Daniel M

8.9

This is a blend of syrah, cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc.
The wine is red but completely translucid like a Tavel wine. The nose is funky with dome discreet barnyard notes, a typical herbaceous note that I associate with Sauvignon Blanc, some minerally notes like crushed rocks, pomegranate and strawberry too. Very interesting!
The palate shows a good acid drive, pomegranate and strawberry notes all along, some width, a soft and gentle mouthfeel that changes in the rear with some lively tannins that create another layer over a rather long and fruity finish with pomegranate and strawberry. It's fresh and fun, it's super easy going. Textbook glouglou wine. Enjoyed slightly chilled. 12,5% abv. — 5 months ago

Paul Secombe

9.1

Earthy aspberries, blackberries, spices and that licorice that has sat at the back of the cupboard for a decade. Very smooth — 3 years ago

Nicole Deborah Neufeld

8.9

Juicy and tart. Citrusy with a hint of pineapple. — 4 years ago

Jeffrey Woo

9.1

Light ruby hue. Aromas and flavors of cherry, leather, strawberry, tar. Musty on the nose. Medium-light body with grippy (youthful) tannins and plus acidity. Balanced finish. Age-worthy. — 8 months ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

Another bottle eon at our wine club night in Okoboji….. Sauvignon Blanc with lots of apple in it — a year ago

with TwiLea

Jeff Orlowski

9.6

First Solara-style Syrah from Porter. Blackberry jam on nose. Full, dry, smooth, and soft. Complex fruit of blackberry, blueberries, plum. — 3 years ago

with Michael and Joe

heather mccloy

9.2

Pinot noir / chardonnay co-ferment, super light and juicy with a touch of effervescence, cherry haribo 🎉 — at Livia Bakery — 5 years ago

Devin Brown

9.1

The description: A striking core of vibrant red fruits gives a zippy nature combined with the fine grain, and dusty, tannins framing the mid-palate fruit, making for a superbly textured wine resonating the class of wine within. The flavours, tannin and texture linger forever. Simply spellbinding with a long life ahead in a temperature-controlled cellar, 10-15years+.
The opinion: Very very nice. Will invest in a few bottles. — 8 months ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.5

I've had this bottle in my cellar more than 20 years. It was delicious. Plum/prune, dry cured dark olives, caramelized/roasted meat juices on the nose. Elegant and slightly spicy with well resolved tannins and a hint of warmth to the alcohol. This was better balanced than many later bottles that seemed to chase the Parker style of big/ripe/extracted/oaky. — a year ago

Moe

9.1

From back label. Located on a high-elevation, steep glacial terrace in the Bendigo sub-region of Central Otago. This stunning site has clay and pedogenic lime soil, featuring schist and quartz.
A traditional aesthetic - respectful, patient, vineyard- focused- resonates in our approach, and frees the wine to express the unique tenor of our sites.

This wine was fermented using only indigenous ‘ wild’ yeast and matured for 17 months in French oak barrels. This wine was bottled unfiltered on 10th of November 2016. Careful cellaring will reward collectors over the next 10+ years. 1046 cases were made. — 4 years ago