Ashley Loafman

9.0

100% Schiava from Alto Adige. Wild strawberries, fruit, cherries. Nice bitterness like Dolcetto. Biodynamic. Indigenous yeast. 24 months in wood, 6 in bottle. Nonfiltered. Vineyards are 60-70 years old, cellar is more than 700 years old. Excellent example of Schiava. 12.5% abv. Fantastic with mushrooms! Roscioli wine club. — 5 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.2

Wine club gathering with dear friends. Two whites and two reds, all tasted blind.

This was the Merlot I had so many years ago that changed my perception on what could be done with the varietal. Love this stuff. It can hang with many of the big boys and exhibits nice finesse and depth with loads of espresso, ripe red fruits, and tar/balsamic. — 7 years ago

with Krystal

Ryan Vento

9.1

Solid bubbles to kick off a Wine Club gathering with. Honey, toast, wild honeysuckle, white flowers, and mild notes of candied pineapple. — 7 years ago

with Krystal

Willie Carter

9.0

This puts me in my happy place. Tobacco and ripe berries on the nose. The palate is filled with cigar smoke as if you just wandered into some good ol' boys private club. A good bit of spice, flowers, and blackberries here, as well. At 14.9%, this will help take you some places. Definitely feels more Old World than New, this is nice stuff. — 9 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.7

Lots of Floral Notes... — 11 years ago

Mike Reed

9.5

Wow! This was a 2011 vintage opened on 11.16.2019. Was a fun to drink with spicy meat chili. Flavors of wild herbs, chocolate, and heavy, sharp tannins. Ultra dry! Could use another 5-10 years. Looking for more! Buy and hold these bad boys if you can find them! — 5 years ago

Chris England

9.4

A new Priorat to me from @gabymeetswine @vilaviniteca @ €89 and wow 💥 this is drinking superb young but could be epic in 10 years 😍 Going to be hard to resist stripping another bottle naked & devouring its inner soul 😊 I’m seeking more of these bad boys 👍

📍 Mas Alta La Creu Alta 2014

🏵 94+ points w/ 96-98 potential easily 😉

🍇 50% Old Vine Carignan, 30% Grenache & 20% Syrah from 8 different vineyards!

🍷 Opaque purple tinted deep rich ruby

👃 Plump bursting blackcurrant, smoked blueberry, wild raspberry, dark cherry & soggy earth through soft oak in fine minerals w/ blackberry, creamy cocoa, parma violets, red roses & herby tones

👄 Full bodied rich creamy silky blackcurrant, blueberry & raspberry w/ dark cherry, blackberry & cocoa ooozy follow through

🎯 Long deep dark fruit bomb w/ cherry, raspberry & cocoa exploding through
— 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.1

Don't know how Delectable would do this. Winner of this year's Young Guns of Wine, Dormilona wines' new releases. From left to right:

2016 Clayface Pet Nat: Chenin. In typical Dormilona Clayface manner, fermented in amphora terracota pots. Wild ferment. No sulphur, fining, or filtration.

2016 Skinnie: Stunning skinnie made of Sauv Blanc. Again, fermented in amphora. Aged in amphora and barrel (old?). Battonage. Minimal sulphur. A smart and most importantly, delicious orange.

2016 Chenin Blanc: Oh wow! Seriously gotta have more Chenin from the Margaret. Gotta love the creaminess leesiness minerality length of this wine.

2016 Rosado: Rosé from Tempranillo. Solid! Though it didn't really stand out in this crowd.

Jo and Jimmy are truly rising stars of the region! Can't wait to see more of their wines. — 9 years ago

The Savory

9.7

This is a fantastic bottle of wine for the money. After a hard and somewhat disappointing afternoon of tasting this little beauty from Club W stepped up to the plate and really saved the day. It was musty, earthy, with wild strawberries, oaky vanilla, and a real sense that this wine was made on a farm. $18 is an absolute steal. Join the club and get yourself this and their riesling. - Ross Gardiner — 11 years ago

Shay A

9.6

Today was an absolutely fantastic Friday hosting at the City Club by @Dan Fitzgerald. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert wine. Great job Dan!

The fourth of four Colgin’s served blind. My co-favorite. From the get-go, it was super concentrated, herbal, savory and just a hint of black fruit. Almost chewy in how dense it was. Smoky charcoal, wild herbs, cassis, and truffled blackberries. Still quite dry and tannic, even with the long decant. My initial, and final, guess was Colgin Syrah. Loved it. — 6 years ago

with joe, Dan and 3 others

Justin Hansohn

9.3

Captured in the wild. Bottom shelf, no price tag, alone. 3 days ago...and this really threw me for a loop. Hands down best Bourgogne Blanc I’ve ever had. Malo, Battonage, oak, on a racy mineral ringing nerve of aligote?! Holding up like a fine 1er Cru white. What the hell?! I can’t believe I haven’t encountered this style anywhere. This is some brazen proof from Denis just how brilliant he is when it comes to making wine. Was really shining about 4 hours after opening, kept singing until it was finished about 20 hours later. Pina colada rich in minerals and acid. Hell yes. — 7 years ago

Mikey T

9.4

Loved the Paraduxx from Rector Creek earlier this year so not surprised this met my high expectations.
$95 club shipment
From its firm, age-worthy structure to its gorgeous aromas of chocolate-covered cherries, blueberry, violet and marjoram, this is an elegant and enticing Cabernet. On the palate, the red fruit notes shine with abundant flavors of wild ripe strawberry and raspberry, as well as hints of cassis. — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.0

New grape for me, Gamay de Bouze. As it was told to me this is indeed Gamay on steroids, and like its crossed with Cabernet Franc. Wild strawberry, pepper and spice notes, and licorice. Finishes clean and minerally from all of the granitic rock notes. Rocks and fruit here boys and girls! — 11 years ago

with Kristen