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

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

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

Steven Gullo

9.0

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

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

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