Anne Arbonen

9.0

Very nice syrah, low acidity and sweet, mild taste — 6 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.3

My favorite of the evening. Loved what the skin contact did for this wine. Clemens Busch dinner w/ Domestique and Williams Corner Wine. — 7 years ago

Conner Esworthy

9.0

Did this as a vertical tasting 2012 Alter Ego, now onto secondary notes of stewed fruits, leather and coffee. Maybe not the case for all 2000s, but would even say this was a tad past it’s peak. — 7 years ago

Ethan Webster

8.9

Checked it's ego at the door. — 9 years ago

Lucas

9.0

Spicy grassy and fruity — 9 years ago

Daniel Rosekopanke

9.4

2011 was very smooth, but not one dimensional. — 10 years ago

George Chen

9.3

Raj sent me this Bloom's Field Pinot from Domain De La Cote and wow! It immediately reminds me Santa Rita fruit as I've tasted a lot of the local wine lately but it was so pure. The style is Burgundian of course and reminds me of Domain de L'Arlot! Love this expression not to pump Raj's ego anymore :-). Simply delicious as CINDY says. — 10 years ago

Melanie Closs

9.1

Had at Brook vin with Becca and Robbie and Angu. Light, easy, lovely. — 10 years ago

Adam Rutledge

9.0

Precision, length, elegance, terrior

'99 and '04 Palmer, '08 and '10 Alter Ego — 11 years ago

Bernard Rethore

Owner, Fion Wines

9.1

Number 3 tonight of 3. Started with the 2004 Alter Ego from Palmer, followed by the 2012 Realm Farella, and now this wine. The Palmer was good, the Hartwell better, but the Realm was best. This Hartwell at 10 years old has a tremendous amount of life in it. Enjoyed with a brownie made by Liam and supervised by MC. How can cab and brownies be bad. Hey Becca thanks for the shoutout on Delectable, and follow me push. I assume I'm your first wine friend too. — 11 years ago

with Susan

Aaron Tan

9.3

Been a fan of this cuvee since it's inception. To me, this is about as close as Aussie riesling gets to its German counterpart. Neither a good or bad thing, but I love that link between two countries I adore in this wine. That said, this was one of the best Aussie rieslings I've had all year.

German inspired methods on Western Australian fruit. From Frankland Estate's website:

All riesling grapes are harvested as cool as possible and pressed immediately, slow press cycles allow for soft and long extraction. Blocks and picks are kept separate and some juice from most blocks is fermented in barrel format for interest and comparison purposes. Picking decisions are made on ripeness and fruitfulness, with the main aim of working with natural balance yet intentionally look for greater ripeness with this wine and as a result greater degree of phenolic influence and texture. Juice is sent to tank to settle overnight (without enzyme or any additions). A cloudy juice is run to a combination of 1000ltr and 500ltr barrels. Fermentation is spontaneous and temperature controlled to some degree but temperature range is generally higher than tank fermentations. Post fermentation barrels are topped and left un-sulphured through to spring time quite often if residual sugars are high fermentation will be left to start again in spring as juice warms. Sulphur will be introduced when a decision is made on the vitality/fruitfulness of the wine and residual sugar is seen to be in balanced with the wine. Wine was left in barrel for 10 months (January).

The resulting wine is textural, spicy, and generous. Doesn't quite have the extract of German rieslings, but there's length, balance, and most importantly, it's uniquely its own wine. I feel that the provenance of the fruit shines through all that winemaking - that crunchy fruit-first with more green apple/citrus than stone fruits, steeliness, and light whiff of smoke/petrol. It's also remarkably clean for a barrel-treated wine (say compared to Koehler-Ruprecht or JB Becker). Enough with the rant because the takeaway is that it's delicious! — 7 years ago

David Symes

9.2

Good after dinner glass — 7 years ago

Michelle Tracy

10

Infinito red blend from Spain — 9 years ago

123Polizei

9.0

Alter Falter ist das ein geiles Zeug 😍 — 9 years ago

Christian Napoleone

9.0

2011er Weissburgunder. Für sein Alter noch sehr gut trinkbar. Kantig, kräftig mit leichter bitternes im Abgang. — 10 years ago

Juel Mahoney

9.0

Takes a while to calm down, but it is a living wine with incredible fruit. On back label, "Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best ... — 10 years ago

Mohammed Albaker

9.3

Fruity rosé with a mild dry finish. Excellent for a lunch of seafood and crustaceans — 10 years ago

Richard Driscoll

9.2

Magnum! Wow — 11 years ago

Noriko Tamaki

9.0

Adding Riesling to Silvaner gives more aroma to the wine. — 12 years ago

Barny

8.9

Top PLV und für das Alter und diese Preisklasse noch enorm frisch — 7 years ago

John C

9.5

Great wine and even better consider the price! — 7 years ago

Reena Lalji

9.0

Smooth, full bodied — 7 years ago

Jared Sheffield

9.2

What a great find. Forewarning, this is still very tight. Upon opening it was tobacco and smoke. Two hours alter the floral notes are really picking up and the wine is delicious. This could be a monster in a few years. I will have a case soon. — 8 years ago

Ryanne Allen

9.0

A little bitter, but very rich and delicious — 9 years ago

123Polizei

9.1

Alter Falter.... Legga 😍 — 10 years ago

Marc Arthur

9.8

Sparkling grape juice with a dark edgy ego — 10 years ago

John Austin

10

Smooth. Remember Steve Urkel's alter ego Stefan? That kinda smooth. Best whiskey I've ever had. — 10 years ago

Sean Skelley

9.3

Never been disappointed. This is an 06 and seems to have great depth. Alter doesn't seem to have the good and or bad year. Must be the winemaker — 10 years ago

Jeff Wityak

9.4

Delicious - Umbria IGT. Enjoyed with future parentals @ Zuni Cafe in SF. — 11 years ago

Molly Rydzel

9.9

Fresh and creamy - courtesy of Mr. Jan D'Amore — 12 years ago