Each time I sip one of the phenomenal Löwenstein holy wines, first words to pop up in mind - straight from the heart pumping through the veins and slipped out of mouth - are: complexity, primordial, hope, illumination, flinty, silex, slate, fossil, rocks, sublimeness... http://hlweb.de/ — 10 years ago
Smooth Pino noir--from@a vinyard where a full dinsosaur fossil was found! Tasted at Cavas Wine lodge with the Earls — 10 years ago
Local red. A blend of grapes made for the Midwest. This is not too sweet and not too fruity; smooth all the way through. Lots of red fruits, both dark and light; a little jammy. Great evening wine. #biodynamic #localwine — 10 years ago
Still heavy fermenting succulent but with no residual dry taste which I was expecting — 10 years ago
Beautiful saline fossil-like minerality and bracing acidity pairing well with shellfish and cheese. — 11 years ago
Beautifully aromatic with grassy and fresh citrus notes, a lovely balance of dried apricot and grapefruit pith in the mouth. Some sour apple too! Yum yum. Great clarity, only a little bit of claylike terroir. Interesting given the limestone and marine fossil soil. — 8 years ago
Yes. Poured from a magnum, this wine is intensely earthy on the palate and reflects its fossil-rich, mineralic soil at the base of a volcano. Slightly gritty, having the characteristic muskiness one might expect from a Mourvèdre heavy wine with tons of beautiful Grenache fruit. Ahhh-ha, hush that fuss. — 9 years ago
Phenomenal wine! Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot and Chambourcin. — 10 years ago
I guess that if I'm going to love a white wine, it needs to be pink. — 10 years ago
Good as usual. Acidity and bubbles ! — 10 years ago
In fossil limestone. And very distinguishable. — 11 years ago
This cappuccino capped black beauty, loses its perfect coiffure, opting for a painted tonshure of ridiculously minuscule bubbles, and in the process, revealing outlines of Lascaux bovine entities and fossil jawbones. Grab hold, Samson, this thing kicks ass! Coffee breath wafts from its maw, but the palate is impeccable, evoking the richest beans, caramel backdrops, the lightest pepper, and vanilla. Wake up, you hairless milquetoast, the Philistines want to drink! — 9 years ago
Smokey nose and tart finish.
Delicious! — 10 years ago
Fresh, juicy, little cherry bomb. — 10 years ago
The Laherte Frères Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature is intense and precise, with bracing acidity and striking mineral overtones. Straw-colored, with a fine mousse, this zero dosage sparkler opens with notes of lemon zest, dried honey, pastry and white flowers. The palate is terroir-driven, chalky, calcareous, fossil-laden soils from the Mesozoic era come to the fore with energy and focus, punctuated by overtones of white grapefruit, lemon zest and spice. Disgorged 06/2013 — 10 years ago
Fantastic! A bit more dry than some other Zins I've had, excellent! — 10 years ago
Stuart Robinson
Better with food. — 8 years ago