jammy, raisined fruit flavors
Round and suave, soothing even
Cabernet Sauvignon
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2012 Chateau La Grave Pomerol Trigant De Boisset 2012 Chateau La Grave Pomerol Trigant De Boisset This 2012 wine has heavy complexity on the nose. Like a massive “lava” that has amassed honey, oaky, vanilla, blackberries in to a silky smooth dark matter of pleasant senses. Heavy mouthfeel that builds upon the nose. Dark matter [...]
2012 Delamotte Champagne Blanc De Blancs 2012 Delamotte Champagne Blanc De Blancs Foremost a mineral 2012 wine, Delamotte Blanc de Blancs NV has textbook chalkiness; with time in the glass showing its complexity from the lees and white flesh fruit. Delamotte The House of Delamotte is the fifth-oldest Champagne house in the region, founded in [...]
2012 Chateau L’Evangile Pomerol 2012 Chateau L’Evangile Pomerol This is an excellent 2012 vintage for Evangile; the nose is intense with toasted and vanilla-scented notes, accompanied by notes of fresh fruit, and black stone fruit. On the palate, the wine has great intensity with very dense, silky, ripe tannins. The finish is long, powerful and [...]
2012 Fattoria Dei Barbi Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva 2012 Fattoria Dei Barbi Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva Intense, vivid ruby–red color with aromas of red and black berries, maraschino cherry and eucalyptus. The aromas repeat on the palate with added hints of liquorice and tobacco. Tannins are firm and tightly woven and the juicy fruit is [...]
2012 Sassetti Livio Brunello di Montalcino 2012 Sassetti Livio Brunello di Montalcino, Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. JS98 James Suckling Complex aromas of dried figs, dark fruits and hints of walnuts and dried meat. Full body, dense and polished palate. Velvety and poised tannins and a flavorful finish. Yet always refined and beautiful. You want to drink [...]
2012 Masi Amarone Mazzano 2012 Masi Amarone Mazzano Tobacco, prune and blue flower aromas mingle with a whiff of spice and sunbaked earth. Full-bodied and enveloping, the palate features raisin, licorice and baking spice before finishing on a note of bitter almond. Supple tannins offer polished support. Drink through 2027. Masi With roots in Valpolicella [...]
Spicy and exotic on the nose. Ripe but not sweet. Fine, stylish, concentrated wine with lovely grip. Purity of flavors, beautiful elegance and very persistent. Great power and richness while retaining a balance of finesse and elegance.
Cabernet Sauvignon
2012 CHATEAU LEOVILLE-LAS CASES SAINT-JULIEN 2EME GRAND CRU CLASSE 750ML
Chateau Leoville Las Cases is a wine that impresses with its black and blue robe, with a fine and ample tannic structure, and a great ageing potential.
Cabernet Sauvignon
2012 CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD PAUILLAC 1ER GRAND CRU CLASSE 750ML
Intense, deep crimson color. On the nose, fruit is expressed with a slight dominant woodiness. On the palate, the texture is tight and dense. Then the heart of the wine comes through, with solid, compact balance. Very dense finish and yet the tannins are “almost light and airy”! Great length with long lingering flavors.
2012 CASANUOVA DELLE CERBAIE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 750ML
Pale gold with a rich and fragrant nose; apricot ripe pear and mango with a touch of botrytis. Full-bodied with very ripe fruits on the palate. Very charming meaty rich with good acidity.
Beautiful salmon pink color. Aromas of rose petals and wild strawberries carry over to the palate with the addition of fresh watermelon white nectarine and white cherry. Lively acidity with great energy and minerality and a long berry finish.
Delicate in appearance yet extravagant in taste Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque Rose unleashes fragrant aromas of pink flowers and wild strawberries. Lively and fresh on the palate with a long lingering finish its complex gourmet flavors make it an unusually versatile champagne which lends itself to daring food pairings both sweet and savory.
Deep crystal clear gold. Intense and complex bouquet of dry apricot peche de vigne and Reine Claude yellow plum intermixed with notes of quince honey and a hint of sweet vanilla. Full-bodied the palate is reminiscent of the nose with a creamy sweet texture and a great intensity. Sugar and glycerin create a highlighted viscosity. [...]
A burnt amber color gives way to aromas of dried herbs Chinese Five Spice and a bit of earthiness. Flavors of dried cherries and strawberries accented by pomegranate arrive in the glass where the wine is as mellow as a West County farmer.
Appearance: deep and impenetrable ruby red with purple hues. Nose: significant impact and penetration; sweet notes of ripe fruit -firstly plum blueberry and blackberry- further complexity on the development with sensations of violet sage and rosemary light and perfectly integrated hints of vanilla and cloves; very long and sustained complete and complex. Palate: very important [...]
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Elegant aromas of violets cherries and other red fruit layered with a hint of caramel. Fresh herbal notes give the nose added complexity. On the palate strawberry and cranberry flavors meld with a subtle expression of creme brulee. The wine is medium-bodied in weight and expresses lively acidity and bright cherry flavors on the finish.