Ericsson

9.4

Tasting notes during visit to the winery where absolutely everything is done in-house by hand; preserving centuries old winemaking traditions. In the Tondonia offering one can really appreciate the time and patience dedicated to crafting this wine. The wine evolves to a rustic yet graceful profile with strong notes of dark berries with slight oak and dark chocolate. On the palate the wine is bliss, medium bodied, fully integrated, with balanced acidity and a long finish.

The juice is fermented in old large wooden “tinas,” then transferred to American oak barrels (made in house to medium toast specifications), stored underground in their +100 year old cellars for at least a year. After that it is bottled and stored in the same underground cellars and finally released about ten years later. Learning about their curated winemaking process was inspiring. — 2 months ago

Christopher Knowledge

9.6

Yes. Party of 4 confirmed this was a solid option. — 2 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.1

Fun wine to sip slowly—when cold you really pick up the oak, as it gets less cold you get more creme brulee and apples. It shows well in both lights! — 4 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.6

Delicious. This wine is just pure bliss. — 7 months ago

ESF

9.4

Wow, never heard of this producer - found them at Specs in TX. Gorgeous right out of the shoot: inky ruddy garnet, effusive nose of rich ripe fruit of all color, sweet exotic spice & pepper, vanilla & cocoa… just decadent. Lush on palate, tremendous flavors, so generous and well knit. Balanced & seamless through lingering finish. This has great stuffing but not overdone. Had a run of great Zin lately which is encouraging. Bump for QPR — 2 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.6

Utter bliss. Vibrant, clean, mellow and intense at the same time somehow. Just brilliant — 3 years ago

Wayne Stargardt

9.0

Very pleasant and spicy aftertaste — 9 months ago

with Deb

Haley Hoover

9.6

Frank with mom for AWS wine pairing. Goes great with anything lemony - lemon pesto pasta, shrimp and green yogurt! — 2 years ago

Robert Komoto

9.1

Very good. The slight sweetness was actually attractive. Fruit, strawberries, overall good. — 3 years ago

William Paley

9.4

New Year’s Eve leftovers forgotten (open) in the fridge after an epic night and a full day of napping. So after 36 hours it’s still pretty righteous amber bliss, a bitter edge with singular notes of butterscotch, anise, petrol, citrus rind, pine, and the faintest bit of untanned leather on the way way back....nice performance. very easy late morning armchair drinking. vendor says 2015 but the bottle is not marked. — 4 years ago

with Ron, Marisa and 1 other