Wine Weirdos

9.8

This is the sort of epiphany about Madeira or Port I've been waiting to have. Served as part of a savory course at Clove Club in London.

Any sweet element of this wine has relaxed to the background and gorgeous acid accompanies complex burnt citrus and smoky, nutty stone fruit. 45 second finish. — 8 years ago

Jon Ruyle

9.7

So intense, so complex, so long, so elegant, so beautiful. Unlike other CDPs I've tried- more black fruit mixed with the blue, the finish more fruit than herbs. It was sort of cab-like. So much going on here. I loved this. A great birthday wine! — 10 years ago

Pere Carles Subira

9.1

It us not pinot noir. It's riesling — 10 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.9

The 'Nicole Kidman vintage' according to Bruno Borie. The reputation here with grape selection is evident; its tightly wound but really no hard edges. The new oak aromatics pervade for atleast the 1st hour, but it's sort of regal rather than gaudy. Firm black fruits, medium body, and some incense and leather on the finish. Silky tannins, lots of finesse for a young Cabernet dominant blend. — 10 years ago

Mark Bright

Partner/Wine Director Saison Restaurant

9.1

Sort of austere vintage, interesting in a good way — 11 years ago

Tony McClung

President Scarpetta Wine

9.5

I am happy as a clam! Racy and minerally. I wish we could do this sort of mineral in the US. — 11 years ago

Petra Thieriot

Owner/Importer Dee Vine Wines

10

Here are the sort of beverages we indulge in when we r on vacation--house white & house red so to speak:-) #Riesling #Keller @SummerRiesling — 12 years ago

with Dade

Pooneet K

8.9

Nice orange wine from Georgia. Gives the impression of sweetness without actually being sweet. Some real grip without tannins, sort of an interesting orange wine mouthfeel. Nice. — 8 years ago

Christine Havens

8.9

Sauvage is the world that comes to mind when describing this signular and biodynamically farmed, wild ferment Vinhão. Aromas of smoky plum and earth are rendered more complex by a sort of feral, animal quality that persists on the palate as well. A bold streak of acidity creates a sense of tension to sour cherry notes firmly anchored in damp tilth, preserved game, steeped green tea, and pink peppercorn. This won't be to everyone's taste, but for the adventurous, I say, go for it. 11.0% ABV | Sample — 9 years ago

Devin Bray

8.9

A burly, intense wine, better on the second day, developing some notes of canned lychee or peach in syrup to go with the heavy Diesel/petrol notes dominating both nose and palate. Finish sort of drops right off, leaving a plastic/curiously blank note. Interesting but not perfect. — 10 years ago

Sam Decker

9.0

Have a cold, but here's the palate anyway: creamy and sort of weightless on tip of the tongue, and bitter beneath it and on the sides. The top of the mouth and throat sting a little from the alcohol. There's an exotic bitterness or a firmness trapped somewhere within the blankets of its buttery transparent exterior. — 10 years ago

Silvia's Wine

Founder, V&N Cellars - Barcelona

9.1

A very interesting blanc de noirs with body, creaminess and a very strong personality. — 11 years ago

Alex Alvärëz

9.9

A wine like this puts things in perspective. It puts all the winemakers making clumsy, oxidized skin-contact whites to shame. A beautiful wine, the sort of thing you always want to have a bottle of in the fridge. — 11 years ago

Oscar More

9.1

Vino acido y muy mineral. Aroma a piedra que sigue en la boca con un punto de aguja al inicio de la botella. Muy fresco y original. Descubriniento — 9 years ago

Greg Gregory

8.9

Sort of like Cilantro, you either love it or hate it. Just not my thing. Eau du Barnyard on steroids. — 9 years ago

Hao Feng

9.2

It's a crime to drink it after powerful Meursaults, sort of overshadowed by the long finish of previous wines, but it still feels quite subtled with nuances of honey/oak driven, well balanced structure, yellow Apple acidity and intense minerality. It pretty much represents the subtlety and minerality of Puligny-Montrachet — 10 years ago

Matt

9.0

Ballin on a budget (sort of). Baby CNDP. Layers of dark fruits ranging from ripe, to jam, to dried. Blackberry juice, dried figs, roasted plums, black raspberries, powdered sugar. Enough garrigue and meaty charm, licorice, peppercorns, cocoa, cloves, spices, sweet tannins and forest. All this classic CNDP character and density on a approachable frame. Crushed it w/roasted lamb gyros. — 10 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.2

Ripping texture with that youthful sizzle, but even though this feels bone-dry it's not that sharp, punishing style of trocken. There is nice, fleshy, melony fruit that even has a sort of gentle sauvignon blanc-type character in the leftovers the next day once that immediate sizzle calms down. Also while it's very mineral it's not dark Mosel slate, it's chalky and so clean and flowery you could make a bath soap out of it. — 11 years ago

Ryan Brazell

Rise Over Run

9.0

Like a hard-edged, rustic Santenay. But not without charm. Woodsy, feral and bright. Would pair well with food, if you're into that sort of thing. — 12 years ago

Louis Schofield

Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars

9.0

Whoa chill out — 13 years ago