Hiatus Cellars

Sea Pearl

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Kia
8.9

Really refreshing and crisp. Made me excited to download this app again after quite a hiatus. — 5 months ago

Hahn Winery

Monterey County Pinot Gris 2021

Some old grapes, after a long hiatus.

Things may not be going in the best direction right now, but I’m glad to have my SO by my side.

January 15, 2023
— 2 years ago

Domaine Denis Père et Fils

Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Sous Frétille Chardonnay 2005

Back from a 10 day hiatus. Lovely fully mature white burg. Fresh, harmonious with a slight nutty finish. — 4 years ago

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Promontory

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Shay A
9.7

After a couple months of hiatus, the Friday City Club group was able to get back together (albeit a smaller, more spread out group) for an epic hosting by @joe leatherwood . 1 sparkler, 2 whites, 5 reds and 1 dessert wine, all served blind.

Here’s your finisher. Tied with the L&M for my favorite of the day. This seemed to take the best of the L&M (lifted profile, elegant) and the best of the Harlan (dense, rich, powerful) and marry them together perfectly. Iron fist in a velvet glove. It sported the entire fruit spectrum on the nose (red, blue and black) with added notes of sandalwood, espresso, cinnamon and nutmeg, and scorched earth. It pulls you in immediately on the palate with tantalizing notes of fondue dipped dark fruits, cherry-vanilla pipe tobacco, crushed gravel, before letting you go softly with elegant floral notes like jasmine. Stunning. I called this 7-10yr old Napa cab.
— 4 years ago

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Glad you got try another vintage. I can only imagine this will still improve down the road.

Albamar

Rías Baixas Albariño 2022

Returning after a hiatus of more than a year. Not sure why now. I have been drinking, just not posting. 🤷‍♂️. Great 4-course meal at Vinkkeli in Helsinki, started with this super fresh Albariño. — a year ago

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Kosta Browne

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2010

Celebrating a good day after a minor hiatus from the sauce. Just awesome. Lush, complex, elegant. Oozing with cherry, blueberry, cola, and baking spice. Supple tannins and a long finish. Maybe I should start writing in haiku to mix things up. — 3 years ago

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Merry Edwards

Late Harvest Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2012

Shay A
9.3

After a couple months of hiatus, the Friday City Club group was able to get back together (albeit a smaller, more spread out group) for an epic hosting by @joe leatherwood . 1 sparkler, 2 whites, 5 reds and 1 dessert wine, all served blind.

A palate revitalizer after the reds! Like a shot of vitamin C to your taste buds. Apricot, ripe peach, and mango all drizzled in orange blossom honey. Didn’t have the nuttiness of Sauternes but there was really nice acidity here. I called this late harvest Cali SB/semillon.
— 4 years ago

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Nice! Do you meet in NYC?
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@Eric Bass : We are all located in the Fort Worth, TX area!

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Vin Du Mistral Napa Valley Syrah 2021

It’s back after a 25 year hiatus. Delicious black currant and soft tannins. Look gored to a bit of time on this blend — 2 years ago

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Domaine Vincent Paris

Granit 30 Cornas Syrah 2017

Lovely fruit, spices linger, solid but not cloying tannins. Nose has some barnyard scents to it. Really enjoyed this after my 2 week or so hiatus from drink. — 3 years ago

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Diatom

Hilliard Bruce 2016

No, this is not a QAnon cuvee - that would be an empty bottle because we all know wine doesn’t really exist: it’s a lie created by the Deep State to steal your money - it’s another awesome chard from Greg Brewer’s Diatom operation. For those who haven’t had it, the Diatom wines are truly unique. Fermented at low temperature to suppress malolactic conversion (around 40 F if memory serves) and never seeing oak, this is like a Grand Cru Chablis on steroids. Incredibly pure fruit with bracing acidity, but high enough in alcohol to produce a beautifully balanced wine. The label took a hiatus for a couple of years during Greg’s transition away from Melville (I still have one bottle of the 2005 Clos Pepe from the first vintage), but its been back for a few years now. At ~$40 a bottle, you will not find a better QPR chardonnay anywhere. Great stuff! — 4 years ago

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Enjoyed reading this. Cheers