Popped and poured; consumed over four hours. Needed some time to open but already entering a much better, more pleasant place than when these were released. The nose is loaded with fresh brambles and underbrush. After about three hours of air, it also added a sort of spiced meat element. Lip smacking dark forest fruits on the palate. Wonderful balance. This is my sort of Zinfandel. Still a young pup...the future is bright for these. Drink now with a long decant or hold. Best after 2019. — 7 years ago
Great with grilled seafood, light white wine. — 8 years ago
BBQ Wine #2 — 9 years ago
It us not pinot noir. It's riesling — 9 years ago
good done fiore! nice drinking... — 9 years ago
Real char done, body a bit bitter — 10 years ago
Ripping texture with that youthful sizzle, but even though this feels bone-dry it's not that sharp, punishing style of trocken. There is nice, fleshy, melony fruit that even has a sort of gentle sauvignon blanc-type character in the leftovers the next day once that immediate sizzle calms down. Also while it's very mineral it's not dark Mosel slate, it's chalky and so clean and flowery you could make a bath soap out of it. — 10 years ago
Delicious - lamb dinner — 12 years ago
Let it breath and give it time, you will be rewarded with pure class in the glass! — 7 years ago
Nice orange wine from Georgia. Gives the impression of sweetness without actually being sweet. Some real grip without tannins, sort of an interesting orange wine mouthfeel. Nice. — 8 years ago
What a lovely pairing wine. Great complexity for a rose and a surprising blend of Cabernet & Tempranillo! — 8 years ago
Vino acido y muy mineral. Aroma a piedra que sigue en la boca con un punto de aguja al inicio de la botella. Muy fresco y original. Descubriniento — 8 years ago
So intense, so complex, so long, so elegant, so beautiful. Unlike other CDPs I've tried- more black fruit mixed with the blue, the finish more fruit than herbs. It was sort of cab-like. So much going on here. I loved this. A great birthday wine! — 9 years ago
Dark cherry and ethyl nose with spice, medium tannic finish full bodied awesome balance. Loved this wine! — 10 years ago
Pairing tip; Beautiful and amazing people go well with great wine. This 2014 is singing perfectly right now, however will continue to evolve nicely with some additional age. Racy, fresh, and vibrant. Green apple skin, citrus, chalk, and oyster shells. A clean salinity carries loads of minerals, citrus blossoms, and some unripe nectarine. And that acidity! This is alive and electrifying; like French kissing a 220 volt outlet. Lightning in a bottle. Sort of like the wonderful, exciting people in the picture. ⚡️ Popping a Raveneau is great, but sharing it with my friends was lightning across the mid-summer night sky. — 7 years ago
Wedding cava! — 8 years ago
Dried prune, stewed dark fruit, raisiny, interesting in the nose. Mineral with Long finish. Med plus tannin. — 8 years ago
Sauvage is the world that comes to mind when describing this signular and biodynamically farmed, wild ferment Vinhão. Aromas of smoky plum and earth are rendered more complex by a sort of feral, animal quality that persists on the palate as well. A bold streak of acidity creates a sense of tension to sour cherry notes firmly anchored in damp tilth, preserved game, steeped green tea, and pink peppercorn. This won't be to everyone's taste, but for the adventurous, I say, go for it. 11.0% ABV | Sample — 9 years ago
08/FEV/2016 — 9 years ago
Have a cold, but here's the palate anyway: creamy and sort of weightless on tip of the tongue, and bitter beneath it and on the sides. The top of the mouth and throat sting a little from the alcohol. There's an exotic bitterness or a firmness trapped somewhere within the blankets of its buttery transparent exterior. — 9 years ago
Bready, lemon notes. Dry, complex and a very nice Cava. 7 euros. What a find! — 10 years ago
Gust final a fusta. Intens i afruitat. Curió i molt bo. — 10 years ago
Very spicy, flavour of mint — 11 years ago
Whoa chill out — 12 years ago
Mandi Speidel
City Territory Chicago, Maverick Wine Company
Late Night Spa Sess Sharing laughs and sips with Belle Belle — 6 years ago