Brian Kostreba

9.3

Outrageous good, nice red fruit on the start. Great middle and a slight tannin finish. My wife just loves this wine. — 4 years ago

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

8.9

Pretty dark and brooding for Santa Cruz. Showing blue fruit and iodine on the nose, palate opens to more riper, red raspberry. — 4 years ago

Brian Kostreba

10

Loved it. Great family winery. — 5 years ago

Ali

9.3

San Roque, Alfaro. — 6 years ago

Kitty Dawg

9.2

Excellent non-traditional gruner, smooth & bright, very pleasing, lighter than normal body — 7 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.2

Crisp lemon, floral notes, wet stone, nice acidity. #arnotroberts — 7 years ago

Ryan Carey

Founder Wine Confidential

9.3

What a surprise! This 2013 Big Basin (Alfaro) is excellent. So much different than, say, a Sonoma Coast or RRV Pinot. Exploding raspberry and spice, with just the right amount of funk. — 8 years ago

Roberto Morales

8.9

Had at Eric’s house warming party. Nice Pinot! Patty, Delicia and Indu. Had with: watermelon-mango salad, Indu’s tuna pasta dish, chicken curry and shrimp-mushroom curry. — 4 years ago

Christo Barker

9.5

Will get again — 5 years ago

Jorge Pazos

9.0

Gran Noche del Rioja — 5 years ago

Adam Reinhard

9.5

Tannins stick firmly to ones teeth — 5 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.3

VVVVVVVAAAAAALLLLLLLUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEE it's hard to drink this stuff because it's actually too good. It's like it's so cheap it's a goddamn shame because I will not hold on to any of these. I WILL BE DRINKING THEM AND BARELY BELIEVING I PAID LESS THAN $20 a bottle 😮 — 7 years ago

Jordi Miró

9.1

Gran Rioja del gran Palacios. Gran acompañante de unas albóndigas con níscalos — 8 years ago

Roberto Morales

8.9

Very nice Pinot! It was a gift from Eric Alvarado — 4 years ago

Martinez

9.0

La Montesa by trailblazing winemaker Alvaro Palacios at the helm of the family estate Palacios Remondo in Alfaro, Rioja Oriental/Rioja Baja, the sometimes snubbed, southernmost subzone within the Rioja appellation. Fruit is sourced from from Palacios Remondo’s eponymous 90-hectare vineyard on the northeastern slope of Monte Yerga, at an altitude of 1,800 feet. Fresh, elegant, refined, structured. Juicy fruit, spicy finish. — 4 years ago

Joakim Andersson

9.0

Fresh and distinctively red in terms of fruit color. I sense a hint of vanilla as it opens up. A bit of grassy texture on the palate too. Really nice! — 5 years ago

Uli Klumpp

9.1

Gorgeous Grüner Veltliner... amazing balance of fruit and acidity. — 6 years ago

Aloke Mukherjee

9.2

Perfect with salmon! — 7 years ago

Marissa Stockton

9.5

Nice and fruit full young — 8 years ago

Uli Klumpp

9.1

Grüner Veltliner is hip, rightfully so. Good for Alfaro that they planted before it became a trend. Lively, fresh, acidic- this goes well with seafood, or just some fresh apples for dessert. — 8 years ago