Cliff Pavlovic

9.5

A great sparkling white wine for Christmas Eve — 7 years ago

with Lisa

Stephanie Ratanas

9.0

Peachy, mouth coating, light tartness — 8 years ago

Andrew Stover

Sommelier/Wine Director Oya & Sei, Wine Blogger ChiefWino, Founder Vino50

9.1

2013 Clos des Rochers #PinotGris, #Luxembourg #Wine #somm. I call this #Alsace-light. Mineral forward, green pear, white peach, honeydew melon and hints of ginger with grapefruit rind, mouthwatering acid. #sommelier #sommlife — 9 years ago

Richie Davies

9.2

Nicely balanced - really liked this. — 9 years ago

with Lisa

Devin Bray

9.5

Holy hell. Gorgeous, zingy and citric with huge depth and complexity and a long finish. Well worth it. — 9 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.7

Wow. Decanted about 2 hours in advance, this wine is stunning. Incredible deep berry aromas, great balance, depth of flavor, and a finish that doesn't quit. A truly great wine from John and Lorraine Alban. Will probably age for another decade...but is awesome right now with a little air time. — 9 years ago

Amelie S

9.4

What a surprise this was, fantastic crisp wine. — 10 years ago

Bromento Mori

9.0

Weird & magnificent. — 10 years ago

Mitchell Pressman

9.2

A fine example of what this fairly obscure, under-the-radar, consistently good producer can do. — 11 years ago

Chris A

9.6

Fantastic Luxembourger Crémant with perhaps the greatest name ever! — 11 years ago

Chris Harvey

8.9

Great acid and light fruit — 7 years ago

Angus Powles

9.5

Well done EC. Buy in bulk. — 8 years ago

Janny Lin

9.0

漂亮的焦糖香味，美好的皮諾香味，咖啡糖，莓果香，酒體飽滿，丹寧紮實，第二杯後，口感滑順，香氣新鮮草莓更明顯 — 8 years ago

with Zivago

Paul Pashley

9.2

Last one - still very rich, smooth and very pleasant — 9 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2004 at brasserie Dock's in Anvers. Top class pinot blanc with beautiful minerals in the nose, excellent balance. #loveit to drink this! A real treat. — 9 years ago

Jeff Vejr

9.0

Fresh. Such a great aperitif wine. Start your day, afternoon, or evening with this wine. Auxerrois dominate. — 9 years ago

Olivia Ragni

9.2

Red fruit, white nectarine, pith, crushed stone, high acid, full bodied. A steal for the price — 10 years ago

Taavi Davies

9.1

Surprisingly delicious. Fresh, lemony, elderflower — 10 years ago

Deborah Heath

9.2

Sultry smoky Pinot Noir from the Moselle region west of Alsace. — 11 years ago

with Andrew

Jeremy Coffey

9.5

This is the actual signal for Spring. — 11 years ago

Chris A

9.4

A light, pleasant Pinot from the Luxembourg end of the Mosel river...love this stuff! — 12 years ago

Alberto Cdm

9.3

Una scoperta! Ottimo! — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Alban Vineyards as they state in their label "The first American winery & vineyard established exclusively for Rhone varieties." This Syrah has settled in nicely after 10 years in bottle. I would say it's peaking. On the nose; scorched earth, sweet & slowly baked; blackberries, blueberries, black raspberries, plum, huckleberries and dark cherries. Mint, eucalyptus, milk chocolate, black olive, notes of liqueur, crushed rocks, loamy top soil and lilacs, violets and lavender. The palate is rich and nicely resolved. The body medium-medium plus. The fruits are ripe, creamy and juicy; blackberries, blueberries, black raspberries, plum, huckleberries, dark cherries and strawberries haunt the long fruit set. Mint, eucalyptus, sage, smoked meat, milk chocolate, black olive, notes of liqueur, crushed dry rocks, gritty volcanic minerals, scorched earth, a little bacon fat, underbrush, a whiff of black pepper, lilacs, violets and lavender, great rich, round, fresh acidity with a very good, long, balanced, well structured, finish with length and staying power. I prefer this over the Cayuse I had a couple of weeks ago. Much better balance of fruit, earth, etc.. photos of their Edna Valley vineyard, fruit that needs netting to protect it from the birds, John Alban and the Alban barrel room. Producer notes and history...In 1985, John Alban planted grapes for other people until he bought an estate in 1989. He focused on wines made from Rhône Valley varietals. Alban is one of the pioneers of the Rhone Rangers movement. They are considered to one of the more influential American Rhone producers. In beginning to grow Viognier, Alban said, "I almost single-handedly doubled the world's acreage," referring to a time when its cultivation was reduced to 50 acres or 20 ha in two areas of the Rhône Valley, Condrieu and Château-Grillet. Alban's work, along with that of Josh Jensen of Calera Wine Company (just sold to Duckhorn, ugh!) in San Benito County, helped to significantly expand plantings of Viognier in California at a time when the variety was near extinction. Alban has 250-acre or 100 ha under vine. Their vineyard area extends 60 acres or 24 ha, planted with Syrah, Viognier and Roussanne. The Alban wines produced are; Lorraine Vineyard, Reva Vineyard Syrah, Seymour's Vineyard Syrah, Patrina Alban Estate Syrah and Pandora, a blend of Grenache and Syrah. They also used to produce a dessert wine from 5% botrytis grapes and aged in 50% new oak, called Rotten Luck. You can still find past vintages on Wine-Searcher. — 8 years ago

Martin Davies

9.1

Soft. Bit like Pinot Blanc. Nice with chicken satay. Biodynamic. — 9 years ago

Nico Koch

8.9

I prefer the cuvée Sous la Roche... But worth to taste this one too! — 9 years ago

Uljana Molitor

9.1

Very light and sweet — 10 years ago

Patrick Piper

8.9

First time. Yummy. Full body. — 10 years ago

Chanda Williams

8.9

Interesting, fruitier than I expected, insensy too — 11 years ago

Chris A

9.3

Some excellent bubbly from Lux! — 11 years ago

Chris A

8.9

Very pleasant Luxembourg Moselle selection... — 11 years ago