🍷🏡🐒 ex-somm (Casa Mono) now just drinking
Solid. Bright acid, fresh, not complicated, just delicious — 5 years ago
Deep, opaque crimson. Needed a day for that volcanic funk to blow off, after that very concentrated tart cherry and juiced pomegranate, savory cured meats, bright acid and fuller body, harmonious tannins — 6 years ago
Unfortunately a little closed off at the moment, seems promising tho — 10 days ago
Wayyyyyy too tightly wound to be enjoyed currently, intensely citric and leesy — 3 months ago
New vintage who dis? Seamless, unctuous. Truly the wine you need with Sichuan — 5 years ago
Golden delicious, fennel. Still adolescent, but didn’t suck with lobster and drawn butter — 6 years ago
This wine tastes like warm California sunshine. I’d say it’s at the end of its pleasurable drinking window. Good mix of secondary/tertiary character — 2 months ago
Harmonious, delicious. Refined but still exciting — 4 months ago
Scrumptious. I love oranged moscatel 🧡 marmalade, peach skin, some grainy malty/balsam herbal notes, a little sharkskin texture, clean n super fun, rly good with Alison Roman’s Chicken with Lemons and Dates — 6 years ago
Charlie Abbott
Sommelier Casa Mono
If you’re looking for a plush, aromatic Viognier (blend), this ain’t it. Very much a textural/terroir driven style, excellent execution but didn’t scratch the itch for me — 2 days ago