Daniel M

9.4

It's Christmas eve and here in Poland it's a big deal, even bigger than tomorrow actually. It's called wigilia and the big lunch/dinner starts around nightfall (3 PM currently). Traditions dictate that you don't eat meat but fish and winter vegetables (cabbage and potatoes mostly). The star of the show is carp in many different type of serving : fried, in sauce, served cold in gelée... We start eating at 3 pm and get up whenever nobody can eat another bite any more. Usually half of the food remains. Oh and needless to say, the go to drink to go along is wódka, or vodka, drank cold, in small shot glasses, straight down.
Of course I had to bring something special to add to local traditions and this time I went with this one.
The nose is made of honey and baked apples, and saffron. It's a powerful chenin nose, brought to a level I had never encountered. The palate is extremely dry and focused, with a great acid drive, some honey and apple notes all along, a great width, some nice matter and almost a sauternes like mouthfeel, without sugar. The finish is long, fresh and lasts for ever. This is chenin at its best and I heard this was one of the lesser vintages of this. I can't wait to open my 2015 bottle which is quietly waiting for the right moment to be popped open . Great stuff! — 2 years ago

Stuart Teal

9.5

Very inexpensive and very good. Clean. Lightly fruity. Hints of watermelon on the palate. — 9 years ago

Kendall Johnson

9.0

Plum, vanilla, spice. Delish #hellosummerwinesampler — 2 years ago

Simon Gilligan

9.4

Barossa Chardonnay mixed with Adelaide hills Pinot on skins amazing cloudy orange colour, surely whole bunch. Tastes like a Chardonnay to me but with that crazy pale orange. Natural wine so I read, delicious. 11.7%, no sulphides, dry long finish, just right acidity, citrus with a hint of strawberry/pear something? — 4 years ago

Wm. Jarell Jones

9.3

Wonderful barbera. Perfect with our pasta dish — 8 years ago

Casey Nichols

9.2

Very good Petite Syrah, subtle flavors and not an overpowering dryness — 10 years ago

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Cassandra Bartunek

10

Loved this! Very flavorful, not too deep or rich yet still robust. — 3 years ago

Michelle Current

9.2

Day 2 of the Costco advent calendar! Light, a little oaky with some hints of vanilla at the finish. Stellar alcohol content as it gave me a proper buzz! — 4 years ago

Laura Andrews

9.1

Highly recommended by friends! — 8 years ago

Patrick Augustine

9.0

Cognac, musk, pomegranate, Fuji Apple. Delightful. — 9 years ago