Victor Charcan

9.3

Elegant nose of sour cherries, smoke, bacon, slate, blood. A metallic mineral hint and fantastic acidity that points you in an Atlantic direction. A beauty, at a very affordable price, if you are a Burgundy lover this is Spain’s closest — 6 years ago

Haakon Hovde

9.0

Had this with Atlantic cod “Skrei”. A wonderful companion. — 6 years ago

Zach Jindra

9.0

A classic Rias Biaxas. Love this wine. Beautiful ripe citrus and orchard fruit lifted with zippy acidity. A nose of white blossoming flowers. Salty Atlantic sea breeze. Mmmm. — 7 years ago

Virginia Thomas

9.6

Atlantic Beach Country Club member guest with Alex and Leslie Calder — 8 years ago

Victor Charcan

9.2

Great wine. Fresh cherries, lavender, fine volume fior a wet Atlantic vintage ( the acidity is definitely there). Mineral and smoke hints — 8 years ago

Katherine Bordelon

Court of Master Sommelier Guild member

9.1

The canopy system used in the Rias Baxias region of northwest Spain provides for ample aeration and keeps the vines protected from the moist ground which breeds an environment not conducive to support healthy clusters. The Galician climate receives moisture from the Atlantic and is mostly sticky, warm and rainy with rain ☔️ most days during the year. Winters are a bit harsh and cold. The humid, salt air is what this viticultural environment is all about. The mostly white wines made here are highly acidic, with notes of tart, green apple 🍏 and white flowers. Most wines are aged in stainless steel and some see new, French oak for a few months. Then they are aged in the bottle. You can cellar them for up to 5-6 years. The Albariño grape is the most expensive and most difficult to produce in all of Spain. — 9 years ago

with Edmond

Shawn R

10

65 miles of the Atlantic Coast in Florida and maxed out on Mahi. Epic day, this Corona made it even better. — 9 years ago

Ron from VA

9.1

Again, brilliant! Far more Chinon/Old World than 99.5% of the CF in the Mid Atlantic. While bit more body than the ‘16, but day 2 & 3 showed how much potential this has in the cellar :) — 6 years ago

Richard List

9.0

Cornwall in a bottle - saline freshness and wonderfully crisp. This is just made for (Cornish) seafood and fish. The acidity will work perfectly with crab or prawns. A real knockout. — 6 years ago

Jenny R

9.0

Intense and juicy laurel/bay, excellent minerality and layers. Racy acidity. A little lemon meringue with some salty Atlantic air. — 8 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.4

90 Albariño, 5 Caino, 5 Loureiro; Rosal is a tiny appellation situated right where the Mino River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Intensely saline, almost iodized. Densely textured, with powerful aromas/flavors of wet stones, sea spray, ripe citrus. Tiny bit of trapped CO2 + bracing (and appropriate) acidity. #rosal #ríasbaixas #couselo — 8 years ago

David L

9.5

-at The Golden Nugget Atlantic City, NJ — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

On the nose, sour fruits of; dark currants, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, green bell peppers, tree bark with sap and fresh very dark florals. The palate is medium bodied & the tannins are medium soft and round. The fruits are; blackberries, dark cherries, an array of blue fruits, poached strawberries, green bell pepper with additional vegetal notes, dusty, dry, loamy dry top soil, crushed dry rocks, olive pit with flesh, herbaceous notes, nail rust, light funky gym locker notes and a round, soft acidity and a finish that a 1/3, 1/3 and 1/3...fruit, vegetal and earth. 9.0 with the potential for a bit more with cellaring. Photos of; Irouléguy, Jean-Claude Berrouet and a classic Basque dish. Producer history & notes...Irouléguy is located in Basque Country...the southwestern most part of France wine regions and is only a half an hour from Spain. Irouléguy received its appellation contrôlée in 1970, with about 250 acres of vineyards cultivated by 60 growers. Jean-Claude Berrouet is an Irouléguy native who left the area for more than three decades to be the winemaker at Château Pétrus. Jean-Claude eventually returned home. He named his estate “Herri Mina.” In Basque, herri means “country,” and mina means “homesick.” I guess you could say he missed the area he grew up. Jean-Claude also makes a white blend of Gros Manseng, Petit Corbu and Petit Manseng. His vines are planted on the steep south facing slopes of the Pyrénées at around 400 feet above sea level. His vineyard has a climatic influence from the Atlantic. They are protected from cold north wind and receive more sunshine than most other French vineyard regions. Jean-Claude also produces a small amount of this Irouléguy Cabernet Franc; which is 100% Cabernet Franc-Tannat. A classic Basque pairing (shown) for this wine is a flour dredged fried chicken with stewed red and green peppers, tomatoes, onions & garlic.
— 9 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Unique wine from pre-phylloxera vines grown in the sand less than a mile from the Atlantic. Nose is grape juice concentrate and beef jerky, teriyaki, some smoke, berries and a clay/mineral earthiness. A remarkable freshness too. Bright red fruit on the palate. Ripe, without compromised acidity. Silky texture and fine tannins. Reminds me of Cote Rotie but with a boost in acid and saltiness. Drinking beautifully now though another 10-15 years in the bottle probably wouldn’t hurt! — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

8.9

This one is all about the Vintage. This is a 3rd label release for boxwood and it is a field blend featuring Malbec, merlot, & PV. Each of these components has the ability to stretch the distance with their acidic/phenolic frames. This vintage was hot and ripe, which made this a real value at $22, but my mission was to age this one out, to see if it would just get flabby. Well, bingo! It’s acid is still firm, however the fruit has really concentrated :) It has clear hit its 3rd phase and I really dig it! It has that Virginia port sweetness from the depth of fruit. Super aromatic as well... this proves that thoughtful work in the cellar can produce ageable Mid-Atlantic (VA) wines! — 7 years ago

Pablo

9.0

Medium bodied blend. Very enjoyable. — 8 years ago

Sara Thomas

9.4

Amazing gin! A pine forest in a glass! — 8 years ago

Bob & Elaine J.

9.0

On the Freedom of the Seas in the middle of the Atlantic. Elaine and I as well really love Albarino! — 9 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.2

Super minerality from the volcanic soil of the Azores (yes, the Portuguese islands in he middle of th Atlantic). — 9 years ago

Sean Smith

9.4

My boy Pedro is belting out the most consistent and quality Chardonnays this side of the Atlantic. Tropical fruits on the nose. Creme brûlée, pineapple and vanilla on the palate. Opens up further with a bit of time, but I challenge you to not consume this as quickly as humanly possible. — 10 years ago

with Kelli