Ex Occidente

Ex Nihilo Vineyards

Vampata Pinot Noir Rosé 2023

Continues to please, 4th year in a row where we’ve enjoyed this wine at the vineyard with a Margherita pizza. 🍕 🍷 Delicious with notes of strawberry, watermelon and citrus. Recommend both the wine and a summer time visit to Ex Nihilo and Chaos Bistro in Lake Country, Okanagan. — 8 months ago

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Château La Conseillante

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Delectable Wine
9.6

The 2016 La Conseillante is a benchmark wine for the estate, perhaps the first where winemaker Marielle Cazaux really made her mark. It has a divine bouquet that halts you in your tracks with its purity. Almost Burgundian in style, black fruit intermixes with blue, just a background scent of incense - less vanillary than before. The palate is marked by svelte tannins, cashmere in texture with just a trace of white pepper. The finish has a welcome sense of edginess with hints of graphite on the aftertaste. It's just the opening chapter in what will be an awesome Pomerol. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the Icons of Bordeaux dinner at Legacy Records in New York. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2024)
— a year ago

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Clos Saint Jean

Deus Ex Machina Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

Great fruit, especially cherry, followed by firmness. Awesome — 2 months ago

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

Delectable Wine
9.9

The 2010 Montrose is one of the highlights of the Icons of Bordeaux dinner. It has a show-stopper nose with powerful, intense, mineral-rich black fruit, becoming quite floral with aeration. Potpourri hints complement tobacco notes. The palate is fresh, vibrant and weighty, yet paradoxically, it has wonderful finesse. There is a symmetry about this Montrose, coupled with a tremendous length that leaves you wanting more. Brilliant. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the Icons of Bordeaux dinner at Legacy Records in New York. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2024)
— a year ago

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1966

Delectable Wine
9.2

One encounter with an ex-château bottle suggested that the 1966 Lynch-Bages is not to be overlooked. Deep in color, it has a tempting nose that unfolds gradually in the glass, graphite and cedar commingling with crushed stone and red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a firm entry, very cedary with touches of desiccated orange peel. It's a bit conservative on the finish, though that is a leitmotif of the 1966 vintage. Well-preserved bottles should still be giving pleasure. Tasted at the Lynch Bages vertical. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2023) — 2 years ago

Llopart

Ex-Vite Gran Reserva Brut Cava Macabeo-Xarel-lo-Parellada

Rwstaurant Trumfes, Llívia — 4 months ago

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Ex Nihilo Vineyards

Night Okanagan Valley Merlot Blend

2020 NIGHT
43% Mero, 19% Molbec, 14% Cabernet Franc, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon & 11% Petit Verdot
After 19 months in French oak, this Bordeaux-style red wine boasts aromas of plum, blueberry, blackberry, and cassis. The palate shows perfectly balanced flavours of haskap berry, blueberry, vanila, fresh ground espresso, and a touch of eucalyptus. The silky tannin finish is as long as warm okanogan nights
— 6 months ago

Marilyn DavidsonRenita Millar
with Marilyn and Renita

Wrath

Ex Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Lush green herb/fruit aromas: lemongrass, key lime, chives. Good viscosity on palate, delicious acidity, more rounded finish. Excellent #montereycounty #sauvignonblanc . — 2 years ago