Ted

8.9

Big fella. Cured meat. Having this with pretzels. Probably need a better food option. The thick bone in chop is on the horizon — 9 months ago

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.2

Rich, Beefy Rosé. — 4 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

Medium intensity aromas of lemon, and tropical fruit like mango and pineapple. On the palate the wine is dry, high acidity and has wet-stone like flavors in addition to the lemon. It is sour on the palate, it has gone too lean. Just OK. #ojaivineyard #biennacido #chardonnay #sbcounty #santabarbaracounty #santamaria — 6 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.3

Incredible! The fruit on this is so pure and delicate—I’ve never had a fruit-forward wine that tasted so much like biting into a legit piece of fruit. — 7 years ago

David C

9.3

Sweet, very good — 7 years ago

Ben Russell

10

Rhôney but delicious — 8 years ago

Joe Paradise

9.2

Knew nothing about this wine when i bought it and, honestly cant find much about it, at least not in english. Bordeaux meets Rioja in this wild catalan blend of cab, garnacha, tempranillo, and merlot. Dried cherries and plum, leather, briny black olive, and thyme. Full body and rich not grippy tannin. Definitely want to learn more about this DO. — 9 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.1

At the Mt.Pollino tasting i organised at the Oil Mill Santamaria here in Castelluccio Superiore (Basilicata).
The wine is produced on the other side of the mountain, in Calabria, but still at a fairly high altitude of about 500mt.
It's a Mantonico Pinto 100%, another grape that risked to disappear a while ago and that instead is giving great joy to the few producer that have embarked the venture to deal with it.
It's a unique grape, quite aromatic which makes people identify this particular wine nearly sweet even though the sugar has been all transformed in alcohol (not much though..12.5%)
It has a good body, good freshness and all the potential to age few years IMO.
During fermentation there a little maceration and then 8 months of stainless steel container before being bottled.
Just a touch of SO2 added at the vwry end.
Great aperitif. Very recognisable — 4 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.0

Somewhat hollow.

90 points — 5 years ago

Marc Ouellette

9.4

Sweet cherries, a hint of spice and a velvety finish help create palate for Spanish manchego, apples and an Sicilian black fig preserve with an olive oil crusted cracker. To die for! — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.3

Nothing better than a well aged Chardonnay and fatty, cold water fish. This bottle is our go to pairing for grilled steelhead trout.

Nose is evolving since my prior post, oxidized green apple peel and cold caramel.

Palate is lightly sweet lemon curd/custard, baked red apple, cooked lemon, warm granite dust and a zing of acidity on the close.

Our feline house managers pestered for comfortable portions on the trout, they are good boys and girls, generally, so we endulge.

Great night listening to Hugh Masekela and Mongo Santamaria on the HiFi, everything complimented!

One bottle left, then we move along to the next vintage. — 7 years ago

The Chimp

9.0

Spanish Granache. Drank at the suggestion of the host/som at Enoteca in Teton Village in Jackson Hole. I like. Buy this one again. Give it some time to open. — 9 years ago

Michel Boka

9.1

Vermentino :-) — 10 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

Lopez Heredia rose lovers alert: a garnacha/Tempranillo blend from the husband of one of the Lopez daughters. More perky & fresh than its Lopez ancestor but still layered with tangerine peel, grapefruit pith, & some Unami. Great concentration & has a more new penny copper color. For about 30$ I’ll take it, especially since Lopez rose fetches 100$. — 4 years ago

with Owen

Jeremiah Glazer

9.1

Fun red. Stone minerals, lime fruit, quite tannic with a tart finish. — 5 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

I prefer this to the Pence Ranch #staritahills #chardonnay The latter seaming riper, sweeter with popcorn aromas. This #santamaria seems like higher acidity yet still has buttery autolytic notes — 6 years ago

Konstantin

8.9

Vintage 2010 — 7 years ago

John Hagood

9.1

Bought 2014 from Domestique on 1/28/19 per recommendation in lieu of Catalan grapes. $25. Drank 1/30/19. Acid and tannin galore. Splendid fruit at front and back. Lean not sweet. Astringent. Lower alcohol means structure just a bit off. Ruby red with black meniscus. Again on 4/11/19 with Ron & Jenny. Even better. With chilie. — 7 years ago

Danny Owens

9.2

Tight complex needs a bit of air, very good quality. At Randy's on a Wednesday evening. — 9 years ago

Scott Arnold

9.1

Really excellent dry white with good structure and complexity. Lemon, earth, minerality, crisp and satisfying on it own or with food. 2015 vintage. — 10 years ago