Pinotman /// Andreas

9.0

Very aromatic and intense. Peach mostly. — 3 months ago

Shengli Hu

8.9

Gold color. Muted nose. Ripe yellow delicious apple, yellow apricot, fresh bay leaf and oregano leaf, kumquat, hint of minerality, phenolic bitterness. Round mouthfeel, med finish on the tart orchard and stone fruit. Med minus acid. — 2 years ago

John Tan

9.2

Sat afternoon at home. Aromatic, tropical fruit nose. Very fresh on the palate, with satisfying tartness that accentuates how fresh it is. Slight salinity that gives it additional complexity.

The CX of Partida Creus is a real bombshell of freshness, a nose that plays on notes of white fruits, citrus, and aromatic herbs. Tart and funky on the palate, with a long finish. A super rare and super good wine.

Partida Creus is the project of two Italians now in residence in the Tarragona region of Catalonia, just south of Barcelona. The idea of the project was to work with historical, often overlooked local varietals that in many cases were not recognised by the D.O. of the area: Penedès. Massimo and Antonella strategically went about buying up small plots of abandoned vineyards dotted around the area where mostly unknown varietals such as Garrut, Vinyater, Samsó and Queixal de Llop grew. They sought to revitalise the vines and work out the best expression for these old varetals, working without chemicals in the vineyard and without selected yeasts or any other additions in the cellar. They make an impressively dizzying number of different wines, all of which are unified by a very distinctive house style - raw, visceral and pungent reds, and salty, turbid, expressive whites. As a couple they have an insatiable energy that really comes through in the wine.

Origin: Bonastre, Tarragona, Spain
Vintage: 2020
Grape variety: Cartoixa Vermell (Red Xarel-lo)
Food pairing: Risotto with porcini mushrooms, sushi, tuna, paella — 3 years ago

Nick Farrell

9.5

Brass deliciousness. — a year ago

Fabio Franchella

9.0

Valeria brang her best wine to Antonella. Bogh cousin of mine. Antonella and her husband invited me for dinner after years we didn‘t see each other. The wine was excellent and a 9.0, the company is a 10.0 !! — 2 years ago

with Kathrin

Dahlia Cox

9.0

Light & super easy to drink. Almond-fruit up front & dry on the finish, but not heavy on tannins. — 4 years ago

J Levenson

9.1

“... its bright acid lending it a crisp and refreshing finish after a pallet-coding glide across the pallet.“ It’s alcohol is well integrated…” “ this wine shows the side of the Grenache (a.k.a. Cannonau) grape that is not seen often enough-the finessed and fragrant side.“ - Ian Cauble, Master Sommelier — 5 years ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Soft, light cherry, but if earth, very light extraction but very flavourful. Drinks older than it is. — 2 years ago

with Barbara

Brad Swick

8.9

Outstanding flavor, but this has to be the driest wine I’ve ever had. The “earthy tones” (read “moon dust”) are somewhat overwhelming … but still an 8.9! From WSJ Wines. Tasted 1 November 2022. — 2 years ago

Adam Mahler

8.9

Interesting-marzipan/ almond oil , green apples and light citrus, texture is fairly waxy — 5 years ago