William Paley

9.3

fiddlehead fern, stewed leeks, jolly rancher, baker’s box, softcore flint, hyacinth donut, rutabaga, chimney soot, mica flake, rhubarb pie, mineral water, gemstone, pith, cold snap, cranberry lollipop, stewed Sakura leaves, all in a crimson robe. — a year ago

with Abbas and Jess

Darren Dittrich

8.9

Well-balanced, no oak, but a richer mouthfeel with some tropical notes... green papaya, honeysuckle and hyacinth. Nice with some Caviar. SommSelect — 3 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Liquid gold. Nose shows a lot of floral notes: honeysuckle, hyacinth, orange blossom and bergamot. Dry honey, candied citrusfruit and tangerine. In the mouth it’s full-bodied and mineral, contains a wonderful bitterness, deep and spicy acidity (like pickles?), orange liquor, apricotpreserve, wet wool, talcum and crushed rocks.
This is big, impressive, lenghty and very well-balanced.
Deeeeelicious! — 3 years ago

Joshua Pulsifer

9.1

color: pale gold
aroma: mandarin orange, hay, bread dough, hyacinth, mushroom
flavor: light honey, mandarin orange, cherry tomato, jasmine tea, mulch

aroma: medium
acidity: medium
body: med
tannin: med light

funky almost to a fault. at first sniff, i almost thought it might have been corked. however, it develops into something really quite special. the longer i sit with it, the more i want. — 2 years ago

Keaton Kail

9.6

Absolutely beautiful. Vibrant lilac, rose and hyacinth, raspberry preserves, plum paste, cracked pepper, crushed stones, fluffy pork fat everywhere. Soft and plump. — 3 years ago

Peter Wassam

9.5

This is awesome. Smells like hyacinth and lemongrass. Sharp, clean, assertive in the best way. This sim BDSM wine for real. A powerhouse — 3 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.8

Incredible and wild nose…. Petrol, hyacinth, ginger, honeysuckle, yeast and beeswax.
Palate echoes the nose in a very elegant and sophisticated way.
F**king great! — 2 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.1

Big wine, unctuous, butterscotch, honeysuckle, vanilla, hyacinth, pine-apple, black tea.
Very nice — 3 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Wow.... what a marvelous, impressive, intense and complex wine this is! Yeast, dry honey, orange rind, white pepper. Huge floral aromatics, as well: Hyacinth, honeysuckle, vanilla, saffron.
Fantastic. — 3 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Absolutely my favorite producer of Taurasi. Pure, high-toned, just-ripe red fruits complicated by the wild herbal intensity of Mastroberardino. Exotic like a poultice of orange peel, goji berries, sage, chrysanthemum, raspberry leaves, tea, camphor and other medicinal plants. But also so familiar; florals of hyacinth and violet as it opens.

So weightless and concentrated. Hard to pin down, but I think lovers of high altitude Nebbiolo or Loire Cab Franc will find a lot to enjoy here. — 3 years ago