Winemaker Selections

Lunarossa

Quartara Giffoni Valle Piana Colli di Salerno Fiano 2018

N
P apricot. Mineral.

Fass selections
— 11 days ago

Zach, Daniel and 1 other liked this

Winzerhof Thörle

Hölle Riesling 2025

Node: white flowers.

Palate : bright. Elegant. Citrus.

Fass selections
— 2 months ago

Zach, Daniel and 1 other liked this

Gut Hermannsberg

Hermannsberg GG Nahe Riesling 2018

Nose : etherial. White flowers. Finely powdered minerals. Mineral fruit explosion. Sexy mineral fruit DNA bonding. Awesome.

Palate: perfect. Minerals. Acid. Elegant stone fruits.

Fass selections
— 7 months ago

Zach, Daniel and 2 others liked this
Matthew Cohen

Matthew Cohen

Nose : etherial. White flowers. Finely powdered minerals.

Palate: perfect. Minerals. Acid. Elegant stone fruits.

Fass selections
Matthew Cohen

Matthew Cohen

Nose : etherial. White flowers. Finely powdered minerals.

Palate: perfect. Minerals. Acid. Elegant stone fruits.

Fass selections

Vine Hill Ranch

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

PNP, 3 years later checking back in on Francoise Peschon-Winemaker 2016 VHR Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon. Bruce Phillips- Owner & good guy! The wine is Smokin’ great! In a great spot today! Enjoy if you got em’ Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻 — 3 years ago

Shay, Tom and 18 others liked this

Domaine Grosbot-Barbara

S.A.S Prince Charles-Henri de Lobkowicz St. Pourçain Chardonnay Blend 2019

Luscious. Rich fruit. Balancing acidity.

Bought from fass selections.
— 5 years ago

Lyle, Andrew and 3 others liked this

Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier

Mölsheim Riesling 2019

Wow. Intense.

Nose is mineral. Almost floral.

Palate is mineral, so juicy. Almost tart. Wow.

Bought from fass selections.
— 5 years ago

Severn, Lyle and 4 others liked this

Château Clerc Milon

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Somm David T
9.4

This is well beyond critical reviews young.

Sofia & I became friends with Jean D’Anjoy (photo to right). Winemaker who now runs all the Rothschild properties. He was the Assistant Winemaker at Opus One for 10 yrs. He had many offers to be a Napa Winemaker but refused. Had he, he would have been demeeded a Napa Winemaker when he wanted to always go back to Bordeaux as a Winemaker. Opus was fine as it is 1/2 French owed. He later became the the Clerc Milon Winemaker in 09. What a first vintage. He simultaneously built the new facilities at Clerc Milon. He is also perhaps the best & kindest human being I’ve ever met.

He arranged for Sofia & I to pick the Mouton Merlot and work all phases of the 2012 Clark Milon vintage. So, you might wanna not buy the 2012 vintage of Mouton & Clerc. 😂 He also arranged for us to sit at the Baroness’s table for the harvest luncheon where they poured the last of the filtered bottom of the barrels of 82 Mouton. I asked Sofia to pinch me. The Baroness sadly died two years later.

The nose is sweet and a touch sour; blackberries & black raspberries. Floral & slightly candied; dark and light cherries, juicy strawberries, raspberries and some circling baked rhubarb. Understated new oak barrel powder, beautiful baking spices-clove, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla, dry leaves and twig, baking powder, fresh and dry herbs, lead pencil shavings, limestone, dark soils, dry pebbles, red, and dark florals set in liquid violets.

The palate shows medium plus well rounded, softened, resolved tannins. The fruit is ripe and juicy. Blackberries & black raspberries. Floral & slightly candied; dark and light cherries, juicy strawberries, raspberries and some circling baked rhubarb. Understated new oak barrel powder, beautiful baking spices-clove, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla, dry leaves and twig, baking powder, mid, dark spices with a shade of heat, fresh and dry herbs, lead pencil shavings, moist to dry tobacco, used leather, limestone, dark soils, dry pebbles, red, and dark florals set in liquid violets, perfect acidity and a grand elegant, well balanced, integrated finish that lasts 90 seconds and lands on spice & earth.

An elegant beauty if I ever had one. Has another 5-7 yr ahead depending on storage.

Photos of; the new facilities at Clerc Milon, Jean D’Anjoy and their vineyards, barrel room and tasting/entertaining lounge.

Delectable & IOS 27 isn’t a good fit today.
— 4 hours ago

Tom and Jeroen liked this

Jose Pastor Selections

Envínate Listan Negro Tintilia 2022

Nice! Reductive, but blew off and has great acid and red fruit. — 7 months ago

Maison Dampt

Bougros Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay

Quite an unusual wine.

Nose: very serene. White flowers.

Palate: not super dense. Quite elegant. Silky. Mineral. Green apple. Beautiful.

A bit more oak than I like. Needs 12 months.

Fass selections
— 8 months ago

Lyle, Andrew and 2 others liked this

Vini Barbaglia

Boca Nebbiolo Vespolina 2016

Nose : cherry spice. Cherry licorice intense florals.

Palate: sweet cherry. So elegant. Lovely. Elite balance. Hint of elegant spice.

Seriously. If you like nebbiolo you are nuts not to buy a case of this at this price.

Fass selections.
— 3 years ago

Severn, Andrew and 1 other liked this

Sequoia Grove

Winemaker Series Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2019

K L
9.0

String and earthy with dark fruit. The tonella is better of course but this is still good. Drinking young. — 4 years ago

Matt Dill
with Matt

Indigenous Selections

Nebbiolo d'Alba

Cinnamon, cranberry, cherry, magenta, ruby, leather, cherry, cranberry, acid and tannins are chalky — 5 years ago

Mike liked this

Pierre Brisset

Cuvee Cassaneas Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2022

This does what it is trying to do as well as any burgundy I’ve ever had. It’s maybe the best.

This is a Bourgogne blanc.

Nose: lime zest. Mineral. Elegant. Yellow fruit.

Palate: some richness. Mineral. Great acidity. Delicious. Amazing with food.

Fass selections.
— 23 days ago

Zach, PS and 2 others liked this

Savio Soares Selections

Bojo do Luar Luiza Rose Pet Nat

Front label missing. Frothy & fun. Perhaps just as important is the sub 17$ price tag. — 4 months ago

Lyle, Peter and 2 others liked this
Peter Sultan

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Yes!!@Pinotman /// Andreas really sluggish, not responsive or even duplicating my reviews. Weird. Ghost in the machine….
Peter Sultan

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I sent a help message to Delectable @Pinotman /// Andreas but I have no idea if anyone is minding the store…
Peter Sultan

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Delectable did get back to me; they told me they rolled out some updates recently to fix the very apparent bugs @Pinotman /// Andreas

Sequoia Grove

Winemaker Series Napa Valley Merlot 2019

K L
9.0

Pleasantly surprised. Still dusty but good. A bit tanic. — 8 months ago

Matt Dill
with Matt

Andreas Laible

Achat Riesling 2022

Year in year our a great wine. God. I love it.

Nose: white flowers. Grapefruit flowers. Intense. Finely ground minerals. So floral and elegant. Lemon flower.

Palate : elegant sweet pink grapefruit. So delicious. Balancing bitterness. Lovely. Perfect acidic balance.

Long fresh finish.

Fass selections
— 2 years ago

Zach, Andrew and 1 other liked this

Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier

Frauenberg Riesling 2018

Wow.

Nose is mineral. Some elegant smoke. White flowers.

Palate is so good. Citrussy apply fruit. So clean. Mineral. Perfect balance. So juicy. Hint of tartness.

Still a tad young. Check back in 2 years.

Bought from fass selections.
— 4 years ago

Andrew, Severn and 3 others liked this

The Standish Wine Company

Single Vineyard Shiraz 2019

Decanted for 24 hours so that it could open up as it’s so young.
Incredible flavour, complex, red fruits but not too bold and some nuisance too.
Time will serve this well. A winemaker who dances to his own tune and making great music.
— 5 years ago

Ira liked this