Jeremy Krantz

9.4

Bright red fruit, pomegranate and some funk. Oh so smooth. Absolutely as smooth as it gets. A little bitter on the finish. Very tasty stuff from Eric Wareheim & Co. — 4 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.0

Family Estate - Las Cerezas Vineyard - Organic - Molelumne River - Lodi

Plum, black cherry, earthy with slightest raisin box in the finish, pleasant acidity, alcohol fume a lil elevated.

Very nice on its own, would like see a blend with 15% Monastrell/Mataro/Mourvèdre ...MMM! — 5 years ago

Stein Ove Sandvik

9.5

Well it was worth the wait. This bottle was fantastic. — 6 years ago

WineMascot

9.2

Laser focus and clean, hint crushed rock and lime zest. Really nice — 7 years ago

Adam Mollsen

9.0

Heavy punch in the mouth at first . It eased up after a while in the decanter — 7 years ago

Tim Dowling

9.2

Pleasant surprise nice fruit soft tannins — 8 years ago

Michael Horkay

9.3

Made by Mr Smith I should have added this wine maker to my list of special producers. This wine reminded me of a great Las Cases from saint julien. Silky and delicious with wood fully integrated and enough acid to take this abort decade this wine was profound and reminded me of the relationship I was having with my glass the entire time the bottle was open. — 10 years ago

John Frederick

9.0

Beautiful floral and oily fore pallet that gives volume without sweetness. Finishes crisp and clean. Slight bit of sweet grass with pomelo dominating. Great mouthfeel for a floral white. Compliments all food. — 4 years ago

Livio Pastorino

9.3

El Chianti era famoso en esas mesas domingueras en familia, me llamaba la atención la botella en su canastilla. Este Piccini lo encontré a muy buen precio aprovechando mi salida semanal, en vista: rojo rubí, en nariz: fresco, frutos rojos, cerezas, en boca: equilibrado, los frutos rojos presentes, aterciopelado, taninos suaves, redondo, acompañamos con unos ñoquis a las tres salsas roja, verde y blanca, exquisitos, de segundo ensalada mixta, temperatura de servicio 16° - 18° C Saludos — 5 years ago

Erik Wochna

9.2

16’ vintage.... — 6 years ago

Jonas Palmqvist

9.0

Quite vegetal nose with obvious oak notes. Well balanced with fine integrated tannins. Very enjoyable. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This is the Las Higueras Vineyard Lot #72. I’ve requested Delectable add it.

On the nose; perfumed strawberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, cherries dark moist soil, blueberries, light baking spiceand field violets.

The body is full and rich. Tannins soft and beautiful yet a firm backbone. Fruits are candied in style. Blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, cherries, creamy raspberries, light minerality and dry top soil, dry stone, black cherry cola/licorice, excellent acid and beautiful polished, long finish.

Photos of; the horse that pulled the sleigh of grapes to the truck and the team picking the Truquilemu Vineyard. — 7 years ago

Gene Bodemer

9.1

Great texture and richness but the acidity makes it weightless...Delicous.. — 8 years ago

Antonio Vasco

9.1

Frutos rojos, gran entrada, final redondo y ciruela. Para mí, muy muy rico — 10 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.2

2017 vintage - Mencia 85% Alicante Bouschet 13% and co -fermented with Palmino - nice aromatics Blackberry ,graphite ,spice, mineral element really nice well put together — 4 years ago

Wine Intravert

9.0

Цена в России - 740 рублей.
Гарнача Бланка - 100%
Виноградники площадью 6 га на высоте 460 м, на северо-восточном склоне. Возраст лоз от 25 лет. 30 часов мацерации без диоксида серы, автохтонные дрожжи. 15 дней в подземных цементных баках при температуре 18-20 градусов, 4 месяца выдержки в цементе на осадке без баттонажа. Органическое вино.
Цвет соломенный.
Нос: зелёное яблоко, груша, лайм, хрустящие тона, солома, полевые цветы. В развитии медовые тона, цветы, гравий, раскаленный песок, карамель. Красивое развитие. 
Атака яркая, с хрустящей кислотностью и лёгкой горечью, с нотами цедры лимона и яблочной косточки. Пряное послевкусие. 
Вино интересное. Возможно, посредством выдержки на осадке смогли с одной стороны добиться интересного носа, но в то же время во вкусе появилась горечь, из-за этого вино не очень питкое. Как вариант, можно сильно охладить, но тогда нос не будет таким красивым. 
В любом случае, это базовое вино линейки винодельни, к тому же это был виноград с не самого удачного склона! В общем, вино скорее понравилось, чем нет. 16/20.

Garnacha blanca 100%
6 hectares of vineyards are located at altitude of 460 meters, on northeast slope. Age of vines is above 25 years. Autochtonous yeast. 4 months in cement reservoirs sur lie without battonage. Organic wine.
Pale colour.
On the nose: green apple, pear, lime, wheat sticks, wild flowers. Later some honey notes, blossom dust, gravel, hot sand, caramel. Beautiful evolution of bouquet.
Bright on the palate, with crispy acidity and light bitterness, with tones of lemon zest and apple pit. Spicy finish.
Interesting wine. Probably, 'sur lie' aging helped to reach complex bouquet, but some bitterness occurred, and wine became less smooth. Optionally, one can cool down the wine pretty well, but that's a kind of trade-off - in this case rich bouquet would be lost.
But hey, that is not a top wine of this winery production! They produce better wines like 'El jardin de las iguales' (which I haven't taste yet... unfortunately 🙂 ) and much more. Even the slope is not the best... And they definitely did everything they could!
Very nice wine.
90/100. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Again, I did not take notes but remember liking this wine. It was full bodied with lush ripe dark fruit with edgy minerals and a well polished finish. Good but not as special as their El Cerro Gualtallary.

Jeff and his partner make a number of small production wines under a few different brand names. Vivo o Muerto are their ultra premium wines. They both worked at Catena Zapata for 15 years. They gained a lot of valuable experience but, yearned to make their own wines. They’ve found great sites and great fruit grower relationships. Their wines are beautifully elegant and polished with nothing that bites backs.

Photos of Co-owner Jeff Mausbach hosting our tasting and a couple shots of their cellar.

This was our last visit in Argentina. — 7 years ago

Renee Mason

9.2

Loved visiting his lovely property and loved sipping the Malbec now that I’m home. I think I’m down to my last bottle so I’ll need to order more soon! Delicious and brings back good memories! — 7 years ago

Brit Roderique

9.5

This wine is not sold out. — 9 years ago

M. Ventre

9.2

2005. 3% Viognier co ferm.. Bout 15% whole cluster. Biased review #lasmadresluncheon — 10 years ago