David Kline

9.4

Heady mushroom and a little black wood funk adjusts to clean lemongrass and white lavender with a light crepe aroma. Lemon curd and white pepper with the finest mousse that envelopes the palate completely, and beckons the lemon oil and mascarpone toast and pomelo marmalade. The culmination of these flavors lingers ethereal, floating atop chalky clouds and lime and floral essences. #grandcruvalue #grandcru #PaulEtienne #bubbles #blancdeblancs #frenchwine — 8 years ago

with Courtney

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Iighter than the Barossa mataro but lots of punch. — 8 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.1

Soft and pure fruit. Very gentle soft finish. Plenty of acid but aslo rounded fruit. — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.2

Made the sun shine through the clouds. Verve and freshness. — 9 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.2

Toasted caramel. A hint of clouds, lightning, and rain. Smooth smokey finish. Really good scotch. — 10 years ago

Patrick Clary

8.9

Pleasant screw-top rose, pretty in pink, glints of orange and strawberry, an exact little wine, perfect for breezy New England day of scattered cirrus veiling and unveiling the moon's shift toward last quarter, precisely the same color as the clouds. — 10 years ago

Adam Lord

9.2

Fruit driven, big Pinot. Berry — 10 years ago

with Michael

Mo Cherry

9.2

Lean, mean, Cabernet machine! — 10 years ago

Justin Hansohn

8.9

Sweet tarts, the pink cherry ones, and just a hint of spree, the coating, that initial metallic sour shock. Head change keeps getting foggy...the cloud spirits are strong in here. I keep thinking I'm tasting chalk but then I keep feeling like I'm tasting ocean clouds. I'm having a fun time with this right now at work but this bottle calls for a day of rain or a windy pause in the hills. The confusion of this drink is tricky. It took twice around to have these evaluations and perhaps its ready now but then again maybe the fog becomes something pretty in the end...but when? — 10 years ago

with Arturo

Ben de Vin

9.0

Strong oaky Chardonnay nose but extremely light on the palette - apples are the dominant flavour so it has a bit of a still cider characteristic, almost Jura like - only 11.5 - I like! — 12 years ago

Michael Townley

9.3

Dark inky purple color, nice tannins with a soft finish — 8 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Very, very soft and delicate without much spice. Build and stays without. — 8 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.5

No new oak, very soft. From arras vineyard. — 8 years ago

Ethan Fries

9.7

Tastes like the clouds — 9 years ago

Gabriele Amodeo

9.5

Very smooth, easy drinking — 9 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.8

2012 can't get any better here, even with the fire clouds descending down over this Fabulous Winery. Wow! From start "Lilie" wine to finish.. Wines all 4 were Awesome!!! This is a must go getter!!!CB — 10 years ago

with Henry

Benjamin Hickey

9.3

Big but not tannic. Lots of length, smooth with a bit of kick. 18 month French oak — 10 years ago

Elizabeth Griswold

9.4

Damn fine. Bright & alive on the palate, smoky cider & slate. Serious. Thoughtful. Dark grey mineral core. Beautiful late summer rain & wet wool clouds. — 10 years ago

Sharon Bright

9.3

Schamsburg tasty bright strawberry!!
Beaune cherry clouds! — 10 years ago

Geoff Madeiros

9.0

Smells oaky. Tastes fruity. — 10 years ago

with Arvin, Mike and 2 others

R. Addison Wehrfritz

8.9

Lampyridae Vineyard's Communication Block is the highest altitude vineyard in Napa at 2,500+ ft atop Mt. Veeder. You can almost taste subtle notes of mountain clouds & fog! — 11 years ago

Monica Lewis

9.3

Peppery goodness, awesome region — 8 years ago

Matt Trader

9.3

1 of the 4 Champagne elements release series (fire, earth, air, and water). The L'air was such an awesome find (current and last release was "O", or water). It is lifted much like clouds ( beautiful sweet brioche toast notes, lemon zest, dried peaches, spiced honey, and and nutmeg. The pallet was creamy and full - full of baked golden apples, créme bruleé, toasted almond, and a bright lasting finish. I think this was an outstanding, and brilliant wine for under $90... yumm mmmm. Happy Valentine's Day! — 8 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.1

The website claims that the wine tastes “the way Pinot Grigio used to taste before it became so popular.” That statement probably lost something in the translation from Italian, but I get their drift.
This Pinot Grigio is, in fact, “not your standard” stuff. The pale golden wine is aromatic enough, with a floral sensibility and a prominent overlay of minerals. A smoky character clouds those flowers and a basket of limes joins the aroma of wet rocks. The palate is pretty exciting, and I don’t have to qualify that statement with “for a Pinot Grigio.” It’s loaded with lemon and lime zest and strident acidity with a delicious salinity on the finish.
— 8 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Dusty pine cone, soggy pretzels, snow iced cream nose. Cut wild lowers and tall valley grass, Coral pieces straight from the sea, covered in living shells. A hint of walnut in cinnamon. Whoa! Absolutely oceanic initially. Send forth the mollusk!! Maybe soda bread, but really just sweet clams pulled from the mud and injested. The idea of cinnamon surfaces often but is not the driving force. You aren't taking the maidenhead for wife, but you can dream. There are no clouds atop this cognac-colored ocean, but the lacing is unbreakable and washes like the ocean around the bowl. — 10 years ago

with Courtney

Kevin Lord

9.2

Smells a bit like a watermelon Jolly Rancher with a touch of Queen Anne cherry. I am no fan of watermelon candy, but in this case this is paradoxically a good thing because underneath are hints of what I can only conceive of as the smell after a crisp, cool mountain rain shower in the summertime just as the sun begins to peak out from behind the clouds. That failed attempt at poetry could also simply be communicated as a "promise of minerality," which is apparent in the flinty taste, as are tantalizing spicy notes that suggest the robust potential of the grapes. This is a winner for all occasions that demand a complex, rewarding, and eminently affordable rosé. — 10 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.2

A gorgeous bouquet of violets came rising immediately on the first pour, bursting into my nose showing only a hint of barbecue sauce and what's to come. 30 minutes later bacon was grilling in the glass and smoke was rising in billowing clouds of invisible aroma. Fuck ya. Always over delivers, this one. Cote rotie throw aways? Yes please and thanks! — 10 years ago

David Kline

9.1

Funky moldy orange skin. Rose bush. Roasted cherry, lemon and black olive. Lovely tannins that form virtual dust clouds on the palate. — 10 years ago

with Courtney

Bill Bender

9.0

Tight on the pop but opened up quickly. Great beach wine with an interesting weight and complexity--not your standard mid day sipping rose. Open this when the clouds start to come in and you put on your hoodie....you are ready for a night of drinking.... — 11 years ago

Alex Crangle

Assistant Winemaker Balo Vineyards

10

...and then, in dreaming,
The clouds methought would open, and show riches
Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked,
I cried to dream again. — 11 years ago