Bodegas Vallobera Y Javier San Pedro
Crianza Rioja Tempranillo 2018
Jeroboam, 2018 Vallobera Rioja Crianza.
You know how they say wine is for sharing… shared well.
So much more than expected! Poised and polished, unfolding dark cherry, black plum, and cocoa, framed by fine tannins, savory oak, and a beautiful, effortless balance that lingers like good company long after the glass is empty. — 3 days ago
Alta Morra
Cusumano Etna Rosso 2021
Mount Etna, such a trendy region right now…
Lifted red fruit, sour cherry, wild herbs, and ash drift effortlessly, carried by tension and mineral snap rather than weight. Light bodied but with a decent backbone. It energetic, and somewhat complex.
It does taste of altitude, lava stone, and restraint. Exciting wine, so different than the established norm.
— 3 days ago
Matthiasson
Village Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Steve Matthiasson’s wines are different.
His take on a “simple Napa Cab” is anything but; pure, restrained, and quietly confident, driven by freshness, savory detail, and a sense of place rather than power. It’s Napa Cabernet spoken in a lower register, yet it still feels loud on the palate.
So impressed. — 3 days ago
Quilceda Creek
Washington Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
I tend to enjoy wine a bit more when it’s gifted… and this was exactly the case with this bottle.
Blackcurrant, blackberry, graphite, and dark chocolate, all structured around an iron core with cool, deliberate precision.
Firm tannins, depth, and a so much potential for aging.
It’s a very good wine. — 3 days ago
Dom Pérignon
Brut Rosé Champagne 2009
Such a special Champagne, one of my favorites among rosés.
I try to remember every vintage I taste. They’re always exceptional: strawberry skin, brioche, beautifully structured with a fine mousse, layered and precise.
Tonight, there’s a new note I just picked up, blood orange, and I’m completely into it. — 3 days ago
Moët & Chandon
Cuvée Dom Pérignon Brut Champagne Blend 2009
Opening a Jeroboam is an experience and talks of its own. — 9 days ago
Ericsson
Yes—exactly that kind of wine: timeless, composed, and quietly authoritative.
It smells so good on first pour. Damp pine forest floor and clean mountain air register immediately. Everything else unravels from there; but that initial pop-and-pour sniff is pure magic.
On the palate, blackcurrant, cedar, graphite, and dried herbs unfold with control, carried by freshness and finely etched tannins in a medium body.
So classic, so intellectual, and deeply mesmerizing. Drink now or age. — 3 days ago