Category Archives: Tasting Notes
You Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine Part Cinq – Second Flight
By: AJ McClellan Second Flight 1994 Maya – Soft tannins with black raspberries and chocolate covered tar bubbles. There was a slight hint of sweet oak in the form of cedar and fresh pine needles. The finish was super smooth … Continue reading
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Basketball Burgers and DRC
By: Simon Roberts A few good men gathered for the N.B.A. final Thursday evening, The usual suspects huddled around the table with everyone looking forward to the game but me ( an Englishman, football fanatic at that, and I mean … Continue reading
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You Show Me Yours, I’ll Show You Mine
By: Wineaux DLynn P Friday marked another great day in our new space. Appropriately, we decided on an impromptu You Show Me Yours event. This is a tasting that allows one to bring some of the best of what he/she … Continue reading
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An Evening With Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
By: Wineaux DLynn P After a few tough days of moving pallets of prized and precious cargo, we were ready to treat our members and our own palates to an evening with Gina DellaVedova with Ornellaia. A beautifully set table … Continue reading
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Caymus SS Pinot Noir
By: Wineaux DLynn P Another great bottle has been pulled from the ole Grailey cellar. A wine probably forgotten about and most never knew existed. The famous and oh so comical John Wall ESQ decided it was time for one last … Continue reading
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La Spinetta in the Building
By: Wineaux DLynn P Last night marked a wonderful event with Giorgio Rivetti from Piedmont Piemonte and his La Spinetta wines. In a little less than a decade, Giorgio, owner and winemaker of La Spinetta in Barbaresco, has become one of … Continue reading
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From the Depths of Monsanto
By: Wineaux DLynn P Continuing on this wonderful journey of Super Tuscans, emmerges a wine from Fabrizio Bianchi, the Castello di Monsanto Tinscvil from 1985. Stories claim he was the first to add Cabernet to Sangiovese(though the della Rochettas may say different) and then marry the … Continue reading
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The De-Throning of Flaccianello
By Wineaux DLynn P A mystical wine that has been my favorite for years, now has a new “cento percento” rival, and its name is Le Pergole Torte. I have enjoyed and introduced Flaccianello for years as a wine that could consistently out-class … Continue reading
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A Day In The Life Of Rosenthal Wines
By Wineaux DLynn Proctor Yesterday marked another exciting visit from John Paine, Sales Director of the “Uber-Geek” Rosenthal Wine Merchant. When you hear of Rosenthals’ wines, one automatically thinks top-notch producers, incredibly small production, and some grape varieties that most have not heard … Continue reading
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Dominus, Cristal and Pichon…Nice !
By: Simon Roberts My old friend and importer Dominique Laurent from Maison Domaine and Estates came to visit yesterday. I like it when he comes, he brings me Cristal and Dominus to taste ! Last time he was here we … Continue reading
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