Off the beaten path from the typical Napa cab. Big on complexity with wildflowers, cassis, blueberries, blackberries, molasses, smoke, milk chocolate, and leather. Big on restraint too- light and elegant palate. Awesome stuff. Great with mountains of Greek food. 12.5%. — 8 years ago
It's time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. This time, a wonderful Chilean Cabernet.
Deep purple in color with a purplish rim.
Beautiful nose of blueberries, blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, earth, spices, peppercorn, leather, bell pepper, sage, peppermint, eucalyptus and smoke.
Full bodied with medium acidity and beautiful long legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cherries, figs, cloves, herbs, earth, cola, vanilla, oak, spices, light vegetables, coffee, chocolates, bell pepper, tobacco, beef jerky and peppercorn.
Long finish with firm tannins and black pepper.
An elegant, Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile, with lots of complexity and fitness, but not fully balanced yet.
Still young now, but very enjoyable by itself, and better with BBQ Meats. I paired it with a cheese platter, crackers and nice company.
Grapes are grown at the foot hills of the Andes Mountains, on stony soils. 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc.
14.5% alcohol by volume. — 9 years ago
One of my go to Jammy Zins. For the price point a great wine. — 9 years ago
Some sugary-lemon peel notes, supper bubbly, crisp, light with just enough body. Love love love. — 10 years ago
Great fullness of red with a bit of sweetness.
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Original PIRA before chiara boschi last Barolo that was step on foot — 11 years ago
Great wine for only $6!! — 12 years ago
A fantastic fruity, tannic red wine. Yum!! — 8 years ago
2014 Puissant et rond 2 bouteilles pour $30 à bevmo — 8 years ago
Absolutely great with a terrific Italian dinner! — 8 years ago
Good everyday-wine :-) — 9 years ago
All I can think of is @Rachel Van Til — 9 years ago
Love this place. People need to pay more attention to some Michigan wineries. — 9 years ago
Love this! My favorite red from Michigan yet. Robust, peppery, medium-body. Begging for hearty/earthy salads. Would be a nice fall wine. — 10 years ago
Such a great wine. Fruity, nice finish, and smooth — 10 years ago
I'm a sucker for a fun name and label. It's pretty good though, considering the price I paid. — 11 years ago
Excellent Pinot to open and finish in one sitting. — 11 years ago
Pinot Meunier is my favourite grape variety. For the new world- I love it so much more than its Noir sibling. It says- hi! I have depth- but I don't take myself seriously. I really like stems and I smell of sweet wet leaves crunching under foot. Yes. Yes.... And yes. Happy Thanksgiving! — 12 years ago
This wine easily won the "off the beaten path" award for me. Although having extremely expressive fruit, this wine seemed to be more intricate and less "verbose" than the 2013 Amici Estate that was sitting six inches to the right of this one. A DELICATE FLOWER! The entry seemed to be more of a black chocolate covered cherry with a hint of oregano spice. Melted almond Hershey bar over blackberry pie in the middle, and finished with a softer elegance. Really neat bottle. In a field of 16 or so wines, IMO this wine was close to being WOTN for me, and I certainly agree with the average 94.9 rating. — 8 years ago
It pains me that I can not share these German Pinots with my American friends😭😭😭😭😵😪😪😪. Really nice. Close to the 2008 I reviewed yesterday. Black currents and blackberries. Cherry and YERY powerfully elderberry characteristics another winner from this off the beating path winery. Really very aromatic and unique this would blows your socks off! 30 Euros. — 9 years ago
Lychee, Pineapple, Mango
On the palate has Oxidative character with good performance — 9 years ago
What a surprise for the price point. Great fruit for a young Pinot and smooth as any on the finish. — 10 years ago
If God were petillant, in this glass he would be. — 10 years ago
A bit spicy, not too heavy — 10 years ago
Drank on Friday 22nd in the summerhouse — 11 years ago
Inaugural vintage — 11 years ago
This Pinot Blanc is great! — 12 years ago
Johanna Ekblad
Great with a steak — 8 years ago