Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.2

Not your dad’s Cabernet. Lighter colored cab. Pretty nose with present pyrazines v. can franc. But not harsh at all. What a revelation. Super drinkable. I need more. 2022 — 17 days ago

Christian Fischer

9.8

So what to post here. This has a 3x100 rating and I am always suspicious when I see it. 97 to 98 for me. The way this wine is integrated is stunning. Multiple layers of flavors and mellowed tannins with alcohol that is muted in the background. A spectacular rendition and no doubt one of the nicest vintages I have had. Glad we had it together with the other wines and champagnes tonight. — 25 days ago

with Fischer,

B A

9.2

Cranberry tea — 6 months ago

Steve Rura

9.1

Great rosé for a Thanksgiving spread, although it’s a little early (from MCF Rare Wine’s list). Dry and lightly effervescent with a handy reusable bottle cap. Minerals and hay on the nose, currant, sour watermelon candy, dried grass. I’ve had a Stein Riesling before, and the fruit also had a hard candy-like quality. Quality Mosel producer! — 2 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2012 | I have got a crush on older kabinetts. This is só beautiful with an awesome sweet/sour balance. Apricot. Ultimate vibrant. — 2 months ago

JH

9.0

Pretty pale pink; peach and lemon on the nose; grenadine, lemonade flavor — 4 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2016 | a meadow in spring. Beautiful yellow colour. Honey melon, Turkish delight in smell, apricots as well. Vibrant fresh taste, I love Franken Silvaner. Paired with shrimps. — 9 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Presented to me, double-blind. The wine pours a deep garnet color with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears, and some signs of light sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with a mix of ripe and desiccated, mostly dark fruits: cassis, black cherry, plum, mixed brambles, old leather, pipe tobacco, pencil shavings, and fine baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin (that is mostly integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long.

Initial conclusions: this could be a Cabernet-based Bordeaux blend, Tempranillo (or based blend) or Grenache-based blend from France, Spain or the United States. I feel like this leans more towards its fruit than its structure, even though it is a fairly well balanced wine in both regards. As a result, I am calling this a Cabernet-based Bordeaux blend from the United States, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain from a producer like Dunn, 2006. Shiiiiiit. To be honest, I’m not terribly surprised since this is Cos and from a warm vintage no less. Drinking well now and should through 2050+. — 2 days ago

S.S. Mandani

9.3

Cheddar, sweet rye grass, the end of spring and the beginning of summer, fennel.

Beautiful roundness. Nicely prickly. Stone fruit. Not ripe, not underripe. Just right and in season.

Ripe orchard fruit. Fresh meadow. A bit of banana. — 3 months ago

Devin Healey

9.4

As Kendall Roy famously said: All bangers all the time 👌🏼 — 6 months ago