This was a powerhouse, so much so that its brute and brawn overpowered its ability to capture finesse and nuance throughout consumption. This thing needs some serious sleepy time. Even then, it may…
I first tried this wine six months ago under less-than-ideal conditions. It was fantastic then, and fooled me first into thinking it was some top notch Burgundy rather than a classy Sangio (Ya, I…
Well I guess if the best Rose I've ever had has to be now, it might as well be from Jerome Prevost. The Fac-Simile LC18 is a stunner and is one of my favorite Roses I've had in recent memory. Fresh…
This is one of my favorite profiles in a Meursault: lemon-lime citrus fruit with a wet limestone frame that offers both juicy fruit and an acidic backbone that can keep it all from becoming too…
Another bottle of this got thrown into the mix courtesy of Cristal2000. This bottle OWNED the table in its own right. A Howell Mountain beauty that really outshined its other Adamvs peers all the way…
How many different versions of wine perfection can one consume in one sitting?! Well, if you're gonna throw down with a 2018 Abreu Thorevilos, then the answer is +1 whatever other bottles of…
The 2019 Mysterons (Ecotone) was served side-by-side with the 2018 Abreu Thorevilos. The vintages and stylistic differences between producers/winemakers was evident, with more…
What can you say? It's M7. I've consistently given it 99 points the last few times I've had it. Why stop there? 99 it is. Always a bottle of crazy juice. If you haven't had a enough superlatives from…
As much as the LPV and Crane are like eating a blackberry pie with the best fruit ever made on earth, the BTK is undeniably the leader of the SVD triad. The concentration is so insanely on-point,…
The 2021 LPV and Crane especially lead with vanilla and chocolate notes, flaunting their baby fat like the happiest kid on the planet with a triple scoop ice cream cone in one hand and a pinwheel in…
The 2021 LPV and Crane especially lead with vanilla and chocolate notes, flaunting their baby fat like the happiest kid on the planet with a triple scoop ice cream cone in one hand and a pinwheel in…
The polish and texture here is really something to take note. Accessible and giving, the Spinning Plates is more than just an introduction to the Vice Versa portfolio. It possesses a singular…
While the 2019 Impensata Ecotone Merlot is out at the clubs dancing the night away, the 2018 Engelhard is stuck at home studying for the LSAT. There is richness here, but it is corralled pretty darn…
Plush and opulent in the mouth, with blackberry, chocolate, dark spice, pink roses, fresh soil, and ripe red and black raspberry notes wasting no time in enveloping the palate and leaving a deep…
70/30 Chardonnay/Pinot Noir. Disgorged January 2020. LGC01-20-BT. 12.5%ABV. Brut. Bright and airy, with beautiful lemon and chalk notes caressing and invigorating the palate. The acid and…
When I last had this a year ago, it was displaying all sorts of deep, ripe, and dare I say plush attributes that this go-around were absent for the most part. I can't recall exactly what…
As Cristal2000 covers thoroughly in his notes, this barrel sample highlights a chiseled restraint and wonderful purity. Beyond that, it rides high and tight, with bright red fruit popping on to the…
A nice glass of 168 to start out before sampling a couple of Harlans at the estate. Who could complain?! I do prefer the 169 (base 2013) to this more rounded 168 (2012 base). Hey, look who's…
This was a bottle purchased at the restaurant (Thanks again Bill!). It was very good and, with some time and air (two things that were kinda lacking at the time the bottle came to the table), it…
Black currant, unripe black cherry, and a hit of sour berry flavors lead off the charge on the 2018 Penultimate. It stayed tight and a bit wiry on the first pop of the cork, but it became much more…
This is still in the librarian zone. I should read my own previous notes more often and pay attention to my own advice to hold these puppies. Plus, it didn't help that it was served in a "Chardonnay"…
So chiseled and linear that it almost seems like this thing is gonna stayed locked and loaded for the next 30 years. With air, air, air, and more air, blackberry seed, black cherry, and fresh herbs…
A perfect wine. And in 10 years it'll be a perfect wine. And in 15 years it'll be a perfect wine. And in 20 years it'll..well, you get the picture. So, we all know that taro card reading wine is an…
There is a simmering herbaceous energy that swarms around the black currant and unripe black cherry flavors, with menthol and forest floor rounding out the profile. The cooler vintage makes for a…
I didn't get much of a read here. It was so linear and primary that any sort of logical assessment was lost between the pucker and the frame. Sour cherry and sour cherry and sour cherry. The finish…
