From Back Roads OR wine club — 4 years ago
Carbonic me home, magnum roads... Beautiful minerality, red fruit and just a little salinity make this a wonderful wine with this meal! — 5 years ago
I have rated Shelburne’s Marquette Reserve over and over, but here I am again. I love this grape so much, and I suppose a major blizzard is as much a special occasion as anything. Today I am getting very strong clove, a little cinnamon, and a whole lotta “what are you gonna do, fire me?” attitude. Realistically, the roads are impassable, 99.9% of Boston has decided work is not worth an early death, and winter wines refuse to die. — 6 years ago
Started out closed, and smelling like a lumber yard. But with an hour or so of air, its Oregon roots start to show. Still shows significant but high quality toasty oak, together with sappy cherry fruit and earthy/sweet spices. In the mouth it’s balanced, with loamy, ripe fruit, crushed gravel, and a bit of black tea. Good concentration and length. The tannins are very soft. — 2 years ago
Don’t usually drink white wine but it was a gift & it’s been tucked away for a number of years. Decided to have it with my fish & it’s quite refreshing especially to have a chilled wine on a scorching hot day. Highly recommend it!!! — 3 years ago
Dusty dirt roads, quiet small towns in the middle of the day. The feeling of finding the ordinary opulent, a long lunch with nothing planned later — 4 years ago
This Stellenbosch Cabernet blend gets its name from being 393 metres above sea level. Deep Ruby in colour. Aromas of coal dust, liquorice, Tomato Bush, Capsicum and stalky green Notes. On the palate initial impressions were lacking in fruit. More austere than expected. Certainly very different to most Napa Valley Cabernets that I’ve had. Medium bodied. I bought this wine in 2012 at the cellar door and it was quite the trek to drive to de Trafford over many dirt roads. One of the 1001 wines. — 5 years ago
Julia Bourne
Fruity. Australian. A&W liked. Shiraz. Succulent black fruits. While Berry. Floral, blueberry, spice & mocha. Nice finish. 14.5. — a year ago