Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This is the Antiyal Valle de Maipo. It’s 48% Carmenere, 36% Cabernet and 16% Syrah.

I only tasted two wines at Antiyal. This one and an unlabeled 2016 Syrah/Garnacha blend. Sadly, I was not in a position to take detailed notes.

This Carmenere, Cabernet and Syrah blend was a pop & pour. Despite this, it was full of ripe dark currants. The body was full. Tannins nicely rounded. The wine drank beautiful young with a nice round structure and showed beautiful elegance.

Their label pays homage to the indigenous native Indian population in the Southern part of Chile. They are sadly being treated much the way the Yanks treated North American Indians only at a much later date. For years, they were left alone. Until recently, the Chilean Government has given their land rights to Corporation since the unification of Chile.

Antiyal started small as a Garage producer. Their first production was 3,000 bottles. They’ve now grown to around 15,000 bottles with added hectares directly across the street.

Alvaro (Co-Owner-Winemaker) and his wife Marina are salt of the earth people. They started this winery in a garage and have grown into a medium size Viña in Maipo.

They believe in being completely bio-dynamic and enjoying walking the walk. They put everything from their farm and vine waste back into the vineyard. They create compost for the year from their farm animals and Viña leftovers (unused grapes, stems, canes, leaves, cow manure etc.) They also do everything by the cycle of the moon.

It was a pleasure to spend a couple hours with them walking their vineyards and talking about their amazing practices. Very enjoyable afternoon.

I thank them for all their time and sharing their knowledge.

Photos of; their Estate vines with the Andes Mountains from their Viña rooftop, milk cow, used oak barrel (no new oak use) and one of their Vina buildings. — 8 years ago

Patrice Conxicoeur

8.9

Best white tasted today so far in Yamanashi! — 8 years ago

TH

9.0

甲州の皮まで使ったグリドグリ。褐色の黄色でダージリンなどの香り。皮からの複雑な味わいと軽いタンニンが心地よい。フランテ 約2,500 — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.1

Blanco. Flavorful and crisp. Zippy with some citrus notes and a hint of spice at the end. Very light with almost no alcohol presence on the palate. — 10 years ago

Y

9.5

Mercian sparkling white.
1300円で翌日も美味しく飲めたのでまた買おう😄 — 10 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Pleasantly oily and very smooth for a 90. Nicely warm on the finish. — 10 years ago

Will Plummer

8.9

My first Japanese wine. Quite nice. — 11 years ago

Dan Kobayashi

10

Château Mercian Private Reserve Koshu Toriibira — 11 years ago

Lauren Brooke

9.1

So elegant. — 12 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.0

Good Acidity and lively. Surprising Japanese wine! — 8 years ago

JHT

9.6

Best NV, blended scotch, 9/10, for the price $24-$30/ 1.76 liter, JHT — 8 years ago

Kelly C

9.0

Bonitata boutique wine in Auburn Ca's 2012 Marks Picks Pinot Noir is a wonderful earthy wine great color and just good to sit and sip. Hard to go wrong with this Pinot but a bit pricy for me at $25 a bottle — 8 years ago

Jinnai

9.4

雑味なく軽くちょい甘で飲みやすい！ — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.2

Anejo. Fruit flavors and slight oak. Very smooth palate texture. — 10 years ago

Kathryn Sabol

9.6

Smells like a Sauvignon blanc, tastes like a muscadet. Floral and light citrus on the nose, peach and mango on the palate. — 10 years ago

Ashley Anderson

8.9

Local wine from the Nagano prefecture. Pretty good, considering I had no idea they made wine from grapes in Japan! — 10 years ago

Derick Kang

9.5

Taiwanese tobacco and liquor Corporation. Kin Men Gao Liang. — 11 years ago

Alex Barty

Winemaker Blood Moon Wines, Senior Retail Assistant Blackhearts & Sparrows Wine Purveyors, Cellarhand Stonier Wines

9.0

That was fun. Will definitely give more Japanese wine a go — 11 years ago

Moreno Luis

9.4

An ICON. Superb, even belonging to a big big corporation. — 11 years ago

Luis A. Vegas V.

8.9

Excellent Japanese wine — 12 years ago

Tracy Hall

9.3

Cupreata (sub species of Papalote) from Chilapa publeo November 2016. Right up my alley with citrus a hint of sweetness and a smooth finish. — 8 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.4

Outstanding bourbon with rich butterscotch and vanilla — 8 years ago

Kelly C

9.3

Bonitata boutique wine in Auburn Ca's new naked bottle club release reserve wine tangled red is quite enjoyable. Good bright color, forward fruit with just a hint of bite at the end. A new enjoyable blend from a new clubs first release, cant wait to pick up some more next time we are in town! — 8 years ago

Gottfried Benn

8.9

@delectable: this Kisi Qvevri 2012 from JSC Corporation Kindzmarauli/Georgia.
This is an orange wine which was fermented in amphoras With skin contact and aged in barrels.
Gold-Brown color, slightly cloudy.
Tastes like a dry sherry. Almost no fruit, quite Salty. Interesting stuff. — 9 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Reposado. Floral and perfumey both on nose and palate. — 10 years ago

Takeshi Tonogawa

9.4

Surprising. Prune thickness Smokey. Boldness on palette. — 10 years ago

Thomas

9.0

Mercian
Mariko Vinyard
2013
Sauvignon Blanc — 10 years ago

Lisa Sands

9.3

Great in a Manhattan or just a shot — 11 years ago

Joe Brett

10

😍

Little Snug by the Little Beer Company. Bought at Good Taste earlier. Awesome. — 11 years ago

Max Hooper

9.7

Great semi sweet taste — 12 years ago