Thomas Williams

9.1

Folium - Sauvignon Blanc - Brancott Valley - south island has clay rich soil which leads to a stoney mineral driven wine. Acid levels are medium and grass is understated. Drinks like a bone dry WA style wine. Which is a taste profile compliment.
Amazing wine for those who want an upscale SB, distinctively different from the sea of average Sauv blancs out there. — a year ago

Koray Ozkan

8.9

#turkishwine #turkishwines #wineofturkey #winesofturkey — 4 years ago

David White

9.0

Nice nose of lime and flavours of melon 🍈 and lemon 🍋 with lively mineralogy
Classic NZ Sauv Blanc style
Great with sea scallops and scampi 🍤 — 4 years ago

Peg Hanssen

9.4

This is an intense splash of citrus and lime, guaranteed to make you mad for Marlborough Sauv Blanc. A New Zealand wine using five different cool-climate vineyards that span the upper and lower Wairau Valley. Excellent paired with buttery scallops or fresh shellfish. Wonderful with pistachio crusted sea bass and mango coulis. Twist open, serve chilled and enjoy. – Naked Wines — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Taken to Canoe House at the Mauna Lani on the Big Island. Awesome aged Raveneau nose. Rich and heavy in the mouth. Notes of citrus, apricot, sea shells, white clay and tan spice. In the zone. Shared a glass with our server/somm. When the bill came, “we have a strict corkage policy but it’s waived when it’s Raveneau “. Ha! — 2 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.2

I probably drink too many Etna wines, so for a change here’s a Sicilian wine that is NOT from the volcano. It’s from the center of the island, near the city of Caltagirone, and it’s an unusual blend of two expected grapes (Nero d’Avola and Frappato) and one fairly unexpected one (Alicante Bouschet). Grown in dense vineyards planted with head-trained bush vines at about 1000 feet above sea level, this wine has a deep garnet color and a stony core surrounded by blackberry, licorice, and black cherry fruit. At once ripe and chiseled with acidity, this is a perfect expression of Sicily in many ways. It bears the i Vigneri stamp of consultant Salvo Foti, a good sign if there ever was one on Sicilian bottles. — 3 years ago

Jared O'Connell

9.5

Purchased a half case of the 2014s in 2018 after visiting Santorini that summer. First bottle in about a year. With octopus dinner. Golden hue. Smells like the salty black sand beaches of the island. Sea shells, minerals etc. little honey dew melon on the nose too. The density is immediately apparent on the palette. A little briney. Some sherry and honeycomb on the palette. Fresh but also tastes older than 6 yrs. I seriously love this wine. Long finish with rich honey notes. — 5 years ago

Koray Ozkan

8.9

#turkishwine #turkishwines #wineofturkey #winesofturkey — 3 years ago

S Wood

9.7

Light bright smokey delight. Tannins in check. Long Island sea salt and wild asparagus. — 3 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.5

We have become really intrigued with wines for Sicily. Who would have thought that such nice rich, complex, well structured and sometimes rather funky wines can come from this island where in my mind the nights would be too warm this far south....but I have never been there. Perhaps the influence of the sea, the unique terroir, slopes and elevations do the magic. This is a Bordeaux blend. Bone dry, powerful rounded tannins, dark tobacco infused cherry, blackberry. Different nuances shown up up in different layers as it evolves from the front to the back of your mouth and ultimately your throat where it lingers. Apparently Sicily grows grapes around the island. These are grown on the west side with a direct view on the Mediterranean Sea. The most minerally complex wines come from the slopes of Mnt Edna, still an active volcano using the Nero d’Avola grape... but that is all together a total different wine. — 4 years ago

with RoAnne and Tammy