Darren Dittrich

9.2

Delicious Cru Beaujolais at Shakespeare in the Park tonight. Mineral notes with juicy red fruits. Among the best of the new arrivals for Fall. — a day ago

with K

Darren Dittrich

8.2

Low SO2 and it shows: massive Brett nose that did not dissipate after 45 minutes. Count me among the skeptics. We moved onto our next bottle. Next day, after a 30 minute decant, it’s finally more approachable. Crunchy brightness, sour raspberry, high acid. Tough to consider this one again. — 10 days ago

Darren Dittrich

9.7

Youthful but very enjoyable now, especially for fellow acid freaks. At first, candied strawberry, with balancing acidity and tannins (both high). Given some time, more traditional Barolo notes emerge... highly aromatic violets and rose hips, with a bit of sandalwood and light tobacco behind sour cherry. This might sound like other Barolos, but it’s significantly different, and from a more ethereal plane. Likely one of those wines that would be tough to nail down with age due to high aromatics and sweet fruit, which would be less prominent with 10-15 years of age. Perfectly happy now, in my glass. — 18 days ago

with Mike and James

Darren Dittrich

9.1

Above expectations for a 2014. Grippy for sure, but more complex than our previous AG 2013 Bussia bottle. Lovely floral nose, high acid, sour cherry with sweet raspberries. High QPR, Costco. — 2 days ago

with Stan

Darren Dittrich

8.9

Darren had this 10 days ago

Darren Dittrich

7.0

Sadly, a corked or baked bottle😪. Initially some off notes, cardboard, even Brett notes of wet fur. With 30 minutes of air, we get soy sauce and burnt pepper. 90 minutes later, cedar box and no fruit. There was just no saving this bottle. Such a shame. We’re working with the distributor. — 18 days ago

with Mike and James

Darren Dittrich

8.9

Darren had this 21 days ago

Darren Dittrich

9.5

We are batting .500 so far in purchases from our local organic wine shop. This one is fortunately a real treat. Imagine a tannin-rich Burgundy (if one existed) blended with a Cru Beaujolais. Floral, ripe strawberry, orange peel... bright acid, chewy tannins, but something that would appeal to those who like a semi-dry wine (just from smell, this doesn’t have any residual sugar). Hard to think of something this would not pair with.... we served it with a beef stir-fry, but it could handle everything from BBQ to salmon. Served chilled. This Vajra release reminds me of their high QPR Rosso that is readily available. Cannot wait to try those two together. This will absolutely be on our Thanksgiving table. — 8 days ago

with Mike

Darren Dittrich

9.0

Terrific Grüner, with plenty of white flowers and fruit up front, and a balanced bitter almond finish. Missing the overwhelming green notes found in some Grüners. Drinking better the 2nd day. Thanks Shelly! — 14 days ago

with Shelly and Mike

Darren Dittrich

9.0

Fruit and floral nose, blood orange, and mineral. Tasty with salmon. Somm Select — 20 days ago

with James