3/5/2020 - MC2 Wines wrote:

Charleston Food & Wine Festival IV (for us... XV for the rest I think); 3/5/2020-3/8/2020 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): Once upon a time NZ convinced the world that they wanted their wine to smell and taste like feline liquid and the world bought in and since then it seems like there's a lot of wineries going for that flavor profile. This was in that vein. Lower acid, high on the grassy notes. Missing the fruit here which I sometimes find compelling in this grape. Just maybe a touch of mineral but that could have been power of suggestion as well. Not my style although I can see people liking it.

7/19/2019 - retired_and_roving wrote:

Faux 4th of July - Wine & Friends weekend in NH; 7/19/2019-7/20/2019 (New London, NH): Wine #6. Lots of must and wet cardboard on the nose for me - I thought this was definitely corked although others disagreed. On the palate mature dark fruit, damp earth and wet cardboard.

3/22/2018 - dream wrote:

Well-aged with good flavors of smoky black fruits and truffles but a bit lean for what I’m looking for in aged Pomerol. Don’t get me wrong, this is elegant and well-made but lacks the expansive texture and excitment of the best wines from this commune, at least in this vintage.

3/21/2018 - BornToRhone wrote:

750ml; PnP; a tight pinot with red fruits, chewy tannins, slight stemmy character. Basically, not ready to drink. Wait 5 yrs for this baby or decant for 6-8 hours.

2/28/2018 - BornToRhone wrote:

A bit heavier and more fruit forward with higher tannins than expected for a Rioja. Slight bitterness on the finish. Could possibly improve in about 5+ yrs but this was my last.

2/10/2018 - Oskiwawa wrote:

popped and poured. Drank over 2 hours. This has lost the minimal backbone it had and as a result it is a one dimensional wine with no character at all. Will not improve with age. I will be using the remaining bottle of this for cooking.

1/15/2018 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine:

Really good and only getting better.

12/10/2017 - Oskiwawa wrote:

Popped and poured. First bottle of this wine. Solid chardonnay. Wish it had a bit more acidity to pull it all together. Recommend holding these for another year or two to see if some more depth comes.

12/5/2017 - ChrisinCowiche wrote:

Popped one of these to take a peak. I tasted on opening and over 2-3 hours before and with prime rib. Really did not show itself until end of bottle, but very nice wine. Not a head knocking powerhouse, but very well made and structured. Fruit takes a while to unveil as expected and oak not overwhelming. I'll try to wait another year at least before opening another. Too early to score but good potential here. Thanks smig et al!

5/22/2017 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Inky dark purple, light savory nose, some blackberries. Dry tart savory blackberry with tobacco and leather. A bit of raw bitter for starters and needs some time to mellow a bit. Went well with braised pork chops and grilled veggies. I do not find this as offensive as most of the posters, so if you want to ship yours prepaid, I will accept all you want to send. They will get good with more age. 87 pts on night one.

3/16/2017 - smphelps wrote:

Just fine, but more reserved aromatically than I would expect from an 06 Brunello. Still tight and tannic on the palate, drink or hold, though I don't think the wine is going to improve.

3/4/2017 - Oskiwawa wrote:

Popped and poured. Drank over the next hour. This is in a great place right now. Pretty much what you want in an excellent chardonnay. Citrus fruit with good minerality and a great texture. Should easily hold up for 5+ years but there is absolutely no harm in drinking these now. Ready to go.

2/16/2017 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

A serious wine - serious in its structure and serious in the flavor and enjoyment departments, too. Darker ruby color, no age to the rim. Youthful, very expressive nose of ripe dark cherries, an explosion of red and purple floral, and earthy, dusty leather notes. The palate is as bold as the nose, and it takes little time before the structure asserts itself. For the moment, I'm content to enjoy the cascades of aromas - the palate is quite fine (actually it's beautiful), but not yet ready, at least not in the way I prefer my Brunello wines (recently had a 1995 Palazzone, it was perfect/ready). Really shows a masterful blend between disciplined winegrowing and clever choices in the cellar. highly recommended

Aerated to decanter for 3 hours, served non-blind, just above cellar temp.

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2/16/2017 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

Drank off the wine list at Din Tai Fung in Orange County. This is an easy wine which went surprisingly well with the standard dumplings and even better with the taro Shia Long Bao that I had for dessert. Perhaps it's the hint of sweet. Lots of white floral. Mostly honeysuckle. Moderate acidity. Wine that pairs with food and pretty well. Also didn't punish me for throwing in a bit of jasmine tea.

1/10/2017 - dontime wrote:

Best $11 of domestic Pinot Noir I've had. If scoring 88-90.

11/1/2016 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

Rule the Rhone; 10/27/2016-11/3/2016 (Northern & Southern Rhone): Beautiful, beautiful wine. We opened prob a few hours before and then decanted right before pouring and this wine was evolving in the glass but already open enough to appreciate. Didn't take great detailed notes - just enjoyed on a porch in the middle of the Rhone right after sunset with some friends. But I do remember thinking it was a nicely balanced wine and while more intense than the '04 Rayas Pignon that came before it, in that same quality level if different style. More darker fruit and a bit more earthy as well. Enjoyed.

9/27/2015 - BornToRhone Likes this wine:

Popped my last bottle of this and it was great. Hugely flavored champagne - bready apple flavors with lime. Good acidity and length. I wish I had 6 more of these.

9/14/2016 - BornToRhone wrote:

750ml; Pnp and followed for over 24 hours. Very light red, appearance verging on a dark rose wine from Provence. I liked this better on the second night - first night after opening it seemed pretty closed and shy. it was more open and fruity the second night, with strawberry and rhubarb aromas. Flavors were very light and bright, with cherry, strawberry and rhubarb (without the sourness). Good and fun wine, but I'm not sure I understand this wine entirely as this was my first Trousseau. Will try a couple others someday I am sure...

9/5/2016 - prasm Likes this wine:

Consumed over 2 days, note from day 2. Nose: Medium expressiveness, black berry, blueberry, Asian spice, dark flowers, tobacco, and shoe leather - quite a bit going on here and all is interesting. Palate: Medium-full bodied, spicy blue and black fruit attack, good mid-palate persistence with a spice driven lift, leather and earthy components appear through the back-end joining in a medium-plus length finish - 30 to 45 seconds. Improved noticeably on day two.

8/3/2016 - jwijaya wrote:

AG95

3/19/2016 - brianofthevine Likes this wine:

Tasted at the winery. Bold black cherry and blackberry fruit, great structure here throughout. Nice long finish and firm tannins. This wine will be great over a long period of time. This was tasted alongside the 2012 and my vote definitely give the '13 the nod here!

2/8/2016 - Papies wrote:

Guigal La Las Masterclass with Brett Crittenden (Handford Wines, London): Dark red in color. Starts off restrained and buttoned down but develops nicely into a beautiful wine. Would thus suggest decanting. Big wine, nice acidity and balance though, light roast meat on the nose, herbs, strength but with elegance. Savoury and rustic at times. lovely wine and full of promise and easily the better of the 2000s La Las. (Andreas 95+ / Nicol 94)

11/24/2015 - Oskiwawa wrote:

This is a fun nice bottle of wine. Nothing complex yet satisfying. Light cherry with cranberry. Slight syrup that does not overwhelm. Will go great with turkey this week. A fun bottle that is what it is .

11/13/2015 - wineismylife wrote:

WIML93

Tasted non blind.

Light yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of diesel, apricot and peach. Flavors of peach, kumquat and a little bit of cherry on the finish. Bright acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold.

11/6/2015 - Robert Pavlovich wrote:

Tons of mocha, coffee, wood on the nose. There's also plenty of structure showing on the palate with the addition of some earth, dark ripe fruit, and nice acidity. The dark purple and black fruit is sitting just underneath the structure. Something I noticed when tasting the 2010 last year, but this is a bit riper and more vibrant, and maybe a little less noise and not as tannic.

With some air, more vanilla on the nose, and sweeter dark berry fruit coming out on the palate. Not doing as well as it warms, with the oak slightly more apparent than the heat. Medium tannin and finish. Good to very good, and definitely a nice value play if you like straight ahead Napa Cab. Wouldn't hold this much past ten years however.

11/7/2015 - Oskiwawa wrote:

mildly corked but undrinkable

9/19/2015 - Yack Man wrote:

After tasting a lineup of superior 2013 Beckstoffer wines, it's not fair to give a score for Myriad Three Twins 2013. That being said, there was not a precipitous drop off for this wine in the least. 92 - 93 points.

7/23/2015 - BornToRhone wrote:

750ml; PnP; decanted and then immediately Zalto'd. Opaque purple color w/out bricking. Nose of dark fruit, slight green pepper, dusty soil. Flavors of blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, hints of cocoa, very slight anise, and big a$$ tannins. Alcohol is present but not obtrusive, and acidity is there to keep this big boy rolling for another 5 yrs. After that, I might suppose the fruit will wane prior to the tannins. These are my impressions after 1/2 hour open. YMMV.

7/21/2015 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

PnP. Murky ruby color, with aromas of rose water, Off! bug spray, new rubber ducky, soil, and with some swirling, sweet red currants and rhubarb. Medium(-) palate, with above-average persistence, but in need of additional definition on the mid-palate; flavors of Rhubarb and cherry phosphate. Probably better to stick with antipasti than it is to pair this with a primi or secondi. By the second glass, this has become quite pretty and in the way that Ruché can, it becomes elegant, too; dry, with ripe, thin tannins. A lovely Ambassador for the tiny village of Castagnole and the humble Monferrato. Quite brilliantly balanced, too; a definite reload. 13,5% abv., thru 2016. recommended

Served non-blind. I'll save the 2nd half of the bottle for tomorrow's lunch and update with anything of note.

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4/29/2015 - Champagneinhand wrote:

this was up with the almighty 95 Krug and 2004 DP. Both the DP vintages had 2 bottles at the table. Amazing stuff. Showing darker than the 2004, but with almost every flavor 2004 had and acidity to match. If it wasn't for the darker color, the mouthfeel is so light. I've done many notes on this but once again showing of champagne greats are stored cold and dark they age so slowly and rock the house. Tight fruits but toasted pastry keeps everything evolving and through and through enjoyable. Hard to drink and smile so hard.
Just behind the Krug in impressiveness with stiff competition. Excellent finish lasted longer than 2004, but 2004 is no slacker either.

4/26/2015 - Champagneinhand wrote:

How is it possible to not get to this bottle? Amazing champagne, Merlot both old and new world and Weinbach from 1995 plus an amazing old school Amarone. Gifted to my pals from Dallas that love the Pinot Gris SGN as much as I love the stuff. Clos Jebsal sits atop a very high mountain of excellent dessert wines. Tokaji Essencia is always trying to de thrown the stuff but so are German TBA Riesling. The king knows how to kick others off even though they are almost perfect as well.

4/12/2015 - mdfuller Likes this wine:

delicate and elegant. you have to be ready for subtle ... i like it

3/18/2015 - BornToRhone wrote:

750ml; Pnp; pale light yellow and thin in the glass; aromas of lemon, lemon rind, and apricot with a slight oxidative note; flavors of pear, lemon, and orange, slightly oxidative, and maybe some oaky vanilla? Wishing for a bit more intensity and acidity. Interesting and drinkable wine but maybe a bit past prime? Drink up, IHMO.

12/31/2014 - Robert Pavlovich wrote:

Some lemon, honey, oak on the nose. Medium to medium plus in body. Only mildly acidic on entry and into the palate, somewhat diluted fruit, a little overshadowed by the oak. Some heat mingles with the acidity on its medium finish. Pretty good quality overall but some strikes against it.

6/15/2013 - Sid_Mac wrote:

Fantastic! Depth, complexity, balanced fruit and tannins. Flavorful, but mature. Full-bodied. Medium to long finish. Poured carefully into a decanter (sediment). Did not fade during the night. Perhaps the best wine of any type I have tasted.
[Edit: 7/6/13]
Since this first bottle, I've had 2 more, purchased from the same store at different times. My rating for the first bottle remains; it was sublime.
The second bottle seemed ordinary, a little disappointing even. The third, and most recent bottle, was good, but not like the first bottle.
I don't know if there's an inconsistency with the bottles, or my palate.

7/15/2014 - suburbanfrog Likes this wine:

Crisp refreshing and smooth. Mouth watering lemon cream cake with a yeasty edge.

3/13/2014 - BornToRhone Likes this wine:

750ml; PnP; first time with this wine...approx. Half mouvedre, qtr grenache, qtr syrah blend; dark purple, opaque, no bricking; pretty tight nose - mostly baking spice and dark fruit; taste: this wine is a chameleon - different sips hit different locations with different flavors: spice, currants, rasberry, and blackberry; some baking spice, then midpalate the grenache strawberry hits, a bit of cocoa lingers; slight pencil lead and chalk at times, very fine and smooth tannins; slight acidity and even orange hints; decent finish but could be longer; nice wine - will try again tomorrow night.

2/23/2014 - T.O.Wineaux Likes this wine:

I continue to be impressed by the offerings of Tor Kenward and Jeff Ames. An absolutely drinkable wine with bright red fruit and rose petals on the nose. Lingering fruit and a hint of spice and almond on the palate. This QPR on this wine is very high. Given the great texture and flavor why aren't more wineries bottling Grenache as a single varietal?

2/10/2014 - ckinv368 Likes this wine:

Drunk with the most wonderful lobster bisque (Thomas Keller recipe) I've ever had.

Very crisp, sweet notes of strawberry, white peach, green apple, and some yeasty honeysuckle on the middle to end of the palate. Delicious, and really lovely champagne. Great with lobster. 91-92

12/5/2013 - BornToRhone Likes this wine:

750ml, slow-ox for 1.5 hours; Bright red, medium transparency, no bricking of note. Nose of bright cherries with a pleasureable bit of sourness, aromatic herbs/floral notes. Flavors of intensely bright, slightly sour cherries, herbs, spice, forest floor. Medium-light texture with fine tannins still evident. In a good spot right now but certainly has the goods to go another 5 or more yrs.

8/19/2013 - BornToRhone wrote:

PnP - 750ml; was unable to capture notes at dinner with friends. Remember enjoying this wine with dinner - good flavors and fairly ready to drink. Would buy again if in sale but not actively seeking this out...

7/20/2013 - Robert Pavlovich Likes this wine:

Found aromas and flavors of apple, nuts, and lemon lime. Has good texture and energy. Medium weight. Met expectations for the price point. 90-92 points