Jocholla

9.4

Perfect sip to follow caviar, kettle chips and crème fraiche. Little pricey but worth a splurge every now and again. Bright fruit, elegant tiny bubbles, impressive package obviously but there’s more than just marketing here. — 23 days ago

Aaron Tan

9.2

Kumeu River’s highly touted similarity to its French counterparts has by now been repeated so many times on various avenues that one might think it’s all just a marketing sham. On the contrary, there’s good reason for the claim, which was evident in this 17’ Maté’s Vineyard - blinded, it smelled and tasted so much like a Chassagne or Puligny… and dare I say… 1er cru. Serious nose which still needs time to integrate all the toasty oak characters. Aromas of white peaches and nectarines, ginger, some reduction, and hints of chamomile. On the palate, massive concentration with textures and length to match. Good acidity which gives it a mineral feel too. Honestly, it’s hard to call this a wine from New Zealand even after the reveal. Really impressive. Will look for older samples next. — 3 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Lovely hint of richness. A bit soft for my taste in open. Almost like sweet lemon. Mineral kick on the finish. 45 minutes later still soft. Not a wine to age. Great marketing but not what it should be given the price. ... peaking in an oddly elegant kind of way at 90 minutes. — 7 years ago

Josh Armenta

9.2

Great wine to enjoy with BBQ, specially buffalo wings. — 4 months ago

John

9.0

I didn’t want to like Josh due their incessant marketing in my area but bought some at the suggestion of a friend at work. When the bottle was empty I found myself wanting more. Pretty tasty. First sip not all that great, but it grew on me. — 2 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

One of my favorite small production wine, 300 cases. Cal Nicholson spent his youth in So. CA & after a long marketing career he hung up his spurs to follow his 2 real interests in life – surfing & wine making. Jones is the maiden name of Cal’s wife Pam. A wonderful wine. Aromas of lemon citrus with herb, stone & tropical fruits. Palate, peach, Granny Smith apple & ripe melon flavors with lively citrus zest wrapped in lbalanced acidity. Lingering finish ending with mineral citrus finish. Consistent! Nice! — 6 years ago

Rob

8.9

I’m not sure about their whole story of not liking the DOC standards for cava , so they broke off to create their own level of control and accreditation?? But it’s good for marketing I guess and makes a light, citrusy cava — 8 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2023 | this family run domaine in Panzoult - since 1953 - has 27 hectares. Son Pierre has entered the company and he is an advocate for Chinon red wine. So he features as Superman in a label, modern marketing with a wink. Very energetic red. — 5 months ago

Kurt Schuster

9.4

Wow. Usually I think most California reds from Napa Valley are mainly marketing and have a little Judy with the quality of the grapes however this was amazing. A full expression of fruit from start to finish. Lovely mix of wonderful berry and green fruit flavors with baking spices and aromas of roses. This was a fantastic wine from start to finish. — 6 years ago

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Mick Farrell

9.0

Lisi liked it, I was okay... loved the bottle! Copper “keeps it cool”. Sounds like marketing, but that’s fine with me! — 6 years ago

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