Aaron Rankin

9.4

Nose shows greenness/stems, smoke, strawberries. Lightly crunchy, medium+ acid; some ocean spray cranberry juice here. Texture is where this shines with a rich creaminess that ends with medium+ acid. Great food wine. — 3 years ago

Maria Koehler

9.4

Tastes like the ocean — 4 years ago

Norman Gennaro

9.1

The nose is wonderful in my view. Of course the wood is there but there is a lot of brown sugar in it fit me. It reads hot on the palate, viscous with a long finish. Not a full mouthfeel but you still want more. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Last bottle, had a bottle about a year ago, aged nicely. Their vineyard is a few miles away from the Pacific Ocean and aged, in French Oak, about 1/3 new, deep ruby with black fruit aromas and earthy floral spice notes. On the palate, soft raspberry, black cherry and blueberry flavors, rich and complex with integrated spice and oak. Smooth tannins with good balance of juicy acidity still has room to age. Lingering mineral finish, an outstanding wine. A real pleasure, wish I had more! — 6 years ago

Perrine M Ryan

10

An absolute dream. It smells like it wants to go to a campfire. — 6 years ago

Manny Abascal

9.4

Clear color, clean ocean breeze nose, lemon oil, citrus, and all the typical Chablis flavors on palate, long finish. I’m coming back to this maker. — 7 years ago

Igor Beron

9.5

Steely, austere, super mineral (deep ocean crushed shells). Grippy, beautiful texture and laser focused acid. Incredible long length! — 8 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

Atlantic Ocean, lite...Notes tomorrow?

192H Update:
Nose has fully saturated oak plank, moist almonds, incredible sweet & saline notes, fermenting green apples, white chocolate bar, white candle wax and fresh yellow apple slice. Palate has almond broth (does that exist?), dried yellow apple, chamomile tea, moist bread, faint green olive (?) with mild saline finish, faint acidity. Damn I do not drink enough Manzanilla! — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Tasted double-blind. The 2018 Lucien Crochet pours a very pale straw color. On the nose, almost imperceptible pyrazines. Instead, the smell of an ocean breeze with a touch of cheesy funk that I find rather attractive. On the palate, there is an undeniable freshness to this wine that is really compelling. Citrus fruits with white pepper. Medium-plus acid. Satisfying finish. Very good! — 4 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.5

Besides its acidity, this Sardinian wine is an especially good pair with seafood because it carries the smell of the ocean. Salinity bursts forth with citrus in tow, both on the nose and the palate. It’s a savory wine with loads of character, and it’s a Vermentino from Sardegna. That’s really all you need to know.
— 5 years ago

Nick Murrieta

9.0

I’m lost in the majestic waves of the Albariño. An enthusiastic aroma of ocean air. Flowery Citrus on the front. Slight sourness on the edges as well and it’s pleasant. Maybe sour peaches. And the a crisp finish 👌🏼 — 6 years ago

Davenport Edwards

9.1

Just fine — 6 years ago

Sam Zimman

9.2

Delightful clementine peel turmeric tonic. Master cleanse. Jumping in the ocean then taking a warm shower. Nom nom — 7 years ago

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.4

Ocean breeze, oyster shell, ripe red berries. Full, rich, mature, long, and complex. The Special designation lives up. — 3 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.4

This Rías Baixas Albariño is pale yellow in the glass. The nose is like a bouquet of flowers, with some elegant citrus notes to hold them together. Lemon, lime and orange are all here for the smelling. The palate sings of citrus and apples and has an acidity that is zippy enough for oysters. The finish has a wonderful salinity which puts me in mind of the ocean. — 4 years ago

President Obama

9.3

@maydan and it had a sour beer taste to it. — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

My last bottle! From a hillside vineyard on an eastern slope on the second ridge from the Pacific Ocean. Deep Ruby with subtle aromas of red fruits and peppery spices, aging softened the aromas a bit. The palate shows raspberry and cherry with flavorful spices. Vivid acidity with super soft tannins with an earthy feel. Lingering finish with ripe oaky notes, minerality and earthy tones. Aged well, drink now! Very nice! — 6 years ago

Jade Erickson

9.0

Slightly buttery. Silky finish. — 6 years ago

Will Rogers

9.5

Doctor dinner at Mastro’s Ocean Club in AZ. Fantastic wine with steaks. — 7 years ago

Keith Richardson

9.2

Very funky, at first apples but then all of these saline ocean notes, like eating periwinkles and so much more — 8 years ago