Au Bon Climat
Oregon Pinot Noir 2019
Berry medley, forest floor, blueberries, christmassy wine aromas.
Cloves, berries, stewed fruit, mulled wine-esque. — 19 days ago
Kikuhime
Chrysanthemum Princess Daiginjo Genshu Ishikawa Prefecture Sake
Flowery floral goodness, savory, umami — 9 days ago
Rosanna Sandri
Damasco Barbaresco Nebbiolo
Earthy and herbacesous, Italian alpine herbs, mountainous, resinous, piney even.
Had a wonderful barberesco at rezdora and wanted to extend the experience home so picked this up.
Long, luxurious tannins. A welcome bitterness balanced by freshly ripe red fruit. Plums and cherry. A forest. The edge of a mountain. — 12 days ago
Marisa Cuomo
Furore Bianco Fiorduva Costa d'Amalfi White Blend 2023
Golden yellow, straw, gold brick.
Salty, sea breeze.
Underripe kiwi. Orchard fruit, subtle salinity. — a month ago
Seitoku Sake Brewery
Prince of Peace Daiginjo
S.S. had this 10 days ago
Take no Tsuyu
Hakurosuishu Dewasansan 39 Junmai Daiginjo Sake
Super clean sake. Well-balanced. Junipery with a little bite but also riverlike — 10 days ago
Benanti
Etna Bianco Carricante 2016
This is a wine my wife bought me when she was not my wife.
Just a mere girlfriend. Newly minted.
It’s survived four moves and five homes.
20 seasons.
The color has definitely warmed up a bit. Flourishes of golden swirls.
Smells more like a Chardonnay than a caricante.
Notes of honey and hazelnut. Still a line of minerality throughout. Citrus and orange peel. But the fruits have lightened and turned into something more nuanced and nutty.
Beautiful and worth sitting on for 7 years and 10 years from the harvest.
— a month ago
S.S. Mandani
Purple plum red.
Aromas of beets, tomato leaf, blue and black fruits, stewed.
Iron, tomato, blackberries, dark cherry.
After an hour of decanting, develops that cocoa nib character that is pleasant and adds a richness along with more pronounced red fruits. The tobacco and earthiness calms and the fruit character develops — 6 days ago