Tom Casagrande

9.2

Apparently made by Reynvaan, this is fully mature and packed with character. Nose has loads of roasted asparagus and root vegetable notes, smoky embers, roast pork, rich dark red berries. Soft and carrying a deep saline and iodiney minerality in the mouth, the flavors are low toned and savory, tannins almost fully resolved. Drink now and enjoy! — 3 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.4

Abbreviated notes from the morning after an amazing gathering of family and friends the day after my daughter’s wedding (which was MORE amazing than the wines!).

Pinnacle Giggie. Garrigue, iodine, depth, balance. — 5 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

9.4

Abbreviated notes from the morning after an amazing gathering of family and friends the day after my daughter’s wedding (which was MORE amazing than the wines!).

Wowee. Deep and chiseled. Everything you hope for in Chablis. So delicious. — 6 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

9.0

This is the Domaine de Colette Morgon “Charme”. It’s a pretty big wine for a BoJo. Fairly deeply extracted color, nose has deep, ripe, dark berries, a little whiff of wet farmyard soil, just a teensy bit of crushed stone. It’s surprisingly low-toned in the mouth, with earthy dark berries again and lowish acids. Actually a fair amount of grainy tannins too. So this one presents a quandary: how long to wait for the tannins to smooth out but without acids to make that a stress-free wait? I personally would drink these within the next two years. — 11 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

OK, I didn’t want to like this as much as I do because it’s 15% listed abv, but I do like this a lot. Complex nose has ripe, macerated cherry, dark baking spice, clay tile-like earthiness, a little leather. Soft and full in the mouth, but with nice acids and a nice transparency of flavor. Fine-grained tannins shot through. Clingy flavors turn savory in the second half of the finish. Great pasta-with-red-sauce wine. — 5 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.5

Abbreviated notes from the morning after an amazing gathering of family and friends the day after my daughter’s wedding (which was MORE amazing than the wines!).

Was lucky to snag a bottle of this rarity several years ago. So fragrant and resolved. Lengthy and great flavor density the whole time. Delicious. — 5 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

9.3

Abbreviated notes from the morning after an amazing gathering of family and friends the day after my daughter’s wedding (which was MORE amazing than the wines!).

Such brightness, lightness, and intensity all together. Electric. — 6 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

9.0

@Delectable Wine - This rose is Beaujolais-Villages AOC. I love this style of rose. Bright, fresh, strawberry and cherry, mineral. Shoulda bought more. Great value. — 5 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

10

Abbreviated notes from the morning after an amazing gathering of family and friends the day after my daughter’s wedding (which was MORE amazing than the wines!).

Brought to me by a dear friend months ago in anticipation of this event so it could rest in the cellar and be ready. Cork removal with the Durand took awhile but was successful. The peak of an evening of peaks in a weekend of peaks. Fully mature. Still some fruit, all sorts of tertiary complexity. Ridiculous. Made the year I was in 1st grade. Apotheosis of Port. — 5 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

8.8

I used to drink this regularly in the early aughts. The label’s different now, but the wine remains a great weeknight value. Loads of kirsch-like fruit, crushed stone powder, and a slight note of new leather on the nose. Soft and balanced and flavorful in the mouth. A little bottle age has given this a little elegance. Not complex but just nicely done. — 9 days ago