Randy Fuller

9.0

This wine pours up in a medium-dark ruby color, with some rosy lavender hints around the rim. The nose hit me as almost unpleasantly funky. And I like funk. There is an extremely earthy quality to the smell, almost burying the dark fruit. The mouthfeel is a bit thin, and the palate shows flavors of plum, black currant and blackberry. Notes of cola become more noticeable on the finish, putting me in mind of a Pinot Noir. It is a clean, fresh sip, with no oak to get in the way. The tannins are tame, so pairing with chicken is probably a better idea than beef. — 11 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2018 | Chardonnay | 80% inox 20% barriques | 55 months sur lie | beautiful smell with yeast and almonds, immensely powerful — 6 months ago

Michelle Goldfine

9.6

Love the balance, the bright fruit and the easy drinking nature — 2 years ago

Emanuel Reitano

9.1

Brick rim and super pale transparent salmon color. Some pink and purple floral aromatics on the nose, a little funk but not overpowering or off putting whatsoever.
Great acidity, balanced alcohol, very smooth and light tannin that linger to deliver a peppery finish. Overall complex and delicate on the palate with amarena cherry flavor and some artificial pink candy like hubba bubba or cotton candy saltwater taffy. Really desirable minerality similar to the whites I’ve tried from this region. i don’t think you need to chill this before drinking. Would definitely recommend and I’d buy it again for $20 in that 90-92 range for me. Probably at the end of its window if I had to guess, ready to drink now. — 2 months ago

Devin Bray

9.4

Excellent. Light, fruity, and complex. — 7 months ago

Nate Chambers

9.5

Mel’s fave. Really delightful, light red. Easy drinking. — 3 years ago

Sean Burke

9.0

Zeno light red — 2 months ago

romo

8.9

One dimensional and not sure what that dimension is. — 3 months ago

romo

9.1

Crushable red at the new Marisi in La Jolla. — 2 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.1

Surely young, surely delicious !!
I consider the vernatsch, which we call in Italian Schiava gentile, our petit pinot noir.
This is an established label of an old vines version, a rare example of schiava that does age very well.
This is a wine somehow that if you blind taste it you could mistake for a white, absence of tannin and good freshness. With time it builds up a bit of flesh, but it does remains generally a grape to drink when young. Best examples are in the St. Magdalener denomination.
Still i enjoy this label everytime and also the other schiava Girlan produces.
Cheers🍷 — 3 years ago