roland benedetti

9.5

What a wine! It’s been a long and slow delight we sipped slowly over our quiet evening. ⁣
It paired especially well with the cuisine from Dawa, the beef momos and even the pork chili (that was slightly less hot as usual 😮‍💨). The mild tones of the Himalayan spice were perfect companion to this wine, holding everything high in the mouth and soul.⁣
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The wine is rich, complex, round, ripe, with a lactic touch. Buttermilk? And then the usual flavors and aromas of⁣
chenin, honey, pear, peach, bit of exotic lush all conducted with maestria with a backbone that holds things all along never making it heavy or annoying — 7 days ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.1

Exotic citrus notes. Medium body and acidity. Good dry Chenin, showing more on the citrus and herbal spectrum. Impressive concentration; not showing a ton of complexity for me now but that may come. — 16 days ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.3

Lush & well-balanced. Muted aromatics, balanced acidity & tannin. Light blackberry tones, mineral, plush, modern & lovely. — 19 days ago

with Alsu

Josh Morgenthau

9.6

Truly special bottle. Blossoms, needs several hours open to reveal violets, a hint of rose petal, fantastic subtle hint of pepper. The texture is stunning, wraps around your palate like a silk nightrobe. Ripe fruit but so fresh. The finest tannins and subtle structure provide perfect tension. As it lingers the minerals are searing and beautiful, the acid ample and well judged. Could come close to perfection in 15-20 years time. — 6 days ago

Tracy Hall

9.5

I really enjoyed this. Red balanced fruits, medium structure that is smooth and mouth coating. I loved everything about this. Highly recommended. TBL — 17 days ago

Severn Goodwin

8.9

Similar to the last time we bought this (2017 vintage) wine, but prior traits seemed to be dialed down 25%.

100% Chenin Blanc; Anjou AOC (Saint-Jean-des-Mauvrets)
Nose has chalky minerals, cold honey, beeswax and dried apricots.
Palate has dehydrated apricot, peach skin, medium acidity and medium finish.
$14, still a great value. — 25 days ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.2

Super joyful if a little more extracted than necessary. Fun, almost carbonic purple fruit on the nose. Palate had great concentration for an entry level wine. Not insignificant tannins and this should benefit from a few years, but also drinking great now. — 2 days ago

Ed Chin

9.4

Ok I’m a sucker for a slight herbaceous green pryazine whatever you want to call it element. I think it adds some character and makes it more interesting  — 10 days ago

Charles York

9.1

Black berries. Earth. Floral hint Very nice for the price. Tannin to age. — 12 days ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

Excellent lunch time starter to clear the palate. — 12 days ago