Evan McKenzie

9.0

Appearance: hazy orange wine
Nose: Aromas of apricot, muted citrus fruits, crushed rock, black tea.
Taste: tea/Arnold Palmer, bright citrus, grippy tannins, hay, medium + acid, clean mineral finish
12%EtOH — 6 years ago

Ryan GJ

9.1

Hazy peach color. Dusty yeast, guava, grapefruit nose, same on the palate with heavier lactic, creamy flavors and some apricot, and the clay coming out in the “funk” of it mixed with a dash of overripe banana. Some tannin in the finish on day 1 that was great for balance. Low alcohol, medium body. Orange. Natural. Shazam. — 6 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.2

This is not the look of a wine I usually buy. It’s hazy and looks like fermented pineapple juice. It looks one note. It’s not. This is delicious and complex in a lean package of bright zippy lemon ginger and spice. Flavors of falls spiced lemon drop, coriander, and white flowers. Duped. — 6 years ago

N O

10

Hazy wine amazing — 8 years ago

Noah Hyte

9.0

Hazy with tar and dark fruit, a bit along the lines of taurasi — 8 years ago

Steve Martinelli

9.5

Pour a hazy orangish/brownish color similar to what apple cider looks like. The nose and palate are quite big. Lush honey, resin, pine, mint, wood and baking spice. Drink this neat, do not mix with other liquors or ice. Slowly sip and enjoy. A unique and tasty Amaro! — 8 years ago

Jordan de la Torre

9.0

A: Hazy, murky, strawberry red, incredibly light in color

N: something approaching lactobacillus up front, cranberry, fall spices, raspberry, strawberry, summertime red fruits in general

T: cranberry, framboise, stemmy bitterness on the finish, though there is not a very long finish as this wine is utterly without tannin

Overall: a very nice trusseau, would recommend and look forward to next release — 9 years ago

with Cleo

Tom Kobylarz

10

A wine that combines nature, art, terroir and an amazing story. From the volcanic island of Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna, Fattorie Romeo Castello had lava flows in a vineyard that they thought was lost after an eruption. Years later the vines pushed through the lava and the resulting fruit from this lava vineyard make this special wine. Thank you #MonicaLarner for bringing this wine to my attention through your pioneering critical writings.
Now for the wine notes:
The color is a slightly hazy garnet red color.
The nose is spectacular, revealing the complexity inherent in this wine. Notes of ash and volcanic rock give way to ripe bing cherry, a meaty roast beef streak, with subtle hints of roses, herbs and tar.
The palate is just as complex, showing power and elegance in the intensity of flavor, while plenty of acidity and firm, youthful tannin add length and freshness.
#sicily #etna #vigo #nerellomascalese #nerellocappuccio #lavawine — 10 years ago

Jonathan Hird

9.5

What a surprise! Great South African Chenin with Wonderful floral burst with passion fruit hints. Nice honey note on the back palette — 11 years ago

North Van Wine Geek

9.2

High effervescence, hazy straw yellow. Pure fruit flavors and aromas. — 11 years ago

Eric Kememes

8.9

Details hazy had in dilettante wine bar in Beaune ...was stunning I’m told — 6 years ago

Adam Beasley

9.5

My wife is the beer nerd in our house, and I don’t approach beer like I do wine. I know that some traditionalist hate on this super trendy, hazy, OJ-looking style, but I like it when done well, and this is the best one I’ve ever had. Juicy, creamy, and delicious. This producer’s stuff is on point. — 6 years ago

Amelia Wilson

9.0

Tart, with a hint of strawberries. Smells boozy, a nice hazy pink color with lots of sediment. Lovely color, like an LA bathroom from the 50s. Strong fizz. Does not pair well with donuts. — 7 years ago

Jake Hajer

8.9

Beautiful and unique SB. Super low yield vines. Spends 2yr in oak. All that the Cali style of SB can be. Hazy. Macerated Brown summer grass. Tamarind. 90$ for an SB seems pretty steep. — 8 years ago

Steve Dixon

9.0

Hazy pale yellow. Prosciutto and melon! — 8 years ago

Matt Trader

9.3

What a wine.. 😁 there's just nothing like unfiltered, unfined, and unhinged Sauvignon Blanc. It's like my love for German Hefeweizen - hazy, but all of the flavor that Bevan would just lose if he wanted a star bright wine.. looks aren't everything. All the main indicators of SB, and much more - lemon grass, grapefruit reduction, unpasteurized clover honey, white peppercorn, vanilla, Meyer lemon, and white pear. Juicy acidity, intense and inviting florals, and fun to look at in the glass. 2016 is a great year for Bevan SB. — 8 years ago

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.0

Super solid Chardonnay. Only $35 and worth every penny. Crystalline yellow with a lime green tinge. Slightly hazy. Great nose of orange rind, lemon zest, essential oil, verbena, and creme brulee. Framed by subtle oak. Almost reminds me kistler Durrell — 10 years ago

with Lee

Bob Busch

9.3

Very dark, but not hazy, ruby red. Floral bouquet - violets. Distinctive taste. Fig, dark fruits and fruity red fruits together. Smooth and lingering spice finish that's lasts forever. — 10 years ago

with Winston

Liz Dzwonek

9.3

Hazy and mature. A little volatile with 14% alc.. (Blind tasting of wines of of the world feb. 1) — 11 years ago

Yohji Saint Laurent

10

Hazy, medium intensity, garnet appearance. Clean, pronounced intensity, raisins, plums, strawberry jam, strawberry, earth, prune, liquorice, stone, mushroom to the nose. Dry, low to medium acidity, full body, high alcohol, low to medium tannins. — 11 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.2

Cherry all over; tart cherries, some pie spice, also lots of minerals, an herbal thing and bright lactic streak enlivening the bottle plus a quality I don’t know how to describe other than nymph-pond-water. Beautiful hazy ruby in the glass. Toeing the line with quite a lot of brett in this bottle though...a little distracting from the all the good here, so delicious overall. — 6 years ago

Allison Lyzenga

9.4

Hazy deep amber; pronounced intensity aromas of savory salted nuts, honeyed peaches and apricot, quince paste, wildflower honey; sweet, medium plus acid, high alcohol, full body, pronounced intensity flavors consistent with aromas; extremely rich and concentrated, complex flavors, very special, outstanding — 6 years ago

Marianne G.

10

So delicious. Funky and hazy with yeasty berry flavors. — 7 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Let’s get this straight...I don’t like “orange wine”...I prefer my wine without the microbial stew. But I loved this wine— in all its funky, cheesy, briny glory. Hazy, savory, more like tea than wine... it sang like an angel as it warmed to room temp. Which wowed me more... the wine or the kick-butt dinner at Chicago’s S K Y restaurant? Who cares? Every morsel, every drop lifted the other. Sometimes wine makes perfect sense. — 8 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Nice color of deep ruby with hazy purple on the rim. Nose is amazing with saturated ripe cherry, oak, strawberries, and peachy reserves. Taste is equally well with chewy oaky strawberries sweetness, ripe cherry jam, peppery, a bit zesty, very saturated once again. Aftertaste is dominated by zest peel and peppery note. I am pleasantly surprised she has achieved so much. — 8 years ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

8.9

Unfiltered, so a little hazy, with a rounded mouthfeel, but not heavy; it went down smooth. (It actually felt more rounded than I’m used to in a lager, but then I’m learning.) Really pretty floral/hoppy notes with pleasant malty notes— a bit of biscuit with a touch of honey and vanilla. Notes of apricot, ripe citrus, and spiced apple. — 9 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.6

Color of burgundy. A bit more brown than usual, and a bit hazy/cloudy. Nose is simply beautiful with wave of sweet tobacco leaves and nice oak, and a bit leathery. Taste is a harmony and chewy. A mix of tobacco leaves, oak notes, sugarplum, right amount of tannins, subtle dark fruits, and black pepper. The flavors are so saturated and so enjoyable. No need to breathe at all. Aftertaste is long with dominant flavors of almost everything present in the taste, and some additional bittersweetness. A charming wine. — 9 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.0

Pours hazy, pale gold color. Yeasty, brioche, and hazelnut aromatics. — 11 years ago

Collin Moody

9.2

Really natural burgundy. Cidery, hazy, once the refuction goes away, it is lovely. — 11 years ago

Tresider Burns

8.9

Smokey whole cluster. Almost no color. Hazy. Awesome — 11 years ago