2013, sui generis — 11 years ago
#Laterdelect from #ChristiesBYOB earlier this week. Kind of a revelation, can't stop thinking about it. Harmonious. Sui generis. — 11 years ago
Sui generis — 13 years ago
Altro che gewurz! — 10 years ago
My oh my oh my. Let me first try to describe this as objectively as I can before I start babbling in tongues about why it's awesome. So, okay, we'll start with the color, which is somewhere between a rosé and a pale red. That's as good a portent as any for what you get when you taste it, which is this ethereal, gossamer, lacy thing that would probably flutter to the earth even slower than a feather if it were a solid object. It has a sense of freshness and light without being overtly fruity, i.e. it features the freshness and essential perfume of the fruit without the sweetness or fat. It has a minerally element too, subtle (though everything about this is subtle) but clearly reminiscent of gravelly rock pulverized to an ultrafine powder (everything about this is ultrafine). The word "finesse" is a cliché, ditto for "ethereal," but ultimately that's what's so awesome about this. I have had a lot of disappointing German pinot noir, even from highly regarded producers, and they never turn out to be what you think German pinot noir ought to be (i.e., as clear and pure and transparent as riesling, with all that cool-climate lightness). Somehow some of them turn out to be big fat Sonoma pinot lookalikes, which I will never understand. This is not like that. I am really at a loss to think of anything from anywhere to compare this to that so effortlessly pulls off such a vivid personality out of material so fine it only barely seems to have a corporeal existence, and not a flaw or seam to be seen in the way it is all put together. I can think of a Jura pinot that was in the ballpark (the '08 Chais des Vieux Bourg) and the weight and physical presence bring to mind something like Coteaux Champenois or the Dirty & Rowdy reds, but as far as I am concerned this is sui generis. There are aspects that bring to mind all sorts of things but it really needs its own frame of reference. It is profound but not in the same way that grand cru Burgundy is profound; it's a brilliant soloist, not a symphony, almost minimalist in its simplicity and tranquility, best paired with your favorite easy chair and some quiet moments. — 11 years ago
Terrific. Sui generis but a real treat. — 10 years ago
Vinho Brasileiro laranja com flores do cerrado no nariz, aromas intensos, acidez média e taninos agradáveis. Acompanhou muito bem o risoto de caças! — 10 years ago
Peter 0'Neill
Absolutely sui generis. I've neglected Abe Schoener's wines for a few years but this makes me realize what an idiot I've been. Grapefruit, honeysuckle and sweet tobacco on the nose, and all manner of acidity in the mouth. If you want a wine to pair with sushi, this is it. Given all the debris in the last glass I presume no fining or filtration takes place....with its orange glow and particulate matter, it looks like a glass of nuclear waste but it tastes really good. — 9 years ago