Steven Beishuizen

8.8

On the nose, this is mineral and faint mandarin orange peel. Slightly off dry... Medium body. Not too acidic here... Citrus really throughout esp orange. — 21 days ago

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Steven Beishuizen

9.0

On the nose, this is frozen raspberry... On the palate, this tastes darker... Blackberry, cranberry... Tree bark, cedar, sawdust... Eucalyptus... Very mushy wood... Pretty big body here though... And the tannins are really contributing to that... Soft, chewy... Medium length with baking spice. — a month ago

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Steven Beishuizen

9.1

On the nose, this is concentrated cherry and raspberry... On the palate, this is again deep cherry, raspberry, blueberry, cranberry, red plum skin... A very satisfying body that makes me think of a bowl of cornflakes... Tannins are not sharp at all really just contributing to an overall smooth yet still intense expression. The finish is medium with the blueberry and some baking spice more prominent at the end... — 2 months ago

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Steven Beishuizen

8.9

On the nose, this is intense blackberry and blueberry... The blueberry comes to the front even more on the palate... Graphite... Violets... Tight tannin... Medium bodied... The finish stays intense with that blueberry with a medium length... I quite like it — 3 months ago

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Steven Beishuizen

8.9

We've stopped in at this winery several times over the years, and going through the tastings here to us have felt hit or miss... That sounds bad, but I actually love that... Wineries that put out consistent but mundane wines lack soul in my opinion... Anyway, back to the wine at hand... The color here seems deeper and more amber than the average gewurtz... On the nose, this feels like cantaloupe, ripe peach and mineral... Is this an "orange nose"? On the palate, that stone fruit comes to life, but I'm still leaning cantaloupe here... Sage... Minerality to be sure... There's a suggestion of sweetness here that makes me wonder if in fact this is off-dry... I'm not getting as many herbal notes as is typical of gewurtz, but that sage again stands out. A dry herb feel. Why am I thinking about those peaches that have a donut shape? Medium body with less than medium acidity. I don't know what I would pair food-wise here... Is it sweet? Is it dry? A pairing is complicated... Maybe just go with a glass of wine all by itself in an Adirondack chair in the garden... The length of the finish is long almost reminiscent of Dr. McGillicuddy's peach schnapps but with a sweetness like a Bellini from Milestones back in the day. Yes. This is a Bellini finish. I actually do enjoy it. — 24 days ago

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Steven Beishuizen

9.2

Eight years after the vintage... On the nose, this is cranberry and raspberry... On the palate, raspberry syrup, cranberry/cherry concentrate... Smoke? Earth? Mushroom? The tannins are very present. Powerful but not rough. Long finish. Pepper. — 2 months ago

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Steven Beishuizen

9.1

We had this one at End Dive restaurant in Victoria, BC. This is a winner. A varietal that I normally associate with precise, medium-bodied, simple patio wine is very different here... As a pét-nat this is fuzzy and fun... Lighter colored, and a great accompaniment to our salmon belly dinner. — 3 months ago

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Steven Beishuizen

8.9

On the nose, this is bright cherry and alcohol... On the palate, the cherry is very pronounced... Kirsch... Some earthiness, but the acid here remains jovial. Medium, precise tannin. Medium bodied with the alcohol quite pronounced. Very uplifting. — a month ago

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Steven Beishuizen

8.7

On the nose, this is lemon and peach peels... (What's a peach peel?) On the palate, that weird peach peel note pervades again... Peach without the sweetness... Lemon again present... Minerality... Acidity isn't so pronounced here, but the lemon rind note is popping more than it should be... Is this lemon pith? Maybe this is a good choice for watching the election results come on for Trump 2024... Bitter. — 2 months ago

Steven Beishuizen

8.9

A really dark-colored one here... On the nose, this is the darkest of black fruit... Some blackberry liqueur on that nose too... On the palate, it's still black fruit to be sure... Maybe with the addition of cranberry... The seven years of age seems to be introducing some softness with the tannin... Some old-world dirty here. Dusty. Medium body. Medium acidity. The finish is long with the blackberry showing flecks of blueberry on the finish. — 2 months ago

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