Somewhat surprisingly, the 2021 Vaudesir displays more personality than this 2020. This bottle was served at cellar temperature (56F) and could have used to be slightly cooler (50/52F). The flavors…
Beautifully focused and direct, with a chiseled posture that still gives healthy doses of chalk-laced lime and lemon pith and juice, lychee, honeydew, and a hint of petrol. Finishes with a wet pumice…
It's great. It's even better with food, highlighting the awesome seafood fare at Angler (SF). Is it $450-500+ great? (current Wine Searcher). No. Not for me. I bought this years ago for about half…
Earth and funk.like, a lot of funk. Like, flawed. Like broken in pieces, except that the two Pegau-hounds at the gathering kept telling me how amazing it was and that this whole "I'm in touch with…
A massive wine with massive booze. Wildberry whiskey and Cachaça cobbler. Wait for ten years and see what happens, or open now and use for a circus fire breathing act. This is a straight 4 on the…
Chewy and earthy, with a road tar and sanguine thing going on. Finishes with a grainy texture that adds to the rustic profile. Past its prime, without knowing exactly what its prime might have looked…
Red and earthy at first, with some funk blowing off with air, this was a decent showing, but lacking some focus and flavor direction along the palate. Leather and cedar make an appearance, behaving…
Relatively thin and diluted red currant, cedar, earth, and macerated red cherry flavors make for a seemingly tired wine that is trying to hold it all together but seems to be fraying with every…
Muddled and slightly unfocused at first pass, this found a decent glide for a very short period of time before making another hard left on to the dirt road, making for a bit of a rough ride…
This really is a phenomenal wine. The 2013 is probably the best wine this house has ever made. So much focus and chiseled intensity, with a flavor expansion that can turn on a dime. Expertly crafted,…
A very well put together wine. It was overshadowed by a 2019 Ovid, but stylistically was better judged on more of the classical spectrum than that of the more modern Ovid. On its own, the red and…
From Magnum. A wine that may need some more time in bottle (especially since it was a 1.5L), the 2017 Promontory was thinner than expected. Though the focus and exactitude was impressive, the…
Gothic and black as the night is long, the 2019 Ovid is a White Zombie black asphalt Thunderkiss '65 blackberry bonfire of tar, embers, black soil, obsidian blood, and Kraken ink. An intense…
It's big, juicy, and has all sorts of purple-red berry waves rumbling over the palate, though there is a cocktail element that orbits the profile throughout consumption. It's a young pup, so its…
Big, juicy, juicy, juicy, and juicy. Some alcohol comes to the party, but it's washed over pretty quickly by the (you guessed it) juicy fruit. This is rounder than I recall, with a big bubble of…
This bottle presents a good argument to the age-ability of certain Carter wines. This 2010 TK is a beautiful specimen, perhaps even slightly eclipsing the 2013 GTO served beside it (though I think…
A big wine, with redder fruit than I recall, but with a sophistication and focus that is most notable. A great wine, though I was actually a little more drawn to a 2010 Carter TK served next to it…
One of my new favorite QPR BdBs. My previous note from earlier in the year still applies, but this bottle had extra layers of lime and green pear that really added complexity. I dunno.get crazy and…
I just love this Champagne. It is super solid every time I have the opportunity to hang out with it. It may not have a 30-year-old Taittinger tiger lifespan necessarily (as is the case with a number…
Honed, focused, chiseled, mineral, black goth berry-rock, and a mean streak all up and down it, the 2016 HSS is serious business in the best of ways. Give it another 5+ years and be rewarded. It…
Meaty and layered, this is a great La Turque performance, and in a really nice spot right now. Redder fruit, with a depth and expansion of flavor that allows the charcuterie platter to come to the…
The 2021 Malandes Vaudesir pours a vibrant and shimmering neon yellow color, muted on the nose, with just the slightest bit of reduction. On the palate, it's a lemony-lemon juice drop of super pure…
The 2006 Peter Michael Mon Plaisir has a blast from the past similarity to the 2022 Sphaerics, with a little bit of a sherried profile without being too pineapple-y. Still good freshness here; kinda…
