ESF

8.9

ask the wine guy for something unusual, something off the beaten path and he recommends this delicious dry 100% Palomino w/some bottle age: definitely a food wine, light greenish straw color w/fairly austere nose full of minerals, lanolin, herbaceous musk, white flowers (jasmine), ginger & some spices. on palate it is rigid & angular, zesty acidity, some citrus but mostly minerals & herbs, quinine, screams for briny foods - we had this w/deli section fare & salad. — 12 days ago

Hiroshi Tominaga

9.1

Intense, black cherry with spice. Received through JAL price around ¥10,000. — a month ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2022 vintage. A blend of Negrette (60%) and Syrah. Very attractive with roses, blackberries, and spices grabbing your attention. Terrific value too. Abv. 14,5%. — 3 months ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Dark and oily. Fig and molasses. Earthy flavors with treacle. Coffee and wine. So complex and savory. Gorgeous — 20 days ago

with Matt and David

Mark Mannebach

8.9

Dark chocolate molasses and some plum notes. Smooth. — a month ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2020 | too high in alcohol imo — 2 months ago

Joe Flo

9.6

Wine Spectator #1 wine dinner. With a good decanting this was a great wine. 🍷 — 20 days ago

Hadley Lyman

9.1

Just a party in a bottle — a year ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Single grand cru vineyard. Tasted twice in two days. Grew on me! — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two hours. The 2019 pours a garnet color with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart red fruits: strawberry, raspberry, Morello cherry, roses, dried green herbs, and gravely earth. On the palate the wine is dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. From one of the lesser known Conterno’s…but still quite lovely. Drink now through 2039 — 4 months ago