Shay A

9.3

Monthly WTF group recap. Theme this month was “bring something special”. Normally we taste all of the wines blind, but we decided to do a relaxed night with amazing wines at a great restaurant. Spectacular evening!


What a treat this will be in 10yrs! Very youthful right now. I don’t know how the grapes are used here, but it was reminiscent of whole cluster Pinot. Similarities to the Antica Terra Angelical wine but more spice and denser core. Lifted and energetic profile. Smoked and slightly bloodied with iron and smoky beef jerky. The finish showed tart mulberries and baked black cherries. Oak wasn’t very noticeable. Hold. — 6 years ago

with Steve, Andrew and 8 others

Bryan Kesting

9.4

Antica Terra and Lillian wine event

This was probably my favorite Pinot of the evening. I do think it will even get better. — 7 years ago

Mike DiBiase

8.9

Solid, not spectacular. Smooth, rich, chocolate-y. Would do again, wouldn’t go crazy for — 7 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.2

Another stunner from the Terra Alta Do, Edetària yields an untethered expression of Garnatxa Blanca. Animale, cantaloupe peel, and dried pear pave way to apollenous, expansive mid-palate that's rustic and refined at once. A pleasant tahini-like bitterness adds complexity to the finish. — 8 years ago

Lucas Medola

8.9

Interesting wine with a great cost x benefit. Smooth, fresh and fruity. — 8 years ago

Eldon Sproule

9.5

This is quite a complex wine. Give it some time to breathe and it will reward you for that. Doesn't need any more time to age, if anything drink it soon. I didn't have another to compare it to, but it may be just past it's prime. Primary flavours: Tobacco, stewed plum, dried sour cherry. Secondaries: leather, smoke, white pepper, vanilla. Tertiaries: green capsicum, spearmint. Full body, long finish, very intense, very complex, many levels of expression.

The short answer - buy it and drink it — 9 years ago

Virginia Streit

9.0

Yummy, easy drinking, loves fish — 6 years ago

with Alejandro

Randy Fuller

9.1

This yellow-gold wine has aromas that are more herbal than floral, with savory dill bolstering the citrus and stone fruit. The palate carries much citrus along with savory balsamic notes. Acidity is great, and makes for a lively pairing with a variety of salads and seafood. — 6 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Mag. Excellent, dark fruit, elegant and restrained, hasn’t quite shed its tannic austerity on the finish. I don’t always drink Priorat, but when I do... — 7 years ago

Paco Suro

9.1

That was fun @$72 on list. Eclectic selection #birba. Dry. Medium to full. Sandalwood. — 7 years ago

Rick Zywotko

9.3

Now we're getting serious.....
Wow......fantastic bottle,, but still has room to grow! Had a bunch of tannins yet, and showed lots of earth, exhibiting some wonderful fruits but not fully developed at its open, but a half hour later was just luscious. Have more, and glad I do! — 8 years ago

with Michael

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2014 - yeast, citrus, melon, complex smell, good effort — 9 years ago

G Sivec

9.0

Great with our Mexican meal at Toucan Resort. Definite do over. I hope they have it at the LCBO in Ontario. — 9 years ago

Michael Mallon

9.0

A gentle behemoth. Brooding blackberries, blueberries, gravel, black pepper with a savory finish. Well integrated tannins. Naturally, you'll want to give this some air. — 6 years ago

Klaus Denecke Rabello

9.2

O vinho com inspiração nos aborígenes Selknam da Terra do Fogo, no sul do Chile, continua oferecendo experiências ricas, suaves e elegantes - como deve ser a representação de Deus pelas máscaras de Fogo: nós, espíritos que andam. — 6 years ago

Eric Grasser

9.0

Rating my second bottle of 2009. First was sometime 2014/15. This is so heavy, driven by deep dark cherry fruit and so much forest floor it reminds me of Brunello. Not as elegant as 2007 and 2008 vintages. But still very likable and I do like many of Eric’s wines (Terra Nuema, Dierke and his Riesling, namely) — 7 years ago

Jared Sheffield

9.2

Very unique wine. Similar characteristics to Nebbiolo. Beautiful color from the age reflecting a very earthy earthy full-bodied wine. The initial nose also has tar, wet soil and cassis. Needs half a day (at least) to open up. The flavor has cherry, raspberry, tobacco and beef-like flavor. Great smoky finish. Very different for me — 7 years ago

James Forsyth

9.4

I tried this wine alongside a bunch of very good Barolos. A tough crowd from which to differentiate one. But this wine managed to do so by virtue of its extraordinary freshness: like sniffing a jar of Italian herbs that have had a bunch of cherries thrown in for good measure. A very unusual Nebbiolo but a fascinating one for sure. I'm eager to try other vintages of this singular wine. — 8 years ago

Diêgo Martins

9.4

Cheiro de cereal, um pouco de verdura... Muito cheiro de terra. Excelente. Tanino forte, um pouco de fruta vermelha, mas o álcool mais tranquilo deixa ele bem equilibrado. Meu vinho número 300 aqui. Oferecimento do meu irmão. Sensacional. (: — 9 years ago

with Nathalie

Richard Hall

9.0

More like a crianza than a reserva. Good for easy drinking with nibbles although im sure it would match bold tomato or meaty flavours nicely too. Do watch out for DO Terras Altas, this is a typically excellent example of some of its wonderful offerings. Available in Spain for less than 6€ and worth that plus nosequé more! — 9 years ago