Seiji Takeuchi

8.9

White clear tasting ale. — 7 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.2

2009 vintage. Uncommon Syrah (65 %) - Cabernet Franc (35 %) blend. Single vineyard Sugarloaf Mountain — 8 years ago

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9.4

Luminous, pale straw-green. Wonderfully vibrant, perfumed nose combines pear, green apple, Meyer lemon, ginger, lemon verbena and a steely, iodiney quality. Densely packed, tight and young, with a terrific core of citrus, powdered stone and orchard fruit flavor of uncommon purity. Already seamless but still youthfully imploded, this really coats the palate with its concentrated flavors on the horizontal, extremely long finish. This is so complex and rich it actually tastes as if a portion of the grapes had been hit by noble rot. Clocks in at 14% alcohol but you can hardly tell. Along with Terlano’s Vorberg, Nalles and Magré’s Sirmian and the Pinot Bianco by Doro Princic, this is Italy’s best Pinot Bianco wine. (Ian D'Agata, Vinous, May 2018) — 8 years ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

10

This is a knockout wine, a stunner, a pitch-perfect expression of love for wine in general, and Loire Cab Franc in particular. It's wild in all the right places, and impressively refined where it counts.
Medium ruby color. Arresting and straight-up delicious nose that has a certain choreography to it. Specifically it reminds me of Jiří Kylián - finding freedom within a melange of classicism and visceral impetus. Exuberance in wine is rare enough, but exuberance with such focus and intention?
The classicist bent was my first impression - a correct nose of stewed bell peppers and coffee grounds (pyrazines), earthy dog fur with slight clove (brett), and a savory blackberry-cherry fruit compote.
Tasted blind, you would guess Loire, but you might wonder at the shifting nature, at how occasionally the bretty flavors rear up in a flourish, only to be overshadowed a second later by a warm, pure fruit. There is something haunting about the fruit here - it seems to contain memories of many different wines. The wildness is complex - dried leaves, dog fur, toasted mushroom, spiced clove, moist earth. The pyrazinic aromas have uncommon depth and character - stewed bell pepper, coffee, and nascent tobacco.
On the palate, the wine dances with an elegant 12.6% alcohol frame, vibrant acidity, and satiny tannins - the medium on which the finish is printed. There is a moment, mid-palate, where the individual components come together seamlessly - a strong argument for structural-aromatic integration in the Clark Smithian sense. On the finish, the flavors subtly unravel, then persist like a vocal ensemble with synchronized vibrato.
Get this. — 9 years ago

Ron R

9.4

A brilliant wine with a uncommon finesse. Beautiful texture and depth. At @David A Lentine's cellar - a thorough disgrace!!! — 10 years ago

Erich Broksas

Early Mountain Vineyards

9.5

So happy to find that @NinkasiBrewing is now in Virginia. One of my favorite Oregon brewers. — 10 years ago

Natascha

10

Love it to death! Hoppy and tastes pretty much like Little Creature’s Pale Ale except it’s tons cheaper here where I live. — 7 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.1

Good lord. That is going to be the one I shouldn’t have had tomorrow. — 8 years ago

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Kenta Hayashi

9.3

Rustic with subtle hints of iron, slightly candied, dark cherries. Ethereal, pure, and lots of floral layers which is not uncommon for an 08 vintage if done well. Concentrated roobois tea with a sweet finish. — 8 years ago

Soshi Takao

9.3

I happened to meet two young brewers from Banjo Jono at the bar!! — 9 years ago

Eric Vrtis

9.0

I have always loved this rose. bought a case for the summer. great for the price with a zippy pepperiness uncommon in rose. — 10 years ago

Karen Ferguson

10

A dark, medium-bodied ale full of rich coffee and roasted barley tones. Beer AND coffee... what could be better than that?
— 10 years ago

Steve McDermott

9.0

Black Cherry, leathery, tobacco-y nose. Smooth and drinkable with black cherry notes. Screw top bottle, uncommon in Argentina. — 10 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

With a little age on them these wines from Wittmann become so mineral that it’s real uncommon. So delicious 😋 — 7 years ago

Dennis P.

9.7

In celebration of the Milwaukee Brewers win over the Cubs in Chicago today to clinch the central division championship.

Playoffs begin thursday at Miller Park.

GO BREWERS! — 8 years ago

Sean O'Hare

10

Dewazakura is my favorite Sake brand. I am so happy to have found it locally, especially with all the other local brewers competing for shelf space. — 9 years ago

Sarah Monceaux

9.3

Enjoyed this beer! My husbands coworkers brother is one of the brewers here and when he went to visit Georgia brought back this! :) — 10 years ago

Kelsi Garrison

9.8

I love this so! — 10 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.2

Too young, yes, but with an authority uncommon at the ac level. — 10 years ago

Amanda Yanagisawa

9.3

Dark and tasty — 10 years ago