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Crooked Brook Wines

Crooked Vine Vineyard & Winery

Blackberry Wine

KRISTIE
9.5

Produced and bottled by Crooked Vine Vintners in Petoskey, Michigan — 3 years ago

Pipers Brook Vineyard

Pinot Noir 2019

Bob McDonald
9.5

Pale to mid Ruby in colour with great clarity. Aromatic red and black Cherry notes with rose petals. A stalky whole bunch note with a little spice. Those fresh cherry notes of medium weight but medium plus intensity transfer through to the palate. Very fresh, young with great potential for future complexity. I can see why it won the Trophy for Best Pinot Noir at both Royal Adelaide and Royal Hobart - both shows with extensive and high quality Pinot entries. Too young but I had to try the first of 6. Next in a year plus. Technical background: (whole berry ferments with 20% whole bunches. Aged in 25% new puncheons and Barriques). Ended up having the 2nd bottle 195 weeks later on 25th October 2024. Just a stunning Pinot Noir and even improving on that 2 Trophies standard. — 4 years ago

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Bob McDonald

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@Greg Gosselin Yes Greg. They have been high quality producers in the Tamar River for a while now. Also make a good sparkling.
Byron Hewett

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I visited them in 1990 when Andrew Pirie was still there!
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He was certainly a giant of Tasmanian viticulture. Matthew Jukes (UK) once said that a wine he made was”the greatest sparkling wine made outside of Champagne “.

Hope Estate

Wollombi Brook Semillon 2018

Steven Beishuizen
9.0

Drinking this one just three years after the vintage, this is all fresh and crispy. The nose is Honeycrisp apple... On the palate, that apple gets really dry and crisp... Dried sage here too... Quite acidic which will be great for food pairings. — 3 years ago

Keuka Spring Vineyards

Crooked Lake Red Blend

Ann Kunes
9.3

Excellent, with or without food. Smooth, slightly berry, very drinkable. Definitely repeat — 5 years ago

Iapetus

Subduction McCabe’s Brook Marquette 2018

John Forrestal
9.4

I will give a 9.4 for Vermont. — 6 years ago

Luke Tarby
with Luke

Shob Brook Wines

Syrah 2010

Ceccherini Cristiano
9.2

Very good
Northern Rhone style
A little fizz when opened that vanished eventually
Elegant fruit, very floral
White pepper, coriander.
Long finish
Unfiltered
Wine that I would definitely buy again — 6 years ago

Alessio PecoraroMauro Gabrielefrancesco scalavino
with Alessio, Mauro and 1 other
Aaron, Ron and 7 others liked this

Oxbow Brewing Company

Punch Brook Stainless Aged Farmhouse Lager with Raspberries

Bonnie Chu
9.2

Even better than I remembered. Maybe bc it’s on draft from the motherland — 3 years ago

Fox Brook Winery

California Chardonnay 2009

Rosemarie Padua
8.9

Sweet and crisp! — 5 years ago

Saltram

Mamre Brook Shiraz 2012

John Hannah
9.4

Very strong dark fruits hit very fast and drop quickly. Low tannin. Mild finish. Very drinkable. — 6 years ago

Pipers Brook Vineyard

Estate Pinot Gris 2014

Andy Hock
8.9

Baked pear and hazelnut. Honey and lean acidity on the finish. Wonderful with cheese plate and flatbread snacks. Yay Tasmania -- neat expression of cool climate PG. — 6 years ago