Maison Grande Terre
Arianna Occhipinti
Terre Siciliane Il Frappato 1501
2013 vintage. Needed an hour and a half to open. Light, juicy, unripe dark red fruits, black pepper, excellent with spicy homemade pizzas. — 13 days ago
Tenuta delle Terre Nere
Etna Bianco Carricante Blend 2021
Blend of blend of 60% Carricante, 25% Catarratto, 10% Grecanico and 5% Minnella, aged in French oak for 10 months. Pale lemon with aromas of stone and citrus fruits adding honeysuckle blossom. On the palate flavors of apple, apricot and lemon citrus with creamy vanilla wrapped in generous acidity, long finish ending with wet stone minerality. Nice! — 23 days ago
Domaine Pascal Cotat
La Grande Côte Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc
This lovely glass of wine has transported me. With some Manchego, olives and bread at the Wine Bar at the San Francisco ferry depot. — 5 days ago
Drappier
Grande Sendrée Brut Champagne 2010
12/31/2024: NY 2024 - LUX Family — 14 days ago
Passopisciaro
Passorosso Etna Rosso Nerello Mascalese
2021 vintage. Hints of richness throughout but never a safe space. Ultimately lean with a massive tannic howdoyoudo but always balanced. This wine will challenge most palates to the moon and beyond. Pretty phenomenal for QPR, yet so distinctive, thinking the general wine public needs a solid two decades to grasp. Screams for food except for the cork dorks that would gobble this up 8 days a week. Oh Sicily! 11.20.24. — 2 months ago
"Odedi"
Ruby in color with a very wide reddish rim, and medium plus intensity.
Stinky nose (in a good way) that reminds me of Northern Rhône.
Medium bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with cherries, raspberries, currants, light oak, tobacco leaf, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, barnyard, bitter herbs, light vegetables, earth, black tea, and black pepper.
Long finish with fine-grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This young Pinot Noir from California is already drinking beautifully. Elegant and interesting. Fruit forward with a touch of Burgundy in style.
Well balanced with nice complexity, and a great mouthfeel.
Needs 90 minutes in the decanter to open up properly, so be patient.
The nose feels like Northern Rhône, while the palate feels like Burgundy. What an interesting Pinot Noir.
This Single Vineyard Pinot will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years and see how it evolves.
Good by itself or with food. A delicious sipping wine that I paired with cheeses and crackers.
100% Pinot Noir grapes were aged in (40% new) French Oak barrels for 16 months. Unfiltered, unfined and vegan. A small production of 7,350 bottles.
14% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$95. — 16 days ago