Shengli Hu

9.3

Orange peel, powder sugar, apricot jam, apple sauce, savory minerality. Full malo, 30-day skin contact, 2 years in barrel, rich and delicious. Elevated acidity and drying tannins. — 7 years ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.3

Very interesting natural, skin/contact wine with a bit of effervescence from Emilia-Romagna — 8 years ago

Daniel McGeough

9.2

Aussie Skin Contact Savagnin! — 8 years ago

Oliver Seaman

9.8

It's wine 🍇 — 9 years ago

Ryan Thomas

9.0

Starting off with some brosé. — 10 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

Once I stopped wanting this to be Muscadet (much lower acidity) or Ramato Pinot Gris (not nearly the tannin/phenolic structure) I really enjoyed this. It's a much quieter and more nuanced 'orange' wine, rewarding close attention and time taken. Lots of development over 3 days, and I'm curious where this is in another year or two. Thanks @Hardy Wallace ! — 10 years ago

Peter Giles

8.9

Crispy goodness. Well done — 10 years ago

Chris Bensick

9.2

Ryan's wine. Skin contact is very evident, but the balance is good. Nice acidity. Good salmon wine tonight. — 11 years ago

Gabe Barkley

9.2

2014
I tried to keep my hands off... @Hardy Wallace Good thing I Have 7 more! — 11 years ago

Jennifer Lakari

9.8

Natural Orange Wine with skin maceration this wine is lively and beautiful. A " white " for red drinkers... — 12 years ago

Caleb Schiff

9.0

Showing some skin — 8 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.2

This is a natural wine I love. An OG natural wine from a very talented winemaker. A baby orange with the right amount of skin contact which complements the finished wine and doesn’t become the focus. I wouldn’t call this an orange wine. It’s a white wine enhanced with slight oxidation. Flavors of lemon custard and fermented apple cider. Splendid. — 8 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.3

Surprising wine. Very thick mouth feel, almost like a syrup. Tastes like a cross between a ruby & and tawny Port. Really long finish with chocolate at the end. Nice. — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.0

Skin contact. Baking spicy. Not really oxidative in style so I liked it. — 9 years ago

with Ryan and Damon

Kara Lee McWatters

9.0

Great with a thick steak. Full bodied, — 10 years ago

Valerie Chelley

9.4

Thick and lush mouthfeel, finish was long. Had the 2011 within the past year and I believe it has opened up since then. The tannins have softened while keeping balance and structure. — 10 years ago

Kyle Volkes

9.2

Ripe amphora skin contact delight — 10 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

This is awesome. How often do you get a blend of vermentino, marsanne, Grenache blanc, picpoul from the U.S. With 50% skin fermentation. Almost looks like Sauternes in the glass. But the mouthfeel and balance are amazing. — 11 years ago

Javier Gómez-Lavin

9.5

Super dark inky red, with magenta streaks. Thick chunky notes of creme de cassis, tobacco and spice on the nose, with just the slightest touch of VA. Velvety smooth and thick with strong presence of ripe plum, integrated and nuanced tannins and a zing of limoncello based acidity that enters by mid palate. The finish is warmed by some boozy laced spiciness, and ends with smoldering vanilla and bourbon tones. A touch sweet overall, but still a stellar example of how to do Napa cab, especially for the price. — 12 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.2

This wine reminds me distinctly of a Muscat my grandfather produced in 2010; and the color is the first indication. Obvious extended skin contact, but low enough extraction to reach a lite-honey color. The nose is pungent and intense with tangerine skin wrapped in wild, homemade perfumes. The mouthfeel is giving yet tense, with slightly underripe mandarin orange and a twist of lime. Interesting wine. Authentic wine. — 12 years ago

Keesha Shepherd

9.3

Keesha had this 8 years ago

Michael Duffy

9.0

Unctuous Salome elderflower honetsuckle peach with skin contact and linearity. Definitely a gewurtz baby. Lush but with refreshing acidity. Could’ve sat on it... — 8 years ago

Sarah O'Kelley

8.9

Peaches & golden apples & chamomile tea & orange rind. An interesting and delicious wine that’s a good intro to skin fermented whites & to amphora aging. Texture is almost more interesting than flavors. — 8 years ago

Ben Christen

9.4

Skin contact, great fragrant nose, then crisp and clear drinkability. Yum! — 9 years ago

with Ellen

Jeff Verellen

8.9

A bit too dry almost. Pretty rich and very clear, i expected a bit more funk. — 10 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.3

Amazing orange! Smells like an ice wine, but drinks like the skin contact Pinot Gris that it is. Great glass to finish dinner with. — 10 years ago

Ameilia Douglas

9.7

Rich deliciousness! Thick with bold flavours. Great find at LAX restaurant. — 10 years ago

Marcia Toledo

9.0

Orange. Tânico, final cut to. — 11 years ago

with Victor and Otavio

Dave Gorton

9.7

Loads of fruit. A note of dried apple skin. Close to perfection but there is still plenty of time left in this bottle. — 11 years ago

Chris Killoran

8.9

Bea skin contact, less funky and tannic mouthfeel than the 2007 but still a joy! — 12 years ago