Defiant
Rosehall Run Vineyards
Defiant Ontario Pinot Noir 2016
Light for a Pinot, good flavours, airy, easy to match. — 9 years ago
Blue Ridge Distilling Co.
Defiant American Single Malt Whisky
Outstanding American whisky. Slightly lower alcohol than the norm - better drinkability. A definite buy. — 11 years ago
Defiant Brewing Company
Medusa IPA
Dry. Light caramel sweetness. — 12 years ago
Château de Fesles
La Chapelle Vieilles Vignes Anjou Chenin Blanc 2010
Château de Fesles – La Chapelle Vieilles Vignes Chenin Sec 2010. Anjou, Loire Valley – France 🇫🇷
Overview
A limited-edition bottling from one of Anjou’s most historic estates, this Chenin Blanc comes from old vines (“vieilles vignes”) rooted in schist soils surrounding the chapel of the domaine. Château de Fesles is renowned for producing some of the Loire’s most age-worthy Chenins, and this 2010 shows just how gracefully the grape can evolve.
Aromas & Flavors
Complex layers of baked quince, dried apricot, acacia honey, chamomile, and lanolin, underpinned by beeswax and a mineral flintiness. Secondary notes of almond and brioche hint at its decade-plus of bottle age.
Mouthfeel
Dry (“sec”) yet textured, with a medium+ body, bright acidity still intact, and a long, savory finish. The balance between freshness and maturity is remarkable, showing both vitality and evolution.
Winemaking Notes
Fermented in oak and matured patiently, with low yields from old vines contributing depth and concentration. Loire Chenin’s natural high acidity is what makes wines like this so age-defiant.
Food Pairing
Perfect alongside roasted chicken with herbs, veal in cream sauce, or rich seafood like lobster and scallops. A natural match also for aged goat cheese (think Valençay or Crottin de Chavignol).
Verdict
A stunning example of aged Loire Chenin Blanc: vibrant, layered, and endlessly complex. Proof of why Anjou and Loire whites belong among the world’s most cellar-worthy wines. — a year ago
BrewDog
Mr. President Defiant Double IPA
Fruits, pine, bitter, strong — 8 years ago
Walter Hansel Winery
The South Slope Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012
When everyone says something is amazing, I'm incredulous. No, it's more like I'm defiant and arrogant, a lot like most teenagers you know; "X must overwhelm with mass appeal where X otherwise lacks character and distiction." Well, this bottle is much loved by friends and strangers, and rightly so. Stinging black pepper backed by rich (but not overwhelmingly so) berries. I wish I had a case of the stuff and an equal number of occasions to share it. — 11 years ago
Clos Pegase
Hommage Artist Series Estate Bottled Tenma Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Lots of dark berry flavors with initially tight tannins that relaxed over a few hours. Defiant and strain. — 8 years ago
Seghesio Family Vineyards
Defiant Sonoma County Red Blend 2015
Great fruit forward. Low tannins. Very enjoyable. 2015 — 8 years ago
Catskill Whiskey Co
Defiant Rye Whiskey
Fantastic craft Rye! Pepper and vanilla notes - nice burn. — 9 years ago
Domaine Paul Pillot
Chassagne-Montrachet Chardonnay 2010
Big nose of slatey, volcanic burnt rubber and slate upon opening. Turns to white and yellow roses pears and apple blossoms with the whisper of volcanic smoke. Really minerally intro on the palate, without exposing too much fruit. Real depth here, and an acidic corset of complex earthiness that just winds and winds until it becomes slender and defiant of gravity. Comely, but natural and splendidly understated until the flexed muscle of its essence belies its grace! Held its own against whole yellow fin snapper, whole radish, stinky Deutsche Rougette Bavarian Red cheese. — 11 years ago
"Odedi"
Seven Hills Winery Defiant Chapter 01 Non Vintage, The Rocks District, Walla Walla Valley
Inky in color with a short purple rim.
Strong nose of black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, barnyard and herbs.
Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, chocolates, light wood, light vegetables, herbs, coffee and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a gorgeous Syrah from the Rocks District in Walla Walla Valley. Elegant and rich. Extracted, yet soft.
Showing a great mouthfeel, and smells like a stinky Northern Rhone red. Complex and interesting. The high alcohol is already nicely integrated.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 15 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years.
A great sipping wine to share with friends and talk about.
A blend of 81% Syrah, 11% Grenache and 8% Caringnan. Aged in new Austrian oak barrels for 20 months. Grapes are from the 2021 and 2022 vintages. A tiny production of only 4 barrels.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$85. — 2 days ago