Daniel Sullivan

9.7

Tight bubbles through golden straw.
Lemon zest apricot kerosene reminiscent of Riesling on nose. Fun aromatic ms unexpected in a sparkling.
Crisp, tart, tight effervescence. — 4 days ago

Scot Southworth

9.0

Interesting and totally unexpected. Last dinner out before COVID-19 at the Naschmarkt. — 6 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of light black tea. Nose is quite spicy, a bit smoky and peaty, ripe apple, and more spiciness in the nasal cavity. Taste is unexpected sweet, with spiciness takes the backseat, flowering and honey notes, a bit minty, and some more hotness, quite smooth and dense enough. Aftertaste of more honey note and lingering warmth. Not bad at all as crowd pleaser. I am surprised by the low ratings overall from the community. — 7 years ago

Damian

9.4

Fresh but with some unexpected oxidative notes. Citrus, toast, white flowers, white pepper, stone fruit, precise and mineral driven — 4 months ago

Jonathan Wall

9.2

Mature calm fruit. Vanilla oak. 2005 and staying alive. An unexpected treat. — 6 years ago

Adam Beasley

9.2

The best CDR I’ve had in recent memory and first from this producer. Huge nose of dry red (strawberry, raspberry, cranberry) and black fruit, underbrush/earth, black pepper, sage, and a subtle minty thing. The flavors had an unexpected depth, and continued to open and evolve over a meal (Asian bbq lamb chops). Tannic for sure, this may have been a bit much without food. Cairanne has become a go-to for me, especially for drinking young. This was just very good. — 7 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2020 vintage. Wowzers. Unexpected structure and fruit to vault this into the Must Buy category. Medium body. Clocking in at $22.50...errr...$22.60 (don't forget that new $0.10 per bottle CRV cost here in California) a bottle. Picked up a case. Let's see where it goes-or doesn't. 7.17.24. — 2 years ago

Jennifer Perry

9.4

Bright and acidic red fruits up with very unexpected old world flavors in the secondary palate. I took a chance and only purchased 2 bottles last year, I wish I bought more! Highly recommend, a great counterpoint to typical US Pinots. — 6 years ago

Craig Shilowich

9.4

Alone at a hotel bar. Unexpected and perfect. — 7 years ago

Pete Cheslock

9.1

Tart and lightly acidic. Smoky and herbal too. Unexpected. Nice to try a Pinot from Germany. — 7 years ago