S.S. Mandani

9.4

Daffodils, butter, honey, limestone, cut grass.

Beautiful, fine carbonation. Welcome like a cool breeze in the woods. The pairing of sweet, umami, tart, savory, florality, and minerals is expert.

What you wish fresh riverwater surging down from your favorite snow- capped mountain tasted like 🏔 — 6 years ago

October Cleveland

9.0

At Lost In A Forest. — 7 years ago

Christina Ahlheim

9.0

Very nice. Bought at Woods in Lake of the Ozarks. — 7 years ago

Severn G

9.0

Strega is an interesting Italian liqueur...better described below. I only sporadically enjoy it, but it's fun and tasty at each sip.

"Strega is an herbal, saffron-infused liqueur deeply tied to the secret world of witchcraft. Witches are said to convene in Benevento to perform rituals and honor Il Noce, the sacred walnut tree. (The lower part of the logo shows witches dancing with demons around Il Noce.) According to legend, Giuseppe Alberti, son of a grocer, saved a witch from falling out of a tree in the woods. In gratitude, she gave him the recipe for an elixir, which the Alberti family began selling in 1860, perhaps as a curative or restorative.

The liqueur's proprietary recipe is a mix of 70 herbs and spices which include Ceylon cinnamon, Florentine iris, Italian Apennine juniper, Samnite mint, fennel, and saffron. Saffron is the key to Strega's signature yellow color and it shares the spotlight with mint and juniper as the most pronounced flavors within the herbal mixture." — 8 years ago

Cassidy Deline

9.0

Like the cool perfect night after a day hiking in the woods, with a fire roaring and dinner on the fire. Rustic, delicious, mushroomy with a very smooth finish. — 9 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.5

Domaine Jean Chartron established in 1859 owns 13 hectares of vineyards - 16 appellations - 9 of which being in Puligny-Montrachet. The soil is a mixture of clay siliceous sand and lime components. 40 years the average age of the vines. Hand harvesting, neither herbicides, nor chemical pesticides are used in the vineyards. Behind the alchemical balance of the wine aging (élevage) in the woods, at the source of the new oak barrels there's always Allier and Vosges.
Even though 2011 in Burgundy's one of the most premature vintage in 300 years, I must admit that this bottle of the monopole Clos de la Pucelle was astonishingly crisp, persisten texture, a solid core of broom in bloom blowing up in your mouth, a shiny flow of mineral essence. Sourness and honey they were so well blended to spread the unity of opposites all over the go-between glass among you the others around and the wine.. though one bottle was a too much little thing! http://www.bourgogne-chartron.com/ — 10 years ago

Thomas Weber

9.1

Little bright on its own but when you wash down some West coast hogs with this East coast Savvy you get a match made in heaven (if it exists...I highly doubt it). — 10 years ago

Steve The Wine Guy

Cellarbrations at Cottesloe Western Australia, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)

9.2

Classic Margaret River at a great price. Tropical and light herbaceous flavours. Elegant in its early life, well balanced and terrific drinking. Bottled not long ago so it's super fresh. — 11 years ago

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.1

Vineyards almost 30 years old, based in Valgatara and Negrar. Corvina 100%, late harvest (dried lightly on the vines), 4 years aging in big barrels (Slavonia woods), autochthonous yeasts. — 12 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Takes its name from the free-spirited gentleman named Bruscone who lived in the woods of the Barbi Estate. Enticing Ruby with sweet red berry aromas and earthy notes. On the palate cherry, licorice and sweet plum showing nicely. Fine tannins, well balanced on lingering finish ending with earthy herb tones. Needs decanting or cellar aging. Very nice! — 6 years ago

Will Hullinger

9.1

Notes of Plum, tart cherries and medium tannin. Damp earth, walking through the woods at a downpour is the nose when you take a deep inhale. Enjoyed in 2018, takes a bit to open up. — 7 years ago

E & K G

9.3

Bright berries, silky mouthfeel, floral nose. This was a real discovery!! Punches above its price point but not necessarily cheap (at least in my neck of the woods). A real beauty! — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Takes its name from the free-spirited gentleman named Bruscone who lived in the woods of the Barbi Estate. Ruby with bright aromas of red berry fruits and wild flower notes. On the palate strawberry and cherry flavors, well balanced with avidity & fine tannins. Lingering finish ending with earthy tones. Nice value. — 8 years ago

DAL 9000

9.6

At the winery with Arnie ( a story in itself)nothing better than sitting on Markkos deck in the woods drinking this Chard on a summer day. Melon, vanilla, creamy that has a touch of butter. As Arnie says " gladden thy heart" — 8 years ago

Daniel Martinez Cardenas

9.2

Classic Rioja Alta, blackberry, cassis cherry, a hint of Spanish saffron with rich oak woods in the background. Memorable! — 9 years ago

Joe Paradise

9.1

Earthy/woodsy spice, dried red fruit, and a bit of animal musk on the nose. Smell reminds me of autumn in the woods. Much brighter fruit on the palate. Tart cranberry, appleskin, raspberry. Hint of clove on the finish. This is exactly what i was hoping it would be — 10 years ago

Terri Allen

8.9

Posting @Tess Allen !! IN Natalie's neck of the woods!! — 10 years ago

William Kinney

9.0

Strawberries on the nose. Wet rocks and metals on the mouth. Low body. Medium acid. Low alcohol. Woods. Grassy later in the mouth — 10 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.4

Pleasing bitterness on the finish, savage elements -- approx 5% Cesar. Deep in the woods — 12 years ago

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.8

#westsicilywine. Catarratto aged in chestnut woods. Awesome. €11 — 12 years ago

AKG

9.0

Tart. Bold, fruity + pepper. Perfect for the last night at cabin in the woods. ♥️ — 6 years ago

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Pooneet K

9.2

Surprisingly one of the better wines I’ve had in a bit, at Hen of the Woods in Burlington, VT. Would not have guessed it was just 2 years old. The red and black fruit on the nose is great, and it expresses a lot of earthy / grassy notes on the palate. Perfect acidity on the finish, and excellent with a very good fatty ribeye. Very nice! — 7 years ago

JKT

8.9

JL tasting Portugal Brira interior 2/20/18. $21. All Viognier. Interesting nose that's complex floral laced with stones. Deeper color. Six months in oak. Very fresh and acidic, lively on palate with hints of wood. Woods comes through in long acidic finish. Complex. Interesting that aromatic on palate. Can age. Says what Viognier was like originally. — 8 years ago

Yeis Eao

9.0

On the nose, this is a walk in the woods - all violets, sun-baked brambles, and sweet earthiness. And from there, to the kitchen - grilled red bell pepper, plum sauce, cherry, and smoked black tea. Lean, fresh, and compelling. — 8 years ago

Kevin M

9.2

Wow! Full bodied and very drinkable Aussie Shiraz. Includes 5% Mataro. Lots of fruit, pepper, leather and chocolate. Very approachable now but should stay in form for another 5-7 years. Nice bottle for $19.
#shiraz #barossavalley #redwine #woodscrampton #australianwine #aussiered #southaustralia — 9 years ago

JKT

8.9

Woods mushroom in nose. Clean balanced taste. Medium finish. 70 yr old vines. Aged one yr. 2k bottles. More power and weight than Dolcetto. Gordons tasting #2 — 10 years ago

Stephen Becker

9.2

A fairy tale, in which Edward Norton visits the Hot Cherry Woods in search of the Gummy Wizard, scored to White Zombie. — 10 years ago

Ove Gustafsson

9.5

Lingonberries, strawberries, leather and wooden tones. Impressive clarity of flavour. Like an autumn day in the woods bottled for my enjoyment. — 10 years ago

Michael Kilgore

9.7

Crazy. Lime and tequila on one side, reduced bourbon and rich red ale on the other. Like that cat with peanut-butter bread on its back. Shit be cray. We both loved it. — 10 years ago

Diedra West

8.9

Deep amber color. Aromas of birch bark, vanilla, old linens, and mahogany. It smells like autumn leaves in the deep woods after rain, and it tastes like wood, too—birch and pecan, walnut, sarsaparilla. There's roundness at the front and sharpness at the back, and the finish is bitter nut. Pour straight over ice or add tonic and a splash of white port. 16% abv | $28 (New Hampshire) — 12 years ago