Jan de Weerd

9.7

Amazing mesmerizing Pinot. Each sip is an adventure. It keeps evolving. You have to quiet and listen to its whisper. It’s had the earthy mineral burn characteristic of Central Otago. But so perfectly integrated with the nuanced fruit and fine grained tannins. The bottle just evaporated in thin air. Where did it go??? Yeah, a mystical wine. — 12 days ago

with Tammy

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Possibly best $11 wine I have ever had! And guess what. Produced in Ecuador! Right at the equator where you are not suppose to be able to grow grapes for fine wine. Dos Hemispheres is proving the impossible! This was a Merlot produced under the Armonia label. Has only been in stainless steel. Tastes like an intense Merlot from north-east Italy. Dark, slightly tart fruit infused with spice, fine polished tannins, depth, balanced and a grippy, lingering finish. You will have to wait until we tell their story on our Spoken Wines YouTube channel. In the meantime you can enjoy the a story of a Chris Figgins and how he found and developed his amazing Figgins Estate. Enjoy! https://youtube.com/@spokenwines?si=DWgrQJvg6V4WSoU9 — 2 months ago

with Janelle and Tammy

Jan de Weerd

9.4

Intense, complex wine with dark, almost austere fruit with lingering, grippy finish. All in harmony. — 4 months ago

Jan de Weerd

9.3

Surprising Rose from the foothills of Helderberg Mnt in Stellenbosch. Body and structure! — 13 days ago

with Tammy

Jan de Weerd

9.4

Expressive dark red fruit with a strong foundation of polished dark tannins. Smooth finish that leads you to the next sip. Drinking it right in the middle of the vineyard that produce fit. — 2 months ago

with Tammy

Jan de Weerd

9.3

Rich, concentrated, spicy with a slight jammy edge! Yes 🙌 our all time favorite Amarone. Here is the story: https://spokenwines.com/our-blog/ten-years-with-campagnola-our-amarone-of-choice — 4 months ago

with Chris and Tammy

Jan de Weerd

9.6

And now a Bordeaux blend expression from… well Bordeaux! Left bank that is. Our favorite left bank Bordeaux fantastic quality for reasonable price. This wine was intense, still rather edgy tannins but already great complexity of waves of dark and red fruit laced in subtle pipe tobacco and spiced oak. — 4 months ago

with RoAnne, Tammy and 2 others

Jan de Weerd

9.6

Excellent wine. Concentrated, all in perfect balance, soothing finish. That! deserves a high score. But 😳 hearing the story behind this wine…. That brings this wine to outer orbit. Here it is: https://youtu.be/7qURFipuKBI?is=CBh5GSrQQsRKzH63 — 18 days ago

with Skip, Chris and 1 other

Jan de Weerd

9.1

I had given up on the Delectable App and surrendered to the thought I lost all my wine reports, but hey, it still seems to be alive and actually working much better. So hoping for the best, I am going to keep my scores again. Here an okay Brunello. Certainly not great. Strong acidic note that kept the fruit and complexity hidden. Storing it for one day made it worse. Not sure how both WS and JS scored it 95+. — 2 months ago

with Tammy

Jan de Weerd

9.6

Fantastic champagne. Intense, balanced, gripping finish. Notes of sliced apple and passion fruit.. — 4 months ago

with RoAnne, Tammy and 2 others