Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Crisp, dry and well crafted. Nice Riesling with hints of peaches and flowers. Some tropical fruits on the pallet. Loads of acidity. Solid effort. — 8 years ago

Patrick Emerson

9.5

Superb wine. Grown on crustacean shells just@north of Lisbon — 10 years ago

Devin Bray

9.3

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. — 10 years ago

Sergio Ramos

10

Phenomenal wine! Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot and Chambourcin. — 10 years ago

Justin Reidy

9.5

I guess that if I'm going to love a white wine, it needs to be pink. — 11 years ago

Quaid Edwards

9.3

Fantastic! A bit more dry than some other Zins I've had, excellent! — 11 years ago

Cerentha Chow

9.6

In fossil limestone. And very distinguishable. — 12 years ago

Matt Mason

9.5

Possibly from first year at shrine mont. C deep violet, N Oak, typical cab franc; T Oak, dark cherry, barnyard — 8 years ago

David Kline

9.1

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! — 10 years ago

with Courtney

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.6

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

Robyn Wilhelm

9.4

Smooth Pino noir--from@a vinyard where a full dinsosaur fossil was found! Tasted at Cavas Wine lodge with the Earls — 11 years ago

with Dennis

Chris DeBarr

9.3

Had a good talk w the Fossil & Fawn duo about their new crazy Ramato Pinot Gris, and we got talking about Stanko Radikon setting the gold standard for skin contact white wines! Nothing but admiration & affection for Radikon's beauties! — 11 years ago

Diedra West

9.5

Diedra had this 11 years ago

Timothy Schmidt

9.5

Fine tannins and smooth berries. Outstanding varietal. — 8 years ago

Devin Bray

9.1

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. — 9 years ago

with Gina

Rob Wehrfritz

9.1

Smokey nose and tart finish.
Delicious! — 10 years ago

Stuart Robinson

9.1

Fresh, juicy, little cherry bomb. — 10 years ago

Christine Havens

9.2

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 — 11 years ago

Dominic Cerri

9.1

Still heavy fermenting succulent but with no residual dry taste which I was expecting — 11 years ago

Laverne Rojas

9.2

Beautiful saline fossil-like minerality and bracing acidity pairing well with shellfish and cheese. — 12 years ago