Tenuta Anfosso
Rossese di Dolceacqua 2019
Better and more costly than the standard red - still not great. — 8 days ago
Punta Crena
Colline Savonesi Frizzante Lumassina 2023
Starter at our Liguria themed dinner club get together in Del Mar. No one made the effort to actually get wine from the region. Just Kermit Lynch in Berkeley carries wines. Tasted like filtered through an old sock! And remained stinky and eggy. — 8 days ago
Enderle
Pinot Noir 2022
See my previous notes. Sven always works at the edge. Excellent and classic Pinot - the way it should be made. Looks light in the glass. But this carries a serious punch some whole cluster, some cherry 🍒 - but mostly other berries…cranberry and elderberry. Chalky and tart - excellent tannin management. If you consider yourself a Pinot expert - this should be on your bucket list. (Sourced by Lyle Fass). — 8 days ago
Martin Müllen
Trarbacher Hühnerberg Kabinett* Trocken Mosel Riesling 2023
Just showed up. Yes Lyle will kill me whenever we meet - for not letting this sit. Very classy and clean, crunchy, 🍏, green apple, white peach, lemon, 🍋 faint sour underripe raspberry (yes), quite acidic, juicy and drinkable, just 11% and dry. This will over time turn into a textbook example of Kabinett a benchmark wine. Try again in 5 years! 9.4 (for now). — 6 days ago
Pinotman /// Andreas
I tried Enfield‘s Pinot some time ago. A new vineyard for him. This turns out to be a big step up! Just 13.2%. Fruit driven but delicious and so juicy. Cherry 🍒, strawberry, elderberry, hint raspberry - really a fruit bouquet! At the same time nicely balanced with low % and plenty of acid. As this will loose baby fat over time / i expect this to be terrific. As mentioned previously a really good California producer! Who often makes just a couple of barrels from unique vineyards and terroirs. — 2 days ago