Jamie Lauder

8.9

2007 vintage.
Given to me by one of my best friends.
He said go pick something from my fridge and take it home….OK

Developed cherry, leather, tobacco and herbal sage notes. Still holding astringency and acidity in balance,
— a day ago

with Bob and Alexandre

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2020 vintage.
From Thompson River Valley, close to Kamloops , British Columbia.
Not too much forest fires that summer.
Ripe dark cherries with stewed rhubarb and baker’s spices on the nose.
Morello cherries, earthy underbrush and celery stalks.
Well balanced acidity and tannins with a smooth texture and finish. — a month ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2022 vintage.
Demeter certified Biodynamic methods of viticulture.
Grown in stony, sandy soils with high content of limestone.
Vines are between 13-32 years of age.
Straw yellow with pink highlights.
Dry but with fruity flavours of peach, melon and yellow flowers.
A bit spicy with a slight peach pit bitterness on the finish.
This wine also spends 9 months on its lees to give round mouth feel on the finish.
— 3 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.2

2014 vintage from magnum. From Similkameen Valley, British Columbia.

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot aged 20 months in French Oak.
Deep crimson red.
Black fruits , black berry and currants.
Sage, underbrush and bay laurel leaves.
Tannins are well developed with medium acidity on the finish.
We had Ribeye steaks with green peppercorn sauce. — 5 days ago

Jamie Lauder

9.1

2020 vintage….a warm vintage in Tuscany.
Gaja from Tuscany.
Merlot, Sangiovese and Syrah.
Dark plum, violets, black cherry, sandalwood, dark chocolate and earthy.
Great acidity and refreshing on the finish.
Just a baby…it will age well.
— 24 days ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2021 vintage.
To be clear, this is 100 % Nero d’Avola from Noto in south east Sicily…not a blend. 10 months in small oak barrels.
Owned by the Mazzei family in Tuscany.
Dried flowers, sage, wild black berries tobacco and herbs.
Brisk acidity and a saline minerality on the finish.
Very enjoyable with handmade sausages on the grill — 2 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2021 vintage.
62 % Sauvignon Blanc and 38 % Semillon modelled on the Graves style from Bordeaux.
All fruit hand harvested.
Grapefruit pith, ginger, lemon thyme, honeydew melon and tarragon.
Rich texture though still vibrant with complexity.
Also 10 weeks of barrel sur lie.
12.3 % ABV. — 5 months ago

Jamie Lauder

9.0

2024 vintage.
95 % Vermentino and 5 % Viognier. Straw yellow in colour with hints of green.
Zesty with flavours of cut grass, grapefruit rind and citrus blossom.
Bright acidity with stoney and slight earthiness on the finish.
Grown in sand, clay and limestone soils in the communes of Orbetello and Magliano in Maremma, Tuscany.
Fermented and aged in stainless steel.

— 19 days ago

Jamie Lauder

9.2

2016 vintage.
100 % Cabernet Sauvignon grown between 400 to 2400 feet above valley floor.. Virtually all mountain sites.
76 miles north of San Francisco and 23 miles inland from Pacific Ocean.
18 months in 1/3 new French oak.
Black berry, dark plum black cherry with hints of orange, tobacco and savoury on the finish.
Tannins are smooth and well integrated.
— a month ago

Jamie Lauder

8.9

2019 vintage.
100 % Montepulciano d’Abruzzo grapes.
On the nose, raspberries, tobacco, leather,with bay leaf and herbs.
Flavours of dark cherry, tar, blueberries, licorice and spice. Medium bodied with fresh acidity on the finish.
It’s inexpensive and delivers for the price.
— 3 months ago