Carolyn Herlihy

9.0

Serve chilled. Paired well with chicken, veggies, salad and sitting outside. — 6 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Straw lemon yellow color with aromas of fresh white flesh fruits, floral and oaky spice notes. On the palate flavors of pear, ripe apple and white peaches with honeysuckle, herbs and oak notes. Medium+ finish, ending with fruit, spice, oak and a citrus mineral character. — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and no obvious signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of ripe and some dried fruits: bramble berries, slightly stewed black cherry, dried herbs, stony earth, baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. The alcohol is high.

Initial conclusions: this could be a Grenache-based blend, Corvina-based blend or Sangiovese-based blend from France or Italy. I felt the combination of slightly stewed cherry and spices ruled out what I would want from a Sangiovese blend. Which, left me to decide between Southern Rhône or Valpolicella. I liked this wine…the oak treatment was interesting. I was getting a French barrique. Hmmm…

So, for my final conclusion: I’m calling this a Grenache-based blend, from France, from Southern Rhône, from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2017, from a more modern leaning producer using a good portion of barrique. I’ll be damned! I don’t hate my call but I gotta get better at distinguishing these wines from Southern Rhône. I probably just need to drink more of both, lol. Tasty stuff! Drink now through 2039. — 7 months ago

Hunter Bobel

10

Truly a 10/10. Floral bouquet of flavor and went fantastic with steak. Purchased in Naples. — 8 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.4

Took a flyer buying this from Benchmark. Bottle was in perfect condition, but sadly past its peak. Nose was outstanding - huge - chocolate, spice box. Had lost any acidity to balance the huge fruit. And at 17%, it kicked our ass. Would love to try a slightly younger rendition. — 10 months ago

Daniel M

9.0

Superb nose of red berries, leather, quince and some herbal notes. The palate is very well made with a great acid drive, some red berries notes all along, some width but it's rather light and smooth on the mouthfeel. There are some tannins in the rear, a bit dusty and drying and a long fruity and fresh finish that lingers for quite some time. I had never heard about refrosco before and I read that it's pretty confidential. I will make sure to dig into it some more! — 3 years ago

ET

9.0

Great with roasted herbed carrots — 3 months ago

Sean Burke

9.1

Black cherry away, zeno — 3 months ago

Marco Rino

9.0

Molto fruttato, minerale, tannino leggero molto equilibrato — 5 months ago

Inseon Hwang

9.4

Robust and earthy. Dark and brooding blackberries, plum. Smooth organic. Great finishing tannins, minerals. — 7 months ago

carmen jeffery

10

incredible aroma like a resinous perfume - great tannins - dry and luxurious — 8 months ago

Lars

8.9

Better the 2nd day, best the 3rd! Long finish — 9 months ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

1/2024. Good fruit and finish. Sits well on the palate. Paired well with all the dishes at Curate. — 2 years ago

Larry Mik

9.0

Carmelized sugar, sweet finish, balance, low tannin — 3 months ago

Brian Lenich

9.0

Jeff and Brian at the Indian restaurant — 4 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.4

Despite a 17 pct alcohol level this wine is perfectly in balance. Blood sausage, long afterburn rather sweet. — 6 months ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.1

Great wine with Great family — 7 months ago

with Tammy, Emmett and 3 others

Brad Jensen

9.2

Light to medium bodied wine, pale burgundy with amber hues to the edges. Barnyard funky nose, hay, muddy earth, with hints of black cherry, fermented black plum, and some velvety vanilla notes, maybe even some beach dried seaweed. Palate is VERY fruit forward, silky, with ripe fresh strawberry all over, some wild funkiness, slight brandy hints, with some angelfood cake crust like flavors, olive oil, black olives and tar, really complex, loooong and different. — 8 months ago

Carmen

9.4

BTG at Peninsula

Winemaker note: “Pale straw-yellow in color, the bouquet is clean and expressive. The aroma sends scents of fresh white flowers, green apple, pear, and a hint of citrus. This wine stands out on the palate. You can taste poached pear, pineapple, apricot, and mandarin oranges with hints of ground ginger, honeysuckle, and lemon thyme. It has an excellent balance between acidity and creaminess, making it an easy drinking wine that is at once rich and full-bodied. With a very pleasant aftertaste that beckons you to take another sip.” — a year ago

KAtie Steedman

9.1

Apple juice, crispy, fruit forward, medium bodied, Asian pear — 3 years ago