Stephanie Wu

9.0

Had this at a blind tasting. Thought it was a chenin at first. Medium acid. Notes of green apple, lemon peel. — 3 months ago

Ely Cohn

8.9

Smokey clean lemon slate and lime leaf with acid you can smell. Bone dry refreshing as hell and the right down the middle.

Riesling to drink when National Riesling Day falls on a Monday. — a year ago

Daron Watson

9.5

Vintage Lambic “which has matured for three years in oakwood barrels and has been selected for its exceptional colour, taste and flavour.”
“Powerful yet elegant, Bruocsella can be considered the missing link between the worlds of wine and beer. Since there is no secondary fermentation in the bottle Bruocsella is a flat, non-sparkling beer.”
“This aristocratic beer is to our national beer patrimony what Mouton-Rotschild, Petrus or Romanée-Conti are to the wines.”

apples, dried apricot, candied ginger, honey, soft cheese rind

addition of artisanal bread, cantaloupe, apricot marmalade ~ ricola

gritty woody breadth w an intense sour acidic mid palate lift
— 2 years ago

Emily Hackner

9.0

Love this wine. French Paradox — 6 months ago

John Willison

8.9

Strawberry, Clementine, slightly herbal. — 9 months ago

Rich Bluth

8.9

3 grape blend. Touriga Franca, Touriga National and Tinta Roriz…dry and medium body — 2 years ago

Teresa Stepp

9.1

National wine day at Tuscan Market — 3 years ago

with Kristina

ESF

9.3

In the pocket w/long life ahead: solid Napa CS - usually priced out of these wines, but I picked this up years ago and decided to see where it was: super inky, not a sign of age, very generous fragrant nose right away, lots of [chambord] liqueur like blackberry, black cherry, black raspberry, cassis, and well integrated oak. Rich luscious viscous on palate, finely grained tannins, loads of fruit from nose and a lengthy finish. Perfect w/ribeye — 6 months ago

Matt

9.6

Absolutely gorgeous showing with some great years ahead of it. Roasted cherry, Chambord, strawberry confit, crushed plum, truffles, garrigue, stones, porcini, sandalwood, lavender. Sublimely elegant with aroma/flavor for days with well-postured tannins holding it all up. — a year ago

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9.5

Opaque ruby. A powerfully scented bouquet displays mineral-accented boysenberry and Chambord scents complemented by suggestions of pungent flowers, Indian spices and incense. Intense red/blue fruit preserve, cherry cola and fruitcake flavors show superb definition and silky texture. Comes off graceful despite its depth and finishes on a repeating floral note, displaying outstanding persistence and bright, mineral lift. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, October 2021)
— 3 years ago