Kristen Carlson-Bye

9.2

Incredible, frizzante, crisp, Meyer lemon, minerality — a year ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.1

Nice bottle/label. Classy screw top. And a label that looks like an old book. Deep dark color. Smells nice. Fruits, mint, licorice, wet earth, and forests. Flavors are good too. Dry. And not fruit bombed. It’s got character. Herbal side is nice. Licorice/anise, but also a sage and artemisia side too. This is excellent stuff. Interesting and gratifying. — 4 years ago

Bryan Hopkins

9.1

Notes of anis and spearmint most strongly, with more subtle citrus. Sweet even without sugar. Light and delicate but with a creamy mouthfeel. — 4 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.0

Dark as boar’s blood. Smells, dense, ripe and strange. Inky perhaps. Flavors are balanced, juicy, and dry. Lots of licorice, berry and some brandy, bourbon tones. Plenty of cigar and hot road tar in a rainstorm on the backside. Hints of mugwort and artemisia perhaps too. This is a clean and rich Napa style wine with complexity. Could age for a while with the tannins. Not fully funky, but interesting. — 3 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.4

Light alcohol at 12%. More opaque than the big Syrah. Pretty though. Purple edge is striking. Smells strange. Slate, berries and some herbal anise, artemisia and rose petals. Flavors are pure French Syrah. Tart red-black berries and rocks. The acids are high. But the licorice and chocolate with black pepper and black cherry liqueur makes this baby sing. This is the kinda Syrah I love to discover. Strange, rustic, complex, and full of flavor. — 4 years ago

KW

8.9

White burgundy made by an extremist. Nothing but grapes inside his wines. Usually I'd have expected vinegar or premox from an old burg white but I was nicely surprised!
Pear & almond tart nose.
Nice acidity with pear, artemisia and almond palate. Overripe pineapple and coriander seed aftertaste. Def not your typical Viré Clessé. — 8 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.0

Marsanne white. Moon Mountain Dist. What a nice painting on the label. Poster art vibes. Lovely pale, golden color. Smells like fresh paint, flowers and lighter colored apples. Gala or Jonagold. Flavors are complex and crunchy. Lots of anise, bit of artemisia. Has hints of honey and stone-fruits. The body and bite are tremendous. ‘Big’ white wine. The balancing bitter streak is nice. This is a unique CA wine with some distinct old world style. — 3 years ago

Katie Winter

9.5

Vibrant fruit, very balanced, a pleasure to drink. — 4 years ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.4

Double infusion of quinine, sign me up. Also scented with rhubarb, chiretta flower and what seems to be a good dose of wormwood or artemisia. Medium bright mahogany color, intense bitter herb, floral and even red fruit aromas. Deliciously bitter. — 7 years ago