4/25/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Continued to improve over two days. Gritty, dark berries, soft tannin, mid-high acidity, and a long finish. Very good.

4/21/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Medium lemon-gold color. White peach, green herbs, underripe berries on the nose. Gooseberry, lime pith, grapefruit on the palate. Intense, piercing acidity, but a round, rich, savory palate—an unexpected juxtaposition. The acidity and green fruit cut their way through the palate in an intense edge-of-pain-and-joy sort of way, with a. Long finish of slightly less punishing fruit and a bit of savory notes offer relief. I’m wishing for a drop of more ripe fruit not to balance the wine exactly but to offer the palate a bit of false hope. Interesting wine.

3/27/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Citrus, traditional sauv-blanc gooseberry, some green stone fruit, lime peel. Intense steely, mineral/saline palate. Medium bodied. High acidity. Very long finish. This is starting to develop some very pretty savory notes to go with the fruit and verve. Quite enjoyable now with some air. Drink now (but give it a few hours of air) or wait--no hurry at all, though I can't speak to long-term projections.

3/27/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Pretty, but very soft. Stone and citrus fruit, minerality. Not at all a light or finessed Kabinett, without zing or precision. Not my style.

2/17/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Apples, light honey, and a bit of chalky and minty/herbal. Still quite youthful. Juicy, easy drinking, but not very complex. Fairly soft finish of apple skin.

2/9/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Like rieslingdan, this bottle had a secondary cork of tartaric acid. An initial attack of sweet tropical fruit and pineapple yields to a more lean citrus and lime peel. Excellent acidity, long finish. Really yummy.

2/6/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Wow, so much more impressive than one would (or should) expect from a modest wine that was about $20 on release. Orchard, citrus, and stone fruit, crushed brick, green herbs. An initial sweetness yields to the high acidity. Still quite youthful. More joyfully opulent and less linear than I usually expect from Donnhoff. Yum.

1/20/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Comes across pretty ripe and lush but with a day's air shows a bit more restraint and sophistication. Nice spice and red berries, with low tannin and medium zesty acidity. Nice.

1/5/2024 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Strawberry-dominant nose and palate, with good acidity and a bit of lemon in the fairly short finish. Like past bottles, simple, lacking in complexity and depth. A very bad QPR.

12/31/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Fairly pronounced nose of flowers and red berries. On the richer side, with a silky mouthfeel. Bright red and black berries, bit of stemminess and herbaceousness. Nicely structured; tannins and acidity are well integrated. Drinking quite well.

12/25/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Continues to be a vintage that does not impress. Red berries, dusty, good acidity, but lacking complexity.

12/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

I have not had much complexity from any of Inman’a sparkling wines, and this one is no different. Enjoyable, but fairly simple and short. Very overpriced for the quality.

12/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Very round, sweet, but beneath that is a traditional Barbaresco with tar, rose petals, red berries. Dusty tannin, fairly low acid. A different Barbaresco than I expected, with the sweetness and lower acid, but interesting in its own right.

12/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Medium ruby. On open, surprisingly restrained nose, but explosive on the palate. Red berries, rose petals, some green stemminess. Rich, medium-full bodied, with mouth-watering acidity and low, fine tannin. Yummy. Drinking great now.

12/19/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Juicy; apricot and other stone fruit; rich but not heavy, lots of apple skin acidity. Still quite youthful; so gulpable and delicious.

11/25/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

A very easy to drink wine. Plenty of black and blue fruit, mouth-watering acid, and good tannin. Not very complex, but well structured and flavorful.

11/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Purple. Blueberries and spice in the pronounced nose. Rich, concentrated. Blue fruit, earth, very juicy. Still quite young but quite approachable and drinkable now, though should develop more complexity with five or more years.

11/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Medium-dark ruby/brick. Nose of raspberries, kirsch, and a bit of horsey/Brett notes. Silky, rich mouthfeel. Berries and Brett on the palate that appeared cleaner and more pure on day 2. Still good tannin and sufficient tannin to age; some sweetness on open. A bit awkward and surprising initially that improves with a day of air. Hold.

11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Very pronounced nose of blackberries, herbs, warm (oak) spices. Round, full mouthfeel. Sourness and acidity through a juicy palate. Tannins suggest plenty of life yet.

11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Loads of tar with dried flowers, figs/plums and dried black fruit showing some advance age. The tannins are still prominent and the acid is mouthwatering. Very pretty wine but with some advanced sour notes.

11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Really rich and full bodied, but excellent Nebbiolo character and structure. Medium-high tannin that may never fully integrate and medium acid. Not an amazing wine, but a great QPR.

11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Bright ruby. Cherry and stone nose. Medium-light body and tannin, medium cherry acid. Cherry, cranberry on the palate, with acid carrying the finish. Juicy. As always, a joyful wine.

11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Consistent with most recent note; an absolute joy in a lean style with focused acidity.

11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Apples and honey on the palate. Sweetness seems a bit unintegrated though hopefully that resolves with time. Not the opulent joy-in-a-bottle juiciness I often get from Schaefer.

11/23/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Open six hours. Fairly low-intensity nose, restrained nose. Palate is showing only a little fruit and solid tannin. Showing promise but still quite young and needs more years.

11/22/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Medium ruby-brown Nose has some berries and tar but also a bit of leather and older-wine sour notes. The palate is much better than the nose. Medium body, chewy, gritty tannin, cherry, juicy acids. Medium-long finish. A very good wine that appears to be showing signs of peaking. Drink now.

11/22/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Such a disappointment. Weird unintegrated sweetness. An artificial note with no champagne character. Twelve people and the bottle remained unfinished. Just absolutely horrible.

11/20/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

What an amazing beautiful wine. Tangerines, clementines, minerals, herbs, a bit of petrol, just a touch of sweetness, and acidity that goes on and on and on. Perfectly balanced, light, sophisticated. An absolute joy.

11/17/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Past it’s prime and approaching generic old red wine territory

9/8/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Red apple, sweet pear, lime zest, and orange peel on the palate. Medium bodied, rich fruit, tart. Hollows out at the end, leaving some acidity and a bit of pear skin into the finish. More interesting than most domestic Pinot Gris, but that’s not necessarily much of a compliment.

8/27/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

A reasonably nice blackberry, pepper, and sweet oak entry, but then the mid palate is Zinfandel-flavored juice, and there is no finish outside of some drying oak. Meh.

8/25/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

This is not a “buttery Chardonnay.” It is oak-aged popcorn topping with a bitter orange peel finish. Why does this exist?

8/24/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Deep amber color. Explosive nose of baked apple, sweet spice, dried pineapple. Full bodied, spicy, stone fruit, light honey. Quite sweet but with (just a bit shy of perfect) acidity, almost refreshing to drink. Very long finish. This is drinking very well right now.

8/22/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

A different experience than my last bottle. needed a couple of hours of air to show pretty, mature wine. Raspberries, cocoa, some animalistic notes. Full bodied. Medium chewy tannin and refreshing dark-fruited acidity. Drink now or soon.

8/20/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Again showed austerity and harshness upon open. I added some argon and left it for two days. A very different wine—still not fruit-forward, but with pretty, crunchy red fruit on the attack and some sappinews on the mid palate to go along with the structure. Medium tannin, medium-plus acid.

8/20/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

This took many hours to come together—thought it was corked on open—but drank very well, especially the next day. Juicy and dense. Wild berry, with some dark fruit. The tannin are still somewhat tight though very approachable the next day.

8/18/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

This has such unbelievably silky structure, especially with lots of air, with tannins very present but so soft and the medium-high acidity lingering for a full minute. On the palate, berries, chocolate, dried flowers, some woodiness the nose and palate aren’t blowing me away but the structure and mouthfeel make this an excellent wine.

8/18/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Berry, sappy goodness, with plenty of youthfulness. Long finish of sappy, zippy acidity. Even better the next day. Yum!

8/14/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Corked

8/14/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Ripe blackberry, chocolate/cacao, and herbal sap on the palate. Full bodied, low tannin, medium-minus acid. Bold, flavorful, and boring/structureless.

7/29/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Medium brick/tawny color. Floral berried nose. Very well structured with the tannins approachable but firm and enough acidity to carry through the finish. Palate isn’t very deep, with tar, red fruit, and flowers. Held well over nearly 24 hours.

7/28/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Opaque ruby color. Mostly cherry and sour red berries with a bit of smoke and spice. Way too young, with medium acid and sharp medium tannin.

7/16/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Quite pleasant and surprisingly good for the price. Tropical fruit, herbs, medium body, juicy, medium-high acidity. Medium finish. Bit hollow but that’s being picky about a $14 Bordeaux.

6/9/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Very pleasant, with citrus peel, stone fruit, and florals on a delicate frame with lemon acidity carrying a long finish.

6/7/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

What Marco said!

6/7/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Shortly after opening, this seemed disjoint but with several hours of air and in fact 24(!!) hours later, showed more integrated rich fruit and lively acid. Give it time.

6/7/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

I guess it it is a good night for wine when a 2001 Gaja gets only passing attention, but this showed very well, with a beautiful nose; drinking very well now.

6/2/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Bright berry fruit, a bit of pepper. Clearly zin. Simple but good. Very fine tannin. Good acidity. Short finish.

5/27/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Rich, viscous mixed berries and plums on the palate, with a bit of sweetness yields to oaky blackberry jam. Dusty tannin. Medium acid that perhaps is a bit light given the fruit concentration. Medium finish.

5/27/2023 - indiscriminate palate wrote:

Fairly consistent with past notes; if you have to open a "buttery" Chard for others but also prefer to enjoy a glass yourself, this hits well.