Bob McDonald

9.4

Brief Notes:- A medium weight red fruited savoury, earthy, bombshell of M+ intensity…a tarry note with liquorice adding to its Chateauneuf personality. An excellent example. More Burgundian than Rhone in weight and texture. Not sure further cellaring will add much but delicious right now. NB I have a bottle or two left and maybe a magnum? Must check. Had another bottle 17 weeks later on 18th May 2024 with similar notes. Pale tawny, dirty Ruby in colour - almost transparent. First aromas of tar, roses and violets. Medium bodied / red fruits, strawberries and raspberries in a savoury style. — 10 months ago

K. Syrah

9.5

2011. 9.5+. A bombshell; best wine I’ve had all year. Completely seamless and mouth-filling. Outstanding balance between gobs of funky dark Amarone-like fruit and firm tannins, without being plummy. So many complex flavors that evolve over an eve and a very long aftertaste. So good at this stage but has many more years left. $85 at Pluckemin. — 4 years ago

Friar Tuck

9.3

“Brought” this to the Crew Classé virtual tasting with Antinori’s Renzo Cotarella. So enjoyable to drink this with the wine maker and see inside his thoughts.. in 2020 this is a vibrant gold bombshell from the heavier oaked era. The fullness , density and kind persistence allow it to pare with a wide range of snacks and meals but especially good with brunch grazing — 5 years ago

Chris Buggy

9.1

A delightful salty, crispy, citrus-y bombshell — a year ago

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brando cox

9.1

Having this a second timr...years late it's the same bombshell! Luscious oaky red fruits and cassis with a hint of dark chocolate. Tannins are heavy so let it decant for an hour min. Lots of oak. Solid value from Galliac in SW France. — 3 years ago

Darby Mae

9.5

One of the first orange wines I have bought and still remains one of my favorites. Meinklang has set such a bar when it comes to making wines that are unpretentious and yet full of subtle complexity. Biodynamic stone fruit and citrus bombshell that begs for dinner parties and picnics and afrobeat. — 4 years ago

Peter James

9.2

Inky, bone dry, cherry, cranberry bombshell #tryagain #leoncircle — 6 years ago

Nick Brandon

9.0

Fresh and inviting on the nose, with fruitiness and allure. Some dustiness over it all lends to the mystery.
So drinkable and fruity.
Delicious.
Good party wine and potentially a pairing bombshell. — 2 years ago

John Tan

9.2

Sat afternoon at home. Aromatic, tropical fruit nose. Very fresh on the palate, with satisfying tartness that accentuates how fresh it is. Slight salinity that gives it additional complexity.

The CX of Partida Creus is a real bombshell of freshness, a nose that plays on notes of white fruits, citrus, and aromatic herbs. Tart and funky on the palate, with a long finish. A super rare and super good wine.

Partida Creus is the project of two Italians now in residence in the Tarragona region of Catalonia, just south of Barcelona. The idea of the project was to work with historical, often overlooked local varietals that in many cases were not recognised by the D.O. of the area: Penedès. Massimo and Antonella strategically went about buying up small plots of abandoned vineyards dotted around the area where mostly unknown varietals such as Garrut, Vinyater, Samsó and Queixal de Llop grew. They sought to revitalise the vines and work out the best expression for these old varetals, working without chemicals in the vineyard and without selected yeasts or any other additions in the cellar. They make an impressively dizzying number of different wines, all of which are unified by a very distinctive house style - raw, visceral and pungent reds, and salty, turbid, expressive whites. As a couple they have an insatiable energy that really comes through in the wine.

Origin: Bonastre, Tarragona, Spain
Vintage: 2020
Grape variety: Cartoixa Vermell (Red Xarel-lo)
Food pairing: Risotto with porcini mushrooms, sushi, tuna, paella — 3 years ago

brando cox

8.9

Superb concentration of black fruits flavor. Portuguese flavor bombshell
👃 blueberry blackberry blackcurrant red fruit cherry dark fruit leather hints of vanilla
👄 solid fruit nicely balanced. blueberry jam cassis bramble raspberry jam
Currently enjoying overlooking the city of Luanda, Angola — 5 years ago