Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2019 | I love this wine. It’s a idiosyncratic character. A Beast. Not willing to show charm. Very old school: classic smell, peat, cedar. Hint of chocolate. I thought it to be a Tannat, that says it. Put away in the cellar for another 3 - 5 years and get it on a windy, rainy autumnday for a dinner with wild boar of deer. Probably you will be amazed and witness a miracle. — 3 months ago

J gutz

9.6

A Passover Miracle! 2004 must’ve been a good year. K and E in Oakland. Fantastic. Deep but not Mariana deep. Sweet but not candy mountain sweet. — 3 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Miracle shit. Tropical bit elegant and mineral.

Bought from fass selections. — 3 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.7

2016. Holy cow. This wine is a miracle.

Nose is candied lilacs. Absolute heaven.

Palate is sweet candied plum. So elegant. Indescribably gorgeous internal aromatics. Perfect balance.

Bought from fass selections — 4 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

So here is the thing. Mr A. Scott is right. He did not say it in so many words - i guess he wants to clear out T.J.’s. But this wine which can be awful in some years is right on and for 15$ buy it by the case. The classic Barolo flavors one would expect + surprisingly anise on the nose and in the glass. Tons of tannins which could turn off for the usual crowd. But this is actually very very good for what it is. Unbeatable at this price. A miracle. — a year ago

Donald Williams

9.5

Another miracle of proper aging. — 3 years ago

with Bonnie

Daniel Bloom

9.4

Beautifully Salty, sort of pear/ Green apple goodness. On a hot August eve, that funk is quite refreshing.
As Townsend said” Extra, extra, miracle cure”
Wow…The beach. — 3 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 1994 | Tasted blind. After unwrapping I saw this wine stood next to a Montlouis Moelleux from Chidaine. A unique opportunity to compare. Poured in the glass it looked syrupy, so a bit more fat from Coteaux du Layon compared with the Montlouis elegance. In smell: flowers, almonds and nougat. Beautiful concentration and a little miracle to see such a vivid colour after 29 years. A Chenin Blanc icon. — 2 years ago

Will Stanley

9.7

Simply one of the greatest wines I’ve ever tried to date, the 1961 Real Vinicola is my first venture into mature Port and a complete eye-opener to this style of wine.

A veritable miracle on opening, the wine has a clear brick-red colour and a hauntingly beautiful nose. There are exotic aromas of toasted nuts, dried cherry, fig, raisin, lavender and clove; it’s a wine you don’t need to taste for a long time, such is the intrigue up front. The palate, then, is explosive for a wine of this age, almost full bodied with great complexity and acidity that belies its six decades of life.

The finish is staggeringly long, with a lasting impression on the palate. A new and totally enthralling experience for me in the world of wine. — 3 years ago

Ammo

9.2

Smooth and Smokey — 3 years ago