Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

This is a remembrance of Sofia & my trip to Franciacorta & visit to Ca’ del Bosco in 2015.

If Italy has a kind of equivalent to Champagne, it would be Franciacorta. This is not Prosecco. It is made in the traditional method.

It is a beautiful part of Italy with both Lake Garda’s, one smaller (closer) & one much bigger and is a summer haven.

Excuse the fussy pics. I bought a new iPhone 7 just before we left & it had a defective camera.

The nose shows fruit blossoms, pineapple, green, apple, golden apple, white peach, tropical melons, vanilla, frothy cream, some caramel, soft volcanics, chalk & spring flowers setting in greens.

The palate has nice, soft, mousse. Ripe fruits; fruit blossoms, pineapple, green, apple, golden apple, lemon, lime, white peach, tropical melons & mango. Vanilla, frothy cream, some caramel, soft volcanics, sea spray, saline, chalk & spring flowers setting in greens, beautiful, acidity, well balanced, nicely structured & toned with an elegant finish that last a full minute and lands on volcanics. — 14 days ago

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

9.2

Wow, has this thing aged well. This 2018 is drinking fantastically in 2022. Great acid, so this thing can keep on going. But we popped the cork and let it unwind over several hours - and we were rewarded. The white peach continued gaining intensity, the mild tannins mellowed further, and the wine really started showing its many layers. Really lovely. — 4 years ago

Alex Pasternak

9.0

Great first selection from Winc, would order again. Not sure why some other reviews are so harsh. — 5 years ago

Johnna Farnham

9.6

This wine had beautiful notes of black cherry, plum, and blackberry. I couldn’t get over the color of it as well. Such a beautiful shade of red!

This is the perfect medium-bodied red for a light-dinner date night.

I personally paired this wine with chicken adobo and rice which was an amazing pairing. This would also go well with herb roasted mushrooms. — 5 years ago

Lindsay Torr’Andell

9.2

Cool bottle!! It talks with your camera phone. — 6 years ago

with Jessica

Carly A

9.0

Bell pepper, pepper, baking spices, anise, vanilla, black currant, blackberry, cherry, tomato. Candied dried plum and fig, tomato scent. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

@Delectable this is the Cape Town Chardonnay. Pleas add.

The nose reveals; buttered popcorn, butter, green apple, green melon, burnt caramel, pineapple, white peach, lemon, lime, honeysuckle, fresh greens, warm toast, saline, pronounced minerals, limestone, chalk with yellow and white flowers.

The body is full, thick and waxy. White spice, buttered popcorn, butter, green apple, green melon, burnt caramel, pineapple, white peach, lemon, lime, honeysuckle, fresh greens, warm toast, saline, pronounced minerals, limestone, chalk with yellow and white flowers. The acidity round and lively. The finish is rich, lush and gets very mineral driven on the long set.

Photos of; the beautiful view from their restaurant terrace, the manmade pond on the property for aesthetics as well as irrigation, inside lounge area for tasting and a closer camera shot of their ocean view with gorgeous white sand beach. — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Another wine from the Burgundy dinner in Sydney 6 weeks ago. I have been figuring out how to get photos from my camera roll to Delectable. It is not always straightforward. Notes to come later. We had 2 vintages of La Grande Rue. This is the 2012. I found my notes. Not a big fruit influence from this cooler year. Initially a fair bit of oak and a fair bit of whole bunch. Medium weight at best. Meadows tells us that the wines ageing potential most closely mirrors that of Romanee Saint Vivant. After La Romanee, La Grande Rue is the smallest of the Vosne Grand Crus. — 9 months ago

George Hesse

9.5

A last bottle for me and the Grownish camera crew. Great finish!!! — 4 years ago

George Hesse

9.5

Darn tasty. Went over very well with the “Carpe” camera crew! — 5 years ago

Steven Richardson

9.1

Peppercorn, dark plum, sour cherry - but it’s hard to tell since it’s so… #winelifebalance

Is it still cool to make hashtags? or do I have to dance on camera to a weird song yet? — 5 years ago

Brad Draper

9.7

Top 3 wines of all time for me. Fruit-forward, you can taste every fruit (especially raspberry), clean mouth feel — 6 years ago

Bonnie Nicodemus

9.4

Love the musky raspberry undetones! — 6 years ago

Adam Nesto

8.9

Something wrong w the camera. Pretty good. Glad I got a second go try after a year or so while also comparing it to the single vineyard stuff. I did get a touch of chocolate nib. — 7 years ago

with Douglas

ESF

9.2

@S.S. Mandani really nailed this note: didn't hesitate grabbing an obscure southern French varietal from Redwood country in northern CA. there was a distinct genuineness to this wine, a juicy savory engaging mouthfeel, very cerebral & well made (11%!) - you can tell they just got out of the way and let the grapes shine... — a year ago

Julia Bourne

9.0

Great deal for price. Carmenere blend. Chile. Red fruits. Mineral with elegant finish. Organic. 14%. Camera, Tempranillo. Petit Verdot — 4 years ago

Adam Shaylor

9.4

“Kek Bika” on my back label rather than the “Blaü-Ökör” here and on Vinous Obscura’s website, this mystery red nevertheless matches the descriptions in every other respect. It’s strong evidence supporting a thesis I have yet to sell on the wine makers in my family: the tyranny of the French clones is overrated; nature’s mutations are an abundance to be harvested instead of flaws to be weeded out; and the wine market is due for the same sort of revolution that hit eating apples a decade or so ago. This wine is light, acidic, and yet fresh and fruit forward, bringing to mind raspberries, sour cherries, English hedgerow fruits (like gooseberries or elderberries or something that I, being only an occasional visitor, can’t put my finger on) but without being cloying. It finishes with a peppery kick that rivals the best Syrahs. I still have a long way to go to sell my grand thesis, but my skeptical Francophile wife is at least sold on this particular wine. — 4 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.2

I am finally back. I have not posted in months! My iPhone camera had broken and I refuse to post until I got a new phone!. Starting here with a Rutherford Cabernet.Dark black fruit nose. Soft blackberries and leather perfectly balanced and nice acidity notes of tobacco and cooked meats. — 5 years ago

Dillon Ladenburger

9.4

I let this decant for 2 hours. High alcohol, tannins softened was it opened up, super dark purple or red, cooked blackberry, tart cherry and red plum, with a lil peppery finish. Pair with grilled veggies or meat — 6 years ago

Naoki Kondo

8.9

Yeasty initial attack. Sold by very reasonable price at Bic camera — 7 years ago