Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.2

Tasted side by side with the 2013 vintage. Deep purplish red. A bit floral on the nose with some cedar, blackberries and quite a bit of spices. Sweet and heavy tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Nice complexity on the palate with blackcurrants, blackberries, sweet spices, woody, a bit gamey and dark crushed gravel. A bit of red berries with some time. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2027. | Sample from Winery - $70 — 7 years ago

with Sean and India

John Vesey

9.1

Cherry fruit nose, view burgundy, flavors cherry similiar to Robitussin(lighter) syrup, wood, earth good balance pair with tart balsamic mustard salad dressing w/kale/avocados/tomatoes — 7 years ago

James Raney

9.0

Perfect with halibut and olive tapenade. Kale salad created perfect balance for sweeter notes and body . — 8 years ago

Peter Hurley

9.0

Great with rolled pork loin stuffed with kale & gorgonzola. — 8 years ago

Matt Trader

9.3

Finally! Barolo at last. Nothing is like Nebiolo from Barolo in the glass, especially one that has had time to mature. The color wants to say, "I'm mature Burgundy!", but the rest of the wine says otherwise.
The nose is unique, with the unmistakable aroma of fresh rose petals, followed by cigar ash, red apple skin, wet pine needles, and tar.
This wine was decanted for 4 hours before consumed, and the tannins were as gripping as if I just opened it and poured it. The juice exhibited notes of sour dark cherries, raspberry tart, black tea, rose water, bay leaf, and a faint smoke tinge, all stretched out evenly through the lingering finish. Twas a true treat, and yet this puppy could have laid down to rest for another 15 years, still singing of its youth.
I paired this with what I made for dinner: Pan seared Bison Loin, with a cognac shallot sauce, and sautéed mushrooms, with steamed kale and garlic cloves.
Perfection.

$49.99 — 8 years ago

Paul Weil

9.1

A drier take on PG, this Aussie wine has muted apple, bell pepper, and apricot flavors, but is light bodied and refreshing on the palate. The finish has notes of bitter melon and pomelo tartness. This is a great wine for oiler or creamier dishes; we enjoyed with Parmesan-crusted chicken with balsamic potato salad, garlic roasted tomatoes, sautéed Tuscan kale, and a seeded rye baguette with Camembert cheese. — 9 years ago

Brendan OConnell

9.0

Great Australian Sauvignon Blanc on a warm evening. Paired with Salmon and Kale. — 9 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.2

@Delectable Wine this is the 2016 Kale Wines Rutherford Rosé McGah Vineyard

Second vintage of Roses we have tried from Kale, this vintage he is producing two distinct Roses. This one from Rutherford in Napa Valley and the one from the Fountaingrove District in Sonoma County.

Pale peachy pink. Lovely nose and layered with stone and tropical fruits like white peaches, lychees, passion fruit and even a little kiwi. Nose did not stop there, carried on with some white floral undertones too. Medium acidity (6/10), light bodied and well balanced. Crisp and refreshing with strawberries, and some tropical nuances. Slate and minerality in the dry long finish. Drink till 2022.

Made up of 84% Grenache and 16% Mourvedre. The Grenache is gently pressed, with as little skin contact as possible, going through the Diemme bladder press aka the 'sparkling wine program'. Primary fermentation takes place in their Sonoma Cast Stone concrete egg before racking in neutral French oak and again in the concrete egg. Only 280 cases produced. — 7 years ago

with Sean and India

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Nice wine. Good tannins- not overly floral- a characteristic for this varietal. Good fruit- went well with lunch of frittata with kale and spinach. Snow day- so decided to kill the bottle. Why not? — 7 years ago

Leanne Ingham

9.0

Enjoying it with a kale Caesar salad at the winery. Don't find that it went well with the strong garlicky flavour of the salad - both are delicious but it just couldn't hold up to the creamy garlic. A darker colour than most roses, but with a very pleasant, light berry flavour. — 8 years ago

Maria Hanson

9.0

We drank this wine in August with spicy cold sesame noodles and kale salad. It was so light and crisp with a smell/taste of pineapple. I would buy it again — 8 years ago

Andrew Ellsworth

8.9

Drank w Lamb Meatballs/Kale/Cumin Yogurt — 8 years ago

Jenni Rippey

10

8/30/15 Meadowwood with Dennis and Tyson — 9 years ago

Susie Smith

9.4

Such an excellent wine! We enjoyed it immensely with Ken's day-after-birthday dinner of Scottish Trout with browned garlic butter, seared scallops, basil avocado rice, and creamed kale with carmelized mushrooms. Mmmmmmm. — 9 years ago

with Ken

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.2

Inaugural vintage of this beauty from Kale Anderson of Kale Wines. Clear pale yellow. Refreshing nose with some white floral, white stone fruits, pineapples, and lime zest. Crisp acidity (7.5/10) and light to medium bodied. Delicious with layers of citrus, stone fruits and slate on the palate. Seems to only grow with complexity as it warmed up. Finish lingers and very excited to see how this will progress. Drink till 2022. — 7 years ago

with Sean and India

Claire Walsh

9.3

Super deep. Evolved throughout the meal. Geeked out about how well it paired with smoked ricotta in the kale salad. 🤓👌😜 — 7 years ago

Danielle Manderioli

9.3

Delicious from first pour. Dinner at home 10/28 with Tile Fish over toasted orzo, side of kale and sautéed tomatoes. — 8 years ago

Young Bock Lee

9.1

Leo hanson chenin blanc
Hint of oak, tart fruit, minearality and soft yellow flowers on the nose. Med body, high acid, crisp acidic, minerality and acidic kick on the back followed by soft yellow peach and yellow apple fruitness. Balanced chenin, drunk with salad(black kale, black gsrlic, black rice, chicken.
Good lairing with asian vinegrattr. — 8 years ago

Clare Centanni

9.0

Really liked this Sancerre with lemon caper chicken and kale salad. Great pairing! Great wine! — 8 years ago

with Michael

Tim Herrmann

9.5

This, most of all, is a homey wine. When one could talk about the vintage pedigree or how undervalued the producer is...this wine is so much more. It has an incredible combination of dark blueberried and clove-spiked fruit, green herbs and bell peppers, and toasty spicy oak. It all creates a feeling of rustic warmth that went great with a dish of roasted chicken with white beans and kale. — 8 years ago

with Rajiv