Print Shop Cellars
Château Moulin de la Grangère
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2016
Tasty! Believe from Tiburon wine shop. Worth a case — 6 years ago
Mitchelton
Print Shiraz 2012
Red plum, sour black cherry, violet, blueberry, bramble, kirsch, blackcurrant leaf, eucalyptus, mint, white pepper, anise, tarragon, wet lanolin, pastry, vanilla, cloves, nutmeg, coffee, prune, dried cranberry, cooked black plum, leather, forest floor, earthy, game, tobacco leaf, wet leaves, savoury.
Dry, medium plus acidity, medium plus tannin, medium plus alcohol, medium plus intensity, medium plus body, medium plus finish.
Quality very good
Drink now, potential for ageing, under 7 years. — 6 years ago
Laurent-Perrier
La Cuvée Brut Champagne Blend
I’m partial to Rosé champagne. However, I like this blend of 55% Chardonnay & the rest Pinot Noir quite a lot for the price point. I enjoy their N/V Rosé a little more but, believe this cuvée is a better QPR @ just under $40 over their Rosé.
The nose reveals; lemon meringue/chiffon, lime zest/candy, fresh, juicy mango, green melon, pineapple juice, Bosc pear, grapefruit with pith, green apple, vanillin, cream soda, bread/yeast/dough, hints of nougat w/ nuts, ginger notes, sea fossils, saline, grey volcanics, hints of mint/spearmint, dry herbs, excellent chalkiness, wafting white pepper limestone with yellow flowers/lilies, jasmine and field of spring flowers.
The mouthfeel is rich & lively. High acidity & CO2. Elegance & beauty flow over the palate. Lemon meringue/chiffon, lime zest/candy, fresh, juicy mango, green melon, pineapple juice, Bosc pear, grapefruit with pith, green apple, vanillin, cream soda, bread/yeast/dough, hints of nougat w/ nuts, caramel notes, ginger notes, sea fossils, saline, gritty, deep, palate penetrating, grey volcanics, hints of mint/spearmint, dry herbs, excellent chalkiness, white spice that bring heat on the forefront of the tongue, limestone with yellow flowers/lilies, jasmine and field of spring flowers. The long finish is polished & very well balanced and persists endlessly.
Save a 1/2 glass for a nightcap to pair w/ a Madeleine. 😋
Photos of; the House of Laurent Perrier, their tasting bar, shop and immaculately pruned/groomed Grand Cru Vineyard. — 6 years ago
Giacomo Borgogno & Figli
Dolcetto d'Alba 2016
Good acidity and tight tannins. Bright, blackberry, cranberry, saline and good mineral tang. From Orleans wine shop. — 8 years ago
Paul Jaboulet Aîné
La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 2000
The weekend upon us and we're hosting another dinner party for a couple of friends. Tonight's theme was Rhone wine, so good stuff on deck, with age.
Notes pending... (Entertaining guests first 😉)
Absolutely perfect, yet only coming into it's zone, decade to go here...
Notes from +24H open:
Nose has ripe cherry, dried cherry, dried blackberry, red velvet cake, ripe plum and dry, mineral-ly earth.
Palate has silky-sweet cherry, ripe red currant, (light) cigar wrapper, dried cherry, faint eucalyptus, faint wood notes, dry earth, faint iron notes on the long finish. Mild tannins persist today. Expect to enjoy this vintage another +10Y when held in proper storage.
This bottle was singing at the top of its register last night, slightly diminished today. Absolutely perfect cork, no Durand required for extraction. Acquired a mere two years ago, from a local retailer beginning to close down his shop. He purchased a case on release, stored in his cold cellar; when I got to hunting it only a single bottle remained.
I've had the 2000 vintage before, and it was a treat in a more youthful stage, but a delicacy with our meal last night. We baked a 3lb beef tenderloin (Kinderhook Farm; Valatie, NY) coated in an herb paste then an herbed panko crumb crust with parmesan. About a 50m cook, 30m rest yeilded a perfect 130° center. Served alongside smashed potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts with thick cut bacon. We had fantastic company, connecting again with a wine trade friend and his wife after a few years break in our dining schedules. — 5 years ago
Chocolate Shop
The Chocolate Lover's Wine Red Blend
Not very good at rating wines flavors or essence or whatever it is wine people do! But this tasted like drinking dark chocolate and raspberry! — 6 years ago
Wine Shop at Home Artisan Wine
Elan Reserve Cuvée Red Blend
An absolute delicious cab — 6 years ago
Print Shop Cellars
Tachys Signature Red California Petit Verdot Petite Sirah 2016
First leaf. Uber smooth. Deep purple. Light acidity and spice but not too sweet. Full body. Lovely and pleasant. Would buy again — 7 years ago
Dutton-Goldfield
Dutton Ranch Shop Block Pinot Blanc 2017
Consistently delicious — 8 years ago
Chocolate Shop
Chocolate Red
Very good, not too sweet — 3 years ago
Bodegas Faustino
Gran Reserva Faustino I Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2005
Haven’t had this vintage in 5 years., and the extra 5 years of aging makes a difference.
I also had the 1994 exactly a year ago, and it’s even better than that.
Great value considering how aged it is. Smooth. Berry bonanza.
I play a game with my wife where she picks a bottle from my cabinet while I grill a steak (in this case, a 1.25kg dry aged porterhouse) and I blind taste the wine and tell her what it is. We made a bet that if I got the correct bottle (out of over 50) that she had to go and spend $150 on a bottle. If I got it wrong, I couldn’t shop at the LCBO for two weeks (that’s like a year for anyone else).
I guessed old world. Spanish. Approx 10 years old... but thought it was a 2010 Cune Gran Reserva.
Aka... #2WeekBanFromTheLCBO
— 6 years ago
Renault Bodillard
Thaddeus Morgon Gamay 2013
Brought this back from Paris, recommended to me by the shop owner at Les Caprices de l’instant. Delicious, very good expression of gamay/Bojo. Could’ve aged even longer, plenty of fruit. — 6 years ago
Chop Shop
Superior Grade Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Delicious from the very fist sip, you don’t have to wait for it. So much flavor!!! — 6 years ago
Kelly
Good Fun Cab — 5 months ago