More earthy, mushroomy, damp leaves and forest floor forward with underlying rich dark fruits in the nose and palate. Light body with good acidity.
2021 vintage — 2 years ago
13.5% ABV. This wine surprised me, I would have guessed a primarily Zin blend. Turns out to be: 70% Cab, 15% Syrah, 15% Pinot Noir. Columbia Gorge AVA- Dalles Region. Vineyards planted in 1970’s, 300-900 ft elevation. Destemmed Cab cofermented w/ Syrah & Pinot Noir.
— 10 months ago
$17 at Costco. This was the rioja, 100% tempranillo. Very dry, but good for sipping and with food. — 2 years ago
Delicious — 4 years ago
OTN: rose, fresh lemon juice, jasmine
OTP: jasmine, rose, lemon, peach, light new plastic
Fresh acidity, touch of sweetness — a year ago
Like a salty strawberry lemonade. Nice porch pounder. — 2 years ago
Botrytisized beerenauslese one year on the lees in a cement egg. Wow! Like a dry sauternes. — 3 years ago
Find me a better Gruner from the US of A!
Snuff of white pepper and perfumed tropical fruits. Pineapple incense, kiwi, yellow peaches. Wise old vines spewing concentrated licks.
Ovum nails it every time and even more so with my favorite of the idiosyncratic German grapes. — 4 years ago
Andrew Turner
Bit bland. Bit of floc in the bottle. Maybe slightly off? — 6 days ago