Aravind A

9.5

Gave this 45 min slow ox to really open. On the nose: peach, soft ginger, limestone, orange, just so intensely aromatic. On the palate: fantastic acidity, good salinity, mulberry leaf, limestone, peach...wow, love that density paired with the zip. Another absolutely stunning showing. — 5 years ago

Brian Ager

9.2

Pale pink in the glass this rosé looks to be a rather unassuming, but it is bursting with fresh strawberries and grapefruit on the nose. The pallet adds lively minerality, lemon zest, and a zip of effervescence. Wonderful value and paired perfectly with seared salmon with sweet chili glaze! ($12) [5/22/20] — 6 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.1

Great sipper for a hot day. Lightly colored, bright and refreshing. It has a little zip to it - think the carbonized vinho verde- hard to put down. — 7 years ago

with Douglas

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Lovely and flowery white with some zip and acidity. A great ( and inexpensive) summer wine. — 8 years ago

Steve Pollack

9.3

Bottled in 2012. Seemed to lack the zip of prior bottles. Very good, but not the best showing for the 1912. — 9 years ago

Dan R

9.3

Zing zip yum — 9 years ago

Matt

9.2

Loved this over several nights, exuberant and exotic with zip and phenolics to hold everything up. Apricot, pineapple, racing citrus notes, mushrooms, candied ginger, saffron, white tea, herbs. — 5 years ago

AJ Trommello

9.1

A zip of beautiful acidity to go along with a rich, medium-full body. This was a delightful surprise! — 6 years ago

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9.3

The 2017 Chardonnay Watson Ranch is a gorgeous wine. Apricot, chamomile, dried flowers, sage and dried pear are all laced together in this super-expressive, inviting Chardonnay. Readers should be prepared to cellar the 2017, as it is quite closed today. Bright saline notes add freshness and zip to this super-expressive Chardonnay. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2019) — 7 years ago

Christine Speidel

9.1

Vg, with zip — 8 years ago

Matt

9.0

Deliciously refreshing and alluring aromatics. Lime zest, yellow plum, asian pear, peach, honeysuckle, green almonds, wet rocks, beeswax. Subtle pear, almond, minerals and wax on the plate, nice astringency and zip. 47 GBL 39 VO 14 RO — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Really bright ripe lemon and pretty fruit. A touch of oak. Real zip and power. Complete and young. — 9 years ago

with Naoko, Larry and 1 other

Nate Axline

9.0

Light, fresh and a nice zip — 9 years ago

Craig Marino

9.3

a new favorite for Kelly and Craig;
nice peppery zip and incredibly reasonable price — 5 years ago

Stephen Gniadecki

8.9

Straight forward easy drinking cold weather white. Citrus zip with a clean finish. Great with a simple meal of chicken, lemon, and parm. Not too much acid. Cheap and tasty. — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Minty and fresh. Bright lovely stuff on the nose. Loads of zip and great acid. The fruit is lovely too. The wood is resolving. This is young but has huge potential — 7 years ago

with Bex and Major-General

David White

8.9

Lost a bit of its zip but quite good — 8 years ago

Peter Wassam

9.2

Lean, zip line acid but really generous apple and melon fruit. Texture, aroma, everything and that characteristic chenin hayness — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Broad and pretty. Still restrained. A round middle. Hints of lime and flowers. Lacks dramatic zip but good balance. In a really good place. — 9 years ago

with Gregg and Rick

Marc Sherrell

9.0

No mistaking the NZ character. Crisp with citrus zip. — 9 years ago

with Cheryl