Brandon Boesch

9.7

@Delectable Wine this is Cornus 2017, mencia, cab franc, abouriou, bran cellar grapes. The nose is bonkers. Forest, funkiness, smashed strawberries with the plant and earth. Mouthfeel is lovely. Light red fruits, strawberry, plum, cherry, cranberry, then earth, tannin, almost curry, then long lingering earth and bark and dried cranberry with rosemary at the finish. Needs two hours to open. Honestly not great at opening. What a wine! — 2 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.0

Not my favorite Hiyu — 9 months ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.2

Interesting wine, Id call this Nebbiolo blind. — a year ago

Brandon Boesch

10

Wine of the night. People list their minds on this wine, and these are people that typically drink prisoner and concannon. So much earth and tannin but balanced by fruit and flower. The nose is crazy. If I had this entire bottle to myself it may be 1 million points. — 2 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.8

Second wine from this producer and love it! This reminds me of my first few broc, donkey&goat, and hiyu wines. Made me think about what was possible in wine. By far one of the best orange wines I’ve had. This one is more jasmine tea and flowers everywhere. There’s some raspberry, sea salt, nectarine, more flowers, amazingly fresh and vibrant. God this is good and so drinkable. — 3 years ago

Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

9.0

Delicious and refreshing grape and fruit wine. Probably the best fruit wine I’ve had. — 3 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

This was so freaking good. I don’t have my notes but on day two it was even better. Light bodied in after like alpine Pinot and maybe something more floral. — 4 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

So funky. Almost like a cider. Orange blossom, jasmine, earl grey tea, dried lemon, sweet peach, underripe pear and some tart apple. Maybe apricot. It’s bonkers complex but definitely not for everyone. — 4 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

This is actually perennial, but who knows with the naming. From website it is Tempranillo with a million Spanish and port field blend grapes grown in Oregon. Amazing amount of tannin. But the fruit comes through. So many berries in the bramble. A hint of wood, cherry, plum, leather, berries, dry tannin. Good with a burger. So interesting. I don’t think I have another bottle. Would love to try this in 10-20 more years. — 8 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

@Delectable Wine this is atavus VII (7). If I tasted this blind I would say Austria or Slovenia or Georgia etc. wine for sure. Jasmine tea, jasmine flowers, lemon, comforting herbs, grapefruit, really fancy sea salt, so many flowers! Top us orange wine. — a year ago

Brandon Boesch

9.3

Interesting. Tastes very similar to pineau d’aunis I had the other day. Bright fruits, strawberry, raspberry, smoked cherries, earth, game. Really nice. Probably not worth the price. — 2 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.7

New experience and fascinating. This is not funky hipster orange wine at all. This is clean, earl grey tea with forest honey. It’s amazing how much this tastes like a complex tea, but there is also some spiced tangerine. It actually evolves on the palate to baking spices galore, some rosemary, other woodsy notes. I am loving this. What an awesome exploration. I hope I can try other wines from this winery. Reminds me of some of the hiyu blends that are not what we are accustomed to as typical wine. So much more to explore. I wonder if this would age well — 3 years ago

R H

9.0

Hiyu Columba 2017. Christmas, but farm funk. Not Rick's go to style, but quality nonetheless. — 3 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

So good, funk initially then really rich and beautiful. — 6 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

Interestingly it was almost impossible for me to tell the difference between the 2019 and 2021. So much lovely crunchy fruit. Great wines. — 6 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.1

Didn’t like this one as much as the first I had. This was more fruit forward with a ton of funk and acidity. After a few hours it was better but given the high amount of acidity and fruit I’m not sure it’ll get better. Reminds me of a good carbonic Grenache or other rhone varietal. Some olives in there as well. It’s good. — 10 months ago

Gloria Millan

9.8

"Clochan" comes from a single vineyard planted to a field blend of Mencia, Graciano, Carignane, Grenache and Nero d'Avola. Bass notes of game, leather and damp earth support a core of sweet cherry fruit” — a year ago

Ira Schwartz

9.1

Very well made but not what I want from wine. I have posted how much I enjoy my beer in this style and if I tasted this blind I would have identified as such. Strong acidic backbone with complex flavors. Enjoyed but I can obtain the same flavor profile from other beverages. My score reflects how well this was executed . — 2 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.7

Amazing!!! So funny that this is described as hedonistic by hiyu. Just beautiful Grenache fruit. Nose of berries, mushroom, white pepper, but if game kind of like roast duck with a cherry compote. Palate is is just perfectly balanced with bright red fruits, cranberry sauce on peppered turkey, so much earth and herbs as well. Evolves over the first 90 minutes. Guessing it would even more over the night but we’ll probably drink it all by the time we finish cooking dinner. So freaking good. One of the most approachable wines from hiyu. Definitely like a northern Rhône. — 3 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

High elevation pinot noir. Blackberries, wild strawberries, boysenberry, almost like smelling a berry soda without sweetness, there’s also bramble, flower perfume, leather on the nose. It’s crazy to smell. Palate is berries, more acidity, more leather and game, but a lot of berries and greenery. Definite alpine style. Really enjoyable. — 4 years ago