Christine Havens

9.2

Really lovely, the Evening Land Seven Springs Vineyard Chardonnay 2014 brings with it sense of refinement. Like a classically tailored blazer, its texture is soft but structured, underpinned by a layer fine tannins and bolstered by lithe and lovely notes of lemon zest and blanched almond, pencil shavings and orchard fruit. Under winemaker Sashi Moorman's direction even a warm year like 2014 feel reserved and just a little bit Burgundian. Sample — 9 years ago

Blair Campomizzi

9.0

Solid Pinot. Nice minerality with layers of red and black berries. Fantastically smooth in the second day. I was stunned. — 10 years ago

Lori B

10

Very nice, easy sipping wine. — 10 years ago

William Gordon

9.0

A pretty cool expression of chard, the folks at Evening Land continue to impress. — 11 years ago

Birgit Riimann

9.0

The first taste when it touches your tongue is hard to explain, but it's very refreshing. Feels like summer and freshly cut grass. — 11 years ago

Mike Fifer

Writer The Wine Monologues

8.9

Bright cherries, touch of vanilla and earthiness makes this very enjoyable. — 11 years ago

Christine Havens

9.1

I have been a longtime fan of Isabelle Meunier's wines. 2011, in General was a more difficult vintage, yet Meunier's Blue Label Pinot retains the elegance I have come to associate with her wines. Effortlessly focused with notes of raspberry, crushed stone and lavender. The core is red fruit, minerality and fine tannins. A wonderful effort in an otherwise challenging vintage. — 12 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.2

This property has had its ups and downs of late. 2012 is great. 2013, not so much. This 2012 is terrific. It has an amazing color that looks like dark rubies in the glass. It makes you expect a lot -- and it delivers. Black cherry and currant on the nose. Plum and pepper. In the mouth it's full and rich with the same deep dark fruit expressions and a long, lingering finish. Silky integrated tannins. I love this now but it has legs for some more years in the cellar. Hard to find now but worth it! — 9 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.0

Ampeleia, beyond this winery in the heart of Maremma (Tuscany) there was a swiss couple: Erica and Peter Max Suter, they bought an abandoned piece of land which since 2002 has been reorganized under the protection of Elisbetta Foradori. Roccatederighi's the ancient town nearby that spread over the Metalliferous Hills. All the Ampeleia wines bear names that recall ancestral ideas and profound concepts taken from ancient Greek culture: Kepos, Empatia, Ampeleia. Biggest enemy in the wine region is an excess heat and too much sun exposure of the vines which could provides too mushy wines or some dispreferred overipe. How does Marco Tait in the vineyards first then in the cellar, fight against such an adversary? Altitude, actually three different altitudes! Ampeleia di Sopra is where they've got vineyards between 450 and 600 m.a.s.l., here's for instance, the main reason why this vintage 2004, a blend of Cab Franc, Sangiovese and four others Mediterranean grape varieties despite his twelve years behind it is still that vibrating, breezy, unbroken and savory! http://www.ampeleia.it/ — 10 years ago

terroirista-cy

9.3

Tasting with Olek Bondonio
His wines are true expressions of the land and specially his Barbarescos are showing the quality of Olek's "work" less is more.
— 10 years ago

with Christos

Joshua Crisp

9.0

Baby got back! A more refined example of the 2009 vintage, Evening Land Vineyards Summum is generous on the nose with bacon and field mushrooms, with spicy notes of mace and cloves. Ripe black cherries and fresh red plums gentle enter on the tongue, giving way to mild cocoa and caramel notes, and revisiting bright red fruits on the backend. Lovely, gentle finish and fine tannins. — 11 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.3

"From the slurp factory of Barossa," single vineyard from Ebenezer. Lifted nose: milk chocolate, wintergreen, vanilla extract, brambly dark berries. Bright on the palate with rich forest berries, finishes strong with black raspberry tart. In a great place right now! — 11 years ago

Francoise Gouges

9.8

Absolutely delicious with black cod, fennel, parsnip, yam, spinach and cilantro, and lots of buter — 12 years ago

Maciej Kurka

9.3

Wet leaves, smoke on the nose. Flavors of leather, tobacco and sour cherries. Color of ruby red. Well balanced and mature. Great Pinot Noir — 9 years ago

George Chen

9.2

My favorite baby Pauillac as I like to call them for some reason...classic notes of the land. — 9 years ago

Dock Hooks

9.7

A near perfect rosé at a great price. I prefer this soft fruit tempered by a light floral note all properly and proportionately positioned against a mineral intensive rocky bottom as swift waters twist and turn their way downstream leaving one's palate clean and refreshed but laced with the memory of the moment😎🌀 - buy the magnum at my favorite local Morehead City, NC hang - Promise Land Market (thx sweet Janeen and Daniel for spinning some crazy sweet tunage!)! Find this place in all its realness, and drink this wine! — 10 years ago

Sean Razee

Master Sommelier

9.0

2010 vintage. Fresh red cherry with subtle turned soil aromas. The aroma and taste of the wine carries this, but the finish is a bit short. Very good in terms of Bourgogne AOP. — 11 years ago

Joshua Crisp

9.3

Reduction is a bit obvious in this wine, but as with most Evening Land wines, this works itself out and integrates well with the wine over time. Flint and burnt matchsticks on the nose, alongside with portobello mushrooms, baked blackberries, and brambles. Blackberries, Italian plums, and creme de cassis in greet the tongue, cherries, blueberries and fresh orange peel on the mid-palate, with anise seed, white trumpet mushrooms, and subtle tones of basalt. Gorgeous Gamay made in the carbonic-style. — 11 years ago

Craig Bistrong

9.3

Great example of used oak. Balanced acidity and green apple notes. Could be confused with village Chablis. — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.4

This is the historical name of the land that surrounds the winery. — 12 years ago