7/21/2018 - tkoby11 wrote:

Extremely reduced, or so I thought, 3+ hours and still has not come around, reductive like aromas that won't budge.

2/24/2018 - tkoby11 Likes this wine:

A clear ruby color. A very elegant and pretty nose that balances the mild intensity of the fruit, with florals, wood spice and savory. Fresh wildflowers, a touch of earth and mint, sappy fruits like strawberry-rhubarb, red summer cherry, and pomegranate, then spice and wood-like sweet cedar and sandalwood fade into the fresh and juicy finish. Beautiful elegance and charm, with excellent acidity and super fine tannin. Drink now or hold for 5 more.

12/12/2017 - tkoby11 wrote:

Do NOT decant, open, pour, and reseal bottle as it falls apart quickly. If you love old Bordeaux there is some of that in here, but it is very fleeting and this came from very good provenance,

10/18/2017 - tkoby11 wrote:

Meh, held up to the aging but was well past its prime showing a touch too old and short in energy and length.

9/29/2017 - tkoby11 Likes this wine:

"As Caborcas" 2010 by Telmo Rodriguez
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A single vineyard field blend of old vine Mencia, Merenzao, Souson, Garnacha, Godello, Brencellao planted above the river Bibei in granite terraces just like the Northern Rhone, but instead bush vine trained.
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Incredibly similar to a crunchy and savory #Cornas but all #Mencia with mellow red and savory fruits, cracked peppercorn, smoke, a touch of tar and flower petals with a beam of granite mineral spine. Simply awesome! This was one of my favorite finds on a trip to Spain in 2015 where I met Telmo and spent the afternoon with him in the vienyards and tasting at #Remelluri. The dude is larger than life, an inspiration! FYI he is a Burgundy fanatic!
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#Valdeorras #Galicia #TelmoRodriguez
#BottelaNo1593

4/1/2017 - tkoby11 Likes this wine:

Radiant and transparent Cabernet showing excellent purity and very good typicity and acidity. Spottswoode is always so consistent for me and always so impeccably pure. The 2008 is 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Cabernet Franc that shows beautiful Cabernet traits, something the best Napa wines excel at. What many wines in Napa do not necessarily excel at is revealing the terroir of site, this vintage of Spottswoode shows terroir in spades. Cassis and currants, a dash of mocha, a touch of graphite and rock, with white floral and violet aromatics in the background. A nice streak of minerality shows up on the mid-palate and finish. The tannin are ripe, full bodied, but fine and supple. The acidity here is key, it elevates the aromas, as well as adds lift and energy to the palate, while refreshing the finish.
@spottswoodewinery makes some of the most consistent and honest wines from #cabernetsauvignon not just in Napa but the world. #spottswoode #cabernetsauvignon #sthelena #napa #spoton

3/20/2017 - tkoby11 wrote:

Horrible state of maturity, this did not age well or is a flawed bottle.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Solid wine, 15 years young from the 1999 vintage. Cabernet from Piedmonte region of Italy. Tastes like a Bordeaux, but with more acidity and mineral character you see in Nebbiolo from these parts of Italy. Plenty of life left. 5-7 years easy or more. Fine, but firm tannins frame the finish of dried currants and cherry with some grilled herbs

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Amazing what a week later after Coravin and some air can do. Acidity preservation at its best. The wine is longer, with deeper aromas and flavor. Front to back of the palate this is complete where it was not initially when first opened a week ago.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

As lovely as a I recall when I was first mesmerized by this wine. Saline, citrus, tons of minerality and well integrated oak fuse together nicely to bring an elegant and pure expression of Meursault.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Screaming good value here at about $30, this delivers all the goods you want from a young Bordeaux, especially in this special vintage.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

The sun shines in this bottle from a warm vintage. Fleshy, the ripe tannins and Classic Corton structure are a nice foil so you can enjoy this sooner than normal.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

I reserve a higher score for a few more sips, I am so impressed and blown away at how fun and tasty this is, even a little serious in fact. Gamay sparkling, a new one for me. A #garagiste pick, I'd get this again for sure.

An excellent mousse, potent bubble streams, sappy red fruits and excellent fresh acidity.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Elegant strawberry and raspberry wound up with rocky minerality, some Provencal scrub, and sea air. A fantastic, gentle red to have with fish and other poached or lightly seasoned cuisine.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Best. Vermentino. Ever.

Pear, saline, chalk stones, and straw. Sicilian lemon pith on the palate adds citrus.

Fabtastic fresh clean and mineral purity. Like a cool breeze on a hot day.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Bonkers CdP look alike, black berry, garrigue, spice, cracked pepper, meat and silky ripe tannins. Hybrid new and old world.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

St. Joseph red meets the ocean: currants, licorice, meat, salt, scrub bush, smoke and crushed rock minerality. A bit young so I would give this another 5 years. Decant now for 3-4 hours.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Not sure what to think of what the desired expression is here. Seems contrived and almost forced for the sake of having more acidity.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

APPEARANCE
Clear, deep lemon color intensity
NOSE
Clean, medium aroma intensity of stony minerality, petrol, and lemon, a developing nose
PALATE
Off-dry sweetness, medium+ acidity, medium bodied, with low alcohol (8.5% abv), medium+ flavor intensity of lemon, peach, honey and slate stones, a medium+ finish
CONCLUSIONS
Very good, well balanced with refreshing acidity, pure fruit and mineral flavors, Ready to drink now but has aging potential

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

APPEARANCE
Clear, medium intensity ruby color, sediment more apparent (but not intrusive) in the final 2 glasses of wine.
NOSE
Clean, with medium+ aroma intensity of cherry, mocha, cola, licorice, and cassis with a developing nose
PALATE
Dry, medium acidity, medium+ tannin and body, and high alcohol, with pronounced flavor intensity of graphite, cassis, bing cherry, black raspberry, and mocha, this was a complex, and layered wine with deep flavor intensity and a long finish.
CONCLUSIONS
Very good quality, this is "par for the course" with Paul's wines as he acheives a high flavor intensity while still managing depth and freshness, Ready to drink now, but can benefit from 5-10 years more aging

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

If you want to know what great Port tastes like try this!

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

In a closed place right now. What we did have hinted at being great, elegant and refined. Not a hot mess, like many CdP have been like lately. It should be opulent Grenache at its best when it comes around next. (93-96 range)

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Too young and also in a sleepy phase. The decant helped bring it around after about an hour but it was not at its best, could easily go 95 when it's open for business. Some meaty notes, with elegant red fruits, and oak that was fairly well integrated. 94-97 when it comes around?

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Was expecting a much heavier wine, but this was more elegant on the palate. Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of concentration, lots of fruit and well integrated oak. Modern for sure, but with focus. Vivid black cherry, blackberry, mocha, plum and tobacco rise easily from the glass and fan out on the palate. Medium+ tannin and body. The finish is fine but long.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Hard to find a better pairing with lobsta than a California Chardonnay, happy 4th!

Lemon oil, orange peel, star fruit, and vanilla. Medium acidity and body, high alcohol, with a long and pure finish.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Never fails to deliver pleasure, red currants and licorice, cedar, and kirsch.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Consistent with previous note.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Ah Portugal, here we go, much better than that last bomb from Oz.

Fresh but deep blackberry and plum undercurrent with higher toned red cherry fruit and violets flowers floating on top.

Ripe and medium bodied with medium+ tannins. Very enjoyable and full of character.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Baller Gruner, notes of honey, kaffir lime, fresh flowers, fresh pears, subtle toast, with bracing acidity and a laser like finish. Still a baby but enjoyable now, better in 5-7 and beyond!

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Good acidity and fruit but I find the tannin is too much at this point, a little too chewy. It's fine and supple, however there is too much of it compared to how much more elegant the rest of the wine is. Taste is a 93, texture is an 84.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

My favorite rose outside of Bandol. Citrus, minerality, plenty of fresh red fruits, long and clean finish.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

APPEARANCE
This Champagne wine is clear in appearance, with medium gold color intensity. The mouse is fine with persistent bubble streams.
NOSE
This nose is clean, with medium+ aroma intensity of leesy notes like fresh baked bread, biscuit, a touch of cream and then fresh red apple. The nose is developing.
PALATE
The palate is dry, medium+ in acidity, with a medium body and alcohol. The flavor intensity is medium+ with the bread and biscuit notes following on from the nose, with a juicy acidity and fruit flavor that reminds me of fresh red apple and pear fruit slices and a beam of stony minerality. The finish is medium plus with a lingering chalky texture on the palate.
CONCLUSIONS
Outstanding quality, this "Grower" Champagne wine is precise, superbly fresh and balanced, with complex nuances. it does not try hard, but once you pay attention it is hard to turn away. This wine is ready to drink now, but has potential for aging.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

A nice field blend, though the tannins are a bit gritty and dry this time. Hopefully that smooths out. Flavor wise we have black raspberry, blueberry, a touch of meatiness from the Mourvedre and some sweet flowers. Great with BBQ #mightyquinns

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Clear and medium lemon-gold in in color.
Aromas of citrus zests and minerality, clean and youthful.
Palate is high in acidity with medium body and body. Palate intensity is med-med+ of minerality, bright lemon and lime citrus and pear. A medium+ finish, good length.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Yet again 2002 blows me away. This is drinking, to me, well beyond its years and has plenty to go. The tannins have mellowed out to fine dusty silk. Plum, mocha and cassis with a sweet, creamy touch of well integrated oak are the perfume and the palate.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Gran Reserva - Beautiful copper color #nofilter. The nose is med+ intensity of old lady perfume, blood orange, and tangerine, crazy complex, old but fresh. The palate is med-med+ bodied, completely dry, flavors are sublime and elegant, with the roasted blood orange, dried flowers, a huge beam of minerality and acidity. Truely unique and exceptional. 20% Tempranillo 20%Viura 60% Garnacha #rioja 🇪🇸 #unicorn #unicornwine

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

If it's hot out and you want a red wine, this is where to go, Beaujolais Cru wines, preferably from the Cru sites of Morgon, Fleurie, or Moulin-a-Vent. Brouilly is good too with the right producer. Aromas and flavors of red berries crushed onto limestone rocks. The weight is what makes it great when it's hot out as this flows over the palate with ease and freshness from the electric acidity. #foillard

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

This is an excellent rose. There is fresh acidity, elegant red fruits such as strawberry. Excellent with sushi.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Not at its best tonight, but for sure Musar in every detail. Plenty young this was much fruitier than I am used to from this wine. Good depth, excellent balance and oak integration. Wait another 3-5 years.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Going French bananas on a Tuesday night!
This wine is like war and roses....smoke, tar, flowers and fruit with a granite underpinning...#beaujolais #morgon #foillard

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

On a huge a French kick of late! Anytime is a good time for rose wine, especially if it is from Bandol. #provence #bandol #wine Blood orange, white flowers, pitch perfect minerality and a little more elegant than usual.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Orange wine, completely opaque in color and clarity. Maybe it was just me but I enjoyed this a lot more 2 years ago. However, plenty going on here with slight oxidized aromas, high acidity, zesty lemon and grapefruit rinds, loads of minerality. After about an hour the aroma turned to dry cigarette tobacco.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Blueberries still strike me in this wine. It's added more body and the tannins are starting to turn finer. Plum and mocha notes complicate the palate and nose. Decant 30-60 minutes.

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Proof that wine can transcend everything when it comes down to an experience with the wine. This is in perfect shape and likely peaking right now. This is huge, silky and full on delicious. Shut off the analytical and just sit back and enjoy the yum factor. #2002

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

For sure mostly Merlot. Plump, but definitely held in check with good acidity and a wall of fine, but firm tannin. #bordeaux #merlot #stemilion #bdx10

8/25/2015 - tkoby11 wrote:

Medium ruby color, starting to lighten.
Medium+ aroma and palate intensity of cherry, plum, complex and pleasing sandalwood, leather, and forest floor. Dry with medium acidity, medium+ firm tannin and body with medium+ alcohol. R is has a long and pleasant finish. Great now but it's only to me got another 4-7 years max left. Ready to drink now, further aging and decant are not necessary.

6/12/2015 - tkoby11 Likes this wine:

APPEARANCE
Clear with some sediment, not overwhelming but noticeable at the end of the wine. Medium intensity ruby color.
NOSE
Clean, with medium(+) dried cherry, licorice, tobacco, mint and earth aromas, a fully developed and mature nose.
PALATE
Dry with high acidity and high tannin, medium(+) bodied with medium(+) alcohol (13.5% abv), medium(+) flavor intensity of dried cherry, orange zest, earth and mint, medium (+) finish with chewy tannins
CONCLUSIONS
Very good on its own, was outstanding with roasted game (boar rack), Ready to drink now, will not benefit from further aging, however it should remain in this window for a few more years based on the fruit intensity that remains, High-priced

7/28/2014 - tkoby11 wrote:

Not ready yet.

7/28/2014 - tkoby11 wrote:

Great #Malbec from #Patagonia, high altitude and thus a cooler climate makes this more European in style. Vibrant purple-red, sappy, red fruit like raspberry, cassis, floral violets, some subtle pepper spice and licorice. Medium to full bodied, medium+ tannin, fresh acidity and an elegant but long, fresh and persistent finish. #gobuythiswine

7/28/2014 - tkoby11 wrote:

My last bottle :(