Jon Potter

9.0

lovely gentle Riesling — 6 months ago

Philip Patston

9.0

2021. Probably their best vintage of CF. Light body at first but once it opens it has lively fruit with no annoying green. Very complex and intriguing. — 2 years ago

DAL 9000

9.2

Just enough bubbles to make you go hmmmmm. Soft crisp mild so mild tartness. — 5 years ago

Philip Patston

9.2

Superb balance as even though it’s dry it has lots of body and mouthfeel. Lots of Riesling character. The only weak area imho is that it finishes a bit harsh and does not linger. But another really fantastic wine from this top producer. — 6 years ago

Philip Patston

9.0

A really fun wine. Carbonation added, but makes a very pleasant bubbly to enjoy with friends and food. But behind the fun is a pretty decent finger lakes Riesling . — 7 years ago

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9.1

As usual, this is the one dry Hexamer wine to perpetuate the tradition of Prädikat, and that is done solely to satisfy the Norwegian importer who takes all of it. (All to one country, yes; but this has become a high-volume cuvée by estate standards.) The fruit comes from the Eisendell as well as from a site known as Grosser Stein for the huge stone that marked the boundary between the holdings of the Rheingrafen (counts) and those of the Disibodenberg monastery. Picked nearly a month earlier than was the highly-impressive 2016, this weighs-in at 11.9% alcohol, and that shows in an attractive sense of levity and spring vis-à-vis Hexamer’s other dry Rieslings of this vintage. Fresh lime, apple, piquant aromas as well as a juicy, crisp-edged and pip-tinged presence on the glossy palate serve for penetrating. Subtly bitter but cooling and stimulating notes of melon rind compound the sense of crunch and piquancy while lovely, bittersweet inner-mouth perfume adds allure. The combination of vivacity and refreshment with floral and mineral intrigue renders the buoyant, bell-clear, seriously-sustained finish next-sip compelling. (David Schildknecht, Vinous, April 2019) — 7 years ago

Jinda Cui

9.3

The one and only vintage. A cab gem from FLX. True to the varietal. A balanced and pure expression. Love. — 8 years ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.1

Dry & mineral, a bit of grilled pineapple & green apple. The Finger Lakes has a well-deserved reputation for its Riesling. — 7 months ago

with Gillian

Vin d’Ottawa

9.0

A very drinkable Riesling with an underlying lime to it. Lots of fun spring sipping. — 4 years ago

with Gillian

S.S. Mandani

9.0

A supple fragrance of leaf fronds and slight tropical fruits like pineapples, lychee, and mangoes. Finally some underlying pine aromas.

A little less balanced, but in a good way. Leaning towards higher acid, but the tropical sweet notes balance this out, which is a nice playfulness.

It looks stunning in a glass, and has that end note of unctuous salinity and the overall freshness of skiing through pines. — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.7

No. 2 in the Vosne Romanee Grand Cru bracket. Tasted blind. My brief note (sensory overload has set in again!): A perfumed woody smokiness - sweet and gorgeous with a beautiful texture and mouthfeel. “ With Romanee Conti to its eastern boundary it is similar but slightly different. Les Richebourgs to its northern boundary. La Romanee is a Monopole owned by the Liger-Belair family and is the smallest appellation in France at. 0.8452 hectares producing only 250 to 350 cases each vintage. A wonderful wine with at least 2 decades of cellaring before it reaches its peak. — 6 years ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Decent tannins, spice, hint of vanilla. Drinking very nicely now, but don’t think there is enough acidity or tannin for this to last for the long haul. Very nice drinkable wine now, though. — 7 years ago

with Barbara

Ely Cohn

9.1

At the intersection of natural and traditional is Cos. There is a nod to the old world and nothing is overly avant garde or boundary pressing. It’s also fresh, unfaulted, unadulterated. Always pleasurable balance of bright red fruit and earthy damp forest floor - without too much crunch or sour.

I turned 34 when I drank this. — 7 years ago

Bill Morgan

9.0

Dry the way rosé should be Citrus tangy flavors that fill my palate — 10 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Color: Pale white / tinge of yellow

Aroma: Petrol, freshness, crisp, grass, meadows, what you would imagine gushing river water to smell like

Tasting notes: Asian pear, slight cheddar, sweet leaves

Texture: Laced with silk, rich, creamy, comforting, mouth hug

— 3 years ago

Zachary Hritz

8.9

Very nice! — 5 years ago

Patrick O Driscoll

9.7

This is a wine of distinction, noses full of flavour whilst delivering a crisp but smooth rounded velvet experience on the palate. From Napa It sets a high boundary for USA wines to follow. — 6 years ago

J. Kim

9.0

An excellent wine but not an irreplaceable one. Does not push the boundary and remains too conservative. — 7 years ago

Truby Gravatt

9.6

Deep flavor stout with a good shot of chocolate coffee flavour. Slightly bitter. texture wise a bit watery, but overall a most satisfying brew! — 7 years ago

Hannah Parsons

10

Easy drinking, light, fruity, fabulous for cheap. $14.99 — 7 years ago