Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2018 vintage. Blend of Chardonnay, Muscat, Petit Manseng, Viognier and Roussanne. Spicy fin. Medium-heavy body. Decanted and tasted after 15 mins and 1.5 hours. Zero rush to crush as this will outlive most of the reds you’re squirreling away. 5.1.26. — 2 months ago

David Kline

9.5

2010 vintage. Black cherry and black currant with cigar box and allspice and a touch of multi-grain on the nose. Black and bing cherry with chewy tannins and rooibos. Plum tartness, and an interesting grape-y aspect. Ripe currant and licorice.
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#leftbank #bordeaux #grandcruclasséde1855 — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.3

Tons to unwind here. Black and green olives, clay and uncooked peat, multi grain bread, pecan, black sesame, mushroom fricassee, grilled filet with beurre blanc and jus. Sage, mint, and tarragon. All cohesively woven together; immaculate. That’s just the nose. Graphite and oak pencil the initial signature, which delineates the oeuvre. The cherry life cycle, from underripe to dried expressed in black and red; still-grainy tannins supporting. Raspberry tart, briary berrries. Rooibos tea, cinnamon and clove. Impeccable.



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James Mitchell

8.9

Super big smell, super smooth drink. Peppery, gamey, made me want food. — 4 years ago

Ron from VA

9.1

Linear yet elegant…dense, darker red fruit carries balance thru the attack into a medium+ weighted finish (think artisan cola) - highlighting fine grain tannins. Fall Herbs lend subtle accent to polished build. Oak is not intrusive The 2016 Meritage is a blend of 45% Merlot, 28% Petit Verdot, 9% Cabernet Franc, 9% Malbec, and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon. The majority of the fruit came from Rougemont vineyard in Keswick, VA, with the remainder coming from Adventure Farm, Wild Meadow, Carter's Mountain, and Honah Lee. The grapes are fermented with natural yeast in stainless steel tanks and then barrel aged in 54% new French oak individually and blended for a total of 21 months. We believe that the Bordeaux blends produce some of Virginia's best and most expressive wines. The 2016 Meritage blend is a reflection of what we strive for in both the grape growing and winemaking. — 5 years ago

Daniel M

9.0

Tar, cedar, black currant and maybe a little bit of red currant too. It's a very nice, noble nose. The palate is well designed. A strong acid drive, a good width with a nice matter on the side, a bit of a grain which expands in the rear to create a nice wall of tannins which are now well integrated. The finish shows a nice blossoming fruit, these fine tannins too, creating some asperities, a nice, noble bitter note appears at the very end. It's a bit under the 2 previous vintages I tasted but it's a very good wine for the vintage. — 6 years ago

George

10

Pure perfection — 6 years ago

Amelia Mowry, CSW

9.6

Aromas of blueberry, black currant, lavender and rose petals. Earthy graphite and savory herb favors with hints of spice and cocoa powder in the glass. Creamy and fine grain tannin finish. Could have aged for another 20 years easy. — 3 months ago

with Lou, Cristian and 1 other

Simon

10

Sweet, dessert wine, melon and peach flavours. Lychee. Smooth — 2 years ago

Severn G

8.9

2021 | Sparkling Wine, Méthode Charmat
(70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% blend of Mourvedre, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Petit Manseng & Muscat)
Mas de Daumas Gassac; Rosé Frizante
Languedoc-Roussillon; Gassac, France

2022 NYE redux in Jan 2023
(Thanks XBB.1.5)

I knew, yet proceeded regardless, sabarage of Charmat bottles is ill advised...Not enough pressure in the bottle. — 3 years ago

Daniel M

9.2

Remembering Jean Pierre Marty, former wine director of Talbot who passed earlier this year. Jean Pierre was my father's best buddy from university.
The nose is made of tar, a bit of cocoa and coffee, black currant, a bit of green bell pepper (?) and bit of heat too. The palate is great! Superb acid drive, very subtle, silky mouthfeel, black currant, cocoa notes too, before a massive mid palate in form of a sphere that initiates some disturbance in the mouthfeel with a layer of grain, powering up a long finish of black currant, cocoa, that silky mouthfeel with a grain and a nice bitter touch that shows up in the end. Great testimony of a great wine and a great wine maker. — 5 years ago

Michelle H

9.0

Lovely to drink with dessert. I taste pear, honey, and orange with tiny little bubbles. Sweet but delish! — 5 years ago

Jon Ebsworth

9.2

Loved this, a real favourite. A saline treat! — 6 years ago

J gutz

9.7

Delicious! — 4 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Blend of mostly Syrah with a splash of Petit Verdot, Clairette Blanche, Graciano and Viognier, may vary a bit from year to year. Deep Ruby with purple hues, big aromas of dark fruits, cedar and spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, plum & blueberry with notes of vanilla, licorice and smoke. Fine tannins, long finish, great mouthfeel ending with fruit, herbs and spice. — 2 years ago

Steve Rura

9.0

The 2022 white blend is Picpoul, Clairette, Orange Muscat, Marsanne, Rousanne and Chardonnay. More Muscat than the Pet Nat, and the orange peel and floral notes are great. A little nutty, dried apricot, pear, yuzu, sea salt. Medium acid. Very good versatile and Rhône-inspired white. — 3 years ago

Vanessa

9.4

This wine was singing. Layered aromas and flavors including blackberry, cassis, fig, plum, cedar, nutmeg, violet, potpourri, leather, clove and well-integrated, fine grain tannins. — 4 years ago

with Deked1

Daniel P. Drake

9.2

This evening the wine of choice is the 2018 Mount Veeder Winery Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The blend is 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 4% Malbec.

The nose gives us notes of black cherry, blackberry, black raspberry, plum sauce, spice, vegetal notes, green bell pepper, black pepper and violets.

On the palate there are sumptuous notes of black cherries, blackberries, black currant, vegetal notes, black pepper, green bell pepper and a nice earthy component.

The wine is medium to full bodied with medium to medium + acidity and medium+ grippy fine grain tannins which moves subtly into a long black fruit, black currant finish. A lovely wine that is not overly hard on the pocket book. What a way to start the week. The week ahead looks bright. Please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷

On the palate — 5 years ago

Phil Vachon

9.2

Reminiscent of an Italian wine. Dry, acidic but pleasantly balanced. Very interesting texture! — 6 years ago

with MV

Ron from VA

9.1

This is my second review of this build from the fantastic 2017 vintage… 46% Muscat Ottonel provides sturdy viscosity while 22% vermintino + 16% Viognier + 16% petit manseng energizes the acid and structure. Altogether elegant while the acid from 2 1/2 years of bottle aging is weaning a bit… It provided beautiful lime sweetness and verve when paired with our caprice salad on baguette. Opulent floral nose and elevated mouth feel make for a very distinguished build… On par with some of the finest Rieslings on the East Coast for reference.  — 6 years ago