Erik Nordman

9.2

First Clemens Busch Riesling. First one I've been even able to find out here; not that much of his wines make it out to Minnesota.
I think this might be a slightly off bottle or too young/in a dumb phase of sorts because it's not super expressive and seems slightly closed, but even still it's quite good nonetheless. Very mineral, clean, subtle and elegant Riesling here. Pours a pale gold hue. Medium concentration of aromas of slightly underripe nectarine and white peach, lime juice, clean river water and wet slate minerality, fresh jasmine floral character, some TDN that is showing more "new plastic" than "petrol", some subtle cardamom character and a touch of savory leesiness. On the palate it shows damn near identically to the nose. High acid, light body but with pleasant slightly oily, dense leesy texture. Pretty much dry but definitely not *bone* dry. Medium (-) alcohol, in balance. This is some pretty good stuff and will probably buy another bottle of this stuff to see if it shows any more generously than this one or if it is truly just in a relatively inexpressive phase. Can definitely see why this producer is so hyped. — 8 years ago

Nick Davis

9.3

Yum! Called Rhone Syrah — 10 years ago

Phil Hutchison

9.3

Great fruit purity and finesse. Slate acid line with hints of cheese rind texture. — 10 years ago

Drew Baker

9.1

After dinner libation. Very interesting to taste, but a bit overwhelming for me... — 11 years ago

Judd Blair

9.0

Riesling attack! Still trying to wrap my head around these guys - this one is a bit sweeter than I'm used to, wine soda, but I imagine thats a shortcoming of my palette and not this wine, which has some pretty great fruit and minerals behind it. — 11 years ago

Liz Barenholtz

9.6

Delicious. Full. Not overly fruity. — 13 years ago

Claire Kim

8.9

Gasoline, smokey slate, a little rubber. "Smells like a garage" said friend. Pear and apricot on the palate. Lime-like acidity. Feels sweeter than most Kabinetts I've had but not unpleasantly so. — 8 years ago

Andrew Toig

9.4

A very unique, earthy taste, lots of flavor. — 9 years ago

Jeff Shapiro

9.3

This is a powerful deep Pinot that somehow reminds me of Oregon, even though it's from the Anderson Valley.
Decanted for 45 minutes and served slightly chilled.
Sour candied cherry, vanilla, spice and some earth on the mouth which is quickly followed by strawberry, sage and pepper. — 9 years ago

with Brian

Nic Tan

9.4

Close your eyes. Imagine cognac. Take a sip. What's this? A bourbon? Nay, an oh-so-yummy whiskey, says I. — 10 years ago

with Claytronicon

Molly Murnane

9.0

A new fav zin. Big flavor — 11 years ago

Tom Kisthart

Owner Craft & Curd

10

From 80-year-old ungrafted vines in steep slopes of blue slate. "...and blue slate tastes good". Imported by Vom Boden. — 11 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.1

Fruit bomb ... Maybe, delicious .... Absolutely ! Best on day 4 so far ! — 12 years ago

Sterling Watts

9.3

Aromas of apricot, nectarine, honeysuckle, white flower, minerality, slate.
Semisweet, mid-plus acid — 9 years ago

Jeannette

9.3

Pale, clear. Medium body, high minerality , salt start, med tannins — 9 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Floral notes, a hint of lime, a slate undertow. Lovely ripe fruit with that Comtes sweetness. A nice saline finish. Excellent. — 9 years ago

with Gregg and Rick

R. Addison Wehrfritz

9.2

Licorice and strawberry on the nose. Robust tannins yet delicate aromas. Ample mouthfeel. Bright and bold. — 10 years ago

with Melissa

Alexander Baum

9.1

Full of minerality (Mosel slate). Great structure and balance. Smooth drinking ;) — 11 years ago

April Oh

9.0

Easy glass for a weeknight! — 11 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.9

Purity defined. All it needs is time. Slate and white fruit so integrated it is hard to tell where one stops and the other starts- so long!!!! — 12 years ago