David Kline

9.1

Red amber body color with whitening blonde coiffure the hoary story. Nose has a green olive note that evaporates as it is folded into honey and a maple brown bread blanket. Malted milk, Meyer lemon, key lime and tangerine somersault with dried apricot and white mulberry.


#oddsideales #oddtoberfest #märzenbier #märzen #grandhaven #mibeer #oktoberfest #octoberfest #MI — 9 months ago

Tania Fleming

10

I really like this. It’s a little complex and dry but super drinkable straight out of the bottle. A little on the sweeter side. Love it. — 6 years ago

Cj Siege

9.2

This is the 2013 vintage.

In the glass, the color is a lovely, vibrant yellow. Not insipid in the least!

On the nose, in addition to the normal Citrus and grassy notes, there's a slight buttery character. A little bit odd, since this wine is fermented in stainless steel. Not overpowering, and not bad. Just not what I was expecting.

On the palate, this wine is hugely pineapple! There are a little bit of green or slightly grassy notes around the perimeter, but not deeply rooted. The flavor is bold and riich. The alcohol is faintly present and not overwhelming. This ain't your mama's "Napa Valley mouthwash! I love it! — 8 years ago

Nathan King

9.4

Expect a lot from this wine. This is the second wine of Cháteau Pédesclaux , Deep , violet, dark- plum oak cherry harmony in the nose . Spiced - perfumed oak ... Odd resemblance to Californian Cabernet . Tastes more on the meritage side of winemaking — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.1

2011 vintage. Clos des Rosiers Monopole. How odd: this tiny monopole a stone's throw from Clos des Lambreys, is not even Premier Cru, although when the vines reach their 18th year this might change. The Clos, which incorporates a flower garden, watering-hole for ducks and chickens, along with Torpedo, the Domaine's faithful dog, produces an elegant silky approachable wine that punches above its lowly position on the AOC totem pole. For those looking for a bargain, it would be hard to find better as there's really no logical reason why this plot is inferior to the one over the other side of the wall. — 11 years ago

Les Huisman

9.0

2001 Vintage. In a weird place to my tastes. Too old to show the youthful side of Burgundy. Too young to really showcase the beauty of old Burg. An odd middle ground. But what do I know? Ben loves it.
Okay, so I tried this in a Zalto Burg glass, and it shows much better. — 11 years ago

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Daniel M

8.9

It's a peculiar chablis. The nose is rich with pear, white peach, fresh white grapes juice, lemon curd, honey. It's smelling almost botrytised. The palate is a bit more classical, with a good acid drive, with a bit of a chalky mouthfeel, lemon and lime juice, some grip and a long, fresh finish that goes on for a while. It's quite good but not at all standard on the nose. And interestingly, the very tropical and rich nose doesn't really translate into a tropical and rich palate. I have another bottle of this wine on the side that I will open soon to check whether there might be a touch of premox that could explain the odd nose. — 2 years ago

James Forsyth

9.1

A good New England style IPA that is on the weightier side. Good complexity and tasty juicy fruits. — 8 years ago

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9.0

Side project of the brewery that only does sour ales and I think most are barrel aged. This is pretty good, nectarine, white cherry, lemon candy, moderately crisp and a little fluffy and not sharp like a gose or heavy sour — 9 years ago

Dock Hooks

8.9

It's Holiday Season here in Morehead City, NC , and I'm at one of my favorite hangs (Promise' Land Market where the vibe is tres local, coastal, grooviness + Christmas) digging some amazing cheeses, olives, almonds and wine.
Firstly, I posted this wine previously, so this is a double tap with some space in between. Remembering my last experience, I decided to aerate pour into a decanter and on-and-off turbo-twirl for a half hour before jumping jumping in for the swim. That was proper, for sure, as doing so moves this wine up a bit, in my mind, mellowing this front-end tannin bomb , eliminating the raspberry and showing its better blue side, plus adding a little finish. My guess is that the cab franc vintage was less than ideal blurring the merlot and unfortunately squelching what could have maybe been St Emi GC elegance. The rest is my previous post: This GC is maybe a little past it's better time (odd). That written, its Merlot centric main grape charged by a cab franc splash and tempered by what seems to me to be plenty of time luxuriating in classic French oak expressing blueberry & vanilla on the nose contrasted by rabbit tobacco (earth connection complimenting country elegance) seems classic St Emi GC.
After that initial nose-hit of earth, spice, blue fruit and vanilla, it starts to slip, as the tannins grab somewhat roughly (perhaps a death grip) in one's front mouth cutting things short and masking the expectation of a rather brilliant nose turning what starts as blueberry and spice to a tannic squeezing raspberry mouth with zero finish - a shame. On t — 11 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.1

Definitely on the malty side, hazy amber color and refreshing palate. Also love that it comes in at 4.4% ABV — 11 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Reddish tawny, brighter than the Roumier sibling next to it. Odd nose which had some people guessing Italian. Turns out all this needed (like the 93 Roumier BM next to it) was a lot of air. Notes of bright red fruit, sandalwood and Asian spice came on later in the evening. Has a long life in front of it, but great to compare/contrast this and the Roumier side by side tonight. (Bday 8 of 13) — 6 years ago

Paul H

8.9

Always like tasting Syrah’s and this from Italy is no exception. This is pretty aromatic with obvious pepper tones and an vegetational characteristics. Not like floral to me but more like the smell of brush in the summertime. Odd and most likely incorrect but something I remembered from being a kid. I think it drank well. A little warm on the mouth. The berries come through and there was a touch of green pepper. Side note I had this with bulgogi and that flavor could have been an off shoot of the meal. It really went well with the meal. Overall, this is a fun bottle of wine to drink. Good price point and good with the right foods. — 8 years ago

R. Addison Wehrfritz

9.0

Rich, exotic, spicy, and excellently balanced! I imagine Mayan Mocha Stout might be the closest proxy to the fermented chocolate concoctions that Mayan sacrificial victims were given!!! — 9 years ago

E & K G

8.9

On the heavy side but smooth in texture. Liked it! — 10 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

10

What is happening over here is an odd experiment that put together two fairly different elements, two opposit vision of life: the out-of-date Marsala "fortified Mistella" wine, aged in old cask which outcome of a pre-industrial and artisan era; therefore a plastic coffee cup synthesized from petroleum process, sad expression of our too-chemical contemporary age we're be subjected to in nowadays world.. I'm certainly on the Marsala De Bartoli side of the road weaving together my hands in the shape of a bowl to drink it like I was a cave man, till the end of time! http://www.marcodebartoli.com/en/ — 11 years ago

Daoud Sangwa

Sommelier Whole Foods Market

9.3

El Dankerino — 11 years ago