Rashed Chowdhury

9.0

Grape: Baladi, from West Bank, Palestine. Medium ruby color, tobacco and blueberry nose. The nose reminds me of a Rhône wine because of the gamy and fatty meat flavors. On the palate, it’s a good balance of fruit, tannin and acidity, but lacking length. The wine has the earthiness of a Bordeaux and game flavors of a Syrah. From @sommselect dot com: “From a 133-year-old winemaking monastery, made from Holy Land native grapes like Dabouki, Hamdani, Jandali, and Baladi. They are all planted in the Biblical Hills of Bethlehem and Hebron.” — 7 years ago

Mary Ellen Bonisteel

8.9

Notes of cherry, perfect on a chilly night! — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Created in 1985 and based in an old fortified monastery, they have a current average production of three million bottles and own an impressive 630 hectares of vineyards. Ruby with a big fruity nose and herb notes, aged for 20 months on American oak. On the palate red berry fruit flavors, spice and herbal notes. Lingering finish ending with some mineral characteristics. Nice Value. — 9 years ago

Ara Aslanian

9.3

On Armenian Christmas must drink wine from Armenia, keeps getting better and better with bottle age. 2011 was the 2nd vintage and the 1st to get imported to the US in limited quantities. Wine is aged in clay pot (amphora) from vineyards of a 13th century monastery. — 9 years ago

with Cellar

Tom Young

9.2

Soft and rich. Drank this next to LYNMAR monastery and liked the LYNMAR a little better — 10 years ago

with Amy

Giorgi Gogia

9.0

Excellent dry white wine — 10 years ago

Amy Yan

9.3

Excellent pinot. Similar to Monastery but less leathery and slightly more young and acidic. — 10 years ago

Charles Ludwig

9.0

Riesling, welschriesling, and tramini blend from rebuilt monastery grounds. Sharp and fresh. Simple, but very pleasing. — 11 years ago

web bond

9.7

At winery...actually tasted 2013, which had not been labeled, so used 2012 for picture. Single vineyard called Mylos, which is owned by Monastery. Farmed by Hazidakis, now certified organic, and with 120 year old vines on own rootstock. — 11 years ago

Gilles de Chambure

Master Sommelier & Educator

9.8

nowhere is tradition and innovation better expressed than in austria on the hillsides of kamptal and wachau
gruners of great character and depth
this ancient monastery has been brought back to life — 13 years ago

Shannon

10

Smells like a sugary strawberry but taste like a vanilla silk rosé — 7 years ago

J B

9.0

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% merlot, 15% Petit Verdot. This chateau was an old monastery in 1662 and is situated on Garonne gravel that lays over a clay base. Rich and full, body with a light end. On the “slightly dryer” side on the end node. — 8 years ago

Scott G

9.7

Funky, weird, great acidity. Perfect with weird Catalan sausage overlooking a monastery. — 8 years ago

Liza Anne Trinidad

9.0

A small batch made in the Trappist monastery. So bold with good nose. — 9 years ago

with Ben

Maria Vano

9.3

San Martinos Hill. Pretty and light smoky fire on the nose. Totally taken aback at first sip, big and softly tannic for such a young wine. Selection of 3 vineyards, 20% of grapes were overripe. One year in 500liter new Hungarian oak, giving it oaky feel. Owned by Benedictine monastery. Lovely wine! There is something very special about a wine that makes you stop the flight because there is no other wine you want to replace in your mouth. Dammit this is one seriously good wine. Nice showing of what younger gen winemakers are doing here. — 9 years ago

Sean Coetzee

9.1

Amazing! Orange wines made by nuns in a Italian monastery. Fennel and aniseed. Delicious! — 10 years ago

Ikala Farjanadze

10

Dry white wine made with imeretian rule in Qvevri ( elay jog ) from Tsolikauri. Is charcterized with orijinal sorted aroma and harmonius pleasant taste. — 10 years ago

terroirista-cy

9.6

Lunch with friends at Nikoklia village, Paphos. Thank you father Geradime for the magic!!!!! Where shall I start; white plums, sweet rose petals, and as it was getting more Oxigen; fried bacon, and black pepper, this vino needs AIR, I BELIEVE A LOT OF AIR!!!. Thanks Thierry Puzelat!!! — 11 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.2

This is like spending a week in some stone monastery. The ultimate reset button for your palate. — 11 years ago

Pax Mahle

Owner/Winemaker Wind Gap Wines, Agharta & Pax

9.7

Gorgeous nose of alpine strawberries & orange blossoms astringent palate with great Intensity, acid and focus...a nice element of oxidation peeks through and adds an interesting edge... — 12 years ago

Feliks Richter

8.9

Not bad at all — 8 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.3

An order of Carthusian monks first found their way to Scala Dei in 1194 at the invitation of Alfonso I. The name "Scala Dei" means "stairway to heaven," and a visit through these transportive ruins remains a critical first stop if ever visiting the region. While monks no longer work the cellars, the Scala Dei wines remain solid - and often a relative value in comparison to those who've arrived in the last half century. Prior is Scala Dei's mid-tier of their three Priorat reds. High octane flavors of licorice, pepper, black plum, violet, and blueberry find balance with spicier, more elegant tones of sandalwood, rosewater, frankincense and gingerbread. While 15% abv, you’d never know per the bright acidity and chalky tannins - yet there remains, a warming medieval intrigue that conjures romantic images of hearthstones and velvet. A nice showing from Priorat’s pioneering monastery. — 8 years ago

John McCarroll

Sales Rowan Imports

9.2

Monk squad — 9 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.8

Incredible offering. It's everything we like and want. — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.6

NFS. Notforsaleanywhere. Only at he monastery. — 10 years ago

Al Doyle

9.6

Brought to us by the kindly promoter of Musilac festival in Aix Les Bains, about 20 clicks from the Chartreuse monastery. And those monks have some time on their hands; it ain't no thing for them to shut some of this stuff away for 40 years and then be like, oh I wonder how that worked out? Well let me tell you it's sweet, then smooth, then bitter, and when you've had a sip the only thing you're thinking about is taking the next sip. Revelatory. — 10 years ago

Brennan McNally

8.9

Nice minerality (well water from under a monastery in England), creamy texture. Not too exciting, but good for a cold night. — 11 years ago

Claudio Ruegger

9.1

State owned monastery winery in Kanton Thurgau, Switzerland — 11 years ago

with Nicola

Duane Mason

9.7

From a 900 year old Italian Monastery. Grape is Kerner. Great with Ahi Tuna done with Panko Crust and seared with Truffel Butter. — 12 years ago

Alex Horswill

9.1

Good rosé — 13 years ago