Raj Harb

9.2

Pizza time — 5 years ago

Matt Hanley

9.0

Glut glug — 5 years ago

Nicholas Reder

9.3

Floral, beautiful color, effervescent, cranberry and orange, really fun — 5 years ago

with Elizabeth

Kathryn Dirks

9.0

Bright, acidic, Fun Dip fruity, maybe some effervescence? — 6 years ago

Stephen Long

9.6

Wow. I love this. Cherry, meat, smoke, earth. I used my coravin to just taste it. Then I poured a glass. Then another glass. Ok Brooke says I’m getting drunk and am on my phone too much. Is that really a problem? — 7 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.4

Michael Cruse’s wines deserve more recognition than they receive. His single vineyard bottlings are spectacular. His style is lean, fruity, and a dedicated employment of whole cluster press.

This Evangelho Carignan has a deep purple color in a medium, full body. There is bright blackberry, oak, and sandalwood. Intensely concentrated, on the serious structured side of the spectrum for the Cruse portfolio. — 7 years ago

Mike Levin

9.0

This vintage feels more balanced with fruit. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.3

This is the 2012 Late Disgorged Blanc de Noir.

Having been a long time fan of Michael Cruse and his Ultramarine wines, I was excited to try my first late disgorged offering. Michael recommended at least 6 months post disgorgement before opening…this was disgorged Nov 2020, so I was able to give this 8 months.

Compared to the regular Blanc de noir, I didn’t get that cream soda type note on the nose upon opening, but a lot of this was similar to its regular sibling. Definitely a core of oxidized Apple, with notes of Apple strudel, Bosc pear, and a Carmex note I get with a lot of zero dosage grower champagnes. On the palate it was more full bodied and rich, with a very vinous profile. Closer to high quality white wine than it was sparkler. Bubbles weren’t aggressive. Fruit was mainly Granny Smith Apple with lime stone, and sea salted grilled lemon. Not yeasty. Tasty, as expected! — 5 years ago

Mark Pearce

9.0

Rich, medium to full bodied, blackberry, peppery — 5 years ago

Elyse Kort

9.2

Refreshing bubbly with hints of berries and watermelon. It’s exactly what you want to be drinking all summer long. — 6 years ago

with Elliot

Rob Kiley

9.6

Bubbles are soft (great texture) and refreshing as hell. Tastes like orchard fruit, some watermelon and rhubarb. Another bottle is needed! — 7 years ago

Neil Wanee

9.5

Delicious and flavorful — 7 years ago

Clare McKenna

9.2

Peachy color, little baby bubbles. Tart, fresh, low alcohol. Easy drinkin baby. — 8 years ago

John Hagood

9.0

Primrose 7/14/21 — 5 years ago

Scott Petrus

9.3

Wonderful. — 5 years ago

Turd Ferguson

9.3

Heintz vineyard fruit made by Michael Cruse uh yes please. — 5 years ago

Joseph Lewinski

9.1

Disclosure I love everything Michael Cruz makes. 2016 sitting for a few years was rich and lush and opened up to rose petal and cherry and plum. Wonderful and sad that was the last bottle. — 6 years ago

Matt Richards

9.0

A competent Chardonnay. Light oak. — 7 years ago

Zoe Rosenberg

9.3

Beautiful garnet color with flashes of magenta. Ripe fruit on the nose with a hint of radish. Medium bodied, a little puckery and not overly sweet. Carbonic glou glou, as a reviewer said before. — 7 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.0

This was really fun—went great with shrimp and grits and roasted oysters at Husk. Grapefruit, fresh strawberries and pink peppercorns — 8 years ago