Todd Anderson

9.3

Better than the "Alpine" — 3 years ago

Ted Corvey

9.0

Big time QPR Alpine Neb. — 4 years ago

Brent Clayton

9.3

Wow! Tart dark red cherry. Opaque ruby color, still opening up. — 5 years ago

with Eric

roland benedetti

9.1

Another super interesting wine by Deirdre Heikin. This blend is 90% Marquette and 10% La Crescent. Two northern american grape variety and the wine shows that non vitis vinifera varieties can make very good wine. The nose is a bit foxy at first, and the taste is then very interesting, good acidity level, slightly sour, notes of herbs and berries but still very round. This profiles definitely reminds me of alpine wines such as Mondeuse or even l’Etraire de la Dui, although these are vitis vinifera.

Sign of a real good wine: this bottle only got better on day 2 and 3...

Great job by pionneer La Garagista! — 5 years ago

Darren Dittrich

9.0

Alpine clarity... roses, bright cherry, rustic notes of forest floor and mushrooms. Perfect with rich Northern Italian food. Vintage charts are generally different than Piemonte... would love to try the 2011. — 7 years ago

Keith Herrick

9.5

A classic alpine nebbiolo with nice weight. I love these — 7 years ago

Charles Hill

9.4

Fabulous fruit acid balance. Drinking well now. Reminiscent of a well structured Cote de Nuit with a little more fruit. One of the better California style Pinots I have had in a while. Bottom line: Rhys Horeshoe, Skyline and Alpine all need 10 years. — 8 years ago

Ben Sacks

8.9

From vines planted in the mid 1800s. 5 days on skins, lightly orange colored. Ruby grapefruit. — 3 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.2

Sticking with the “great wines from grapes you’ve never heard of” theme for a while longer, why not join me for a sip of this alpine gem. Grown in the northerly reaches of Italy’s Valle d’Aosta, just over the border with France and Switzerland, and in some of Europe’s highest altitude vineyards (1200 meters) this wine is made from the Prié Blanc grape. Prié Blanc is the region’s only indigenous white grape, and is rarely found within the Valle d’Aosta, let alone outside of it. Vibrating with mineral intensity, the wine tastes of green apple, lemon cucumber, dried honey, and a hint of herbs. Electric acidity and a sort of peach-pit tanginess linger in the finish. Because the region is mostly tiny growers, Cave Mont Blanc is a cooperative, and a very high-quality one at that. — 4 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.1

These Pax Gamays are really starting to shine. — 5 years ago

Robert Evans Jr

9.5

Hints of Chocolate — 6 years ago

with Nicole

Matt Sterr

9.1

Roussette du Savoie (Altesse). Delightful. Pair w/fondue, Alpine Cheeses 🧀 and sausages, seafood. Has a nice waxy viscosity. — 7 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Stunning nose of huge fruit and infinite fruit complexity. Some alpine minerals as well and a honeyed apricot peach nuanced aroma. Beautiful nose. Confectionary and earthy as well. Just stunning. Terrific power and concentration and such stunning purity. So clean, so mineral and so balanced. Amazing palate that is ultra refined and so so long. Wonderful. — 7 years ago

B

9.1

Cranberry and alpine herb indeed! Almost a eucalyptus whisper. Lovely. Acid earthy restrained elegant — 8 years ago

Neil Blaze

9.3

My first fumin. Dark fruit, earth, spice, leather. For a wine that was 6 years old, it still had a remarkable Alpine freshness to it that I found to be very exciting. Will definitely try others! 90% Fumin, 10% Syrah. 8/14/22. — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

One of the best I sell that has somewhat of a cult following. It’s one of those wines that seems so familiar but is made from an odd grape in an odd place. But man does it work. Nose is floral and lifted. Gorgeous tiny berry mountain alpine fruit. It’s intense. Deep and grapey initially but it’s got substance. Incredibly clear and vivid minerals. Just arresting and original aromas. Superb concentration and what an awesome velvety texture. Superb depth and freshness. Stunning clarity and purity. Velvety tannins. What a showing. Best bottle of Rutissons I’ve ever had. — 4 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.1

Dark garnet color. Nose of dark preserved cherry and soil which transfers to palate. Interesting note of pine needles/eucalyptus. Smooth tannins with adequate acid to provide structure. Medium finish. Elegant and balanced. Alpine Nebbiolo. — 5 years ago

with Judy

Andrew Lohse

9.0

Very few accessible nebbiolos are as consistently magical to me as examples from Valle d’Aosta and Alto Piemonte. This local clone, Picotendro, shows super alpine and earthy here, with a clarity of red fruit that ties the palate together. Significantly more restrained than its southern neighbors. For <$25 just simply gorgeous. — 6 years ago

Rodney Rosser

9.2

1999 alpine Nebbiolo stores perfectly at her winery at a stellar price! — 7 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

A transportative wine. Honey and almonds on the nose. The palate’s fresh and mineral. But it has that alpine character that transports you to the mountains. Nothing else like it. Bought from Fass Selections. After an hour gets much more complex. This is great but yet very different. An anti ennui wine. — 7 years ago

with Lyle