Matthew Steilen

9.3

This is wine from Steilen country.

Layers of fruit. Cantaloupe, banana, apple, honey. Petrol, lichen, forest floor. Funky, old. Yes!! — 8 years ago

Pierre Idiart

9.3

Fine line ghost peach color. Short toasted nose with a beautiful fresh strawberry palate dancing into a memory ( like biting into a red delicious Washington Apple, over plump and perfect, on a country side road) : A Structured, elegant rose, with razor wire nerve: Wish I'd had another bottle — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

I'm pretty sure I paid $18.99 or $21.99 for this private label Cab at K&L Wine Merchants. If you are not buying this wine by the 1/2 case or case...then, holding it for 4-5+ years, you are missing a great QPR opportunity. It's a great everyday wine and at it's price and it doubles as a quality wine to serve and impress friends on the weekend. This is a $50+ Napa Cabernet tonight. The details on Kalinda is K&L buys juice from quality producers or has a quality producer make wine for them under their private label. It's a wine to buy year in and out! When you have it 5+ years later, you'll sip it with a smile thinking how good it is and feeling even better about how little it cost you. It's easy to pay a lot of $ for a good wine. The real trick is to find an affordable quality wine that's worth 2-3 times what you paid for it. A bit of 411 on K&L. The staff at K&L as a whole are amongst the best in the country, if not the best. They experience very little turnover and they been doing wine & spirits for around 40 years. They have awesome relationships with all the wine regions and are greatly respected by producers and vendors alike. They have been traveling to all the major wine regions multiple times a year for a very long time. Good knowledgeable people who are very personable & accessible. — 10 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.2

Super perfumy, as dry Muscat should be. Jasmine, elderflower, white grapes, white fig, green apple, Thai basil herbal interesting note going on. Great acid structure that held up for a few days. Great example of variety with several centuries of history in the country. — 11 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.0

Lot # 14 Apple tart, salted Carmel and tons of other stuff. American whiskey standing tall! — 11 years ago

Thomas Savre

10

The origin of cider ! Basque Country !!! — 12 years ago

Eric Hwang

9.5

Smooth beyond belief. — 12 years ago

Daniel Argandona

8.9

Eponymous wine from Basque country . Slightly effervescent bracing minerality/peaches/green apple/underripe pear. Delicious and should be great counterpoint to light basque stew with chorizo and clams tonight....so I'm told — 9 years ago

with Alexandre

Daniel Martinez Cardenas

9.0

High quality French Chardonnay with a good amount of lemon and green apple, nice acidity and floral notes. I had it with fish tacos. French wine, Mexican food in the good Ol' USA? Yeah baby! That's what this country is all about, a melting pot of cultures. www.hitimewine.net — 9 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

10

What can I say? — 10 years ago

Shane M. Nicholson

9.4

Blue Mountain Cherry Cider from Milton- Freewater Oregon. These guys are THE best in the country. Washington apples are like Michigan cherries.....epic. And guess what? They are smart enough to buy Traverse City cherries for the Blend? Mind blowing combo. AND, they do it right. Fresh pressed. No force carbonation. No added sugars. No added caramel colors. Orchard to bottle. Literally. That's it! Unlike those other brads that buy frozen Chinese apple concentrate, dump some potassium sorbate, and fake bubbles and serve that shitty soda pop as " cider". Frankly that kind of faux" orchard" crap makes me " angry"! Get it?? Ya see what I did there?? :). Truth be told - Uncle Johns, Tandem, Crispin..... You all do a nice job. Blue Mountain........league of their own. — 11 years ago

Caitlin H

9.9

A gin for those who don't like gin. It has a crisp clean taste and is very refreshing. Great with ginger-ale or in a French 75. — 11 years ago

Jonathan Oakes

9.0

Sadly, no pear inside Chris Grimm. — 12 years ago

Cheryl

9.5

Actually Mary Ruth 2016
Light slightly acidic good for pool or with food not sweet pear apple honeysuckle tones — 9 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.3

Almost a (dare I say it) bubblegum nose. Followed by custard apple tart. Raises the spirits on a dull day. — 9 years ago

Nigel Stuke

9.6

So good, so appley and toasty. One of my favorite spirits I've had in a long time — 10 years ago

Thomas Jordan

9.5

This surprise arrived in my office yesterday. Thank you Anna & the country of France for this delicious treat. Apple, butter & vanilla. — 11 years ago

with Anna

Caroline Margiotta

9.5

Truly an excellent value wine, highly drinkable, and one I love to keep on hand. This Bourgogne Blanc has high acidity, a crisp mouthfeel, and refreshing minerality, with some lovely floral notes, hints of apple, citrus, and other crisp fruits. It's a lovely complement to fish, bratwurst and sauerkraut, French country-style vegetables, and a whole host of other dishes, and is quite lovely on its own as well. — 11 years ago

George Catallo

9.0

Sweet brandy notes with subtle oak, vanilla, caramel, dried plums, baked apple, and a light corn sweetness dominate the nose. The palate has a wine like acidity and viscosity packed full of sweet corn, caramel, dried fruit, and even more brandy influence. Oak, sweet vanilla, and dried fruit round out the finish. — 11 years ago

Paul Balsom

9.0

Crisp. Dry. Refreshing. Paired with caprese salad. Also, garlic crackers, apple/cranberry jam, and country pate (pork liver).
— 12 years ago