Austin Hohnke

9.2

You should probably buy a case. 2nd vintage of this young Ridge offering. Honeysuckle, orchard fruit, and some tropics. 12 hours on the skins for structure, but not orange. 13.2% abv. Delicious. — a day ago

Austin Hohnke

9.2

Great structure here with fleshy berries and a fair amount of tannin. This vintage is rather woodsy in character showing as cedar instead of tomato leaf. Almost Cab Franc like in nature. This is quite a lot of wine for $30 on the shelf. — 6 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.3

Such a beautiful wine leading with a zesty charge of cracked pepper, grilled citrus, and barnyard, while not shying away from fruitiness. Gains weight with air and a darker, more serious stewed intensity of fruit leather and earth. Drank with a friend who really appreciated it, and we both returned to our glasses repeatedly waxing poetic with our expressions. Purchased at Astor. — 25 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.0

Very interesting wine. Smells like blue cheese and sourdough starter on the nose. Palate is very mineral with nice acidic tension. Neutral oak? Citrus driven, not fruity. Went great with yellowfin tuna and pork loin with braised leeks at Runner Up. Quite the wine list. — a day ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

Basque apples but macerated for 90 days with local cherries. “Txerri” is Basque for pig. Drinks like a Lambic. — 6 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.4

Pickle me in this when I die.
Solera is 5 years under flor, followed by 12 years oxidative. Saltwater taffy, but dry. Carmalized orange peel, but dry. Peanut brittle, but dry. French toast, but dry. Long, lifted, and very dry. Paired with squab (NY pigeon) jk, jk. — 21 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.2

I hear this is what the kids are drinking, and they are clearly alright. Meunier that is delicate and refined with tingling soft red fruits and strawberry danish. Gifted to us and paired with caviar on Kettle chips with crème fraiche.
Cheap date night. — 5 days ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

79% Riesling, 14% Chardonnay, and 7% Gewurtz from Seneca Lake. Medium bodied, aromatic, and fruity with lychee and canned apricot. Salted mango. — 6 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.0

Off dry nama that is beautifully balanced. Just a pearl of RS with great weight and texture. Pair with tempura or uni. — 21 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.0

Beautiful wine with homemade shrimp cocktail for Oscar night. Think I’d have some buyer’s remorse at full retail. @Delectable where did all my wines go? My library only shows 78? — a month ago