Brandon Boesch

10

Wine of the night. People list their minds on this wine, and these are people that typically drink prisoner and concannon. So much earth and tannin but balanced by fruit and flower. The nose is crazy. If I had this entire bottle to myself it may be 1 million points. — 2 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.7

New experience and fascinating. This is not funky hipster orange wine at all. This is clean, earl grey tea with forest honey. It’s amazing how much this tastes like a complex tea, but there is also some spiced tangerine. It actually evolves on the palate to baking spices galore, some rosemary, other woodsy notes. I am loving this. What an awesome exploration. I hope I can try other wines from this winery. Reminds me of some of the hiyu blends that are not what we are accustomed to as typical wine. So much more to explore. I wonder if this would age well — 3 years ago

R H

9.0

Hiyu Columba 2017. Christmas, but farm funk. Not Rick's go to style, but quality nonetheless. — 3 years ago

Douglass Ruth

9.0

Light and spicy. Does well with a bit of age. 2016 vintage. — 4 years ago

Greg Bencivengo

9.3

Oxidative nose. Beautiful apricot orange hue. Slightly vinegar-y. Thin textured. Really excellent. — 4 years ago

J Choi

9.2

Brushland. Hiyu — 5 years ago

Ben Christen

9.4

Really great and light field blend. Love the coblend of red and white varietals. Really special. — 5 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.3

Interesting. Tastes very similar to pineau d’aunis I had the other day. Bright fruits, strawberry, raspberry, smoked cherries, earth, game. Really nice. Probably not worth the price. — 2 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.8

Second wine from this producer and love it! This reminds me of my first few broc, donkey&goat, and hiyu wines. Made me think about what was possible in wine. By far one of the best orange wines I’ve had. This one is more jasmine tea and flowers everywhere. There’s some raspberry, sea salt, nectarine, more flowers, amazingly fresh and vibrant. God this is good and so drinkable. — 3 years ago

Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

9.0

Delicious and refreshing grape and fruit wine. Probably the best fruit wine I’ve had. — 3 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

High elevation pinot noir. Blackberries, wild strawberries, boysenberry, almost like smelling a berry soda without sweetness, there’s also bramble, flower perfume, leather on the nose. It’s crazy to smell. Palate is berries, more acidity, more leather and game, but a lot of berries and greenery. Definite alpine style. Really enjoyable. — 4 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.1

Smoke! But it works well in the wine. Crunchy cherries and cranberries, tons of forest trees and wild berries, purple flowers, a bit of oregano. Some pepper. Overall nice wine with just a touch of smoke taint. Very good. — 4 years ago

romo

9.0

Herbal and unspoofilated. — 5 years ago

roland benedetti

9.3

See https://www.instagram.com/p/CJeJgnvry4S/?igshid=65bqx7t3q8al — 5 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.1

Very well made but not what I want from wine. I have posted how much I enjoy my beer in this style and if I tasted this blind I would have identified as such. Strong acidic backbone with complex flavors. Enjoyed but I can obtain the same flavor profile from other beverages. My score reflects how well this was executed . — 2 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.7

Amazing!!! So funny that this is described as hedonistic by hiyu. Just beautiful Grenache fruit. Nose of berries, mushroom, white pepper, but if game kind of like roast duck with a cherry compote. Palate is is just perfectly balanced with bright red fruits, cranberry sauce on peppered turkey, so much earth and herbs as well. Evolves over the first 90 minutes. Guessing it would even more over the night but we’ll probably drink it all by the time we finish cooking dinner. So freaking good. One of the most approachable wines from hiyu. Definitely like a northern Rhône. — 3 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

This was so freaking good. I don’t have my notes but on day two it was even better. Light bodied in after like alpine Pinot and maybe something more floral. — 3 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

2019 is 100% Pinot noir. Nose is wonderful. Flowers, dark berries, baking spices, red apple skins, bit of earth. Palate is bigger than you’d expect. Big tannin, dusty red fruits, more herbs and baking spice, dried cherries, good tannin. It’s big a brawny but there’s this underlying lovely light flavors that continue to evolve on the palate. Will likely age for many years. — 4 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

This is amazing! So much acidity. Perfect with leftovers turned into Mexican style food. Limes, stone fruit, granite but there’s a nice body to it that doesn’t make it too austere. Really unique and great. — 5 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

Like nothing I’ve ever had. Great nose of flowers, white pepper, honeysuckle, a touch of melon. Palate is such a great balance of acidity and flavor. Evolves as it opens. Way too easy to drink and went great with a simple chicken dinner. I get some great herbs and honey. So good. — 5 years ago