Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Very, very soft and delicate without much spice. Build and stays without. — 7 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.1

The website claims that the wine tastes “the way Pinot Grigio used to taste before it became so popular.” That statement probably lost something in the translation from Italian, but I get their drift.
This Pinot Grigio is, in fact, “not your standard” stuff. The pale golden wine is aromatic enough, with a floral sensibility and a prominent overlay of minerals. A smoky character clouds those flowers and a basket of limes joins the aroma of wet rocks. The palate is pretty exciting, and I don’t have to qualify that statement with “for a Pinot Grigio.” It’s loaded with lemon and lime zest and strident acidity with a delicious salinity on the finish.
— 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.2

Made the sun shine through the clouds. Verve and freshness. — 8 years ago

Bob Patterson

9.1

Ok it's rum. Strong flavor, not sweet. And yup, over proof. I drank it neat and enjoyed it. V — 8 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.2

Toasted caramel. A hint of clouds, lightning, and rain. Smooth smokey finish. Really good scotch. — 9 years ago

Patrick Clary

8.9

Pleasant screw-top rose, pretty in pink, glints of orange and strawberry, an exact little wine, perfect for breezy New England day of scattered cirrus veiling and unveiling the moon's shift toward last quarter, precisely the same color as the clouds. — 9 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.3

Big but not tannic. Lots of length, smooth with a bit of kick. 18 month French oak — 9 years ago

Mark Oldman

9.7

Heaven glimpsed: no pale clouds, no pearly gates, not even a golden harp; just a simple cart with 24 bottles of La Tache 1996, full and opened — 9 years ago

Jason Guerrero

9.2

A little light for a Oakville Cab but good. — 9 years ago

R. Addison Wehrfritz

8.9

Lampyridae Vineyard's Communication Block is the highest altitude vineyard in Napa at 2,500+ ft atop Mt. Veeder. You can almost taste subtle notes of mountain clouds & fog! — 10 years ago

Ben de Vin

9.0

Strong oaky Chardonnay nose but extremely light on the palette - apples are the dominant flavour so it has a bit of a still cider characteristic, almost Jura like - only 11.5 - I like! — 11 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Iighter than the Barossa mataro but lots of punch. — 7 years ago

Sean K McNeely

Viticulture and Viniculture Assistant at Viña Vik Vineyard, Winery and Hotel

9.9

Profound. Still powerful, yet with elegance and grace that belies its ancient wisdom. Supremely balanced between dried plums and blackberries smeared across a weathered leather saddle with a cigar box in the corner of the room and Coltrane wafting through the clouds of sandalwood. — 7 years ago

Jerae Knutson

DuMOL Member Services

10

This is one of my all time favorite Pinot Noirs. Femme Fatale with notes of cherry, cranberry, and strawberry. — 8 years ago

Jessie Cutts

9.0

Love this piano. I prefer this vintage over the older one with plainer label. Both are nice but I prefer this one. — 8 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Dusty pine cone, soggy pretzels, snow iced cream nose. Cut wild lowers and tall valley grass, Coral pieces straight from the sea, covered in living shells. A hint of walnut in cinnamon. Whoa! Absolutely oceanic initially. Send forth the mollusk!! Maybe soda bread, but really just sweet clams pulled from the mud and injested. The idea of cinnamon surfaces often but is not the driving force. You aren't taking the maidenhead for wife, but you can dream. There are no clouds atop this cognac-colored ocean, but the lacing is unbreakable and washes like the ocean around the bowl. — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Kevin Lord

9.2

Smells a bit like a watermelon Jolly Rancher with a touch of Queen Anne cherry. I am no fan of watermelon candy, but in this case this is paradoxically a good thing because underneath are hints of what I can only conceive of as the smell after a crisp, cool mountain rain shower in the summertime just as the sun begins to peak out from behind the clouds. That failed attempt at poetry could also simply be communicated as a "promise of minerality," which is apparent in the flinty taste, as are tantalizing spicy notes that suggest the robust potential of the grapes. This is a winner for all occasions that demand a complex, rewarding, and eminently affordable rosé. — 9 years ago

Nick Davis

10

This wine took me away. Up to the clouds, and deep in the ocean. A poetic gesture of development. — 9 years ago

with Dan, Martin and 1 other

Craig Mitchell

9.0

Nice cool-climate characters- gentler red fruit balanced with a bit of mushroomy complexity. Enjoyed this. — 9 years ago

Bill Bender

9.0

Tight on the pop but opened up quickly. Great beach wine with an interesting weight and complexity--not your standard mid day sipping rose. Open this when the clouds start to come in and you put on your hoodie....you are ready for a night of drinking.... — 10 years ago

Douglas Harrison Snell

9.2

Excellently balanced Chard w creamy notes and a hint of pear swirling around the clouds. A def crowd pleaser. — 10 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.5

No new oak, very soft. From arras vineyard. — 7 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.1

Soft and pure fruit. Very gentle soft finish. Plenty of acid but aslo rounded fruit. — 7 years ago

Craig Stanfield

9.5

Love this. Complex with red and dark fruits. Hints of cola, cocoa, and. But of menthol. — 8 years ago

Chad Schultenover, CCM

Certified Sommelier, GM/COO at The Berkshire Country Club

8.9

Russian River Valley, oh how I miss you. Really great wine. Tart red fruit and nice subtle tannins. — 8 years ago

Jennifer DiDomizio

9.7

Like pillows of lemon meringue and clouds of quince. Ethereal. — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.7

Rocheforte 10 on the beach?!!!? Yes, even the Walrus must come ashore! Malty-salty, yeasty pie-crust, ferromagnesian, cedar, nitrogen-rich rain clouds made of Carmel-spun sugars, grill planks, and smoke. But light as angel wings roasted to perfection. — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Johanna O'Rourke

9.1

Sweet red fruits, five spice and notes of vanilla from the oak. A firm acid backbone drives the wine to a long finish. Beautifully balanced Yarra Pinot and cracking value for money. A solid performer in the outer ministry, pushing for a cabinet portfolio in the next reshuffle. 91 pts. — 9 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.2

A gorgeous bouquet of violets came rising immediately on the first pour, bursting into my nose showing only a hint of barbecue sauce and what's to come. 30 minutes later bacon was grilling in the glass and smoke was rising in billowing clouds of invisible aroma. Fuck ya. Always over delivers, this one. Cote rotie throw aways? Yes please and thanks! — 9 years ago

Justin Hansohn

8.9

Sweet tarts, the pink cherry ones, and just a hint of spree, the coating, that initial metallic sour shock. Head change keeps getting foggy...the cloud spirits are strong in here. I keep thinking I'm tasting chalk but then I keep feeling like I'm tasting ocean clouds. I'm having a fun time with this right now at work but this bottle calls for a day of rain or a windy pause in the hills. The confusion of this drink is tricky. It took twice around to have these evaluations and perhaps its ready now but then again maybe the fog becomes something pretty in the end...but when? — 9 years ago

with Arturo