Neal Schaffer

9.1

@delectable This is a Texan, not a Californian; Texas High Plains AVA to be exact. I'm speechless after this effort... insane character and uniqueness. Has it's own definitive style without losing the soul of Sauvignon Blanc. This is straight up radiating with energy.

My girl wanted in on this review. She's got a way with words that is one in a million 😜 So, here is our combined effort:

"Now featuring: The Green Elixir. Wisps of kiwi swiftly enter the nasal passage on command. Over-ripened sweet cantaloupe charges through leaping over fresh Bosc pears. Similar to walking through a field of freshly cut grass on a midsummer Sunday morning. Upon walking through the renewed grass, you will come across loamy soil, enveloped with sandy silt. Dandelions magically pop up along the adventurous route dancing lazily in the breeze.

Taste consistently bathes, not lingers, but bathes on the palate. Anyone ever kiss a lime rind? Experience it now with The Green Elixir. Sour, yet makes you yearn for more. Granny Smith apples frolic throughout the tastebuds. Heading towards the end of our adventure, straw begins to make an appearance and wants to join in the fun. At the peak of the completion of our endeavor, a special herb comes out to play. Lemon Basil pleasantly surprises you to make sure your finale is more than grand.

*Medium-plus acidity and Medium-minus body

💚🍏🍐🍈🥝🌿🌳🥂"

@Dana Dungan You're are truly one in a million. PIC all the way.

@nakedwines @texas
— 8 years ago

with Dana

Nicholas Livingston

9.6

Concentrated Chehalem Mountain Riesling from the single vineyard "Nicholas" comprised of silt on basalt that winemaker Bill Hooper credits for its thick skins and potency. Fragrant and exotic with a glorious spice I've never had this side of the Vosges. Another cracking wine from this upcoming winegrower handcrafting Riesling in this superlative category in which the fruit is in the best condition and every step of the craft is minimal but the most mindful. I am a thorough fan. — 10 years ago

Elizabeth Smith

9.5

It's been nearly a year since I first tasted this wine, but I immediately remembered why I loved this Albariño as soon as it coated my palate. It's pale straw in color and crisp, screaming summer all the way from the tip to the back of my tongue. I'm almost afraid my words won't do it justice, but there's an immediate impact of stone fruits, lemon, and salty minerality that crash together on the palate like ocean waves at high tide. It was this salty minerality that immediately made me think, "I am drinking the fruit and soil of the Galer Home Vineyard in Chester County." From the winery's tech sheet, it's absolutely the soil - Manor Loam and Glenelg Silt Loam Series - along with gift of former winemaker, Catrina North, that makes this a stellar example of Chester County, Pennsylvania wine. This was a gift from owners Brad and Lele Galer. Available at the winery for $35. http://www.galerestate.com/ — 10 years ago

Patrick Sullivan

Western Mountain Regional manager estates division of Jackson Family Wines

9.9

Supple and elegant. A silt quality....in a good way — 11 years ago

Richie Mello

9.0

This is an honest to god Côtes du Rhône! Bright, balanced and original. Hints of dry silt besides earthy mushrooms. Such a breath of fresh air. — 11 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.3

60% Sangiovese, 20% Ciliegiolo, 20% Syrah, vines 4 - 20 years, clay and Limestone and Silt with Galestro rocks. WOW this is fantastic. Light and perfect. The Syrah only accentuates the Sangiovese to my mind. This does not feel tired in any universe; it's pretty perfect. It does have some chocolate and rust, but there's so much bright fruit it's alive and fresh. Nose initially has waxy, B vitamin component, then goes slightly plummy followed with a big whallop of strawberry; leads to big pomegranate and leather on the palate. Goddamn I love old school Sangiovese. — 12 years ago

Andrew Young

9.5

HUGE wine; Super jammy; heavy tannins; Decant for 2 hours; Lots of silt. — 8 years ago

Chris Petrucci

10

So good. Like silt smooth — 9 years ago

Daron Watson

9.4

a gorgeously pure jewel ~ floral w violets on the nose, raspberry, cherries, kirsch, plum, slightly savory, slightly herbal, a faint licorice & botanical note, and a dusty silt-like finish ~ paired deliciously w roasted butternut squash, pancetta, maple syrup & sage on baguette for an autumn lunch — 10 years ago

R Bl

8.9

2014. Lemon pulp, juicy grape skin bite, pineapple, marjoram? Very nice tropical-style alb. — 10 years ago

Daron Watson

9.1

out of the gate I was 8.8 ~ though medium bodied upon entry, strong tannins quickly subdued the subtle fruit ~ but given an hour of air the blackberry liqueur and cassis flavors gained intensity and integrated more w the silt-like tannins — 10 years ago

with Aaron

David Flores

10

This is a mild and light versatile wine that would be well paired with just about anything. There was very little, if any, silt. Wow, this was simply delicious! — 11 years ago

Shana Wall

10

#LeCombal #Cahors #2009 100% #Malbec #Biodynamic #SingleVinyard #QuartzPebble & #Silt #Soil #Unfiltered Lightly #Spicy, #BlackPlum #Smoke #SaltyMinerality super #Elegant & Gets better & better as you drink after opening. #DecantThis #Love #SeaGrapesWineShop #WestVillage — 11 years ago

Bradford White

9.4

Home-juice in Oz. Do not drink this until it has been properly decanted. Swiss rose hips, ocean spray and kaffir lime. The palate on this wine is explosive and practically percolative. The flesh you glean from this wine is appropriate while all the sand and silt seems to coalesce into a pure and crystalline offering. — 9 years ago

Matthew Steilen

9.0

The perfect follow to 6-hour faculty meeting. Stone, silt, chalk, lemon, pear. And ALCOHOL. — 10 years ago

Edward Emmett Keenan

9.1

Evolves in the second day. Smooth like a cream-cake; bottom silt gives it a, well, earthy taste--the dregs are like the sweet smell of a campfire at the end of the night when you're about to go back to your tent. — 10 years ago

Robert May

9.3

My 3-year old daughter has an uncanny ability to take one sip off a just opened bottle of water and hand it back to me with a mysterious cloud of silt of indeterminate origins floating in it. When I first grabbed a bottle of this IPA and saw a similar manifestation, I momentarily recoiled in disgust. Fear not IPA fans. Tis nothing but a flesh wound. (Actually, a little silt, but I've been desperately trying to insert a Monty Python reference since I joined Delectable.) This wonderful beer has a very crisp bite with over hopped nose. Very similar to a Hop Stoopid but just a tad cleaner start. Yeah, figure that one out. — 10 years ago

Elton Nichols

Cellermaster at Canlis

9.3

Dark fruit, firm but gentle tannins and pronounced minerality of hard stone and alluvial silt. Very impressive, modern and clean winemaking.

Otazu is one of just fifteen estates in all of Spain to be granted Vino de Pago status, one of only three in Navarra and the only one in Valdizarbe. — 10 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.4

This is made from three different Ava's 3 soul types ocean glacial silt and volcanic — 11 years ago

Patrick Sullivan

Western Mountain Regional manager estates division of Jackson Family Wines

9.5

Beautiful almost subtle silt like quality. Great fruit — 11 years ago