Brad Jensen

9.6

Deep, dark ruby with a suuuper perfumed nose of ripe cherry and crunchy dark plum, with slightly bark notes and maybe even a little mint and balsamic showing in the background. Light medium bodied, with beautiful flavor and well integrated tannin, there’s still SO much energy to this, with strange and fun note of things like pine needles, balsamic, pomegranate, peppery notes and ripe plum, with hints of black mulch and iron integrated throughout. — 6 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.2

This is a big one, bold, juicy, with real presence of the 16% alcohol despite the age. Nose of blackberry, pine wood, vanilla, band-aid, somewhat musty clothes, and cacao. The age is definitely there in the musk and dustiness, but it’s unclear what to expect with a beast like this. Full bodied, dark purple/red and deep color, but no sense of the age in the color. Palate shows more of the age, deep chocolate notes, overripe plum, driftwood, slate and some malo-like milky elements. The alcohol is definitely there, with a finish like menthol, softened but present, well integrated tannins, with those Chico-raspberry like hints lingering for a long time into a finish that’s round and somewhat meaty. Weirdly, VERY strangely, tastes a little bit like skin. — 14 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.2

Sooo complex and surprisingly natural and funky on this one. Really special juice to celebrate Mom’s birthday! — 20 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.4

This needs a lot of time to open up, even with 8 years of age, which shows only in the color, but MAN is this refined juice. Even after bring opened after 2 weeks the bramble fruit and muskiness is prominent. — 7 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.1

Crisp green apple and underripe stone fruits emerge over a dry nose, with fine bubble and medium body contain the pale-yellow color. Surprisingly not really any Jura strangeness. The palate is dry, mineral driven with prominent yellow fruits, fine acidity and a long dry finish. A great, accessible value — 12 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.4

Spicy, crunchy red fruit on the nose. All cranberry, raspberry, with some smoke and minerality with some hints of natural wine musk. Color is super light and pale, cranberry like red, with a light body and a beautiful, fruit punch of a palate. Flavor lingers for a loooong time, fresh with nicely integrated minerality, a little tartness in there, but dry, with all that juicy fruit, with that same kinda volcanic, smoky element skulking in the background. Great chilled, easy drinking juice that punches way over its weight class! — 14 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.3

Nose of plum, underripe cherry, a lil cranberry, tobacco and crunchy red fruit burst out of the palate of this 13 year old wine. The color shows the age, bricking and pale brown/ruby color indicating some time in the bottle, but the nose and the palate tell no tales. Medium bodied, with crunchy red fruits and well integrated, grippy tannin, this has at least another 10 years before it starts to lose its legs. Great juice. — 21 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.5

Always so refined, with a beautiful amber color and bold nose of crunchy, ripe yellow fruit. Nose has notes of lemongrass, fennel and lemon rind, and like, moth balls, or something that reminds one of grandma’s house potpourri. Medium to full bodied, with a bold mouthfeel, notes of overripe opal apple, golden fig, latex, hints of pineapple and amber, and a loooong finish that sizzles with energy long after the sip is finished. — 12 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.2

Pale burgundy with bricking notes prominent in the color, it definitely shows parts of its 10 years of age. The nose is refined, perfumed fruit, with some crunchy notes and crushed slate/graphite. There’s musty notes, but more fruit than forest floor, and not a lot of age in the nose. Palate shows more of the age, with some velvet, silky, woody elements and well integrated fruit and notes of charcoal, mushroomy earth, and a hit of balsamic. The fruit lasts for a long time, and the energy is still zipping, with a slightly minty freshness at the finish. — 13 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.1

Purchased in Rome, drunk in Pasadena, MD, really juicy and jammy with some woody richness on a medium-to-full body. — 16 days ago