Boris

9.0

Tasted blind. Opulent bouquet full of tropical fruits, dried pineapple and coconut. Off-dry palate, long aftertaste with flavours of lime, pineapple and bergamot. Overall it's well made, well balanced, very friendly, but not fascinating. My first wine of this producer. — 4 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.4

My style. High toned and limey but with juicy sweetness bringing it back down to earth.
I could drink this all day long. Lip smacking and snappy. 11.5% alc. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This was a gift taste from the well trained staff at Compline restaurant in downtown Napa. If you are not familiar with Compline. It opened a little over a year ago by Master Sommelier Matt Stamp and his partner. Matt is perhaps the most brilliant Master Sommelier when it comes to wine theory that I have encountered. Genius and one heck of a nice person!

The restaurant has very good food with a small well selected wine shop...both very reasonably priced. I can’t recommend enough trying his restaurant. If you are in a group of four or more, order a bunch of plates and share them paired with wine from the shop or you bring in. The menu is online and usually updated week to week.

Again, no detailed notes as we were with friends. But, this 73 Freeway Abbey Riesling, due to very long aging, was more like a blend of a light Tawny port and port than Riesling. Guaranteed to fool 99.5% plus of all tasters in a blind tasting. Some prune, date, very little citrus, brown sugar and molasses. Beautiful acidity, round tasty, elegant body and absolutely delicious.

Photos of, Freemark Abbey, their tasting patio, signage and long shot of their winery and Estate vines.

Freemark Abbey also owns a very good restaurant opened 1-2 years ago. It’s called, “Two Birds One Stone” it is right next to their winery/tasting room on Hwy 29. — 6 years ago

John Malcolm

9.2

White peach, lemon peel, and green herbs. A fabulous wine. As good or better than other Rieslings I have had that cost two or three times as much. Always love and this wine. — 8 years ago

JRWCSW

9.6

2002 Vintage, drink now! Great selection from the HJW cellar. Well integrated structure with all components in near perfect balance. — 9 years ago

with Margarita

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.3

Dark, Dense, Botrytis Driven... — 9 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.6

Flash from the past. Tea. Apricots, honey. Lovely Botrytis. Hints of diesel. Thank you Tony Soter. Pritchard Hill Riesling. Unicorn. — 5 years ago

Mark Turner

9.1

I was back and forth on a Sauternes or this as a pairing for dessert to compete with the Fonseca port. So glad I chose this. Definitely a crowd favorite. Sweet but had enough acid to balance it out. — 6 years ago

Kevin Løk

8.9

Perfectly dry, a touch of tart melon and a tiny bit of effervescence. I might have invented the last part. Perfect warm weather juice. — 8 years ago

with Brendan

Kurt-Inge Eklund

9.1

Delicious Zelma Long wine! — 8 years ago

with Donald

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.3

Young but showing great potential. Power, concentration and complexity. — 8 years ago

Manchester Sheldon

9.1

Nice acidity and minerality... apple blossoms with some green twigginess. — 9 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1975 vintage. Golden honeyed raisined brown sugared carmelized orangey goodness — 9 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.8

This 2016 Riesling wine is made from late-harvested grapes, so it is sweet. However, it is sweet in a different way than a dessert wine is sweet. There is no layered sugar, no raisiny note. I get the sweetness of the grapes, and the minerals which accompany them. Stone fruit is apparent, as is the smell of a wet driveway, a whiff of ozone and the faint petrol notes that begin to show in Rieslings over time. This may be one of the best examples of the grape that I have had. — 5 years ago

Jed Rosenkrantz

9.5

Sweet but not too sweet. Caitlin likes it. A bit acidicy but matches well with the sweet — 6 years ago

Donald Williams

9.4

A bit sweeter than I expected from an “off dry” wine, but absolutely delightful. Some color with age, but that didn’t hurt a bit. — 7 years ago

with Bonnie

Kate Sitarz

9.6

Chris loves the sweeter version of this Riesling — 8 years ago

Viivi Niemi

10

Mestarit linnalla @ Vanajanlinna. — 8 years ago

Seba Stian

8.9

Crispy 🍑 with citruses, zesty & balanced entry level, which performed gratefully paired with home made Carsar's salat. — 9 years ago

Pierpaolo Petrassi MW

Master of Wine; Head of Beer, Wine & Spirits Waitrose

9.2

2014. Delicious lime, pink lady apple and elderflower fruit on the nose. Palate is concentrated, complex and rich with beautifully balanced fruit, sweetness and crisp acidity. Sublime & pure expression of Rheingau. — 9 years ago