Aromas of vanilla and creme brulee with some soft yellow apple notes. The palate is a full and elegant style chardonnay with classy oak flavors. Some spice and mouth coating but with good acidic structure and a lingering creme brulee flavor.
This is a wine which shows both density and sharp precision. The flavors range from lemon and lemon peel to flower blossoms, nectarine, white peach, quince and apricot. There is zingy tartness as well as round and chewy elements in this complex Riesling. Some lightly singed fruit peel, minerality and stone combines with lime as well. Quality farming and winemaking is evident.
From the producer: Pale yellow colour. The nose shows the strong limestone influence: mineral, stone driven, citrus fruits and some white fruits (peach) after some aeration. The wine fermented in a large recent oak cask (foudre) and was on full lees until bottling. The palate is quite strict, bone dry, with a racy sapid acidity that gives a juicy texture on the finish. The wine has a nice concentration, but because it is bone dry with a ripe acidity, it feels elegant and delicate.
This wine smells unctuous before you even put it in your mouth. Scents of baked apple and peach, cardamon and honey greet you in the glass. It is dense and rich with honey apple, pineapple and peach flavors combining with cardamon, ginger, five-spice and a granitic mineral note. Although there is a touch of sweetness, this is equally refreshing. Full bodied, concentrated and a perfect example of the Brand vineyard.
2017 Coste di Rose is a very seductive wine right out of the gate. Cherries and roses burst on the nose, with hints of dark cherries, red hard candy, wild berries, wet stone, mint and thyme. The palate is radiant and expressive, with all of the signature elements of Coste di Rose in nice evidence: the ethereal character, the saline, up-front tannic structure, and further whiffles of roses and cherries in the finish.
Aromas of acai berry and milk chocolate are prominent on the nose with touches of barn and slight minerality. Flavors echo the nose with more dark berries, leather, sandalwood, and vanilla/spice. The wine shows excellent restraint and is complex and well-structured without being over-saturated.
Certified biodynamic
100% Pinot Noir
45+ year old vines
Higher percentage of clay that comes from Clos de la Roche
Indigenous yeast
Aged in barrel (20% new)
Unfined and unfiltered
Certified biodynamic
100% Pinot Noir
45+ year old vines
Higher percentage of clay that comes from Clos de la Roche
Indigenous yeast
Aged in barrel (20% new)
Unfined and unfiltered
This wine starts out very aromatically with violets, dark berries, cured meats, cool earth, dark chocolate, camphor, pressed rose, baking spice, menthol and gradually, with red fruits emerging too. Just lovely! On the palate, it is modern and saturated with sweet cranberry and spiced jam flavors that still maintain freshness. It's medium to full bodied with black currant fruit mingling with clove, sandalwood and camphor. The tannins are soft and rounded. Drink now or cellar.
Macerated dark cherry, leather, licorice, sweet tobacco, cedar all flesh out in the glass. The 2016 is powerful, rich and tannic. ~ Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media, September 2020 (93 points).
A beautiful, pure Sangiovese that competes nicely with Brunello, showing depth and tension. A solid line of fine tannins runs through the center of the wine, providing backbone and beauty to the cherry and berry fruit. Drink or hold. ~ James Suckling, James Suckling Magazine, June 2021 (94 points).
Earthy aromas include bramble, mineral, cooked berries and plum. The palate is medium-plus in body with red cherry and currant, a touch of underbrush and black fruit supported by sleek tannins and juicy acidity lingering on the finish.
From the producer: The 2020 Abstract pours a neon purple splash and an opaque maroon core with dark aromatics upfront. Black plum, boysenberry and hints of bing cherry and lavender invite a taste. On the palate, the aromatics turn into the sense of taste along with a touch of dark chocolate and reduced blackberry. Supple drying tannins and a slight chalky texture close the wine with a calming finish.
From the producer: Dark ruby-purple, this wine has deep, alluring aromas of blackcurrant and black plum that are layered with expressive notes of dark chocolate, espresso, and perfume of lavender. Supple, concentrated, and seamless, the palate displays vibrant fruit with undertones of tilled earth and sea salt. Firm, integrated tannins provide a structured backbone to the opulence of the wine, finishing with a lasting, powerful impression.
This classic Napa Cabernet begins with woodsy-smoky aromas blended with blackcurrants and notes of tobacco, baking spice, tree bark and bacon. In the mouth, it is intense and mouthfilling, yet the tannins are gorgeously suave and the wine stays fresh. The fruits are extremely dark (blackcurrants and mulberries), but they don't travel into jammy territory. You'll find a touch of campfire note in the finish.
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