

Really liked this. Strong tannins but a lot of richness and fruit wrapped around them. — 2 years ago
This time around it was quite good with leg of lamb and veggies in Dutch oven! — 3 years ago
Happy New Year! 🍷
Perfect pairing w/ my Dutch oven braised short-ribs & horseradish mashed potatoes.
Dark currants, brambly blackberries, dark cherries, brilliant cherries, strawberries, iron pan, dry shale, dry herbs-sage lead, dry crushed rocks, limestone, volcanics, roasted chestnuts (a signature of this producer), some black coffee, tarriness, dry top soil, dark spices, some red to mid berry cola, red, dark flowers, violets, excellent, round acidity, balance for days, nice structure/tension with elegance that lands squarely on dry earthiness. — 14 days ago
Vintage 1997 | Tasted blind, after unwrapping I saw it stood next to Moulin Touchais. A unique opportunity to taste the two next to each other. This is true to type Chenin Blanc, with a beautiful smell that consist of Turkish Fruit, hay, honey, impressions of ananas and tangerines. Awesome balance, very vibrant and elegance. I adore this wine. Dutch bottling. 25 years old without signs of becoming too old. — 3 years ago
Really good taste not real sweat. — 4 years ago
Vintage 2014 | a smell to die for, with recollection of a beautiful Brunello: refined, delicate, multi layered. Tobacco, vanilla, red fruit. Colour as cola and yes, a taste that has tertiary elements. Paired with tunafish and zucchini tarts. Dutch private Berger bottling. — 7 months ago
On the nose, this is blackberry and violets. On the palate, this evokes a blackberry liqueur with Dutch licorice presenting right at the entry... Some bark too, but not in a dirty way. Lumber mill. This wine is not rustic at all but more savory in a classy dinner party way. The tannins are not the show here either but rather provide a soft bed for all that blackberry... The floral goes all the way from the nose through to the finish with a medium length. In our area this was a great, great value that I'll keep an eye out for! — 3 years ago

Jason and Jennie
Tasting good. Not the baked fruit character of the Donner Party zin at this stage. Top Calaveras County producer. — a month ago