Ben Stroup

9.0

Ben had this 4 years ago

Ben Stroup

8.3

Delicious but often discordant white blend. Mild acidity that played backing to full fleshy fruits, and an odd bitterness clanged against it all. Wouldn’t say no to another bottle, but I’m sticking to their weirder stuff. — 4 years ago

Ben Stroup

8.6

Salty, like pecorino romano. Writing this the day after…. — 4 years ago

Ben Stroup

9.5

Wild strawberries, cantaloupe rind, really juicy, lots of rosemary and tangerine, too, super fun. Moderate acidity and the faintest tannins. — 4 years ago

Ben Stroup

9.4

Green apple, lemon tart, little thyme and rosemary herbaciousness, too, on the nose. Plush mouthfeel, hefty dosage but not overbearing, a good “my first champagne” for my first Champagne. — 4 years ago

Ben Stroup

9.3

Fun sparkly muscadet pet nat. Funky, yeasty nose, with buttery strawberry shortcake on the front and a sizzling acidity to follow with chalky mouthfeel from the lees. — 4 years ago

Ben Stroup

9.0

so this is beaujolais nouveau…. bubblegum, banana runts, blueberries, with an almost beery freshness, mild tannins, and a lingering acidity that’s quite pleasing. Gorgeous ruby crystal color, riff raff saying “Dr. Pepper” is stuck in my head on a loop — 4 years ago

Ben Stroup

9.0

Really wonderful. Golden sunset body, slight oxidation on the nose, with the shift of smoke. Not sure why this is sold as a white, since it’s merlot with at least some skin contact, but the slight tannin plays so well with the ox and the smoke and the sugar—a really killer wine with spicy fatty food, which, let’s be realistic, is often what’s on the plate. Will buy two more bc I can’t wait to see where these are in 2-4. — 4 years ago

Ben Stroup

8.8

Juicy but very well structured, much more so than the foretal. Cassis, some earth, would buy again. — 4 years ago

Ben Stroup

9.0

Everything I loved about the 2018, but younger, slightly more discordant. Can’t wait to try it again in a couple years. Cherries, melon, rubber, rosemary, burnt sage. Like licking your hands after a bike ride to the cherry orchard. — 4 years ago