste receptors then twisting, turning, clinging before it slips down one's throat thereafter hanging front, sides, and back begging for another swig and associated mind quest to more finely define its groovy self😎 Loving this juice with some olives, almonds Ossau Iratty and Pico..🍷 Do this wine (great with Thanksgiving turkey) and only 12% alcohol; so do it at least x2😎 — 10 years ago
Twirl
Chardonnay 2012
Dry, but not too dry. Like it! — 11 years ago
Tikveš
Special Selection Vranec
My first Vranec. Wow! A berry explosion in first blush that opens up nicely with peppery, earth stuff, followed by a long silky finish. I had this wine at Promise Land Market (great price points!!) with an oily manchego and wild boar!! Hope to see/taste more of this, soon. Check it out! Decant & turbo twirl, then, if course, consume:) — 12 years ago
Château Montlabert
Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2010
This is a very interesting Bourdeaux blend. Dark purple red, with long legs on the twirl. Medium alcohol with nose that grows on sitting. Tobacco smoke nose with dried currants. Suede leather on the tongue with earth and dried smokey cherries. Semi dry mouth feel on the last with tannins that contributed to a nice rounded flavor. Was so tasty with my brisket raviolis. — 8 years ago
Renardat-Fâche
Cerdon Bugey Sparkling Rosé Poulsard Gamay 2014
Absolute soda pop, don't bother to smell, sip, taste, twirl..... Just down it and order another bottle! — 9 years ago
Château Roc de Candale
Saint Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2006
It's Holiday Season here in Morehead City, NC , and I'm at one of my favorite hangs (Promise' Land Market where the vibe is tres local, coastal, grooviness + Christmas) digging some amazing cheeses, olives, almonds and wine.
Firstly, I posted this wine previously, so this is a double tap with some space in between. Remembering my last experience, I decided to aerate pour into a decanter and on-and-off turbo-twirl for a half hour before jumping jumping in for the swim. That was proper, for sure, as doing so moves this wine up a bit, in my mind, mellowing this front-end tannin bomb , eliminating the raspberry and showing its better blue side, plus adding a little finish. My guess is that the cab franc vintage was less than ideal blurring the merlot and unfortunately squelching what could have maybe been St Emi GC elegance. The rest is my previous post: This GC is maybe a little past it's better time (odd). That written, its Merlot centric main grape charged by a cab franc splash and tempered by what seems to me to be plenty of time luxuriating in classic French oak expressing blueberry & vanilla on the nose contrasted by rabbit tobacco (earth connection complimenting country elegance) seems classic St Emi GC.
After that initial nose-hit of earth, spice, blue fruit and vanilla, it starts to slip, as the tannins grab somewhat roughly (perhaps a death grip) in one's front mouth cutting things short and masking the expectation of a rather brilliant nose turning what starts as blueberry and spice to a tannic squeezing raspberry mouth with zero finish - a shame. On t — 10 years ago
Cakebread Cellars
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Classic Cali cab likely capable of at least an additional ten-year rest in its cave, but stunningly brilliant now immediately apparent from a post-twirl nosehit to its first blush front-mouth chocolate-cherry coating then silklike side-slip down the inner face showing the real hang-time of its vintage history whispering - "have another hit...😎" This wine is complimenting Mindy's amazing makings at her cordial local ocean-to- farm-to-table kitchen and fresh bake shop dressed for Christmas as locals pick their Holiday trees, wreaths, etc. to classic Christmas tunage in the crisp clear air☀️ Don't miss this special spot!🍷🌀 PS I am, mostly a Euro sort always on the hunt for sub14% juice with more subtle notes. This wine temporarily takes me back to the 70s, in Cali - very groovy😎 — 10 years ago
O'Brien Estate
Romance of the Heart Napa Valley Red Blend 2010
O'Brien Estate "Romance of the Heart". "Extend to me the hand of conversation. Twirl me with laughter. Embrace me with kindness. Will you be mine for a moment, or for a lifetime?" — 12 years ago
Château Blouin
Red Bordeaux Blend 2014
Kicking back letting the local tunes adjust my attitude with wine:30 showing on the clock she strolls in my direction digging the slow roll Hendrix spinning left then twisting right dressed in deep purple clinging and flowing interestingly crimson along her rim and edges back to casually claret whispering that she's from a small chateau hanging on the right bank of the Gironde near Arveyres. Offering her hand, I accept pulling her in close then a slow spin and a slower twirl she comes close bathed in the essence of blackberry and spice, young but ripe, wet earthy slowly working her way to a first kiss dripping then gripping, pulling tightly then going soft and silky still clinging while working her way deeper. I close my eyes, Hendrix stops and she's gone. A distant guitar string bends an unknown player. I spot her by the bar, her colors waving in the breeze of a lazy fan I reach out take her firmly by the neck, then lower bending her gently back then spinning her my way, she again engages, her essence lingering in my memory, we dance on as the tunes continue their spin. Later, when we are both done I figure she's likely a fine Merlot brightened by Cab Franc having found her way through new French oak nestled by the river, intelligently nuanced well worth the dance and cost is not an issue...
Hanging at Promise' Land Market where the tunes are always righteous, the people are cool, the conversation is groovy and wines dance from the walls... — 8 years ago
Domaine Pain de Sucre
Le Petit Verdot
Dressed in garnet going purple a bit wispy with a slow spin and a rhythmic twirl, the light catches an interesting blue defining her rim, another spin, another twirl, face to face, her leather then her lace, her first kiss lingers then goes deep, spice enhanced earthiness black and blueberry, a hit of acid gives way to her tannic grip lingering, clinging as she slips, drags, then she releases over the edge - so I beg another pour, as the crazy-cool spot-on-proper tunage of Morehead City, North Carolina's Promise Land Market sings out songs some from now and some from then - check it out...
Skål! — 9 years ago
Ravenswood Winery
Icon Sonoma County Syrah
Sensuously deep, dark blood red, crimson against a dark violet and deeper blackberry juice that oozes, drips from freshly picked fruit squeezed between fingers offering the sort of memorable stain one keeps against well-oiled heart pine floors or worn proudly post a power twirl finding air over the rim settling nicely against a white linen barely buttoned shirt and suntanned skin (I wear this often). A twisting twirl and a deep nose hit after an aerated pour and 15 minutes of glass play reveals seductive, complex well-measured black and blue fruit nicely spiced not unlike a fruit-centric sugarless dessert in the oven sharing the ambient air space with a light chamomile tea. When it slips and slides through your lips its acidic brightness is challenged by its tannic grip slowing its pace as it gingerly feels its way like a first-new cave dive at night memorizing crooks and crannies as blackberry and black plum show their familiar selves against tinges of blueberry, hinting of anise and spice spelunking deeper, further with a mental Kodak moment that hangs, lingers and lulls. I deeply dig this fine wine (hear that with my slight southern accent; works better that way)...🍷🕶
#get some
PS best thing from my Ravenswood buds, in a while;plus, my highest rating, of late. Also, a home wine at 14.6%😎🌀 — 10 years ago
Domaine Cheysson
Chiroubles Gamay 2014
Just popped the top and within a few minutes of me playing, swirling, sipping, observing, it is beginning to show its true color and related characteristics. Good spice on the nose peppering and prepping for the rush of tight cherries coupled with black and blue berries begging to let lounge a bit longer finding its place in the decanter before a turbo twirl or two and a slow pour into a pinotesque bowl and related smokestack begging for twisting, turning and jitterbug spinning until dizzy enough to lie down and slow dance across one's palate clinging front back and center with tannins still pulling a cheek biting pucker then drifting home but not before leaving its memory layer languishing linear and long. A Gamay gift from Beaujolais...🍷💙🌀 — 10 years ago
Dock Hooks
A brilliantly adorned fine lady, draped, dressed casually yet spilling elegance where one might first be lured by her skin tones dripping burgundy and mysterious light-enhanced hues humorously then hauntingly holding insisting with her intoxicatingly spicy essence where each and every spin and twist insists that you pull her close embrace and taste each twirl each kiss each exchange deeper more sincere lasting dancing spinning gripping grabbing recklessly but gently casually slipping begging - do it again - whole lotta love - cheers🍷🌀🕶
PS all good stuff at PromiseLand Market (people, juice, food, groovy tunage, southern charm and local coastal vibe in quaint but sparkling Morehead City, NC. Don't miss it! — 8 years ago