Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Presidentes ug — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. Although this is Godello from Bierzo, this was meant to be a fun counter example to Sketch which is arguably a bit unique when it comes to Raul Pérez’s typical style. The 2020 “La Claudina” pours a deeper straw color with notes of lemons, grapefruit, Brazil nuts, hazel nuts (yeah, it’s definitely more in the oxidative style) and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and saline with a slightly sherried, creamy texture. Charming stuff and definitely something I would like to track over time. Enjoy now through 2035. — 2 years ago

Amy Harrell

10

Texas high plains terroir, plumb and blackberry fresh tobacco violet petals spice. Shared this at Bryan restaurant in downtown Johnson City — 6 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.4

Liquid rock in white. Taut and extreme. Not lovely yet, but could get there. Bottles not vintage dated. A great wine but didn’t show its full potential. — 8 years ago

with Stephen and Michael

Marissa A. Ross

Wine Editor, Bon Appétit

9.2

Gorgeous bouquet of raspberries and jasmine, smells like I want to wear it as a perfume. Tastes like carbonite boysenberries with hints of cocoa powder and blueberry Mr. Sketch scented markers, and wooly tannins. Love it's light effervescence on the pour, and great with a chill. — 10 years ago

Steve Gulden

9.0

Love the Goya sketch on the label of this sister wine to The Prisoner. 2013 vintage is excellent. — 11 years ago

Dave Olson

9.3

Actually a Syrah. Label is a sketch of Tom's house, from the tasting room.
Very nice mouth feel. Tastes of cherry. — 7 months ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2022 Sketch pours a bright straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is youthful with fascination notes of white and yellow flowers, nettles, lemon, strawberry, orange pith, hot steel, wet stone, and oh the minerals! On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is so long and ever so saline. This was my first bottle of Sketch (finally!) which has been a bit of a unicorn wine for me. I’ve long had a deep respect for Raul Pérez but this wine has confirmed a special place reserved in my heart for him. They say once bitten… Drink now through 2039. — 2 years ago

Nikki Goddard, DWS

9.3

Tart red cherry, red plum, brown Mr. Sketch marker (cinnamon), autumn leaves, parsnip — 7 years ago

Tooty Frooty

9.0

Yum yum! Dracks på Sketch, London. — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

10

Great visit at Mascarello yesterday. Before Bartolo passed away he was in a wheelchair & limited as to what he could do in the vineyards and cellar so he would work in his office & began to sketch his own labels. This is his most famous & controversial label. — 9 years ago

Ben Walker / Caravin

9.6

Magnum. Apologies for the sketch of Al's arse- we were adding our own poor taste Ganevat label. Big tension here between that lactic texture, its searing minerality and acidity. Analogue hi-fi warmth. Tape hiss and Rhodes. — 10 years ago

P Pelissero

8.9

We had it at Sketch. Good funk. — 13 years ago

Devin Brown

9.1

The description: 'Freshness, Fruit and Richness, the promise of Lavantureux Petit Chablis''.

The Petit Chablis from Roland Lavantureux is like a Bourgogne blanc from Antoine Jobard or Jean-Marc Roulot—a delicious, meticulously crafted wine that offers a taste of the magic found in the domaine’s more exclusive wines, with all the refreshing minerality and stoniness that is the hallmark of cool-climate Chardonnay grown on limestone. A sketch by da Vinci isn’t the Mona Lisa, but it still comes from the master’s hand.
The opinion: complex and beautiful.
—Dustin Soiseth — 2 years ago

romo

9.1

Bring me the head of Raul Perez! 😍 — 2 years ago

Guillermo Gonzalez

8.9

Stumbling on a Dolcetto from Fenocchio is like finding a discarded sketch from DaVinci. Took a while to open up but gave hints of dark fruits. Relatively dry (despite the name) with grippy tannins. With weeknight shish taouk. — 4 years ago

Tim Hodges

9.8

I’ve always loved this ever since First drinking it at sketch. — 9 years ago

Scott M Davis

9.4

The label shown is the backside of the bottle. The front side is a sketch of a chicken. 2013 vintage. This was THE pinot noir that turned my head around. I LOVED this wine. I have stated before what a great label Big Table Farm is and this is one of those super wines they offer. Not sure you can still buy it, they usually run out before the wine critics can rave much about them. My only wish was that I made enough bucks to buy cases of each pinot they made from this vintage. This is outstanding Oregon Pinot from Willamette valley. — 10 years ago

Neil Schlecht

9.3

Idiosyncratic winemaker, Raul Perez, never fails to interest. Huge fan of Sketch, getting to know his reds from Bierzo. — 11 years ago