This release from the Douro Valley (Portugal) quinta is wonderful stuff. An oak-aged blend of classic port varieties, it is elegant, soft and jam-packed with ripe, concentrated red fruit. Ready to drink now (and great with game dishes) but it will also ke
Nice bottle. Very California, very Stag's Leap. Cliff Lede recently purchaced this vineyard (can't recall from which previous producer) and has done a really nice job at making quality wines at non-astronomical (notice, I did not say affordable)
2005 Walter HanselHansel Family VineyardsRussian River ValleyCahill Lane VineyardPinot Noir$35.99This was a great Pinot Noir. Garnet red in color with good clarity. Violets, red cherries, tree bark and some spice on the nose. V
Ruby red color, nice spicy nose. Still very young tasting - excellent with tri tip. Rich, fruity taste, rasberries, dark cherry overtones. Really good stuff. Drink in the next 5 years. I would rate this in the low 90's out of 100 - perhaps 93/100
Dark Purple all the way to the rim. This wine got better after it was open for about an hour. Huge nose of Cassis, Blueberry, wet asphault? and a little bit of Anise. Very big and lush with gripping tannins that were still there 3 hours after openining. G
This was definitely the Wine of the Weekend, for both me and my wife. Very Dark Ruby color going all the way to the rim. Decanted for one hour and then got down to drinking. This had so much going on it was ridiculous, Chocolate, blackberry, cedar, spice/
Now mind you, I don't have much to base this off of, as I have never had a Lafite before, but I have to say, this was really good, especially for a so called off-vintage. We weren't really expecting much but this really surprised us. Popped the
This Pinot Noir is a deep ruby red in color almost shimmering in the glass. On the nose, at first, the alcohol (14.5%) was too strong to discern much of anything. After some air time, which this wine clearly needs, strawberries, cherries and some floral n
I typically wait for the perfect day to enjoy my Rochioli SVD's and this weekend with the beautiful weather and need for some quality relax time seemed just right!Opened and decanted right before serving this wine looked rich and opulent befo
