Marc-anthony

9.3

Fantastic body, smooth and dry with strong berry flavours — 5 years ago

Ben Rossen

8.9

Tropical fruit and white flowers, medium acid, if there’s oak it’s not noticeable. Good but I still find Chardonnay is rarely my bag unless it’s deeply mineral like Chablis, which this ain’t. — 7 years ago

Peg Hanssen

9.8

Preparing for our adventure to Portugal Surdyks’ Recommendation:
(Douro) Portugal is a prolific wine country, best known for its sweet dessert wine - Port. World famous in its many styles, Port is sweet and fortified, prized for its rich flavors and lush texture. Portugal also has fabulous dry red wine. Dow’s “Vale do Bomfim” is made with the same grapes and sourced from the same historic Douro Valley that produces Dow’s great Ports. Portugal’s indigenous grapes – Tinta Barroca, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, and Tinto Cão – are names that should pique your interest and draw you to this imported discovery. Picked by hand and manually sorted with great care, the grapes are fermented in small vats. The resulting wine has complexity and style. Portugal’s Douro Valley has consistently good climate and growing conditions almost every year. The flavors are dynamic and the tannic structure is soft and silky. This is a really good wine for all occasions, with an affordable price and value.
$8.49 Spring 2017 ($14.49) — 8 years ago

Nacho Moralejo

9.2

Wonderful, from a small and ancient nord spanisch wine area...great discovery — 8 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.4

A great discovery in the continuing quest for highly flavored but lighter bodied reds. Firm flavors, graphite, earth, cool blue fruits, structured coming more from the acidity then from tannins, and no sweetness in the fruit or on the palate at all. — 9 years ago

Charine Tan

9.0

RIP to the late Zlatan who passed a month ago.

Zlatan Otok is one of my favourite wineries in Croatia. I appreciate every single one of the wines that I've tried but that said, this Zlatan Otok 2010 Crljenak is my absolute fave.

In 2001 a research, funded by Mike Grgich of Judgement of Paris fame, on the origin of Zinfandel came to fruition. It confirmed that Zinfandel and Primitivo came from Croatia. Unfortunately at the point of discovery, the vines of Crljenak in Croatia was near extinction. Today, only a handful of Croatian wineries still produce this wine. As far as I've tried, the Zlatan Otok 2010 Crljenak is the best representation of this variety.

Notes: Colour is dark garnet with some clarity. On the nose, I get cboth red and black fruit, white and black pepper, slightly perfumey like amber and musk. The palate reflects exactly what's on the nose, carried off by vibrant acidity and prominent minerality. Tannins are slightly coarse but sweet, which means it should be aged in the bottle for a while longer but ready to be enjoyed now. What I love most is how it opens up and expresses itself on the palate like a triangle--from narrow and shy to wide and lively. This Crljenak has lighter body than most Californian Zinfandel.

The final conclusion: Yes please! It's slightly cheaper than Lytton Springs, and I'm getting more pleasure from this. — 9 years ago

Kelsey Meszaros

10

Smooth and fruity and a little sweet — 6 years ago

Impulsive Culinarian

9.4

What a delicious discovery to find a completely different grape, from a different country, in a different yearly vintage, that tastes so unmistakably similar to it’s distant doppelgänger. This near clone of Saint Amour is an instant hit for us and I can’t wait to explore other wines from this delicious Italian producer. — 8 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.3

From the days where Raul Perez still made a 100% pinot noir. In the more recent years of this wine he always uses Mencia in a blend with Pinot. Only 526 bottles made and one of the very few Pinot Noirs from Spain. This is nice but is slightly sharper + has more acidity then Burgundy pinots. Nevertheless a great discovery. — 8 years ago

Nicole Dawn

9.0

Such a lovely wine! And proud that it is from Nova Scots. Great discovery. — 8 years ago

Carla W.

9.0

Lovely, easy drinking — 9 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.1

Our last Cherry Pie from a discovery a few years back. Still delivers that initial aha memory. Bold strawberry, with barnyard undertones. — 9 years ago

Dan Tiedeman

9.0

Agreed ... For some reasons the cork seems to be an issue despite proper cellaring. Despite this ... a wonderful Cabernet with finesse, complexity and incredible length. — 10 years ago

Loren Judah

9.0

Dark fruit on the nose with a beautifully balanced and rich body. Black pepper and smooth fruit tones round out the full finish. — 7 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.6

This is as good Burgundy should be - Serafin is a small producer in Gevrey which makes wines in a very traditional style. This 2007 is a real discovery ! — 8 years ago

Eric

9.5

Very smooth and complex with dried fruits. Slightly sweet maple finish. Helped the haggis go down. — 8 years ago

Andries Lodder

9.0

Great discovery. Very smooth and easy to drink. Loving it! — 8 years ago

Megan W

9.4

Favorite new wine discovery! Juicy, plump, but definitely Italian. — 9 years ago

with Kelli

Mark Clague

8.9

Lovely mod sparkling wine. — 9 years ago

Brian Grech

9.1

Best discovery of a fun, unsophisticated sparkler since the first time I had Moscato d'Asti. Sweet cherries, kir, and smiles all around. — 9 years ago

with Ashley