5/19/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Beautiful watermelon, citrus and mineral nose. Light bodied, excellent acidity on the finish with some strawberry. Always impressed by Reverdy's roses.

5/18/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Hi pitched natural wine nose with cranberries, soil and lots of funky spiciness. Light mouthfeel. Long quaffable finish with loads of mineral and a return of some earthy cranberry. Very enjoyable!

5/12/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of ripe pears, lemon oil and an intense dose of oyster shells. Fairly rich mouth. Good acidity with some nice bitter grape phenolics on the long well structured finish. Much better from a wide bowled glass and has improved substantially since I sampled this a couple of years ago.

5/7/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of plum, herbs and a bit of forest floor. Medium well balanced mouth. Ripe cherry and a bit of chocolate on the finish, but not over the top. Nice. Exceeds my expectations.

5/3/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of apricots and apple jelly with a good dose of spice, especially cinnamon, which seems unusual. Medium weight. Nice balance in the finish with a continuation of spice and apple. Exceeds my expectations.

5/2/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of oak, lemon scented cleaning spray and some unpleasant soapiness. Medium weight. Oak is better integrated into the finish, which is long and pleasant with good structure. Solid score based on the finish and on the presumption that the nose will settle down into something nicer with a bit of air or cellar time.

4/30/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Spicy nose of cinnamon with raspberries and cream. Rich ripe mouth, with raspberry liquor in the finish. Not something I could drink on its own. But with rare grass fed burgers and serrano peppers, it becomes a beautiful pairing. I imagine this could also go really well with a dry rubbed brisket.

4/28/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of tobacco, earth. Rich mouth. Fairly ripe fruit laden finish. Not my style for Cabernet Franc, but decent if you want a ripe expression of the varietal.

4/26/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Cherry and tobacco nose. Fairly light weight in the mouth, but good concentration. Earthy still long and well lifted finish. Very nice and still drinking well.

4/25/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of lemon oils and minerals. Elegant, light bodied. Long salty green mango finish with good acidity. Very nice.

4/22/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of cherry, tobacco, earth, slight vanilla. Very rich mouth. Long finish with loads of sweet cherry fruit and mature oak tannins. Not my favorite style, but hits the spot and delivers well when looking for this type of wine. Exceeds my expectations and should go well with rich garlicy foods.

4/19/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose is dried mulberries. Very rich mouth. Ends with chocolate and good acidity. Not complex, but actually more than just drinkable and fairly refreshing from the acidity when slightly chilled. Perfect for rare grass fed burgers.

4/16/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Peachy, floral nose. Rich mouth. Enough fruit on the finish to keep the high ABV in check. Texture similar to a northern rhone, but with more acidity. Simple, but nice with foods that demand a slightly richer white that is not heavily oaked.

4/8/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Complex nose of cherry, earth, chalky minerals and something pine like. Feathery light weight mouth. Elegant finish with loads of grape based tannins. Less spice than in other vintages, which helps to give this an elegance as well. Excellent!

3/24/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Has improved considerably. Nice surprisingly complex nose of herbs, earth and dried fruits. Mid weight in the mouth. Firm grape based tannins on the finish make this more rustic and for me more interesting and rewarding than the all too often riper, oak laden versions that are exported from the region.

3/21/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Grassy nose with a good dose of chalk aromas and just a touch of gooseberry poking through. Medium weight. Good long acidic finish with a touch of pleasant bitterness that helps to make the finish interesting. Good QPR and exceeds my expectations.

3/18/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Floral nose that also includes red berry fruits and some earthy/herbal notes. Medium weight, on the lighter side for a Rosso Conero. Simple finish, but with good acidity.

3/16/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of cassis and slight hint of leather. Rich mouth. Lively finish. Fairly simple, but enjoyable. Still drinking well. Always impressed at how well Napa's '07 vintage has aged.

3/15/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of ginger and baking spices. Medium weight. Still well balanced on the mature finish with reasonably good acidity for the vintage.

3/14/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of blackberry and eucalyptus. Refreshingly less than full bodied. Finish is simple, but the acids are reasonably well integrated, which I don't always find to be the case when South Australian cabs take on age.
P.S. Not surprisingly, the finish is a bit more firm and structured out of a smaller glass, but at the expense of losing some of the nose relative to a larger glass.

3/12/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Clean nose of lemon curd. Medium weight. Long savory finish with pleasant bitterness. Not particularly complex, but elegant and well balanced. No signs of premox whatsoever and still drinking amazingly well.

3/2/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of leather and chocolate mint. Rich mouth. Finishes with cherry liquor filled chocolates, but in a good way. Not at all over the top, restrained and well balanced. Steve's favorite wine from my cellar. Rest in peace.

3/2/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Floral, herbal nose with some leather, menthol and dried cherry as well. Relatively light, elegant mouth. Firm tea leaf tannins in the savory mineral laden finish. Very nice.

2/25/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of sweet cherry jam with baking spices and vanilla. Fairly rich and ripe mouth, but not as over the top as I was expecting based on the nose. Finishes hot, but with plenty of acidity - although the acidity seems a bit detached from the rest of the wine which has me wondering whether it may have been artificially acidulated.

2/18/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

High pitched nose of cranberry with some earthiness. Light bodied. Long acidic finish with nice impression of sour cherries. Simple, but very drinkable and food friendly.

2/18/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Nose of raspberry, tobacco and spice. Rich mouth, ends with impressions kirsch and plenty of fruit to balance the high ABV and enough tannic structure to give some firmness. A somewhat opulent wine, but pleasantly surprised with the balance. Paired really well with a grilled pork skirt steak.

2/16/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Tropical nose, in the direction of papaya, plus some floral. Fairly rich mouth, soft, low acid finish. Likely needs to be consumed young.

2/16/2024 - juffer wrote:

I served this in my wine course as an example of a wine that is oxidized to point of being undrinkable, presumably from compromised artificial cork.

2/16/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Earthy nose of forest floor and tobacco. Elegant medium weight, savory long finish.

2/16/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Served in my wine course (gift from A&D). Nose of honey and grapefruit. Rich mouth. Long spicy finish.

2/16/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Served in my wine course (gift from A&D). Nose of oak and blackberry, which continues through to the medium to full bodied mouth. A bit of heat on the finish.

2/16/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Served in my wine course. Strawberry and ash in the nose. Medium bodied, not over-ripe. Initially a bit disjointed, but came together nicely after a few days later after being stored with vacuvin. Good QPR.

2/16/2024 - juffer wrote:

Served in my wine course (gift from A&D). Corked unfortunately.

2/16/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Served in my wine course. Cedar, light berried fragrant complex nose. Pleasing medium weight transitions nicely to a still firm finish. Wine of the night for me.

2/16/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Served in my wine course (gift from A&D). Earthy soil nose, mature rounded tannins, but still some firmness. Touch of eucalyptus but also just a bit musty on the finish.

2/16/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Served in my wine course (gift from A&D). Interesting nose with cilantro and citrus. Fairly fresh in the finish. Rounded mature tannins.

2/13/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Very aromatic nose of grapefruit and some peach. Fairly rich and concentrated mouth. Loads of refreshing acidity on the mineral tinged savory finish. Excellent, refreshing, food friendly and a fantastic QPR.

P.S. Not getting any of the sweetness, at least not in the sense of residual sugar, that others seem to be noting.

2/12/2024 - juffer wrote:

Served in my wine course (gift from A&D). Corked unfortunately.

2/12/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Served in my wine course (gift from A&D). Green pepper and sage in the nose. A pleasant and nicely balanced inner sweetness to the fruit in the mouth and tannins in the finish. Very enjoyable.

2/12/2024 - juffer wrote:

Served in my wine course (gift from A&D). Earthy, herbal, woodsy nose. Medium weight, soft tannins on the finish.

2/11/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Served in my wine course (gift from A&D). Intense iodine nose. Fairly rich in the mouth. More elegant finish than I was anticipating based on the mouth, with wood influence nicely integrated. Nice.

2/11/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Served in my wine course. Nice tertiary development in the nose, which includes plum and tobacco and still a good bit of oak influence. Medium weight, relatively low acid, but quite nice.

2/11/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

Served in my wine course (gift from A&D). Oak, primary nose. Fairly rich full bodied mouth. Simple but balanced.

2/10/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

I served this in my wine course. Some skin contact. Nose of sultan raisins and nuttiness. Medium weight. Excellent finish includes ample acidity and citrus bitters. Outstanding.

2/10/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

I served this in my wine course. Fragrant high pitched nose with orange zest. Light weight. Ends with mature tannins and a return to the orange zest.

2/10/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

I served this in my wine course. Held up surprisingly well despite being past vintage. Usual peach, orange blossom, but with some of the intensity diminished. Light weight, long finish. Good representation of Moscato - it must have been especially good upon initial release.

2/10/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

I served this in my wine course. Classic raspberry cinnamon. Relatively elegant mid palate with medium weight. Some orange zest and plenty of licorice in the finish. Nice.

2/10/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

I served this in my wine course. Ripe cherry jam. Rich mouth. Some spice, especially on the long fruity finish with low tannins.

2/10/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

I served this in my wine course. Usual cherry and almond nose. Light bodied. Touch of oak, but not overdone. Pleasant easy drinking low tannin finish. Nice.

2/10/2024 - juffer Likes this wine:

I served this in my wine course. Earthy dried cherry nose. Medium weight, medium acidity on the finish. Okay, nothing special.