Mandes
Brothers' Blend Ed Snider Red Blend
Napa Valley, California, USA
I'm so happy to see that Ted's proprietary blend officially made it on delectable!!!!!! Congrats my friend!!!! Absolutely Killer proprietary blend. Everything I love: Lush fruit, big, bold and gorgeous on the palate. The nose explodes after a 2 hour decant. This is a Rockstar blend!!! I can't wait to see you what he does with his next venture. Ted and Ed Snider killed it with this one. I heard Ted may next be blending with a winery in Bordeaux or Rhone next????!!!!
Is that True Ted?????!!!!! Be sure to include me on that limited allocation!! @Ted Mandes @Cindy Mandes @Ed snider
I'm so happy to see that Ted's proprietary blend officially made it on delectable!!!!!! Congrats my friend!!!! Absolutely Killer proprietary blend. Everything I love: Lush fruit, big, bold and gorgeous on the palate. The nose explodes after a 2 hour decant. This is a Rockstar blend!!! I can't wait to see you what he does with his next venture. Ted and Ed Snider killed it with this one. I heard Ted may next be blending with a winery in Bordeaux or Rhone next????!!!!
Is that True Ted?????!!!!! Be sure to include me on that limited allocation!! @Ted Mandes @Cindy Mandes @Ed snider
Martin and Dave thank you for your comments. Martin and I am going to hold on to about 72 bottles and maybe eight magnums for you and your friends at the end of April
Martin and Dave thank you for your comments. Martin and I am going to hold on to about 72 bottles and maybe eight magnums for you and your friends at the end of April
Apr 13th, 2017
13' "M" Mandes Brother's Blend. A blend of Merlot / PV / Cab. This spent 22 months in French oak. Then blended & spent another 12 months in neutral oak. Side note- Contact Ed or Ted about fhe "ultra premium" barrels they used for those 22 months.
Color - Threw me for a loop... Dark purple with dark red edges. Extremely expressive nose of violets & spices. This is a powerhouse of a wine in it's youth. Palate - So many things going on in this multi-layered wine. Blackberry , juicy black currant, melted black chocolate. A splash of spices. Healthy acidity...this wine has 15/25 years in it. Exceptional wine worth looking into. If you feel the need to consume this in it's youth please decant this for 3+ hours. Just a couple barrels of this are available 😂.
Made by Ed Snider of Beau Vigne fame. If you enjoy Ed's wines this is truly a must for your collection👍. Kudos to Ed and Ted!
Kristen and I want to thank both Christine & @Martin G Rivard for bringing this gem of a wine.
13' "M" Mandes Brother's Blend. A blend of Merlot / PV / Cab. This spent 22 months in French oak. Then blended & spent another 12 months in neutral oak. Side note- Contact Ed or Ted about fhe "ultra premium" barrels they used for those 22 months.
Color - Threw me for a loop... Dark purple with dark red edges. Extremely expressive nose of violets & spices. This is a powerhouse of a wine in it's youth. Palate - So many things going on in this multi-layered wine. Blackberry , juicy black currant, melted black chocolate. A splash of spices. Healthy acidity...this wine has 15/25 years in it. Exceptional wine worth looking into. If you feel the need to consume this in it's youth please decant this for 3+ hours. Just a couple barrels of this are available 😂.
Made by Ed Snider of Beau Vigne fame. If you enjoy Ed's wines this is truly a must for your collection👍. Kudos to Ed and Ted!
Kristen and I want to thank both Christine & @Martin G Rivard for bringing this gem of a wine.
@David L @Joe Lucca @Mike R @Carl Fischer @Howard Greenfield @Jim Trobaugh @Bill Bender @Terri Walker@@Monica O @Jim Trobaugh @Paul T @Ted Mandes @Steve Colanero @Kirk Alexander A little background before I talk about the wine. Ted Mandes is the Chairman of the Board for the Palm Beach Wine Auction. He has a passion for wine and palate which will rival that of an MS. Truly incredible! Via his contacts with various wineries he's decided to create a Proprietary private Blend called "M" Mandes -Brothers blend. A 1 barrel project. This year's wine was blended by Ted and none other than Ed Snider!!!! This is a Right Bank style wine which is similar to Cheval Blanc: Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cab Franc. Ted & Ed crafted an absolute Masterpiece. Ed's exact words when he tasted the finished product was "You've gotta to be the luckiest S O B that I know. This is one of the best wines that I've ever made". Let me tell you., Ed was Right!!!!! This was truly a Beauty. It's a lush opulent wine which is velvety smooth when it hits the Front, Mid and back palate.
"Holy shit this is good" was stated by everyone at the table!!!! Ted is working on other projects as well. I can't wait to see what else he has up his sleeve!!!!!
If it resembles this masterpiece in any way I'm "All in" with purchasing my allocation on a yearly basis!!! I bought a 6L 3L and a six pack and would do so for as long as he continues on the journey. He & Ed truly knocked out of the park with this one!!! It truly was "Awesomeness in a Glass". A term I've used to describe a wine which I consider to be the best of the best. P.s- Steve Colanero should bottle that sauce!!! It was just as good as Ted's wine!!
Man., what a night!!! This was by far the WOTN!! Some of you will get to try this at my house when I host Ted in March for a small tasting. Extremely limited quantities are available. Contact me if you are interested. Cheers!!
@David L @Joe Lucca @Mike R @Carl Fischer @Howard Greenfield @Jim Trobaugh @Bill Bender @Terri Walker@@Monica O @Jim Trobaugh @Paul T @Ted Mandes @Steve Colanero @Kirk Alexander A little background before I talk about the wine. Ted Mandes is the Chairman of the Board for the Palm Beach Wine Auction. He has a passion for wine and palate which will rival that of an MS. Truly incredible! Via his contacts with various wineries he's decided to create a Proprietary private Blend called "M" Mandes -Brothers blend. A 1 barrel project. This year's wine was blended by Ted and none other than Ed Snider!!!! This is a Right Bank style wine which is similar to Cheval Blanc: Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cab Franc. Ted & Ed crafted an absolute Masterpiece. Ed's exact words when he tasted the finished product was "You've gotta to be the luckiest S O B that I know. This is one of the best wines that I've ever made". Let me tell you., Ed was Right!!!!! This was truly a Beauty. It's a lush opulent wine which is velvety smooth when it hits the Front, Mid and back palate.
"Holy shit this is good" was stated by everyone at the table!!!! Ted is working on other projects as well. I can't wait to see what else he has up his sleeve!!!!!
If it resembles this masterpiece in any way I'm "All in" with purchasing my allocation on a yearly basis!!! I bought a 6L 3L and a six pack and would do so for as long as he continues on the journey. He & Ed truly knocked out of the park with this one!!! It truly was "Awesomeness in a Glass". A term I've used to describe a wine which I consider to be the best of the best. P.s- Steve Colanero should bottle that sauce!!! It was just as good as Ted's wine!!
Man., what a night!!! This was by far the WOTN!! Some of you will get to try this at my house when I host Ted in March for a small tasting. Extremely limited quantities are available. Contact me if you are interested. Cheers!!