Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.8

N: Cranberry, light spice, stone.
P: bright crunchy red fruit up front moving into a savory finish with hints of fennel, stones, and saline.
Medium body, light tannins.
#sample — 3 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

N: really toasty, almonds, lemon, pear
P: brioche, baked ripe red apples, squeeze of lemon and salt. Toasty and leesy. Very tasty and Rich, but finishes crisp on the finish with hints of smoke and salt.
The hubby in particular loved this one.
#sample — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.6

N: raspberry, blackberry, stone
P: + hint black pepper, pencil lead, and smoke. Simple
Worked well with bacon cheeseburger

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— 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.7

Light and crisp. Lemon/lime grapefruit, kiwi, stone and mixed herbs. A hint of bitterness #sample — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

N: dark plum, violets, licorice
P: dark, sweet juicy fruits , a bit sauced or candies— plum, blackberry, boysenberry, black cherry. Touches of spice and darkchocolate. Rich, but juicy w good acidity. Tannins are smooth, ripe and a dusty.

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Good with pasta with meatballs, but would also be good with meaty stews — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.8

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N: pear and apples, lemon, graphite and smoke
P: “” baked pears in pastry with lemon, and a stony, smoky mineral finish .

Worked nicely with potato and leek soup w cod and jamon Serrano. Matched texture of the soup nicely, along w salinity of cod, and hint of smoke in the jamon — 5 years ago

Casey @ Travelling Corkscrew

A stunner of a Heathcote Shiraz in piccolo form from our kindly gifted De Bortoli wine advent calendar.

It’s fruit forward with a bold palate, long finish and subtle dryness. Very smashable 🍷

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— 5 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

Smoky red and black cherries, plums, chocolate and vanilla and a bit of tobacco and a smattering of to add a savory layer. Rich, but goes down smooth and easy. Holding up well with age as well. Tannins quite smooth at this point.

#sample — 3 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

Nice Balance of oak and crisp notes. lemon, Parmesan rind, gold and green apples.

Really nice w roast chickens and vegetables . Became more broad and plush alongside the food.

#sample — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

N: lemon and limes, green apples, white flowers
P: + white peach, pear, lemon zest, herb hints and spritzy minerality on the finish.
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Excellence with lemon pasta with shrimp and broccolini. — 4 years ago

Casey @ Travelling Corkscrew

Thank you Heirloom for sharing this #sample bottle with us. What an absolute stunner!

👀 bright brick
👃plums, cherries, earth, baking spice
👅 light, smooth, spiced cherries, light leather hints, delicate tannins, beautifully complex — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.5

N: white peaches, lemons, hint of stones
P: + green melon and lemon grass
Simple, easy drinking.
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Paired nicely with salmon with herb marinade and tatziki, w sweet potatoes and spinach on the side . There’s a hint of roundness to the texture that worked w the yogurt sauce — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

9.1

N: green melon, white peach, honeysuckle, tangerine skin
P: “” bright with rounded beeswax texture on the mid-palate, ginger, green apple
#sample — 5 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

9.0

n: black cherries, blackberry plum, woody herbs (thyme), black pepper, stone
p: chocolate and a bit of roasted peppers come in. Paprika. Kind of reminds me of goulash or mole or a bit of both.
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4/17/23 green pepper as well, but flavors are all integrated well. very enjoyable. This time around had it with pot roast on gnocchi. — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.8

Cherries, cream, apricot, brioche

#sample — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.7

N: lemon, lime zest, green apple, stone
P: fresh and zippy, simple but refreshing. Almond skin

#sample — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.8

N: raspberries, flowers, strawberry candy
P: fruit forward, ripe, and round but bright. Pretty and fruity. On the fuller side of rosé so definitely could stand up to some more robust foods. Touch of rs.
#sample — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.8

N: lemon, white peach, apple, stone
P: +grapefruit , a bit of underripe pineapple, and nice dose of minerality on the finish. clean and easy, lots of acidity.
#sample — 4 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

9.0

N: black cherry, red plum, white pepper, a little red licorice
P: “” lots of fruit, baking spice, a bit of cedar, and a slightly earthy finish (soil mixed w stones)

Med+ tannin but smooth and ripe

#sample — 4 years ago

Casey @ Travelling Corkscrew

Gorgeous piccolo from our kindly gifted wine advent calendar from De Bortoli 💙

Yummy sherbet, grapefruit mid palate, a full mouth of delicate acidity, great Sunday sipper.

#sample #thankyou — 5 years ago