Neil Valenzuela

8.9

Pale straw color. Aromas of Granny Smith apple, lemongrass and synthetic rubber. Ab Fab! Crisp, lemon flavors, slight minerality on the finish. — 3 years ago

Taavi Davies

9.0

Apples on the nose, bone dry and very oxidised. Not sure I would buy this but it paired amazingly well with creamy fatty fish — 4 years ago

Roger Ray

9.1

One of the best Texas Hill Country wines. Very enjoyable, fruity, dark, bold wine — 5 years ago

Ely Cohn

8.9

From my vault of opinions, Sherries over-perform for credit due. This Amontillado is considered entry but it’s definitely not basic. It sits halfway between Fino and Ollorosso in structure and since its unfortified, it’s pleasantly light.

Spiced orange and salty caramel apple with honeyed notes on the fringe. — 6 years ago

P A

9.2

This Province Rosé is absolutely one of our favorites. The 2016 vintage was good this 2017 is very good and earns Mrs. A’s seal of approval. Light fruit aromas , blush in color, a clean crisp mouth feel displaying some complexity. Long legs for a Rosé with a slightly tart finish. Another fine selection from Metrovino Calgary, AB . 13% Alc/vol. — 7 years ago

Fernando Motta

9.0

Gran alternativa para el postre. Denso con recuerdos de ciruela mandara. — 8 years ago

Shawn R

9.0

Nice way to ease into the weekend on this hot Texas day. Honeysuckle, lemon curd on the nose. Fresh, bright on the mid palate flashing tangerine, lemon rind and melon with acidity that tugs on your checks. Long spicy finish with white pepper and a hint of soy. Magnificent finish, wow! — 9 years ago

Eric

9.5

I resent giving AB his extraordinary price premium but these berries do sing… — 3 years ago

Roger Ray

9.1

" on the nose, classic notes of cherry, raspberry, black pepper, vanilla and cigar box. The palate is well balanced acid and tannin with notes of stewed fruit, mixed berry and sweet tobacco." — 3 years ago

Molly Farrar

9.5

Glou glou. Tropical fruit, a little hot pepper spice, perfect chilled! — 5 years ago

Roger Ray

9.5

One of my favorite Texas Hill Country wines. Bold, spicy, memorable. I need more of this wine and soon :) — 5 years ago

Iwan

9.3

Rocks and minerals, petrol, quince and apricots. Ab excellent dry Riesling with a beautiful golden color. Medium bodied and medium to high acidity. — 6 years ago

Christian Adams

9.4

This was fermented in 900 liter cement egg, pretty awesome — 8 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.3

Dang! Delicious. Needed some time to open up. Have to agree that it drinks a lot like a Chablis. Lovely minerality, great acid drive, lime, grapefruit, lemongrass, honeysuckle, subtle vanilla notes.

First Cotat. Don't think it's unfair to compare it with a Dageneau, albeit prematurely (really need to be drinking more Cotat). Feel like it's like Chablis vs Chassange-Montrachet or smth. Cotat's more precise, elegant and Dageneau's (entry) more expressive, richer almost. AB needed to draw more conclusions. — 9 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.2

Deep purple color. Aromas of blackberry, cassis and vanilla. Black fruit on the palate, hint of raspberry and black tea on the finish. Ab Fab — 3 years ago

Jan Haubrich

9.1

Schöne Reduktion und Schmelz, wirkt wenig wie lauter ab. Gute mineralität. Sehr nett. Wirkt wir Burgund — 4 years ago

Benno

9.4

Fairly transparent for Barbera and light in alcohol at 13.5%. Lovely bright nose, ripe of red cherry with a floral twist. On the palate it tastes quite evolved with a secondary profile that is very appealing. Could almost pass for a barolo. Probably best Barbera I’ve tried and better than the Burlotto Aves and Vietti Scarrone tried alongside. — 5 years ago

Court Dewitt

9.5

Tasted it at wine fest in Calgary, AB. Liked it so much we had it as our red wine at our wedding. — 6 years ago

P A

9.2

While sharing chateaubriand with Mrs A at the Post Hotel in Lake Louise AB we asked the hotel owner to pick the pairing wine. He selected a 2014 Aalto Ribera del Tempranillo to our pleasant surprise. The following are my tasting and consuming notes. The intoxicating rainbow aromas of licorice, black fruits, coffee and leather reflect the alternating layers of lime stone, marl, chalk under the silt and clay topsoil of this stellar appellation. The weather extremes of hot days, cool nights only adds to its exceptional phenolic presentation. Aged for 18 months in oak it displays bright acidity, fine grained tannins finishing with an integration of spices, herbs, woody tones and traces of vanilla. Medium-bodied, balanced, complex layering and long legs this wine proved to be the perfect pairing. Kudos to George Schwarz for this selection. Cheers 🍷 — 7 years ago

Marissa A. Ross

Wine Editor, Bon Appétit

10

@Lou Amdur so graciously shared a glass of this with me. Each sniff was like a tiny gift, and each sip was like unwrapping perfection (with a side of Marcona almonds). — 9 years ago