Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

@Delectable Wine this is the red Concrete Alfrocheiro
Having tasted the whole range at the winery, this is the best of Heredade dos Grous.
100% Alfrocheiro, fermented and aged in a concrete sphere for 12 months.
Quite shy on the nose, with some dusty cherry and fresh raspberry plus a bit of earthy notes. Quite fresh and with nice purity.
Juicy on the palate, mid weight with really lovey tannins - present but meaty & juicy, not fully polished and yet pleasantly smooth. That paired with putty of red fruit and juicy acidity gives a really nice, highly drinkable wine with some depth.
Quite delish, I must say. — 3 months ago

Daniel M

9.0

Oh wow that nose! Tar, oak, vanilla, blackberry, cherry... That's an intense nose. The palate is well designed with a great acid drive, some extreme width, some thick matter on the sides, you could chew through it... The mid palate is made of massive sphere of fun with gentle, caressing tannins, before a great finish with oaky notes, that tannic layer and these blackberry and cherry notes that last for ever. Great stuff! — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Spectacular and deep nose. Dark cherry fruit that is reminiscent of Girard. Pungent and also some cherry flower. But also brambly. Really beautiful aromas here. Some red apple as well. So unique. And an undercurrent of earth. Wow is this a knockout aromatically. Just a 9.5 nose that is so vivid. Very impressive. WOW. What a palate. Insanely perfect balance and just gorgeous purity and a Burgundian earthy sweetness. Long, linear and very delineated. As this opens the nose becomes so floral and the fruit even more deep and concentrated. Terrific inner mouth aromas and superb balance. Really so flavorful but also so restrained and exacting. Good grip and structure and lovely ripe tannins and amazing structure. Seems like it will age for a decade at least. This is the most Burgundian Swiss pinot i’ve ever had. Really glides across the palate. Such a lovely contrast between the silky attack, the mid palate structure and the sweet, silky finish. Wonderful wine. I had an old colleague that always use to say wines were charming and I never really knew what he was talking about but this wine he surely would of said ischarming. It’s so complete for what it’s trying to do. After 3 hours of air it’s completely a sphere. An orb of swiss in elite savigny 1er cru clothes. Right at the edge of a 9.5. The sap and extract on the finish stain the palate. Really a great wine. — 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

Jae Cho

9.2

A sphere... more like a thunderbolt! — 5 years ago

Daniel M

9.0

Licorice, tar, blackberries, cherry and a bit of almond on the nose. This is great! The palate is very lovely with some strong acid backbone, a nice tangy cherry all along, a good width with a lovely matter on the sides. It's not thick, it's rather light but very playful and fruity. Some tannins kick in in mid palate which give a bit of a drying effect in a mid palate sphere. It's quite round in there! The finish is all fruits, a bit of bitterness and thee tannins drying up a notch. Very lovely and joyful wine. — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

The Weissburgunder now. Nose is so Weiss. Creamy, citrus, spices, apple, apple skins, white peach and some nice earthy leaves. Tree bark as well. Palate is richer and creamier than the Skins but has that 21 acidity and stoicism. Textured, juicy and very very long with great sap and awesome citrus and stone fruits that echo for ages on the finish. Nose has some slight honeyed notes and beeswax. Wow this is intense and has so much energy. Clean like the Skins and more like a normal wine but also has 30% natural character and wow that finish is amazing. The nose has hints of classic white burg aromas like wet dog and wet earth as it airs. And that spice really kicks it up a notch after air. With air this is now scary elegant and like the name suggests it’s very sphere like. Wow. — 2 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

Nice nose of plums, blackberry, black pepper and a bit of oak. The palate is very well made, rather round and joyful, with bright red fruit notes, some acid drive, a sphere of a mid palate before a fresh finish with black pepper, blackberry that lasts for a long while. Good stuff! — 3 years ago

Daniel M

9.3

The nose shows tar, cedar, oak, vanilla, coffee, black currant, raspberries, blackberries... This is very complex and it keeps expanding and evolving with air. Magic!
The palate is superb too, there is a massive acid backbone that powers a majestic palate that shows black currant and mocha notes. Great width, superb, silky mouthfeel with a bit of a thick, suple layer, then the palate expands into what could be described as a sphere and tannins kick in leaving a dusty layer that tends to dry up the mouthfeel. The finish is extremely long with black currant and mocha notes and that drying layer. This is a great wine tasting experience. 10 years and kicking! It could hold for another 10 without any problem I reckon. — 4 years ago

Daniel M

9.0

Des Racines et des Rêves, côtes du Roussillon 2019 red blend

There is licorice, red forest fruits, some black pepper and a touch of chocolate and and iron tiny touch.
The palate is very well made and quite complex, there is a huge acid drive, a nice width, some black pepper notes, a tiny red forest fruits note all along, a massive mid palate in form of a sphere and some tannins creating a layer of dust, leaving a drying feeling on the back of the tongue. The finish is peppery, a bit fruity, and showing that vivid mouthfeel with thay dusty layer. A bit of warmth comes in the end. This is my oncle's second wine (from le Vieux Solitaire's vineyard in Maury) — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Wow. This smoked in 17 and I knew it was going to smoke in 19 for this little known gem of a 1er Cru. Haunting nose of sweet mid season cherry fruit, sous bois, wet earth, desiccated leaves, flowers (violets?), citrus zest and so many other nuances. Just a zany great nose. It’s screaming “I am Volnay” in my nose. Yes my nose. Palate is OMG heaven. Silken, sweet and seductive. Awesome mid season cherry fruit and perfect balance. Haunting finesse and a sphere like roundness and then such freshness that keeps it alive and dancing on your tongue. Such lacey, sweet and delicate tannins. Truly special. Unreal purity. 2019 is the real deal. This is liquid cashmere. It is so finely knit. Will be back in an hour as it opens up. 9.5 for now. — 5 years ago

Daniel M

9.2

Jakab - Tokaji Furmint És Harslevelu 2018

The first nose is made of ripe pear, then beeswax, white flowers and a buttery thing in the background. Quite inviting and complex. The palate is well designed with a strong acid drive and a very tight front. There is a bit of pear and lemon all around. It becomes very wide out of a sudden to form a sphere in mid palate, with almost a tannic touch on the sides. Pear all along and a very long fruity finish, with that almost tannic touch and a tiny bit of bitterness in the end. That buttery thing which could be felt on the nose is present all along too, and more specifically in the end. Wow this is unexpected. This is high level! — 6 years ago

Janet Otter

9.8

Vol en aromatisch — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

I adore the classic style of 2021 and they are so approachable. What a gorgeous wine. Look at that color. The nose is ethereal cherries and spice. So perfectly ripe but mid season, cool climate cherries. Sea air and forest floor but all so delicate and elegant. Unreal. 9.7 nose. Palate is so forward, round and juicy. Has that middleweight perfection of 21 and that clear, luscious red fruits. Like a sphere on the palate. Awesome. Lovely sour and mid season cherry. So wispy and nimble. Almost like a German Swiss Pinot but very Burgundy. — 2 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.4

9.4 for the wine (post concert)
9.7 for U2
10.0 for The Sphere, Las Vegas — 2 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.4

Tough to find this on Delectable. Hopefully this is the right slot. If not, I'm establishing the wine here.

First, I have a case. So, I will be commenting more later. The deep red color, viscosity apparent in the glass, and the beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers and red fruits, all conspire to create an expectation that is exceeded on the palate. Floral strawberry, hints of vanilla, and soil. Medium plus bodied, medium plus alcohol, medium acidity, soft ripe tannins. Not a single edge or corner-- a perfect sphere in the mouth. It subsides slowly, and you are left to believe you were in Bordeaux. — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Nose is psychotic. This controlled richness. Almost round in a perfect sphere way. Almost a hint of sherry without the oxidative notes. Hard to describe. It’s own category.

Nose is more l33t after 45 minutes. You get this high end burgundy complexity compete / complex / craziness.

Palate is elegantly delicious. Nice minerality. Juicy. Delicious. Elegant.

More meursaulty than the 18 which was better / more interesting. Still quite amazing.

As this opens it gets more “high class”. Decant for 30 and drink over 30.

Long finish.

Bought from fass selections — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

The top wine at Rebourgeon and this may be the best wine he’s ever made. Stunningly, deep, fresh, complex nose of cherry flower, spice cake, pulverized stones, licorice, mid to late season cherry and spice. Unreal complexity. But this 9.6 nose is still holding back. That’s what elite vineyards do. The nose is so harmonious. Wow, that is super elite. Just so elegant. One of the most elegant wines I’ve ever had from William if not the most elegant. This is only giving 15% of itself but that 15% is stunning. A sphere on the palate. So balanced, so much synergy. Stoney, floral, fruity and endless depth. Going deep in the ocean. You can sniff this nose as hard as possible and it still gives off unlimited depth. Outrageous nose. 9.7 ish. Palate is also a 9.7 but has so much room to improve. Unreal sweet fruit and wonderful slippery character. Tannins, acid and fruit all in perfect harmony. Just a stunning bottle of Rugiens and the best bottle of wine young William has made so far. — 5 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

Second time with this wine, but oddly enough 6 months ago I had the 2015, and this is the 2013-- same retail store.

Deep purple, opened with funk and meat on the nose which blew off in 15 minutes. A brilliant blend of 7 grapes, interwoven into sphere of cedar, tobacco, cherry, cinnamon, and a hint of vanilla. Beautifully balanced. I really love this wine.

93+ points — 5 years ago

Daniel M

9.0

There's a creamy thing on the nose along with blackberry and cherry. A bit of heat too. The palate is well designed. It's spherical in mid palate and the finish is that sphere expending toward the end for a fairly long amount of time. Strong acid drive, nice blackberry notes all along, a nice matter with a bit of a thickness on the sides, a soft, creamy mouthfeel and a nice bitterness in the end. It's not great but it very gulpable. More of that! — 6 years ago