What Would Mikey Drink

We enjoyed the Pyramid Calvert vineyard last evening so much, that I choose to open another vineyard designate from the same producer, also from 2006. In general, the Eaton Vineyard has the same high level of quality. This wine is a little lighter and reminds me more of red fruits, where the Calvert had more [...]

Captivating velvety purple looks. Smells good too. Like truffles, earth, mushrooms, and black cherries. Tastes much more like a Burgundy than an Oregon or California wine. Delicate, lithe and outstanding balance. Will this lovely wine from a screwtop bottle age? I will try to lay off one bottle for a while to see. It won’t [...]

We made the mistake of starting to drink this on its own, before dinner, after a hard workout. It appeared to be high in alcohol and acidic, and 2 sips made me tipsy. Then we started eating our spicy Indian food, and it turned into a knock-out. Melted citrine color, and impressive aromatics of minerals, [...]

I was given this bottles as a gift. Please, keep giving me wine to try. I always learn something when trying a new wine. It has an excellent dark ruby color. The aromas are strange. There’s something like poop. Some other more compelling aromas of cherry liquor, and fresh baked cake. On the palate, it [...]

Quintessential Meursault, and a work of art. Roulot has been discovered in the past year, which is unfortunately for collectors make these wines difficult to find but worth the effort. This is a singular, detailed, complex, delicious captivating sunset sky across the palate. It is a pale golden, with aromas of musty peaches. Butterscotch, caramel, [...]

I’ve never been disappointed by a Kistler Pinot Noir. Find some, buy it, and invite me to have a glass. This is their lowest end pinot noir, and it is by all counts delicious. It has a beautiful dark ruby color, and brooding earthy nose. There’s a compelling powerful candied cherry flavor (but not too [...]

This is a tasty treat, for not much money. It has fresh violets and candied cherries, in a lush, very full bodied and sweet package. I bought this from Garagiste wine, an interesting site dedicated to small production artisanal wine at reasonable prices. I paid $18 for this bottle. It is worth signing up for [...]

I am so lucky. On May 20th, I sat down for a casual dinner with friends, and drank the following wine: 2002 Boillot Corton Charlemagne. Mineral laced apple juice and lemon custard. It’s got incredible acids, and is extremely long and smooth. It will gather steam as it ages. Hold in a cold cellar. We [...]

A pretty burst of flavor surrounded by a lean, tart, svelte package. This wine is an good entry level white burgundy, that has similarity on several levels to the higher-end examples. It’s got barely ripe peach, minerals, and a saltiness that all works well together. Nice finish too. For all its charms, there’s something sharp [...]

This wine is beautiful, all around. Lovely bottle, label and incredible purple velvet color suck me in, and make me excited. It really delivers. There’s the classic Gevrey nose of mineral infused fresh mushrooms and fresh cherry juice. Then then wine is powerful and tanninc, with a very long finish. At first, there was something [...]