Freddy R. Troya

9.5

Truly artisan, made in small batches from the Angeleno Wine Co. This is a quite different Albariño sourced in collaboration with Bokisch Vineyards. The V.22 was the only vintage they made as it ended up being a little bit of a warmer year in California. Grapes for this wine were harvested on August 2022 at 20.9 brix, destemmed and macerated for 20 hours overnight, then pressed it off.
It fermented in tank and then racked half of it into stainless steel barrels and half in regular neutral Hungarian oak barrels. Fermentation took off from the indigenous yeasts on the fruit and in the winery. The wine in stainless steel was not allowed to go through MLF, while the wine in oak barrels was allowed to go through MLF naturally. After 7 months, it was blended the two wines together, filtered it, then bottled.

All this processes resulted a compelling multi-layered and extremely complex Albariño never tasted before, the array of citrusy from lemon peel, ripe mandarine, to some hints of fermented pineapple on both nose and palate, takes you to a joyful savory roller-coaster, it has the prefect balance of oak and acidity, perfectly balance on the mid-and-back-end of the palate. Mouthfeel is exotic and sharp but not tarty, a very harmonious combination of acidity and dry, clean and crispy finish. If you are lucky to find it, get it as it will not disappoint. Cheers! — a day ago

Nathan Renfro

8.9

When in Canada!! Very thick, very sweet, light honey, apple. — 6 years ago

George Hesse

9.2

Very nice. — 9 years ago

with Jennifer

Jeremiah Diaz

9.3

Medium purple in color; black cherries, plums, and graphite on the nose; high acidity; medium tannins; tastes like blackberry jam, crushed gravel, and licorice with a long finish. Nellie says it's ok with food. — a year ago

with Nellie

Ron from VA

9.2

Note: this is for the NO SULFITE ADDED “Vino dal Bosco” build using fruit from Baer Ridge Vyd in Rockingham Co. — deep, mouthfillingly dense, yet LOW tannin Purity Bomb. Spectacular with pizza or chili… Pure heavy-extraction bliss from a HUGE VINTAGE. STEWED cherries and Colombian coffee. 20$ at Wegmans in Cville. Spectacular artisan build :) — 4 years ago

Philip Patston

8.9

Another cocktail in a can. It’s actually pretty good. Best over ice with lime but even from an icy cold can it’s pretty good. Has a good ginger kick and is not too sweet. Great for parties and picnics. — 6 years ago

Nathan Dean

9.6

Very smooth. Great wine to have without food. — 9 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.4

Fantastic new sour from Jolly Pumpkin (new for me, anyway). This is a collaboration between JP and Baston Brewery, it’s a blend of JP’s La Roja and Baston’s Nectar Des Dieux Triple. Super complex with layers of molasses, brown sugar, chocolate, but also the acidity of La Roja. One of the most interesting JPs I’ve had in a while. — 3 years ago

with Vanessa

David Kline

9.3

Prairie Artisan Ales and Evil Twin Collaboration. Nearly headless, then about a quarter headed with a dark chocolate wafer color, and shoe-mesh texture. Ebon and daunting. Pecan-espresso and darkest chocolate, burnt caramel, vanilla bean, strangely mint and flax-hemp seed. Can’t shake the peppermint patty-ness of this initially, but then dark mocha lava cake minus the sweetness. Pointed espresso oils, bitter chicory, vanilla, whiskey barrel brings up the rear with ginger, clove and Tagalong cookies, ending peppery but still dark chocolate throughout. Beautiful treatment here. Keeping it dark as the jacket of the Holy Writ. — 6 years ago

Brittany Whitmore

9.6

so good! Easy drinkijg. — 8 years ago