Jeff Vogel

8.5

Bright on the borders, but quite imposing for 12% abv, carrying weight and viscosity that smacks more of Sonoma Chardonnay than an alpine white from the Swiss Alps. Textured, mildly nuanced, and somewhat grippy, with melon, almond, and floral essences that lead to a beeswax climax. — 3 years ago

Jeff Vogel

8.8

Quite delicious, but requires a long-term commitment. Watermelon salt, grapefruit, and agreeable lychee notes march forward on a simmering palate. There’s a lot to like here: texture is persistent, somewhat dry, somewhat not; the cuvée isn’t novel, but its expression certainly is here; and there’s a salinity, even a vastness to this that begs one drink after the next. Worth the forensics… — 3 years ago

Jeff Vogel

9.0

Cherry cola, baked brown sugar, and a good bit of damp earth on the nose. Classic WV expression. Crunchy palate, buoyant acidity, graceful notes of rasp- and cranberry preserves as this builds and builds on the palate. Quite lovely. — 3 years ago