Mark Eastom

9.0

20-year old. Baked apples, toasted nuts, dried fruits. Warm. — 3 years ago

Shawn Thompson

9.0

Desert time with a sip of Calvados. Ripe apples, vanilla and spices. — 4 years ago

Paul Petit

9.0

R très clair (plus jeune)
N miel, pierre,
B tres sharp, tension, big
Fromage chèvre, fruit de mers, — 6 years ago

emily a

9.0

Light and fresh with a hint of spritz — 7 years ago

Peg Hanssen

9.8

Preparing for our adventure to Portugal Surdyks’ Recommendation:
(Douro) Portugal is a prolific wine country, best known for its sweet dessert wine - Port. World famous in its many styles, Port is sweet and fortified, prized for its rich flavors and lush texture. Portugal also has fabulous dry red wine. Dow’s “Vale do Bomfim” is made with the same grapes and sourced from the same historic Douro Valley that produces Dow’s great Ports. Portugal’s indigenous grapes – Tinta Barroca, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, and Tinto Cão – are names that should pique your interest and draw you to this imported discovery. Picked by hand and manually sorted with great care, the grapes are fermented in small vats. The resulting wine has complexity and style. Portugal’s Douro Valley has consistently good climate and growing conditions almost every year. The flavors are dynamic and the tannic structure is soft and silky. This is a really good wine for all occasions, with an affordable price and value.
$8.49 Spring 2017 ($14.49) — 7 years ago

Andrew Harris

9.5

Apple Mouthfulls ! — 9 years ago

Devin B

9.1

Stone and melon, with a long light finish. Yum. Better as it warms up. — 4 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

10

#calvados amber color pronounced aromas of bruised apples, apple tart, plum and pear jam and apricot jam. On the palate smooth as a baby’s butt and hints of toast and coconut. — 5 years ago

Michael Mallon

9.0

I was surprised by how good this was. Perfect balance of sweet, bitter, sour, and omami/funk. — 5 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.9

Near perfection....smooth butterscotch, carmel, cream with just enough complex apple and cinnamon spice on the nose. Medium body with a finish that lasts for minutes. My wife’s birth year and it’s nearly as impressive as she is. Worth every single penny!!! — 7 years ago

Lorenzo Marco Savona

9.1

I can't understand why southern French whites are not more popular. This beautiful white with mango, melon, hints of ginger and white pepper is a charming, food friendly, easy to drink wine — 8 years ago

Amir Hammad

9.7

Insane Calvados from the best in Normandy coming from a blend of 25-30 year old brandy. Toffee, baked apple, almond, citrus fruit, tropical fruit that has you wanting more. Such a complex spirit. — 8 years ago

Ben Kaminsky

9.1

Vanilla, pear and pomelo for days. Good structure. Really lovely, long, crisp finish. — 9 years ago

Rhonely Boy

9.3

Exactly what I wanted, top shelf, beautiful apple floral, fruit, bark… a lot was captured in the distilling.

Nose,: Large, bright, clean, fresh apple, sweet cider, apple tree bark, rocks, soil.

Palette: Palette cleansing alcohol, followed with notes of fresh cider Apples, apple wood and oak, back palette predominate.

Medium finish

Used for in onions with light crushed anise seed for Moroccan spiced brisket, Apple & Honey Sangria, apples & date stuffed challah, as well as enjoyed on its own.

— 4 years ago

Devin Bray

9.6

Like a deep, spicy apple cider, full of punchy acidity and fragrant, fresh fruit notes that make this a truly distinctive experience. — 5 years ago

Callum Ponton

9.0

Juicy, fruity, a little funky, delicious. — 6 years ago

Raushan Adayeva

9.5

2005
Not so clear in terms of composition, blind tasting says it is not typical Sangiovese.
Example of organic wine before it became a mainstream. Very good balance of berries and seems like it was aging in oak 3 years. “I make Sangiovese, the rest are making coke” popular saying of the wine maker 😊 — 7 years ago

Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

8.9

Less dry than lush — 8 years ago

alewifery

10

No brainer in Calva world. — 9 years ago

Nigel Stuke

9.6

So good, so appley and toasty. One of my favorite spirits I've had in a long time — 9 years ago