Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.2

#sauternes so sweet and balanced. Third of three bottles for my wife’s 40th birthday. We saved the best for last, as it turns out. Honeyed layers as this gently warms in a Burgundy bowl - caramel, marzipan, toasted almonds, some petrol, apricot jam. Tastes exactly how it smells with the acidity taking a step back from the honey sweetness swirling around a luscious oily mouthfeel. Touch of orange pith bitterness on the finish - lovely wine. Indeed it pairs well with Indian food but the force of this wine could have easily matched even spicier dishes. Beautiful wine and what’s amazing is it seemed this wine could easily go another 20 years. Good Sauternes is ever youthful. — 4 years ago

Frank Gorman

9.0

American Son 2020 with Scott White — 5 years ago

Kristine Salm

9.0

Bright, crystal clear orange wine. Good tannins. — 6 years ago

with Alex

Nick M

8.9

This wine is wild. It’s like gruner veltliner on LSD. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Jack & Arden put together a wonderful evening of delicious food and great wines, and a few of us attendees contributed some bottles to enjoy as well. Great night!

My contribution. Wow! The aromatics here are some of the most intoxicating I’ve come across. Ripe pineapple bathed in honey butter, apricot preserves, orange marmalade and honeycomb. Light on the palate with zippy acidity. Fantastic! — 7 years ago

with Arden, Jack and 3 others

Pria Sasha Nayar

9.7

Stunning little find — 8 years ago

Zona Goodman

8.9

Zona had this 8 years ago

William L. Wright

9.0

Orange wine. Similar to rose as far as grape skin contact except this sits longer on the skins. Really well bodied and delicious — 9 years ago

Neha M. H.

8.9

Big, ripe fruit. Much better after decanting. — 10 years ago

Rob Whitman

10

Vines in convent. Cloudy light orange. — 12 years ago

Peggy Hadley

9.1

Easy drinker. Full of fruit. — 4 years ago

with Jim

Nick

9.2

Orange juice of the gods- sky high acidity, rose, sunny d, so good. — 4 years ago

Iain Newton

9.2

Wow. Orange wine! — 6 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.4

Coming from an exceptional vintage, the 2005 Viña Tondonia from R. Lopez de Heredia is a compelling blend of Tempranillo (75%), Garnacho (15%), Graciano and Mazuelo (10%), all sourced from their estate vineyards and aged for six years prior to bottling. This sensational wine opens with a bright bouquet of leather, cranberry, orange rind, forest floor and suggestions of black tea. Showing incredible focus and poise, this balanced Rioja is framed around flavors off leather, red cherry, teaberry, Mandarin orange and pipe tobacco that sit alongside brisk minerality, as the wine shows tremendous freshness and length through the long finish. This is an absolute stunning effort from this storied Estate and should continut to drink beautifully for years to come. Drink 2019-2035- 94 — 6 years ago

Jerome Sabbagh

9.2

Beautiful, classic orange wine. High level — 7 years ago

with Meaghan

Emre

9.0

Pronounced aromas of orange blossom, marmalade, apricot on the nose. Expected the acidity to counterbalance the sweetness better. Felt a little too “heavy” for me. Not bad for $49 for 750ml bottle. — 8 years ago

Mark Morgan

9.0

Looks like a glass of clarified butter. Smooth like an orange wine, but with a hit of acid like a white. Paired well w/ steamed artichokes of all things.. — 8 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

funky earthy orange wine from the intimidating 7'1ft biodynamic producer Josko Gravner, excellent with food, notes of hazelnuts, orange peel, fresh peach, forest floor — 8 years ago

Michael Wilson

9.5

More amber than orange and very caramelly — 10 years ago

with Scott

Jacob Cohen

9.0

Orange Pinot Grigio. It's amazing. — 11 years ago

Nate Gosselin

8.9

Refreshing, medium body. Very drinkable. — 4 years ago

En

9.3

We like the orange a lot!!! Not the red one. SL wines. — 4 years ago

Joe Davant

9.0

Fun orange wine. Apparently, drinking this would make me cool with the LA hipsters. — 6 years ago

Awe Some

9.2

Peach lemonade in the glass. A touch cloudy and gray, but delicate looks. Slightly astringent and hot on the nose. Nectarine pit, cloudberry, and a touch of acetone on the tongue. Almost orange wine like spices and spark. Surprising and lovely. Abso-frickin-ideal for pairing with briny seafood as well as something richer like a Malaysian honey BBQ chicken with mango salsa. — 6 years ago

Maxwell Burns

Hospitality Kenwood Vineyards, Winemaker GARA

9.4

Oxidized orange color, earthy, nutty, tangerine, floral nose, med+ weight, high acid. Long finish with some drying tannin. — 6 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.3

The 2016s just came in so I had to rip one open. This might be the best SC ever and that is saying a lot. It’s certainly the best one for early drinking as it was singing with only a splash decant. A return to dark fruits, cedar, orange peel. The life of the party. — 7 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.4

Brilliant appley orange wine — 8 years ago

Nathan ratapu

9.3

Tannin rich and heady on the nose - this is a serious orange wine for red wine fans. — 9 years ago

Alex Shaw

9.3

Beautiful deep golden color. Orange peel, apricot and hints of almond. Perfect sugar/acid bakance. Fantastic. — 10 years ago

Michelle Harvey

10

Delicious dessert wine, very sweet & yummy! — 10 years ago