This continues to impress, especially given the price point. My previous note applies, though this bottle was slightly stricter than 2.5 years ago when I last popped the cork here. It felt like it…
A straight skinny minny, with a diluted and "way-overly-classical" fringe profile that has the body of a Gamay, the brains of a Pinot Gri, and the stamina of a Lambrusco. Cedar, strawberry, red…
If Dr. Pepper had an Adderall-addicted brother with a propensity for Lewis Black whiskey fits and kidnapping caracal kittens, it would be the 2020 Herman Story Pinot Noir Smash City...
Alluringly smooth and polished for such a young wine, the 2018 L'Eglise-Clinet shows purple and red berry fruit on the initial pull of the cork, primary and linear as one might expect, with a finish…
Although I typically don't like to use the word "Burgundian" when describing any wine that isn't actually from Burgundy, especially a Syrah, I couldn't help but the utter the word to describe the…
Continue to hold this one. Red cherry flavors dominate, with hints of citrus rind and spice. Primary, pure, fresh, and tight, never fully giving up the goods. It isn't so locked-up that there's no…
A pop of the cork with just a few minutes of swirling in the glass and this was off to the races. After thirty or so minutes, it's was on fire. Black cherry and briar notes dominate, with additional…
If you long for grandma's hope chest filled with cigarette butts and old dusty diaries with yellow-stained pages, then best venture elsewhere, because this vintage of Pavie is front-loaded with super…
A lot of high scores here, so I of course had to open one of these to see what all the fuss was about. Upon the first pull of the cork, you might as well have just poured this down the drain and…
With a microscreen to filter-out some of the sediment and a small decanter to allow it to stretch its legs for about an hour at 52 degrees, the 2012 Araujo Eisele was ready for prime time. A lovely,…
On the first pull of the cork, nuthin. No nose; no palate; no finish; no nuthin. Hints of red cherry water and, you guessed it, nuthin. Swirling, swirling, swirling. Zero pulse. "CLEAR!!!"…
An obvious youngster, but with the heralded 2010 vintage backing an already top-notch first growth classification, the 2010 Lafite was destined to offer an A-lister performance. On the first pop of…
Though this showed some tertiary notes that more than hinted to the wine's age, they certainly added to the layered complexity of the flavor profile of this wine. Black and red raspberry, Red and…
This is my fourth time with this wine, so I'll just mention some particulars that I think might be noteworthy. This presented as advertised and expected for the most part, with a rich and chewy…
Tense and coiled up on the initial pass, with crunchy blackberry seed, asphalt, coffee grounds, and gravelly soil. The profile is darker and blacker fruited than how I typically experience young…
Oh this is a round and fruity Cab that just says drink me now and love me for who I am. Don't ask me to take your math test. Don't ask me to recite Shakespeare. Just hold my hand, take me dancing,…
Pours a tawny color, fooling you into thinking this is going to be all funk and no flash. On the palate, this is surprisingly sound and correct, with obviously advanced notes of muddled strawberry,…
Similar notes to my last recent sampling. I'll just add that this displayed a cocktail cassis element that I was hoping would blow off a little faster than it did. This took some time to get into a…
An easy rider production of a Cabernet, with the softer contours of the 2012 vintage marrying with the now-ten-years-from-vintage maturity and resolution this wine brings to the table. A total food…
This bottle took a little more mechanical influencing to get into a state of notable expression. At first, muted and linear, this Enclos Tourmaline was a boring date on the initial pickup. A few…
