Kyle Harvey

9.2

Cellar raid #18 - the standard bearer of the Dolomites - lots of fruit, freshness, and yet structure. — 3 years ago

AEL

8.7

Jammy, chewy sangiovese at a good price ($20). Dark fruit, alcohol on the nose. Intense, drying on palate - tannic. Pandemic bottle #18. — 5 years ago

Jana Russo

9.2

Wine #18 for our Advent Calendar. 2012 Cabinet Sav. Dark, jammy fruit. Really good — 8 years ago

with John

Collier S. Wiese

9.0

Wine Advent(ure) #18. Enjoyed with venison enchiladas. Plum and black cherry predominant throughout with a slight juniper berry taste on the finish. Dry with nice tannins. Will try more of this blend from Navarre. — 3 years ago

Elizabeth Yash

#18 on total wines top recommended wines of 2018. Full bodied and oaky. — 6 years ago

JKT

Cube-L5-#18 — 8 years ago

Bert Robinson

8.8

#18! Always good. NZ hops this time— Nelson is amazing — 4 years ago

LaVonne Anderson

9.0

Wonderfull dark cherry nose and very smooth, I would buy if I could find it. Advent #18, paired with spaghetti. — 4 years ago

Duilio Ramallo

9.3

GK #18 - peaches and acid. 7.9% ABV. — 8 years ago

"Odedi"

8.1

Here is a unique orange wine from Georgia (the country).

Light salmon/orange in color with a golden hue.

Stinky on the nose, with sour strawberries, rotten cantaloupe, cherries, lemon, garbage(?), white pepper, citrus and turmeric.

Full bodied and bold, for a white wine with no oak, with medium acidity and long legs.

Bone dry on the palate with watery strawberries, lemons, currants, spices and white pepper.
Short finish with firm, yet smooth, tannins.

Orange wine is always interesting to me. Not really a white wine, nor a red, but rather, like a mix of the two. Tastes like white wine, with big tannins and no oak. Drinkable but not for everyone.

This unfiltered wine is made from the Rqatsiteli grape, which is known to be the one of the oldest grape varieties, dating to 3000 BC.

In this limited production, only 3000 bottles were produced. This was bottle #18. Very cool.

12.5% alcohol by volume. — 9 years ago