Iwan

9.1

High elevation, Cabernet Savignon from Israel. Surprising freshness and acidity. Very elegant. — a year ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Optio Vineyards Geneseo District Tempranillo 2020, Paso Robles, California

Dark ruby in color, almost inky, with a short reddish rim.

Fruity nose of plums, cooked cherries, oak, light vanilla, chocolates, coffee, black pepper, pencil lead and herbs.

Full bodied and very smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate and fruit forward with blackberries, black plums, cooked cherries, oak, licorice, vanilla, herbs, light earth, cola, chocolates, tobacco, spices, coffee and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a delicious Tempranillo from Paso Robles. Still young, but already enjoyable, even by itself.

Shows great structure with nice complexity and mouthfeel.

Spicy and rich. Opulent and tasty. Feels like a Napa Merlot.

Good right out of the bottle, but so much better after 90 minutes of airtime.

Easy drinking and good by itself. Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 years.

I paired it with a nice piece of Ribeye steak.

Aged for 17 months in (40% new) oak barrels. A tiny production of only 720 bottles.

14% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$55. — 2 years ago

DAL 9000

8.9

Bouquet of strawberry and watermelon. Taste the same. Tart finish. — 4 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.1

Outstanding white #rhone style blend from Reddy Vineyards #texashighplains AVA. 35% #roussane ; 33% #marsanne and 32% #viognier . Commendably moderate ABV at 13.5% . Golden straw color in glass. Nose features apple and stone fruit - mouthwatering acidity on the palate, great texture and a long finish. 720 cases produced so a lovely TX rarity. — 2 years ago

Mark S.

9.0

A bit deep forest herb aroma. Parsley. Spice. Salt and mineral. 2019 @720/G(2800), domaine, 220709 — 2 years ago

Mark S.

9.0

Fresh, grapefruit aroma. Water like, but acidic with stimulation to my throat. 2019 @720, Kping, 210204 — 4 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.1

Wish I could tell you that I tasted the TBA, but silly me (and CW) decided we'd wait until we've tasted all the drier wines before moving on to this... then poof! None left. Sigh. Heard that it's amazing though and the hammer price seems to indicate so - 1020€ 0.375L, 2750€ 0.75L, and 18000€ 1.5L. Insane!

As for the GG, that I did taste. Again, take my notes with a grain of salt given how brief the occasion was. Very fruit driven, ranging from yellow stone fruits to exotic fruits, both on the nose and palate. Nose is beautifully touched by herbal notes. Noticeable sweetness on the palate. Excellent acidity, but I felt the finish was somewhat muted by a touch of warmth in the finish. Needs time to bring more balance. I thought it was a good GG, but trumped by the 18' ADL that it was tasted with on both occasions. 200€ 0.75L

NB: The usual suspects (at least for me) delivered the best dry rieslings at the Nahe VDP auctions. Some brief notes and in order of my favourites:

1) Emrich-Schonleber 18' Auf der Lay: My wine of the auction. Such a beautiful nose - Stone fruits, citrus, just the right amount of greenness (fresh cut herbs and grass), and a real chalky feel. The palate is just so saline, intense, deep, and balanced. Amazing drive. Almost as good as the 17'! 270€ 1.5L and 720€ 3.0L

2) Philipp Kuhn 18' Philippsbrunnen: Wow wow! Surprise of this auction. Precise, elegant, juicy, and so mineral. The nose is airy and cool. Multi-layered palate with sufficient extract. Gentle power comes to mind with this wine. I absolutely adored it and definitely one of the best buys this auction. 105€ 0.75L

3) Keller 18' Pettenthal: What can I say? The terroir is just so strong (taste any producer producing Pettenthal and you'll know) and KP does a great job at turning up the dial to 150%! Admittedly, the doesn't have the electricity of the 17' :( 800€ 0.75L

4) Wagner-Stempel 18' EMT: Better than the 17' I feel, but definitely still on the austere side. Some noticeable phenolics on the palate, but the density and depth is just plain impressive. Excellent value if you ask me. 100€ 0.75L

Lastly, something needs to said about the Wittmann La Borne and Battenfeld-Spanier Zellertal Kreuzberg - I don't get why people are paying so much for these wines (270€ and 210€ respectively). — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

The Vice Wines The Millennial Batch #96 Multi Vintage, California

Dark purple in color with a wide purplish rim.

Sweet nose of blackberries, cooked plums, cedar, tobacco, vanilla, cola, licorice, chocolates, coffee, herbs and peppercorn.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Very fruity on the palate with blackberries, black cherries, dried figs, vanilla, cola, cedar, chocolates, tobacco, spices, peppercorn and mocha.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Petite Sirah blend from Napa Valley. Showing nice complexity with a smooth mouthfeel.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after an hour of airtime, when tannins and structure come in.

Easy drinking and good for parties. Might be too fruity for some.

An interesting blend of 63% Petite Sirah (from Mount Veeder), 21% Malbec, 8% Primitivo, 7% Tempranillo and 1% Charbono. Aged in French oak barrels (29% new) for over a year. Only 720 cases made.

14.3% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$29. — 2 years ago

Dylan Thomas

9.1

Lyle-Tomas young but donkey — 3 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Nose has partially oxidized red apple peel, lightly buttered & toasted brioche, moist limestone gravel and day old lemon zest.

Palate has red apple, lemon, dried cherry, lemon pith, (light) dried strawberry with a rich and long finish. Oak aging is not obtuse, but subdued and complimentary. What a great bottle, still young with years ahead!

Dosage 3.6G/L | Bottled 31 March 2014 | Bottle No. 720/1004
100% Pinot Meunier | 100% Damery fruit | 100% Oak-aged (Damery sourced oak)

(I believe this version to be mostly 2013 vintage harvest.) — 4 years ago