Chris Buggy

8.9

Honey lemonade iced tea , in the best way possible, rolling mouthfeel-Haley.Henry — 19 days ago

with Jennifer

Amy Rehagen

9.4

Tart cherry, funky notes, fruit punch vibes. 🍇 🥊 — 3 years ago

with Candace

Matt Perlman

9.2

The amphora-aged bottling gains noticeably in complexity and power. Warm and sunny, round on the palate, showing exotic fruit and floral tones with some nuts and spice. Worth the step up in price and still a very good value — 3 years ago

Eric Kememes

9.0

Muted initially but warm strawberry boquet followed light body but lengthy saline finish impressed over days — 4 years ago

Shilpi Rawat

9.0

Sweet and beautiful smelling with notes of berry's and minerals. Sweet surprise — 4 years ago

Andy Stabile

9.0

The wine of the little estate we vacationed at. Very enjoyable — 5 years ago

PFM

9.5

delish, mineral-y, medium body oomph, v interesting, unfiltered. ideal kind of orange. Drank w cheuk on a hill w Mexican food — 6 years ago

romo

9.1

Consistent notes. — 10 months ago

Randy Fuller

9.4

This wine is lightly tinted, a little redder than a rosato, but not as dark as most red wines. The nose is fruity, yet earthy. I smell red plums, blackberries, cherries, and a faint licorice note. The mouthfeel is full and clean, almost a creamy presentation of red fruit. The tannins are light, but the acidity is very refreshing. I wouldn't fault you for dropping an ice cube in it for summer enjoyment. I heard someone say they wanted to make sangria from it, and that sounds like a good idea. I'll just sip mine, though. — a year ago

Stan Nguyen

9.5

Nose of citrus fruits and flowers and huge apricots finish. Really gorgeous interesting wine. — 3 years ago

romo

9.0

A disappointment from the recent library offer. Not oxed, but close. No acid, no energy. — 4 years ago

Phil Kessling

9.0

Actually 100% Nero in this vintage, only 11% ABV. Amphora aged, actually prefer this bottling to the non-Amphora Nero. Mainly black fruited, a little chalky. Very smooth and easy drinking. Great with pizza. — 4 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

Interesting wine. Tasty. The amphora elevage makes it seem more round. — 5 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2015 | lovely smell with a combination of cherries, minerality and a hint of raspberry. Fermented and aged in amphora. Juicy taste with high acidity, a real gastronomic wine. | Paired with chicken livers in port cream sauce. — 6 years ago

romo

9.3

An excellent COPPER wine of rubber and baked bread. Age has softened the tannin which may not be to its advantage. Dry and super versatile. — 10 months ago

Phil Kessling

8.9

Amphora, skin contact Pinot Grigio from Foradori. What’s not to like. This is amped up Pinot Grigio, savory, a little tannic and delicious. — 2 years ago

Al Doyle

8.9

Complex. A bit unfocused. Initial forward tartness retreated after a while, but there was a bitter note, kinda cherry stones/bitter almonds, that remained unintegrated into the whole picture. — 3 years ago

Vanessa

9.1

What a beautiful spring day in Minnesota!

The glorious, golden sunshine called us outdoors and inspired us to crack into this 2012 Arnot-Roberts “Amphora” Ribolla Gialla.

We had the pleasure of blind tasting the 2010 vintage when we visited Arnot-Roberts last year. Check out my IG post (@Sips_Ensemble) from June 9, 2022 for more details on that magical visit!

This wine is made from the Ribolla Gailla variety, an ancient and rare grape grown most notably in the Friuli region of northeastern Italy and neighboring Goriška Brda region of Slovenia (where it’s called Rebulla).

Here is a lovely Napa expression coming from the Vare Vineyard in Napa’s Oak Knoll District, which is farmed organically by the esteemed Steve Matthiasson. Growing Ribolla in the Vare Vineyard dates back to 2001, when cuttings were brought over from Friuli, Italy for planting.

Settled at the base of the bottle we can see the lees (fine particles from the yeast), an indication this wine was likely unfiltered (or minimally filtered), lending richness and texture while also helping to preserve the wine.

It’s justifiably showing some signs of age with its deep golden hue and honeyed, nutty notes; yet it still offers round primary notes of yellow apple, bosc pear, quince, orange peel, grapefruit pith, cantaloupe, honeysuckle, white blossom, and wet slate, with a notable creaminess.

Cheers to sipping delicious wine on a delicious day! — 3 years ago

with Deked1

Rhonely Boy

9.1

100% Zibbibo (Muscat), old vines planted in 1945. 13.2% ABV

Muscat done as orange wine in clay Amphora, and some time under Flor. Dried apricot, floral, terra cotta notes & texture. Dry, long finish. Very nice, fun & exciting. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.

The 13 was a brutal tannin vintage when I tasted it at En Premier. The tannins are still bitty but, nothing like they were out of barrel.

The fruit in the 13 shows the difficulty in the vintage. They are duller and it’s really stands out from other vintages and not in a good way.

It’s lean and there is nothing that really draws you in. Fruits are; dark cherries, rhubarb, blackberries, some blueberries@and the strawberries show some ripeness the other do not. Lots of dry earth, dry stones, some herbs, dark withering florals, decent acidity and a uneventful dry finish.

Photos of; Clyde and Alfred at the bar, their Amphora style cement tanks they ferment part of each vintage now, road signs of the good neighbors they keep and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 7 years ago