Matt Perlman

8.7

Screwcap, pizza, done and done. Fresh and floral, plums, dark berries, pomegranate, earth and spice — 4 days ago

Matt Perlman

9.0

Elegant champagne alternative—at a tasty price. Nose is wonderfully fresh and teases an understated but complex palate, giving green apple, honey, ginger, wet stones, white flowers and a little fresh mushroom. — 13 days ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

Ko-riesling night. When I think about the mosel I am more or less thinking of exactly this wine. Have had German Rieslings with more intensity and complexity but few that are more charming — 20 days ago

Matt Perlman

9.5

Stupendous, maybe the best Rhône white I’ve ever had. Pale gold, smells like tiny white spring blossoms, baked apple and Meyer lemon. Viscous, oily mouthfeel with more lemon and flowers, peaches, melon, honey, tea and marzipan, a little smoky on the back, somehow maintains great freshness through all of that. The Gonon St Joseph rouge is probably overrated at this point (I wouldn’t know, it’s been a while and it’s too expensive) but this might be underrated — a month ago

Matt Perlman

8.9

Stunning translucent violet color...pic here is not doing the visual justice. Nose is gorgeous—ripe strawberry and game aromas with some creme de cassis, rose petals and pink peppercorns. Palate is a bit of a letdown though still very good; the yeasty finish doesn’t let the full complexity shine through. For me, solid but not a rebuy; natural wine loons will love it — 6 days ago

Matt Perlman

9.0

Cherries, cinnamon red hot, stewed tomato and a kind of baked earth sensation. The hot Sicilian sun definitely comes through. Tannins still pretty robust up front. — 16 days ago

Matt Perlman

8.6

Quite muted this evening. Let’s see what day 2 brings. Day 2 update—not much. Maybe I was just way too early on this — 24 days ago

Matt Perlman

8.6

Pungently concentrated and mineral, intensely ripe, aggressively dry. Lacks elegance or finesse, plodding. Almost Pichler-like (not a compliment). Noting that it’s young, while true, feels like letting it off the hook. Shame, I usually really like these guys — 7 days ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

Pretty goldenrod color. Very interesting nose of bruised apple and herbal/ vegetal aromas, like celery root. Palate adds plenty of zippy lemon and grapefruit and an alpine floral quality, chamomile tea, faintly yeasty on the back. Savory and delicious — 14 days ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

D’angerville taking his talents to the Jura. The result is downright addictive. It has the Jurassic nutty / oxidized thing but it’s subtle, meanwhile it’s bringing all kinds of lemon-lime inflected acid on the front, crushed stones, deft use of malo and toast, acacia honey and an almost chassagne-like hazelnut. Absolutely killer — 21 days ago