9.3
From 110 year old Albillo vines in Ribera Del Duero. 6 days on the skins then wild yeast fermented. Gnarly. Grading this against other wines is unfair because this is something from another planet. On paper this wine is totally flawed. It seems to have more brett than any white I've ever experienced and VA is totally through the roof. Oxidative. Somehow though, it is really really delicious. Ever changing and volatile in the most positive sense of the word. Hefeweizen, turmeric, cheese rind, garlic scape, seaweed, and barnyard would be completely offputting if not offset with the bursting juiciness of fresh starfruit and mirabelle. Otherworldly and awesome for it! #breakingtherules — 8 years ago
Jeremy Shanker
Sommelier at RN74
From 110 year old Albillo vines in Ribera Del Duero. 6 days on the skins then wild yeast fermented. Gnarly. Grading this against other wines is unfair because this is something from another planet. On paper this wine is totally flawed. It seems to have more brett than any white I've ever experienced and VA is totally through the roof. Oxidative. Somehow though, it is really really delicious. Ever changing and volatile in the most positive sense of the word. Hefeweizen, turmeric, cheese rind, garlic scape, seaweed, and barnyard would be completely offputting if not offset with the bursting juiciness of fresh starfruit and mirabelle. Otherworldly and awesome for it! #breakingtherules — 8 years ago