Having never tried a Tempranillo grown in California I didn't know what to expect and didn't have high expectations for this young Monterey County wine, but it was a pleasure to drink. Tannic, but nowhere near it's grandparents from back home. Opens with cloves, fennel, oregano and some black fruit as it develops in the glass. Nothing sophisticated here but it shows an intelligent restraint by the wine maker to not extract too much from those skins and to keep a nice acidity without adding and going overboard. — a month ago
Absolute classic. I wish America would adopt Beaujolais Nouveau the way they have adopted cheap syrupy-shiraz and meh-malbec! There's an open market here - someone just needs to think of a catchy non-French name and say it's from anywhere other than France. "Oh have you heard about Peruvian Bodisatvha? It's soooo good and really reasonably priced!" — 22 days ago
Odd- think of a wine made by a talented wine maker but all he has to work with were grapes grown with the intention of bulk jug wines. That's probably not what this is but That's the impression I have anyway. — a month ago
Damn, the Germans have just laid down a great hand of cards in the Sauvignon Blanc game.
More tropical and spice notes than Loire or NZ, actually, strangely the nose is more similar (yet more elegant and restrained) to the finer North American SBs I've tried. Minerality is medium and hard to pick out a soil type. Acidity is on the lower side.
Flavours follow the nose with pineapple, pear, allspice, Rainier cherry.
I favored the bottle that was open for an hour+. The new bottle gave me a very 2022 sense (ie: a young tart) — 2 months ago
Did someone mix weak grape-raspberry kool-aid and put it in this bottle?
It's weird. Pours a cloudy runy-purple. Natural- esque vibes. The nose is surprisingly pleasant fresh and underripe fruits. But it's not very drinkable. Pretty low on the enjoyment scale. — 23 days ago
I had zero expectations of enjoying this because of my pet-nat track record but this is both interesting AND enjoyable. I'm going to buy another bottle and actually taste it. — 23 days ago
Don't judge me for liking this. It's Delightful white blossoms and white nectarine nose. Superbly drinkable on its own, this is a great go-to for an outdoor patio spring summer social, it's a crowd pleaser that's several steps above and much more interesting than your Pinot Grigio's — a month ago
Saved a bottle of this for a few years to see what would happen and it's doing great! It's retained most of it's freshness but also gained some elegance. Think of the finer Pinots that are coming out of Oregon and you'll have some idea of what's here. — 2 months ago
Seth Masterson
Fascinating nutty wine- when I smell it my brain is filled with images of chestnuts and almonds then minerality, this would be such a good card to have up your sleeve to pair in restaurant. I served it with smoked squash soup with ayurvedic spices. Niche and nice! — 22 days ago