Roberto Carli

9.3

That’s a lot of wine in the glass. By far, the most concentrated in the lineup, brings in just ripe pear and load of bitter lemon pith. A bit of ginger on the attack. Finishes with tisane-like complexity — 11 days ago

Roberto Carli

9.2

Best value of the lineup. Concentrated pungent greens, arugula, chicory, phenolic freshness. Would be killer with Chinese fennel dumplings — 11 days ago

Roberto Carli

7.5

Big big big, falls totally flat on acidity and lands with vodka finish. Tasted blind I would have guessed a really cooked Central Valley plonked — 24 days ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

Great bang for the buck. Yeasty savory bread, macerated peach, overripe/candied pineapple, and a long creamy mouthfeel with fine perlage. An expressive ripe style that is very well executed for the price point  — a month ago

Roberto Carli

9.5

So beautiful. Packed herbal notes lie under a nutty front. On the palate the magic happens: it explodes with mineralityy in waves, electric acidity (yes, acidity, in grüner), lemon zest and oil, tingling for 30+ seconds — 11 days ago

Roberto Carli

9.4

Great classic! Violet, flower buds, crunchy pomegranate, a touch of forest floor and pleasant faint VA. Most important, the tannins are framing the palate that’s both happy and austere instead of punching me in the face. Great value — 18 days ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

This wine has character. Leads with ginger, marzipan, bitter citrus (Valencia orange, kumquat) a touch of red fruit, all framed by clear stony minerality. On the vinous palate the texture is on the rougher side of fine, palate is broad, confirms the nose and adds a hazelnut skin bitterness and non grippy but tasty phenolics — 24 days ago

Roberto Carli

9.2

The only one on a good horizontal lineup that I wouldn’t pick blind , but good. Leaning into Chablis territory with leesy creaminess and maybe some oak, but still has a pleasant rounded herbal nose (artichoke, succulents)  and comes together in a pleasantly balanced, rounded tone  — 11 days ago

Roberto Carli

8.9

Perhaps something is off with my palate today, but tasting one of the world‘s great rieslings was a massive disappointment. Can’t get past the extraction and the insanely high alcohol that dwarfs the moderate acidity and faint minerality. Highly extracted phenolics. Least disappointing of the lineup, but worst once you factor in price — 24 days ago

Roberto Carli

9.1

The pieces are in place, from the brambly opening to the ripe dusty cherry with citrus peel and silky tannins. It just drops towards the end, really asking for a bright finish, but not quite delivering on acidity. This is a very subjective view though, though, my take on the varietal more than the execution — 25 days ago