Max Martin

Martin Ray Vineyards & Winery

Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

2015 vintage. Light-medium/medium body. Elegant with just the right mix of primary and secondary characteristics currently. Some earthy tones, some pretty tones. Picked up 3 cases for an affordable ($35 a btl) domestic Cab with a decade of age on it. 2013 effort (not reviewed) had a slightly, off-putting, prunish note on the finish that wouldn’t leave the party so passed on it and went with this instead. 3.11.26. — 16 days ago

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Martin Müllen

Trarbacher Huhnerberg Spätlese* trocken Mosel Riesling 2020

Wow. An insane wine.

Nose: sick elegant spice. Almost elegantly oily.

Palate: so dense. Candied pink grapefruit. Mineral. Expansive. Long. Saline. Juicy. Clingy.

Fass selections
— 2 months ago

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Weingut Max Ferd. Richter

Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett Riesling 2024

Sharp lemon lime acidity. Long finish for a Kabinett, maybe because it bites you a bit… in a good way. — 17 days ago

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Martin Woods

Jessie James Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

Lyle Fass
9.4

Tons of floral, wild dark berries and spice on the nose. Mid season cherry. Palate is so good. Rich, elegant, deep, gritty and nimble. Some nice amplitude in the mid palate and great tension and red fruits on the finish. Needs mega air so I can only assume score goes higher tomorrow. — a month ago

Zach, Ray and 8 others liked this

Guy Breton

P'tit Max Morgon Gamay 2018

Very nice Beaujolais. Was quite curious how this would present given the wide variety of opinions on this wine. Aromatically quite beautiful - delicate flowers, lighter red fruit. Palate follows through nicely. Restrained at this point, and the 14% doesn’t present in any negative way. Long finish with great earthy tannins and good acid. Perfect cold night pairing with a rotisserie chicken. — 2 months ago

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Ira Schwartz

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@Pooneet My experience has been underwhelming Unfortunately, I have a few bottles left. Happy that you had a positive one.
Pooneet K

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@Ira Schwartz here’s hoping on the rest of your bottles!
Jay Kline

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It’s been my experience that these need a lot of time to really show their best. I have never tried the 2018 vintage though.

Bodegas Esteban Martin

Garnacha Syrah

Encorpado e saboroso, ideal para qualquer ocasião. — 7 days ago

Arnot-Roberts

Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Pinot Noir 2011

Some poopy bret blew off in 30 mins and revealed a sheer dress of leafy brown spice. Likely peaked at 15 years. — 2 months ago

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Crystallum

Peter Max Western Cape Pinot Noir 2022

Sensational. Bright fruit on the front and then delicate, yet complementary to food, lingering smooth finish. Strawberry, cherry, and a hint of freshly chopped herbs. — 3 months ago