A pre-dinner bottle while we do meal prep tonight.
Prior notes still apply:
Nose has lime zest, lime juice, green hay, wet granite/limestone pebbles, oxidized green apple peel, polyethylene tubing and tangerine peel.
Palate has Key lime flesh, cold tangerine slice, apricot skin, wet-pulverized limestone, lemongrass, tangerine zest, (minor) dried apricot and light honey on the medium finish, medium acid, great balance. — 4 years ago
Gritty black fruit. Thin on opening. Fleshes out and blooms with air and protein. A cool weather Cab Franc to be sure. Patience in the glass brings rewards. — 5 years ago
Perfect with the mixed grill. — 6 years ago
Love this. Nice dry to sweet ratio. — 7 years ago
Excellent w halibut in green sauce. Great depth for a Chenin with enough acidity to balance the fruit. — 9 years ago
This was a surprisingly good rose from NY. — 10 years ago
Another winner from Ridge. Perfectly balanced — 11 years ago
Nice easy drinking Gruner. Mineral notes with cinnamon, white pepper and green apple. 2020 One of my favorite Gruner Veltliner — 3 years ago
starting my first Dr Konstantin Frank lineup with his Finger Lanes Gewurztraminer. nose dominated by fresh lychee. getting some some tropical melon and lemon rind, and a little bit of saltwater. tropical is the theme for me. similar on the palate. a very nice win at a bargain price. — 4 years ago
In general i was more impressed by the PN in the region on this trip than I was last year. This is a good example of why. Fruit, earth, good acidity. — 5 years ago
A really nice white!! — 6 years ago
One of my favorite wines ever. Period. — 7 years ago
Rich, complex drinking. — 7 years ago
Dangerous. Ice cold, crisp, just fruity enough but dry nice nice. Similar to summer in a bottle. Gosh I love drinking wine and I'm not ashamed to admit it — 8 years ago
There's a lot going on in this wine. Light crisp tropical mineral. — 9 years ago
Delicious and hedonistic. Rich textures and dark fruit. Some leathery like aromas with hints of herbs — 10 years ago
Taste melon, apple, apricots. Very easy to drink — 3 years ago
Bright & light. Weird Floral greens. Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cab Franc, Dornfelder/////////////
A day later the fruit is near perfect. Not sure what blew off, but now totally balanced. — 3 years ago
$23.01, WineText, 12/10/2020. Get this again. — 4 years ago
Extremely complex and full of acidity. Aromatics of lemon, Granny Smith apple, basil, wet stones and rubber. The pallet features flavors of lemon pith, peach, green apple and slate. Straw colored and lively. Hint of fruity sweetness on the finish. Nice FLX expression of this outstanding Eastern European grape! — 5 years ago
Rich, juicy red. Needed to open. 88 — 7 years ago
My wife and I love it — 7 years ago
Like a beautiful bouquet of roses and lilac. It's always rosé season at Sheldrake. — 10 years ago
Love the sweetness of this wine. Not over the top. Just the right amount for a sweet red. Delectable and mouthwatering. — 10 years ago
Vin d’Ottawa
A very drinkable Riesling with an underlying lime to it. Lots of fun spring sipping. — 3 years ago