Pooneet K

9.0

Very nice, especially for the price. Quite transparent in the glass - perhaps the 19 sees a bit less skin contact than previous vintages. Tasty and a nice pairing with Chinese delivery! — 3 years ago

Sean Christensen

9.0

Like a flat sour beer — 5 years ago

October Cleveland

9.2

Tomato nose, forest floor, my kinda boy. — 5 years ago

Adam Kincaid

9.1

This is a big wine full of big contradictions. First of all, was not expecting a dark golden, almost orange hue. Had to look it up and was surprised by an SB with intense skin and malo aging. A pungent, sour nose. It’s not at all a turn off, the opposite really. At the front I get a brine, salt water character but that quickly turns into a giant sour apricot with a long lingering finish that transitions into unripe banana and spicy herbs. Medium to full body with loads of puckering acid. A unique and wildly different wine. — 6 years ago

with Jillian

Ely Cohn

9.2

This is a natural wine I love. An OG natural wine from a very talented winemaker. A baby orange with the right amount of skin contact which complements the finished wine and doesn’t become the focus. I wouldn’t call this an orange wine. It’s a white wine enhanced with slight oxidation. Flavors of lemon custard and fermented apple cider. Splendid. — 6 years ago

Oliver Seaman

9.8

It's wine 🍇 — 7 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.3

Amazing orange! Smells like an ice wine, but drinks like the skin contact Pinot Gris that it is. Great glass to finish dinner with. — 8 years ago

Manu Rosier

9.2

Skin contact and "orange" wine. Perfectly matured in barrel for 2-3 weeks... Amazingly crafted — 9 years ago

Justin Croxall

9.2

One of my favorite domestic RG's. Nice fruit and not to over the top with the skin contact (3 weeks) Great producer! — 9 years ago

Big Bob Dillon aka G-Somm

9.0

Totally different skin contact Pinot Gris, Pax Mahle never disappoints ! Mucho strawberry , bright & lively — 10 years ago

Shannon Hruza

9.7

Gorgeous skin contact. Stone fruits, slighty funk. I get mainly apricot and some honeysuckle. — 3 years ago

S.S. Mandani

9.5

Had to capture the contrast between the cobalt blue sky and the lava lamp neon orange skin fermented wine. Reminiscent of a Jules Verne novel.

Oranges and apricots in the bouquet blend with honey bee pollen aromas.

Sips of this are sun kisses showering down from the skies as rays of refreshing , thirst quenching flavor.

Clementine surf on a spindrift of apricots cresting into a thyme undercurrent.

Despite having a considerable amount of sediment, which I allowed to diffuse into the elixir, I couldn’t detect much of the funky notes they warn you of. Just rounded out sips of pleasure and satisfaction.

Simply, simply love this. — 4 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.3

Orange peel, powder sugar, apricot jam, apple sauce, savory minerality. Full malo, 30-day skin contact, 2 years in barrel, rich and delicious. Elevated acidity and drying tannins. — 5 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.0

2016 vintage. Skin-contact/orange style. Structure and body are such that it is better served closer to room temp. Golden raspberry, tart strawberry, apple, lemon flesh, white flowers. — 6 years ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.3

Very interesting natural, skin/contact wine with a bit of effervescence from Emilia-Romagna — 6 years ago

Daniel McGeough

9.2

Turmeric, quince and melon. Savory goodness with nice minerals and skin tannin structure! — 7 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

Once I stopped wanting this to be Muscadet (much lower acidity) or Ramato Pinot Gris (not nearly the tannin/phenolic structure) I really enjoyed this. It's a much quieter and more nuanced 'orange' wine, rewarding close attention and time taken. Lots of development over 3 days, and I'm curious where this is in another year or two. Thanks @Hardy Wallace ! — 8 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

This is awesome. How often do you get a blend of vermentino, marsanne, Grenache blanc, picpoul from the U.S. With 50% skin fermentation. Almost looks like Sauternes in the glass. But the mouthfeel and balance are amazing. — 9 years ago

Mike Dombrow

Buyer Sunfish Cellars

9.1

So we sailed into the sun ...'til we found the sea of green! — 9 years ago

Pedro Rusk

Wine Educator Kendall Jackson

10

Skin contact is a good thing — 11 years ago

Jean Kim

9.0

Mildly effervescent skin contact, honeysuckle and melon. Medium acidity and dry. Full bodied mouthfeel. — 4 years ago

Kerry Bunting

9.4

Easy to drink. Nice acidity. Little limestoney. Keep buying. — 4 years ago

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

8.9

nice, entry level skin contact. not exceptional, but , damn i picked it up at my local Marin grocer so scores some points for breaking into this god forsaken wine market. — 5 years ago

Keesha Shepherd

9.3

Keesha had this 6 years ago

Jay Miner

9.0

Orange in color and orange rind. — 6 years ago

Ben Christen

9.4

Skin contact, great fragrant nose, then crisp and clear drinkability. Yum! — 7 years ago

with Ellen

Jeff Verellen

8.9

A bit too dry almost. Pretty rich and very clear, i expected a bit more funk. — 8 years ago

Chad McQuay

9.1

30 days of skin contact, from Friulian producer Radikon. One of the gold standards for skin contact wine. — 8 years ago

Chris Koupal

9.4

Most full bodied rose I've had. Typical for Orin Swift. Really nice. — 9 years ago

with Tj

Jennifer Lakari

9.8

Natural Orange Wine with skin maceration this wine is lively and beautiful. A " white " for red drinkers... — 10 years ago