David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

The 2021 Napa Cabernets I’ve had so far have been outstanding. It is still early, but I think it could be in the conversation for vintage of the century for Cabernets.

The 21 Onda as with all the Onda Cabernets are a blend of all three of their holdings (Lotus, Helms, Hershey. They also source Sauvignon Blanc from Crystal Springs) and this one is very well made. Excellent; structure, fruit and showing some of the Rutherford dust on the finish with 20% of the blend coming from Rutherford.

Give this one 10 years plus.

Photos of Dana Estates 9/14/24 Onda release party. Akaushi New York Yorkshire Pudding. — 2 months ago

Gee W

10

Lucky house Tenerife style. Lotus garden. €16 Nov 2022 — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.5

French bubbling onion broth, with fungal asymmetry the partnering haberdasher’s cheese motif, and pictographs and hieroglyphic bubble letters the font-lacing. Caramel-orange and yeast with hibiscus and dried lotus slices. There is a peppermint coolness to the backnote and a clean, bok choy sweetness. Tastes of caramel and verdelho-Madeira, and lemon, orange and grapefruit interplay mutating into a cilantro and Vidalia, that ultimately return to the yeast, with marigold petals swimming in a malt and hop extravaganza. #mikkeller #nelsonsauvin #dryhopped #deproefbrouwerij #beer #bier #birra #biere #cerveza — 5 years ago

with Courtney

Tyler Felous

9.4

White Lotus wine. And delivers! Deeper yellow color than expected - beautiful out of the bottle. Floral on the nose with hints of hay. Great acid and weight. Certainly reisling esque. No wonder the Sicilians drink this all summer. — 2 years ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

White Lotus finale, keeping it Sicilian. Cherry pit, plum, ash. Green, stemmy? — 2 years ago

Dmitry Muzychak

9.1

Выпито в Oberoi hotel 27.09.21. Особого впечатления не произвело. — 3 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Red gold body with a Matisse sketched white ring and merengue peaked, sheet-lacing. Clean citrus nose exhibiting clementine and dried pineapple, Meyer lemon and a faint funky-persimmon and lotus. There is something pleasant about the naturalness of the aromatics here with dried lemon verbena and Calloway seed. Orange and tangerine eclipse the lemon on the palate and add sweet grapefruit, and a clove note that tightly binds the whole. The bitterness being mitigated by the maple was brilliant here! Makes the Dogfish 90 seem clunky in comparison. I am a fan of this manifestation. Careful crafting and a simple solution to tune aggressive hops. There is no maple flavor btw. .
#dogfishhead #dogfishheadbrewing #dogfishheadseventyfiveminuteipa #beer #bier #biere #birra #cerveza #ale #ipa #indiapaleale #debeer #delaware #offcenteredartseries #danstiles — 5 years ago

with Courtney

Bonnie Chu

8.9

CNY dins w sharks fin soup, abalone with pea shoots, chicken and bamboo shoots and lotus root, bbq spareribs, ginger scallion fish — 2 years ago

Evelyn Frison

9.0

Extreme value.
BF that knows wine: There are wines that you’d only date and there are wines you’d want a relationship with and this is a relationship wine.
Not too fussy, very consistent, medium bodied but with some spice. Financial goals are aligned. Not a trophy wife wine - but someone you’d be proud to introduce to your friends .

Me: 👀 idk what that’s description is about bc I’m in this relationship and those characteristics don’t describe me. But my thoughts: I’d buy again and it pairs well with White Lotus. I’m going to bring it to my “2023 intention setting dinner” with a group of girlfriends. Will update if it pairs well with intentions. — 2 years ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.0

Lotus of Siam Edition — 4 years ago