Veronica Luz

9.0

it’s dry, a tiny bit sweet, prickly is a good name for this, i feel it on my tongue. stopped at olivia’s, saw this on the shelf, dropped everything else in my hand while waiting in line. a perfect summer night, a perfect summer wine. i had a mushroom pot pie and i’m on the second episode of alien: earth. not even scared to go back to work tomorrow because this is so nice. the horrors persist but so do i. — 2 months ago

Joe Lyons

9.2

Strawberries, ripe raspberries, pepper, earth tones… really good glad I have a few more bottles! — 3 years ago

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Oliver N

9.5

Quite possibly the best sauv blanc I've ever had! Nutty, funky and honeyed nose. Palate has a prickly texture, yellow apple, wet rocks, pear, lychee, pineapple, vanilla, salinity, high acid. Is it chenin? Is it a Jura chard? This flat out pushes the boundaries of what sauvignon blanc can do. — 4 years ago

John Willison

9.1

Sour yellow fruit, star fruit, prickly pear, deep acidity. — 4 years ago

Steve Rura

9.3

Really splurging on a Wednesday with this one, but I had a hectic day. Intense minerality on the nose and green apple and lime on the first sip. Some underripe pear. Clean. 90% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay. The sharp acidity and prickly bubbles are great with broccoli cheddar quiche and a side salad. Spinning Plains on the turntable in the Hudson Valley. — 4 months ago

Brad Jensen

9.7

This was a surprise! The body and color were surprisingly light, with a light maroon/burgundy, and a Nose of sharpie and old velvet couch opening to notes of wet leaves, and then evolving into chamoy and a fresh bouquet of flowers. this is a wild and excitingly different wine. Like, wow, at first the palate was straight sweet jam, then it became vegetal, with pronounced freshness of prickly pear, with well integrated tannins and a slightly orange citrus finish. — 3 years ago

Adam Beasley

9.2

This is what I want in a $35 village white burg on a Wednesday night. Such precision here with perfectly ripe citrus and orchard fruit, tasteful/minimal oak treatment that has nothing to prove, prickly acid, and length. There’s balance, clarity, and delicacy that’s rare at this price point. — 4 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.2

Sulphur. Pale straw. Little fruit except tart lime/lemon zest. Steely minerality. Petrol/kerosine. Bond dry. Explosive / extremely prickly salty acidity. Very salty and saline and energetic on the palate. Tannic and powerful. — 2 years ago

Brian Hearty

9.1

The “Cactus” Piquette was made from their Out to the Meadow field blend skins. This is my last bottle of the Cactus, and it really held up well in the fridge. Paired great with roasted asparagus with lemon and Swiss chard with balsamic. — 2 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.3

from my original Costco stash, probably the best bottle yet, $84, I think was the price. Mousse evident when poured, in the glass there are few bubbles, but the prickly palate sensation is evident. Very much orange peel and biscuits, a little toast, almonds on the finish, it’s a really lovely bottle. — 4 years ago

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