Daniel Bloom

9.3

During & After a guided tour courtesy of
@enramistas.com ! Fragant is spot on.
20 yr. old wines fresh as a daisy.
Fortified to 20°. N:Shoe leather, salt, treacle, ripe fruits, plantains, caramel lozenges, distant boats.faint barrel smoke.
P: old oranges, marmalade, puckering citrus, rinds, brown sugar, ( Demerara), so acidic and contrapuntally rich.
A feast.
P: — 5 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.1

This has some real body and viscosity to it. Very toasty and umami on the nose, sake lees, lemon, fennel seed, kelp, salt, rocks. Not exactly textbook Muscadet for your typical oysters pairing but went great with sushi — 6 years ago

Awe Some

9.0

Touch of salt, apple and light baking spice on the nose. Mix of green apple and pickled fruit on the palate, with a medium finish. More tart and vinegar than your typical albarino. 2018 vintage. — 7 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

Black currant, cedar, tar, cigar box, coffee, vanilla. Quite a complex nose. The palate is very concentrated with a strong acid backbone, and some dark and dense matter with black currant and somehow dusty tannins that kick everything up. The finish is very long and very wide with some bitterness popping up, black currant, and a pinch of salt. We paired this baby with a gigantic beef T-bone. Perfect pairing. It's still very young and needs time. Not a 9 because it's still too young — 7 years ago

Jason Gelman

8.9

always love txakolina. this one is super minerally, heavy dose of salt and brine, good bite of lime, and some pear to round it out. this is a really enjoyable, crisp bottle but is one touch too austere (dry + salty) for me. one extra bit of roundness and acid (if that makes any sense) to cut against the salt and this is a total home run but still very enjoyable. — 7 years ago

NatalieLynn Miller

10

Enjoyed this bubbly BFF picked fav! Had forgotten about it.. just the perfect sweetness but not overly too much where more than a glass would cause headache/sour stomach. She served it with a meat/cheese/olive tray & dark chocolates for BookClub night! Will be buying myself some!!! — 7 years ago

with Tina

Anne Carman

9.1

Aromas are sea salt and herbal. Beautiful light straw color. Crisp with a depth of silky warmth. Floral hint for a touch of elegance. — 8 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.2

Floral notes on nose. Medium body, dry, nice acidity, longish finish. Minerals and lemon grass on palate. — 5 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Blake Walker

9.2

Great aromatics. Sea salt, white pepper, bing cherry, raspberries. — 6 years ago

Victoria Gutierrez

9.0

Juicy up front, spicy on the end — 6 years ago

Yianni Stone

9.2

Citrus, white fruits, beeswax, sea salt, and slate — 7 years ago

with Haley

Shay A

9.5

Wednesday Wine Committee hosted by Dan. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine. Tasted blind as usual.

I guessed the producer was Marcassin. At the end of the day, Marcassin is just so distinct when compared to other Cali chards, and it’s always magnificent (for my taste). Smoked lemon, grilled marshmallows, sea salt, popcorn kernel and almost sulfuric. Impeccable. — 7 years ago

with Jeff and Dan

Jane Kim

9.5

1981. Super smooth. Tobacco salt — 7 years ago

Francisco Perez

9.1

Texas wines have grown. This is an outstanding blend of Grenache Syrah and Mourvèdre from Salt Lick Vineyard. This is a complex wine with great structure and finesse. Great to see the Lone Star State wines mature and compete in the world stage. Visited the Fall Creek Vineyards. Well worth it can’t get it retail because of the limited production but can get it online. New release of the 2016 vintage. Excellent! — 8 years ago

Josh Fiore

10

Lemon oil, salt, acid, funky. Long finish. — 5 years ago

Matt

9.0

Salted melon, pear, sea salt, hay, slightest aldehyde notes alluding to almond skin and fino. Zesty citrus and dried herb in the background. Love the salinity and mineral depth here. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Virtual tasting with Texture Wines and winemaker Erich Bradley.

This is my second time with this wine in the last 18 months, the first being back in San Antonio for the WNH event when @Joe Lucca
brought it. Joe was the key component to getting the Texture Wines virtual tasting setup. Wonderful time.

I gave this about a two hour decant and it needed every bit of it. In the glass, I was shocked at how golden and amber it was (Erich addressed this during our tasting and said he likes to get a bit of oxygen to it early on to prevent any type of premox later in its life). Meyer lemon, lemon oil, sea salt, oyster shell and crushed limestone dominate the nose. Even some candied pineapple. Electric on the palate with zero trace of oak accompanied by bright citrus. So much tart but flavorful fruit carried by high acidity. Towards the end of night one, the finish had a note of soft pink cotton candy. On day two, the fruit became more rich and honeyed. This is built like grand cru Chablis and isn’t fading for at least 7-10yrs. — 6 years ago

with Joe, Eric and 6 others

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

9.2

Wow - best wine to pass my lips with a CA appellation in some time. Way more Tavel than Pinot Noir rosé. Rich and textured. Tangerine, white peach, celery salt, rhubarb, cotton candy and just a hint of that bubblegum that PN rosés always seem to have. — 7 years ago

Kim Andrews

9.6

Effervescent; Brook likes it; good balance — 7 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Lime, lemon curd and sea salt pour from the glass. Med to full body for a white. Textured, almost chewy. Perfect for rich King Crab and a simple, but savory fish and chips...this project from Rhys shows every hint of aging from strength to strength. — 8 years ago