Vital Wines

Fanti

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese

Vintage 2001 - Beautiful wine with lots of cherries, prominent nice acidity and shy spicyness. Vital and lively. — 9 years ago

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Berry Marinussen

Berry Marinussen

Mooi Peter!!

Vital Vineyards

California Syrah 2009

Maybe it was the company but this wine punched above its weight. A little higher acidity than I expected but dark fruit and mellow earthiness. — 9 years ago

Bodegas Faustino

Gran Reserva Faustino I Rioja Tempranillo Blend

1982, vital and expressive. Leather, eucalyptus, still going strong — 10 years ago

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Château Mouton Rothschild

Le Petit Mouton Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Vital accessible and wonderful — 10 years ago

Stuart, Serge and 1 other liked this

Tantalus Vineyards

Okanagan Valley VQA Old Vines Riesling 2011

BC's best. Vital, lean, acidic and crushable — 11 years ago

Vital Vineyards

Pinot Noir

Grab a bottle of this if you ever find one. You will not be disappointed! — 11 years ago

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R. & L. Legras

Cuvée St. Vincent Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Chardonnay 1996

Lovely and fresh. Bright and vital. Delicious. So young — 9 years ago

Gregg G
with Gregg
Sasha, LM and 3 others liked this

Fleury Pere & Fils

Cuvée Robert Fleury Millésimé Brut Champagne

Crazy oxidative and sherry like on aromas. Palate was rich with great acid. Still young and vital. A treat — 9 years ago

Cain Vineyard & Winery

Cain Five Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

It's often said "it's better to be lucky than good." For the dicey 2011 vintage, being both was vital. One needed to be lucky with weather in the vineyard and good with both viticulture and winemaking. This wine is a great example of just that. It's expressive and earthy with briary black fruit--especially blackberry--and coffee. The medium-bodied palate is graceful and framed by very fine, soft tannins. It's super drinkable now, but will age for several years yet. 13.1% alc. $125 — 9 years ago

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Jos. Christoffel Jr. (Christoffel-Prüm)

Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese Mosel Riesling** 1989

Marc On
9.2

Hajo is never a bad finish for a tasting. Still very vital although this boy is already 26 years old. — 10 years ago

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Domaine Zind Humbrecht

Vieilles Vignes Alsace Pinot Gris

1995
Vieilles Vignes Pinot Gris. Viscous; so vital. Enjoyed après ski at Snowmass 2015
— 10 years ago

Dow's

Vintage Porto 1963

Awesome! Shows its age and distinction but still vital. 50 is the new 30. — 11 years ago

Marcel Lapierre

Morgon Gamay 2011

From the heart there radiate a hundred and one vital tracks. — 12 years ago

Alex, Julia and 11 others liked this

Domaine Michel Niellon

Clos Saint-Jean Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2010

Crisp and juicy. Bright floral notes with intense citrus. Still vital without secondary notes. Yummy- quite straightforward — 9 years ago

LM, Veronica and 1 other liked this

Karl Erbes

Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese * Riesling 2004

Vintage 2004 - rich nose with fresh taste, vital after 12 years with potential, utterly good balance, great Riesling — 9 years ago

Drew, Berry and 2 others liked this

Domaine Leroy

Les Cazetiers Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1949

Vintage 1949 in Burgundy according to Broadbent: “..most perfect end of a decade - elegant, well-balanced wines”; Clive Coates in his book Cote D'Or: "best vintage of 40's all-perfect beauty and purity”; Robert M. Parker Jr.: “it was the best of post world war II vintages before 1959”
Henri Leroy at that time was négociant based in Auxey-Duresses, his mythical daughter Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1949 was only seventeen.
Les Cazetiers is amongst the most elevated of Premier Cru site in Gevrey-Chambertin - and indeed the whole of Burgundy.
I drank this precious bottle on Mount Etna with #FrankCornelissen and other dear friends. Uncork this bottle lead to a surgical operation. Just begun to pull it out, a light breath of wine molecule with air bubbles magically have emerged on the surface of the cork. It's been like witness the passing away of a dying old man (or Pinot Noir must be a woman?) That humanized wine had held "élan vital", hope and breath inside him for the last 66 years! A miracle of a wine still so tasty, robust, citrusy, vibrant, earthy, incredibly alive and well-preserved despite color and neck level did not bode so well.. that's what I thought and I'll remember until I die: "the wine was waiting for us to drink it up, he gave off his mortal blow to offer us life, joy and smile!"
— 10 years ago

Alberto Buemi
with Alberto
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Thank you for the wine note and the history lesson

Le Coste

Rosato

Filippo Calabresi
9.3

just a big congrats to Gian Marco and Clementine for rocking again with '13 Rosato. such a positive& vital energy in the glass. — 10 years ago

Anthony and Joe liked this

Domaine les Grands Bois

Cuvée Marc Rasteau Grenache Blend 2007

Last bottle of this Domaine. Still vital and in shape. Great PQR. — 11 years ago