Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

vintage 2021 — 3 months ago

Rubychick

9.3

Golgotha - Scholium Project 2010.
Widowmaker Block Hudson Vineyards.

Abe, the man who would be king, gifted this bottle (amongst many others) to me after being an Intern in 2013. They travelled from Napa to London to Western Australia.
15 years later on a Monday night of a week I wasn’t meant to be drinking…
I pulled it out of the wine fridge in Margaret River. Cork fresh as a daisy and some decent sediment on first pour. Aerated with Vinturi and poured. Some early VA blew away and a Star Was Born. The floral powderiness on my mid palate is intoxicating. Never before have I tasted a big inky, 15% delicate ballerina like this. So glad I opened it alone so we can have a week together understanding each other. Has to be Petite Syrah. Wine study X 1000 ♥️ Pretty Pimpin — a year ago

with See and Erika

Mike R

9.4

First time trying and wow - nicely woven integrated wine but my friend and fellow wine nerd @Shay A says it best so borrowing his comments from 2018 and I quote

“Jarvis winery is one of my all time favorite winery visits in Napa. Their caves are the most impressive I've seen, along with their natural springs running through the tunnels. Their merlot is my favorite out of Napa, and their
Cab Franc is a close second. This is 95% CF, 5% merlot. It balances ripe Napa CF and Loire Valley CF. Streak of green bell pepper down the middle with herbal spice, ripe
blackberry and stemmy dark fruits. There is plum, and spice cake on the finish. This needed an hour+ for the mid palate to beefen up and match the entry and finish”

Bravo and well said Shay - glad I found my patience with this wine bud — 5 years ago

David Dranit

9.3

Beautiful in color and taste. 2017 — 6 years ago

Louise Willems-Grevelink

9.5

Lekkerste rose die ik tot nu toe gehad heb. Licht droog en bloemig van smaak. — 7 years ago

Carter Snead

9.1

So fun for Thanksgiving Eve. — 8 years ago

Charlie Evans

9.3

Abe’s wines are often hit or miss for me. This one was absolutely, 100% a hit. Singing. — 8 years ago

Lauren Golanty

8.9

Good not great. Raspberries prominent, light-medium weight. — 8 months ago

Iwan

9.3

My first English sparkler and it didn’t disappoint! Better than many a Champagne I’ve had. Bright and vibrant, chalky with beautiful grapefruit tones. — 3 years ago

Iain Newton

9.3

Fantastic. Thanks @Abe Schoener . — 5 years ago

Karen Fryar

9.6

Favorite rose! — 6 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

One of the best domestic Syrahs I’ve ever had. Wow. Super baconey. For lovers of the Rhône— — 6 years ago

Ryo Hayashi

9.5

オレンジワインの中で一番好きなのが、このカリフォルニアのソーヴィニヨンブラン！ — 8 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

Abe Schoener visits San Diego - Vino Carta 7/16/2018 - Lodi Study, Wine #2. nice nose, a ver fragrant Verdelho from rocky soils. MS favorite. — 8 years ago

Mary Perrotta

9.0

Smooth and warm. Would pair well with a sharp cheese or a spicy curry — 9 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

50% Pinot Noir 30% Chardonnay 19% Pinot Meunière and interestingly 1 % Pinot Gris. Extremely fine mousse. On the nose and palate Citrus and Granny Smith apple - very refreshing. Chalky soils. Many tasters would pick this as French in a blind tasting. The trouble is by the time this gets to Australia the price is similar to an average NV Champagne so to the average buyer the Champagne is the safe bet but make no mistake these are first class Sparklers. — 3 years ago

Teresa S

9.2

Yeast and dried apricots. Fun!! — 4 years ago

Ben Christen

9.3

Delicious wine. Great skin contact Pinot Gris. Drinking lovely. — 5 years ago

with Ellen

Bob McDonald

9.2

Had been wanting to try this Cuvée which largely helped put English Sparkling on the map. Good bead with aromas of Apple and light biscuity aromas with good persistence on the palate. Would easily hold its own in French company. One of the 1001 wines. Have not seen it available in Australia as yet but I might have missed it. — 7 years ago

Jimmy Lightfoot

9.3

Excellent fruity Pinot with some minerality. Great turkey day wine — 8 years ago

with Kate