Peter Sultan

9.1

Have not tired of this recent Austrian find. A ‘natural’ wine but enough old world Chardonnay stuffing to let me ignore the label. — 5 months ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

(While the pic is of this makers Chard review is for the Blaufrankish); Probably the darkest & most savory expression of Blaufrankish I’ve ever tried, & it works: black cherry & kirsch color, dense; on nose pretty open knit raspberry & black currants; the blacks currants, raspberry, & also kirsch/ beet notes on palate, with a pleasant chewy texture. For 24$ on sale a whole lotta wine, imagine the relatively long aging prerelease- over 3 years in amphorae etc -probably helped. — 9 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Quite light green tinged . Restrained fresh apple peel ,
camomile and sea breeze notes . On the palate quite strict salivating acidity with more green fruits , along with the camomile and mineral , chalky, wet stone element . Quite lean with just a hint of sweetness to balance with ok length. Young but enjoyable for now and the next 5 -8 years or so — 2 years ago

Will Stanley

9.3

Wow, this is an absolute bombshell of a wine, the Lorcher Riesling from Rheingau superstar Eva Fricke in the 2019 vintage. Right from the get-go, this supercharged wine blows you off your feet with its cacophony of petrol, salt, lime and garden herbs on the nose – almost like shoving your proboscis into a packet of salt and vinegar crisps. In a good way!

The palate is actually quite a contrast, with a supple, generous mouthfeel with none of the hard edges this grape can bring. Perhaps attributable to the warm, ripe vintage that 2019 was. But it offers a complex array of bitter fruits, some sweet lime, nectarine, and a long finish. It is perhaps slightly underwhelming given the supercharged aromas this wine possesses, but it’s very good stuff nevertheless!

January 2025 — 5 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

8.9

Pizza wine 🍕 — 10 months ago

Alex Tokarev

9.0

Хороший фанк. Ярка кислотность, квашеная капуста, лимон, персик — 2 years ago

Oliver Monti-Masel

9.0

Light but tannic mountain red — 8 months ago

Mark

9.0

A great value, quality blaufränkisch from the Burgenland. Look forward to finding some of their single vineyard expressions. — 9 months ago

Gabriel Barab

9.6

Black and blue fruit, black olive, forest floor, black olive. — a year ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

Love how woodsy and herbal this is, like rooting around in the underbrush for tiny dark berries. Light ruby color but plenty of structure, aromatic and fresh — 2 years ago