What Would Mikey Drink

Light ruby. Compelling aromas of rusty iron and tomato. Medium body reminds me of the fall and a surprisingly good finish. Cherries and wet dirt. Excellent value and a good introduction to burgundy. Retail $20, Grade A- www.whatwouldmikeydrink.com

Fantastic American style syrah (with a little grenache). Sign up for their mailing list, and you will not be sorry. Luxurious velvety purple. Room-filling aromas of spicy crushed, black pepper covered blackberry. Monsterous, mantastic palate of crushed syrup flowers. Absolutly gigantic finish. Wow. High alcohol at 15.9%, and I get a hint of it in [...]

Ruby red. Dark, brooding aromas of cherry liquor, menthol, sawdust, and blackberries. Sappy rich, full bodied palate and a core of almost over-ripe plums and figs. While it shows the heat of the vintage, it has a nice balance, and is quite easy to drink. An excellent example of the deals available in the current [...]

Pretty purple. Suggestive burgundian aromas of pine and earth. Then acids dominate the palate. The finish is nice and long, with some smooth tannins. While this wine has some charm, it ultimately turns me off because of the tart, cranberry driven fruit. At this price, it is somewhat a let down. Hold a few more [...]

Absolutely perfect. Deep, dark, and very young. Smells like a great bordeaux, with cider cigar box, green peppers, and some old books. Magnificent on the palate. Huge full body and perfect plummy, menthol balance. More than a 1 minute finish. Still very young, singular, and glorious. I guessed ’94 Shafer hillside select or Chateau Latour. [...]

Dark, chewy, jammy pinot. This is drinking better now than the 06 Kistler Vineyards pinot. Aromas of blackberry jam and pure dark fruits. The full, rich and oaky on the palate. It is quite sweet, with some cherry coke, but it is sure to please a crowd. It is tasty, but at this price I [...]

Beefy, bad boy syrah. Interesting aromas of coal, and blueberry pie. This is tasty stuff. Jammy and powerful, full bodied and masculine, yet not cloying. While clearly an American syrah due to the excellent ripe fruit, it gives more of a nod to the French, crushed black pepper flavored Rhone wines then to the typical [...]

Some of the wine I open is too young but develops into something in the glass after a few hours. Not here- do not open a bottle for at least 5 more years. This is no where close to ready to drink. It is like I got a new toy, but I can’t get the [...]

Awesome wine, especially in the context of the normally thinner and under-ripe vintage. If you are going to drink this now, open, pour out a sip or two, and let it breath for an hour. At first it was sharp, rough, and singing its song out of tune. Then it turns so charming and harmonious, [...]