Seth Masterson

9.2

Delicious Chocolate over dried fruit notes with nice dry floral notes. A very nice nebbiolo without face ripping tannins- a good sipper but also would pair well with the lighter side of Italian foods. — 2 days ago

Seth Masterson

9.2

This is a Delicious blend that I've never seen.
Really interesting notes after it opened up - caraway and fennel, lots of blue fruit,
Great balance of acids and fruit and tannins.
I've never found a Malbec that I really liked - now I know that all you have to do is blend it with Merlot! — a month ago

Seth Masterson

9.1

It took a few hours to open up, initially it was lacking the minerality and depth I expected but it got there eventually. This is super clean, like it washed down a northern German creek and straight into the bottle clean. Lemony fresh, lime juice, all the citrus in there on the finish. — a month ago

Seth Masterson

8.9

Very dark burgundy with a lot of ruby and dark purple tones.
Earthy, cheese rind and mushroom dominate the nose. Surprising tannins, ultra tight and intense this one needs to sit for another 5 years at least - maybe longer-;regretting opening it now.
I don't have the experience to know what this will become but I know that it will be a greater wine than it is today. — 2 months ago

Seth Masterson

9.1

Well isn't this a nice little surprise.
Zero info on the blend. Maybe an old Sonoma field blend - or maybe whatever they could get their hands on that year.
Definitely notes of Sauvignon Blanc- (besides that it has a distinctly silver hew) lemon, lime, grass, mineral, green apple. But there is something else there - maybe our friend Al - Albarino was invited to the pressing party too because there is almost a salinity to this and I don't think this is a Sonoma cost wine (well, maybe?).
The point it that it's really tasty and it's a screw top so I guess I'll just keep unscrewing and pouring myself glasses through the night. — 5 days ago

Seth Masterson

9.2

Delicious, quaffable Barbera.
Lots of layers for a grape that never has the respect like its neighbors. Black plum, red plum, black peppercorn, green cardamom, and so much drinkability. Not one to share- be selfish and open this one on one of those solo nights! — a month ago

Seth Masterson

8.8

A real fruit and flower bomb, but enough acid to keep it from being cloying, though drinking it is reminiscent of drinking vermouth with its strong floral notes. — 2 months ago

Seth Masterson

9.4

This comes out of the bottle fully charged up and swinging for the stands!
There is so much nose I wouldn't have pegged it as straight white Burgundy on nose alone - there's a feast under your nostrils of figs, ultra ripe bosc pears, caramel or maybe jaggery, hay or straw, and candied lemon peel 🍋
The texture is thick, regal and opulent.
A lingering finish that carries those straw, hay and lemon peel notes to the back of your mouth.
Chapeau bas monsieur Boussey! — 16 days ago

Seth Masterson

9.3

I agree wholeheartedly with @Lyle Fass on this one - elegant, subtle, restrained, clean Gewurz that is pure Swiss genius. It's a different side of the grape that we rarely see.
I only wish I had bought more bottles. — a month ago

Seth Masterson

9.0

Strangely non vintaged and not much information on this one. My guess is garnacha and something something - almost has some merlot notes.
Almonds, toast, deep red fruit, this is really good stuff that found its way into America. Medium bodied, medium acid, fresh red cherry and raspberry. It's like a really tasty table wine that caught you by surprise. — 2 months ago