Jan de Weerd

9.2

Checking out hot springs in the backcountry of Idaho. What better than to bring your gun…. Gun Metal Riesling that is!! From down under Barossa Valley. Hewitson. Dean Hewitson, everything he does is great. Including the Riesling. — 6 months ago

with Chris and Tammy

Lisa Holms

8.9

Jammy not too oaky — 3 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.0

One of those wines that makes you say “huh, so that’s why they blend Sémillon with Sauvignon Blanc”. Although the Sémillon makes up slightly more of the blend the greenery of SB punches throughout not obnoxiously so. Like the Semi was holding out the plank of wood expressly for the purpose of SB breaking it in half with its bare hands. All the green things and citrus but there is depth and warmth and a bit of weight. And dang it’s a bargain. — 5 years ago

Keaton Kail

9.4

Happily malted citrus peel. — 6 years ago

Carly A

9.5

Raspberry, Pomegranate, blackberry, baking spice, green pepper, eathy. Dry finish. — 6 years ago

Simone Pizzi

10

Tasted at the estate with the owner, it has been an emotional explosion. It's hard to describe... Authentic, elegant and complex, although still young this wine is pure emotion, with an endless aftertaste that favours meditation. The vines are grown according to respectful and natural methods, Flavio is a true depositary of piedmontese ancestral viticulture. The vineyard itself is idyllic, bursting with biodiversity and showing all the mastery of the man who works it. The winemaking technique is traditional, slow, the cellar is carved in the tuff soil, extra humid with the bare stone still visible. For me it is a perfect match — 7 years ago

jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

10

Okay so. The next couple wines I’m putting up are so old and legendary.... bare with me a moment i don’t think delectable will be able to identify them — 7 years ago

romo

9.4

Entering third phase with acid firmly in tow. You’re inside an empty metal oil barrel. Perfection with non-key lime pie. — a year ago

Ezekiel James Hampton

9.0

1989 vintage. Tastes like the counter fair: caramel apple, cotton candy, metal. Delish. — 4 years ago

Michael Walker

9.9

Was expecting heavy metal given the gigantic bottle and got completely the opposite - elegant if a bit thin but with no edge on the finish....very nice — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Earthy aromas with ripe plum notes - a very Otago nose albeit in the lighter spectrum. Same notes transfer to the medium bodied sappy palate. Not as full bodied as I was expecting. Quite Burgundian in weight and texture. Made by the equally earthy Nick Mills, owner and winemaker who made his presentation at Pinot NZ 2018 in Wellington in bare feet. Rippon is biodynamic and chemical free. I subsequently had a nice chat with him - a genuine bloke. Must be one of the prettiest vineyard scenes anywhere in the world sloping up from Lake Wanaka. Whilst this is classed as Central Otago this is not as full bodied as the Bannockburn/Felton Road district. — 6 years ago

David Kline

9.3

Atop heady iodine, wet mossy and pine bio, green apple sliced thin, melon, lemon and lime peel, smoky glazed ham with pineapple, igneous grind, dried sunflower blossom, jasmine, fall maple leaves, roasted corn with sweet chillies, cinnamon, and the faintest matchstick sail memory scents. Instantly warm and welcoming ginger candy, caramel, leather, graphite, cinnamon oil, hazelnut, pine sap, mint, calvados, cherry stem, eucalyptus, tangerine oil, lime, and jalapeño. Intense and lingering, filling the mouth beyond its capacity to taste. Really lovely Talisker manifestation conjuring metal and stone textures like some dark tale of briny ghosts! #Talisker #scotch #scotchwhisky #scotchwhiskey #whiskey #whisky #TaliskerStorm #singlemalt #Isleofskye #Scotland #madebythesea #classicmaltsselection #Islay — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Dennis Michael

9.3

Yes metal, iron whatever. Better with steak, needs to breathe. Good. Worth $30? Idk. — 8 years ago

K. Ross

9.0

15.3% abv. Always good. Bold smooth rich. — 2 years ago

Shengli Hu

8.9

From the premier Syrah producer of Germany 😺 Founded in 1991. Edel and Hanspeter Zieriesen. Students of Hans Gunter Schwartz. 21 ha of plantings. Founded Landweinmarkt.

This wine: 100% Spatburgunder. Matured in 1200-3000L old barrels. Cooper: Assmann Buttnerei. On iron rich clay over limestone. Elevated 2000 feet.

Bacon. Blood. Metal. Raspberry plum skin. Orange peel. Leather. Smoke, tobacco, black pepper. Elevated acidity, medium+ tannins. — 3 years ago

Evan Gaudette

9.3

Herby up front, saucy or buttery finish. Fresh floral smell, notes of citrus zest and metal. — 5 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Really nice and affordable. Aged well fir a metal enclosure as well. — 6 years ago

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.4

Wowie. Dark, ripe, dry tannins, deep red fruits and iron. Showing some secondary aromas and flavors (espresso, rusty metal and earth) but tons of fruit to boot. This is in a great place but will keep evolving beautifully for years I suspect — 6 years ago

with Lee

David Shaw

9.0

A field blend of Cabernet Franc, Tannat and Malbec (50/25/25). Dense purple red, moderately to highly extracted pigment. A hint of butter, leaf, herb, armpit funk and spice in nose. Underripe and ripe raspberry and blackberry flavors, slightly sour finish with some seed bitterness. Rustic style, old school production but highly drinkable, even on first pouring. This is real artisanal product, for those unclear on the concept. After 30 minutes, black currant fruit leather flavor emerges. Wine remains somewhat tart after 60 minutes. Two hours later, cherry flavor emerges. If you like your wines fresh, look no further. — 7 years ago

John Cuff

9.0

Stunning bang for you buck. Clare Riesling with a bit of “work” and a hint of RS to flesh out the mouth feel and calm that awesome acidity. — 8 years ago