Freddy R. Troya

9.5

Truly artisan, made in small batches from the Angeleno Wine Co. This is a quite different Albariño sourced in collaboration with Bokisch Vineyards. The V.22 was the only vintage they made as it ended up being a little bit of a warmer year in California. Grapes for this wine were harvested on August 2022 at 20.9 brix, destemmed and macerated for 20 hours overnight, then pressed it off.
It fermented in tank and then racked half of it into stainless steel barrels and half in regular neutral Hungarian oak barrels. Fermentation took off from the indigenous yeasts on the fruit and in the winery. The wine in stainless steel was not allowed to go through MLF, while the wine in oak barrels was allowed to go through MLF naturally. After 7 months, it was blended the two wines together, filtered it, then bottled.

All this processes resulted a compelling multi-layered and extremely complex Albariño never tasted before, the array of citrusy from lemon peel, ripe mandarine, to some hints of fermented pineapple on both nose and palate, takes you to a joyful savory roller-coaster, it has the prefect balance of oak and acidity, perfectly balance on the mid-and-back-end of the palate. Mouthfeel is exotic and sharp but not tarty, a very harmonious combination of acidity and dry, clean and crispy finish. If you are lucky to find it, get it as it will not disappoint. Cheers! — 15 days ago

Jennifer

9.0

Bright and light red. Great served chilled. No allergic reactions to this. — 5 years ago

Jackie Martinez

9.2

Tastes like candy! And even better the second day. (Silverlake) — 7 years ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.0

Very young and extremely fresh red wine out of 100% Alicante Bouschet grapes sourced locally in Los Angeles county. Light, fruity, bright and deliciously. Serve chilled for refreshing experience as tannins are inexistent. Perfect pairing with turkey, roasted chicken and vegetables. — 5 months ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.5

A white blend of 35% Godello, 35% Loureiro, and 30% Treixadura, sourced from Sierra Pelona Valley, CA. A truly Angeleno white wine, well-balanced, amazing crispiness, not tarty at all, great texture and vinified in very small batches (only 60 cases were produced). This is the best representation of what a well-made artisan is all about. Hard to find! — 5 months ago

Suhaib Abdali

9.7

Bay Grape wine club. Very mellow grenache, spicy notes. — 7 years ago

Freddy R. Troya

8.9

This is actually 100% Zinfandel sourced in collaboration with Bokisch Vineyards in Lodi, California. A fully certified green based on the farming sustainable practices from Old vines (+100 years) which provides a nice fruit-forward style Zin, long but not overly sweet and lingering finish. Plummy, dark cherry and some raisins too. Vanilla and some toasted notes were present. Very approachable. — 5 months ago

Ellen Clifford

9.1

So much ripe/dried fruit ala fig newtons. — 2 years ago

Kyle Hayes

9.1

Love this new local LA winery — 7 years ago

Kristine Eller

9.0

An herbaceous flower bomb! Medium body and juicy. — 7 years ago