Zack Miskel

9.0

First vintage for my first meal at Basalt. Let's see what this bad boy has left! — 9 years ago

with Anna

Lily Davis

French Wine Specialist at Ottorink Weinbar

9.4

Wine for scotch drinkers. Yellow fruits and flowers on the nose. Black volcanic basalt and flint on the palate. Crystalline and peety. An amazing wine. — 10 years ago

Joshua Crisp

9.3

Reduction is a bit obvious in this wine, but as with most Evening Land wines, this works itself out and integrates well with the wine over time. Flint and burnt matchsticks on the nose, alongside with portobello mushrooms, baked blackberries, and brambles. Blackberries, Italian plums, and creme de cassis in greet the tongue, cherries, blueberries and fresh orange peel on the mid-palate, with anise seed, white trumpet mushrooms, and subtle tones of basalt. Gorgeous Gamay made in the carbonic-style. — 10 years ago

Juan Valencia

9.5

The volcanic and basalt soils really set the tone for this wine. The fruit was also showing very well. This is a refreshingly different 'Napa Cab'
— 11 years ago

with David

Andy Carver

9.2

#basaltcellars #gemmarossa2007 — 11 years ago

Kelly Stockton

Sales Valley View Imports

9.9

I can only say it is a profound wine at every level possible. — 12 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.2

A Bordeaux blend red red plum 20% of the wines from the dusted valley label currant berry fruit. Fresh and bone dry on the finish light red berry fruit with light floral notes. Very good Milton free water closest city 10000 people tho Oregon vineyard 46 th parallel is state line pacific influence enables them to ripen the grapes I the summer. Christophe baron planted his vineyards in 1998 so by 2007 the land prices were skyrocketing 22 parcels 12 acres their focus was Syrah 2/3 of vineyards are Syrah two different clones then Grenache petite Syrah cinsault Viognier Tempranillo and more just to experiment river rocks deposited by floods over 25000 years basalt lava flows 5-10 million years ago 11,000 feet thick depression is a major heat sink at peak summer they gettworehours of sunlight than napa. Vansicle ridge goes out to the Pacific Ocean. — 12 years ago

Kyo Jin

8.9

Very different than the Basalt block. Lengthy and savory. Pommard like. — 9 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.6

Concentrated Chehalem Mountain Riesling from the single vineyard "Nicholas" comprised of silt on basalt that winemaker Bill Hooper credits for its thick skins and potency. Fragrant and exotic with a glorious spice I've never had this side of the Vosges. Another cracking wine from this upcoming winegrower handcrafting Riesling in this superlative category in which the fruit is in the best condition and every step of the craft is minimal but the most mindful. I am a thorough fan. — 10 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.3

This screams Sicily, in all the right ways. Juicy, acid, basalt and pure joy wrapped up in a bottle. Surprised and quite impressed. — 10 years ago

Joshua Crisp

9.1

Fruity nose of blackberries, mid-summer strawberries, and ripe plums, with subtle tones of mint and peppermint, pine, pepper, savory, and stewed meat. Initially bright with cut strawberries, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon, giving way to juicy plums, dulce de leche, blackberries, and ending for a medium finish wet basalt, Italian herb, and fresh, wild game. — 11 years ago

Justin Brown

9.4

Tempranillo in Basalt — 11 years ago

James Bourne

9.5

V- light red N- pomegranate and spice P- entry smooth red fruit, mid sour candy, finish long and hot — 11 years ago

Kelly Stockton

Sales Valley View Imports

9.7

Odinstal 2011 Basalt Riesling soon. Can't wait — 12 years ago

Michael Perry

9.2

I am a huge fan. Truly great pinot. — 9 years ago

Alison Toohey

9.5

It's the 2014 Riesling and its magic! — 9 years ago

Morgan Harris

Head Sommelier Aureole New York

9.2

Best domestic Grüner I've ever had. Lots of green, ripe citrus and orchard fruits, lees influence, and varietal savories (lentil, radish, parsnip, pea purée). 12.7% alcohol puts this in ripe, clean federspiel territory. Similar to Prager or FX in style. There's something special in the Columbia Gorge, I think. Anyone know if this is loess over decomposed basalt in the vineyard? — 10 years ago

Rebecca Hopkins

PR Folio Fine Wine Partners

8.9

A blend of furmint harslebelu lees contact old oak rocky basalt soils. Complexity galore. — 11 years ago

Joshua Crisp

9.6

An earthier, more acid-driven wine than the 2012 Raptor Ridge Winery Black Hole Vineyard Pinot Noir. Vanilla, clove, pepper, raspberries, and dry Jory soil build the bouquet. Unfolds with less spice than the aforementioned wine, but reveals itself with cherries, currants, dried cranberries, and cassis, flowing into blueberries, chanterelle, truffle and oyster mushrooms, and anise. It finishes with medium length if dried basalt, licorice, and Italian plum. — 11 years ago

with Dagan

Vinny Eng

9.3

Professor @edanch takes us to Somlo! Basalt. Make room Chenin! — 11 years ago

with Eric and Wolfgang