Tasting Notes: Weekly Roundup

Happy Friday! Before we celebrate the coming weekend, we want to look back on drinks the Delectable community enjoyed and consumed this week. We've gathered a handful of reviews and notes that caught our eye. From detailed notes to standout photos, the Delectable community was busy this week, and there are so many great posts to read. Mark your favorites and pick up a bottle to try this weekend. Cheers!

Campo Al Mare

Bolgheri Rosso Red Blend 2017

DCH
9.1

A young wine that tastes like it has some age on it. Rich reduced fruit. Mellow tannins. #AcquaAl2 — 5 years ago

Mike, P and 11 others liked this

Bodegas Alto Moncayo

Veraton Garnacha 2015

A nose of fruit, vanilla, oak, sweet spices and smoke. Still quite tannic on the palette with ok balance. Full bodied, heavy and concentrated black fruits with plenty of oak. Crowd pleaser. — 5 years ago

Jan, Peter and 12 others liked this

Willi Schaefer

Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett Riesling 2007

Sublime. Slate. Petrol, lime, Meyer lemon, mango, and hibiscus. If you have this wine, please drink it so I feel alright about opening it. — 5 years ago

Severn, Daniel P. and 24 others liked this

Barton 1792 Distillery

Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Jim Murreys # 1 of 2020
I Forgot to bring some more glassware to the warehouse, but I can get the sense of it out of this professional grade Dixie cup
62.5% ALC
— 5 years ago

Severn, P and 22 others liked this
Severn Goodwin

Severn Goodwin Influencer Badge Premium Badge

So drinking = Rogaine and spillage = Nair?
Paul T HB

Paul T HB

If you can still find it for $50.00 its a deal. Some places have raised their price to $150.00 since the news of it being # 1
Paul T HB

Paul T HB

Bought 4 more today. K&L had 36 bottles come on line for $49.00, sold out in 2 hours

E. Guigal

Brune et Blonde de Guigal Côte-Rotie Syrah 2015

Cherry cola, spice, and high acidity. — 5 years ago

Ryan McClellanChris McClellan
with Ryan and Chris
Chris, Gregory and 5 others liked this

Château Sociando-Mallet

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

This was phenomenal. It’s incredible how youthful and powerful a 29-year old wine can be. Wonderful spicy nose, not a hint of age, beautiful color, great complexity, acidity, and length. This was a real pleasure and very memorable experience. — 5 years ago

Vicki SliwaJason SliwaJennifer Sollars
with Vicki, Jason and 1 other
Jason, Peter and 11 others liked this
Jason Sliwa

Jason Sliwa

Agree! Fantastic pick, and thanks for sharing!

Michael David Winery

Inkblot Lodi Cabernet Franc 2015

Here is a beautiful wine to celebrate Cabernet Franc Day.

Dark ruby in color with a cloudy reddish rim.

Fruity nose of dried figs, blackberries, cooked cherries, raisins, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, coffee, cola, pencil lead, peppercorn, chocolates, tobacco and light alcohol.

Full bodied and bold with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and extremely fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, blackberries, cooked cherries, dried figs, tobacco, raisins, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, herbs and coke.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a great Cabernet Franc from Lodi, California. Fruit forward, extracted and tasty, with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.

Good right out of the bottle and better after 2 hours of airtime, when the tannins show up.

Delicious, but might be too sweet for some. I'd like to revisit it in a year or two.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food. I paired it with cheeses and light appetizers.

15.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$35.
— 5 years ago

Stuart, Ted and 18 others liked this

The Balvenie Distillery

Single Malt Scotch Aged 21 Years PortWood Finish Whisky

World Whiskey Advent Calendar day 1 - Balvenie 21 Year Portwood Finish Single Malt Scotch. Excellent way to start December! — 5 years ago

Shawn, Sharon and 14 others liked this

Philip Togni Vineyard

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999

Tightly wound with piercing acidity — 5 years ago

Haley Duncan
with Haley
Martin, Severn and 15 others liked this