Edo Wachters

9.5

La Vinya del Vuit (Vuit is 8 in Spanish) is a project of 8 Priorat producers started many years ago and still woking together closely to produce an excellent Priorat based on mutual efforts. The 8 comprise amongst others Sara Pérez (Mas Martinet, Venus Universal), René Barbier (Clos Mogador), Ester Nin (Nit de Nin) and 5 other producers from Gratallops. The wine label changes with each vintage, and always takes a shape in some form of an 8. The wine comes from one vineyard shared by the 8 friends, called Coll de Falset, near Gratallops. The vineyard produces very low yields (between 8 and 10 vines are needed for each bottle of wine) and as a result a very concentrated wine, mostly made with Carinyena, although there are many Garnatxa grapes in the vineyard. Only 800 bottles were produced of the 2012 wine. The result is a remarkable Priorat, very concentrated, lots of dark red fruit, very balanced, with some earthiness and minerality. Fantastic! — 2 months ago

Laith A

9.4

Had to blow off a transient ester note when first opened but then this wine was hitting on all cylinders with ripeness, sweetness and dried fruit as would be expected from a great vintage Sauternes — 4 years ago

Naoki Kondo

9.2

So nice ester banana aroma — 5 years ago

Chris Palmer

9.3

Had with Rupe and Sue Hauser - it is their “standby” — a year ago

Aaron Tan

9.2

I'm always so impressed with the saké scene in Malaysia. This is a bottle that I'd be hard-pressed to find listed in any Australian restaurant, and if any at all, none for a fair price I bet. Clearly great things are happening behind the scenes here, with Kuheiji's Eau Du Désir popping up on the shelves of my local grocery (I don't exactly live in the epicenter of Malaysia).

Straight out of the bottle, you get the impression that Kuheiji has just bottled a fresh unadulterated ferment. That tingly sensation of CO2 on the nose, before it gets hit by ester-heavy ferment aromas, with the light spritz on the palate, and zestiness in the finish - gosh, it really feels like a ferment. It's just so fresh and lively, as it should be with each vintage of the Eau Du Désir. Air brings more clarity to the flavors of juicy melons, apples, and interestingly, guava. There's a sweet almost malty-core here, which is balanced out by the crisp slightly-bitter finish. So easy to drink! — 3 years ago

Tamara

9.0

4.27.20 CoVid while watching Hauser and eating zoodles & meatballs . Think it was $5.99. Definitely a repeater! — 5 years ago

Myorei

9.0

So tasty. Reminds me of the grape flavoured sweets. Had it at Ester. — 2 years ago

Dick Schinkel

9.5

Only 838 Bottles, this is bottle 550!
Again a great wine from Ester Nin, lovely nose with exotic fruits, peach, pear, fresh lemon, honey, full bodied on the palate, creamy stucture, Fantastic layers of fruit flavors, almonds, fine mineral notes, wonderful acidity with a long fresh aftertaste! 95 DSP — 4 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.2

Grassy, spicy, cane. Outrageous nose, green banana 🍌 nose. High ester. — 4 years ago

Matt

9.2

Wonderful mix of barrel raised character, tense palate, racing acid and that mineral imprint many Aube wines have. Also found a real balance in the wine’s fruity ester character and the hint of aldehyde, adding savory dimension. Mix of crisp green apple/pear with a touch of bruised fruit mixed in, underripe strawberry, green banana, saline, fino sherry, chalk. 11/2018 disgorgement R16 — 5 years ago