Erich Russell Winery

Weingut Erich Scheiblhofer

Jois Blaufränkisch 2011

Morello Cherries, spice, mouth filling — 3 days ago

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Bevan Cellars

Tench Vineyard EE Red Blend 2016

PNP & Singing right now! Russell Bevan makes great wines! Cheers 🍇🍷👏🏻👍🏻 — 8 months ago

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Bevan Cellars

Tin Box Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

Russell hit a home run with this 2011. Wow! — 2 years ago

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Big score! I’m guessing the vintage may have dialed back the style a bit? Love this vineyard.

Hamilton Russell Vineyards

Hemel-En-Aarde Valley Pinot Noir

Plum jam with a nice dry finish. — 7 hours ago

Weingut Erich & Walter Polz

Südsteiermark Gelber Muskateller 2021

Oh my God, the aroma. Peaches, lemons, lychee, roses. Dry as a bone on the palate. Herby. Lime zest.  You think you’re about to drink something sweet but after each sip, you feel refreshed instead of disappointed. — 4 months ago

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Celler D. Russell Smith

Montsant Vino Tinto Garnatxa Negra Samsó 2016

Red currant, cherry, and leather with a medium body and finish. — 3 years ago

Nikkisa Christian
with Nikkisa

Hamilton Russell Vineyards

Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Chardonnay 2018

Paul J
9.7

Double blind wine tasting. 3 Whites and 3 Reds:

1. ‘18 Hamilton Russell Chard - WOTN across both whites and reds - complex, refined, fruit integrated with honey, oak, butter, cream, camomile.

2. ‘20 Hartenberg The Eleanor Chard - big wine that could use a few years. Nice fruit and lovely acidity. Mix between a White Burg and Rhone Blend.

3. ‘22 Far Niente Chard - potential, very young, not the best QPR. Reminded me of young Paul Hobbs single vineyard Chards.


1. ‘12 Giacomo Fenocchio 90 di Riserva Barolo - aged showed through nicely, but still lively with dark cherries and ample tannins.

2. ‘20 Vilafonte - decanted, but young and an absolutely massive wine. Black fruit, chewy, with decent sweetness.

3. ‘02 Origin Red Blend - nose of black tar and cigars. Zero fruit and big tar, tobacco, and bbq flavors. Bigger wine than I was expecting.

Great night with great friends!
— 6 months ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
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Bevan Cellars

Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay 2018

Slightly hazy (unfined?) gold. Abundant nose of honeyed tropical fruits, baked apple, and vanilla tinged orange crème. Full-bodied palate of cooked pineapple, baked apple, hint of orange, yellow lilies, and… how does one say “baseball bat” only subtly? Another quintessential Russell Bevan white that’s a monster in body, but velvet on the palate. A big wine that begs for big, complex dishes. My drinking partner (who suggested the wine was like an Adele song… you think it’s going to be a rustic stumble, but it clearly has much more going on) made an incredible pork loin, root vegetable, and apple entrée that was right where a dish should be to stand up to this wine. Similar dishes will work. Not your grandmother’s Chardonnay. Drink now through 2023. — 3 years ago

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