Severn Goodwin

9.5

Nose has ripe plum, mashed blackberries, dark chocolate powder, strawberry jam on leather, molasses, molasses cookies, wet soil, nutmeg and vanilla bean.

Palate has blackberry compote, black cherry reduction, partially dried plum, wet baking spice, wet+dry leather, dark chocolate shavings, (light) oak/vanilla influence remains. Extended finish, really starting to pick up incredibly at 3-4H in the decanter.

Paired with Allen Bros. ribcap (USDA Prime version) tonight, unfortunately our grill has a 4ft. snow drift in front presently so the best I can muster was a super hot cast iron pan from the oven, then onto stove with lots of butter and in 7m total we had beef to die for...Which I had some competition for dining this evening.

This bottle was a very generous gift from my West Coast brother @David T from earlier in the year. My work travel schedule was hectic and never found a good time to settle in on a weekend with the wine or pairing, until now. (I've lost track of the amount of COVID tests I've done in the past 5M, but all have been negative 🙏 to date.) A fabulous gift to enjoy now that I'm hopefully relaxing for the next 2w...
Happy Holidays to everyone.🎄 — 4 years ago

Stacks

9.0

Solid pre snow wine — 7 years ago

with Sadie

Severn Goodwin

9.1

Enjoying some bottles along side the warmth of the chimenea, today is a brief respite for the seasonal weather, tomorrow brings snow again.

Nice bottle, gaining complexity with air time. Enjoyable, but for $50 we've had better bottles for less cost. — 7 years ago

Chantelle M

8.9

We liked this more than we remembered from tasting it at the winery — 7 years ago

Mohammed Albaker

9.4

Wow! Mellow Nigori sake with a great sweetness and mild taste that goes fantastically well with all kinds of food in my opinion. — 8 years ago

Joseph Gannon

9.3

Paired with barely cooked wild salmon, snow peas, shitake mushroom broth — 9 years ago

with Brooke

Rob B

9.0

Typically stay away from nigori, but got this one in a subscription box, so I paired it with spicy Chinese chicken. Perfect smoothness and hint of sweetness. This will make a fan of anyone who says they don’t like unfiltered sake. — 4 years ago

Brad Day

9.2

Sweet, but not overly. Front is smooth — 6 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.1

Celebrating snowpocolypse 2019 and 33” of snow today... paired with USDA prime NY Strip. Nose of roasted hazelnut, clove, plum and luxardo cherries. Juicy, slightly thin cranberry and cherry fruit. Soft mouthfeel and touches of leather. Weight speaks to a weaker vintage. Drinking great now. — 6 years ago

Diane Withrow

9.1

White peach. Clean. Oak. Warm. Smooth. Crocuses peaking through snow. Apricot. A bird takes flight. I’m typically Autumn- this is Winter into Spring but I like it very much. Subtle. Haiku. — 7 years ago

Joe Spaniol

9.5

Tasty winter Pilsner brewed with spruce tips — 7 years ago

Ryan Leary

9.8

Paired with pork buns and ramen. I’m in heaven — 8 years ago

Nayef Perry

9.2

Gift of NAOE — 9 years ago

Rob B

8.9

I’ll always choose filtered, but this was well balanced and quite good — 5 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2015 / This is a benchmark for Bordeaux from more unknown AOC’s, ‘petit Bordeaux’. Deep dark color, 4/5 transparant with starting of a brown rim. Purple reflection. Classic Bordeaux smell with laurel, plums, even some pencil shape. A restraint smell at this moment. Some tannins in taste, needs a decanter or air in the glass. With food it’s already delicious. That is if you like a bit stubbornness as I do. Very good effort. / Paired with tenderloin and snow peas. — 6 years ago

Jon Rhys Evans

9.7

Light crisp and dry with a punchy citrus bang, great with seafood — 7 years ago

Jack Bender

9.0

Snow day reds! — 7 years ago

Ted

9.3

Iced up in snow and getting nicer as it warms up. This is going to be very tasty with my Cajun shrimp dish that I am concocting. Still to cold since it’s been outside for most of the day but a little lemon drop is jumping out. Yum!! — 7 years ago

with Jeni

Daniel Tillie

9.0

Liked it a little less than the 2016 riesling
Tasted on site July 1, 2017 — 8 years ago

Matt

9.0

Crushed rocks, snow, white leaches, peach skin, lime zest, verbena, lime blossom, slight kiss of barrel influence, slight nuttiness coupled with some leesy notes. A touch plush on the attack but racy mineral driven finish follows. Crumbly/spritzy texture. Great value. — 9 years ago