Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Blend of mostly Merlot with a little Petit Verdot, deep Ruby with aromas of ripe dark fruits, sweet spice and espresso notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, plum and black cherry with toasty oak, cacao and espresso. Fine soft tannins, long finish ending with fruit, oak and sweet pepper spice. Still has room to age, but nice now! — 8 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.2

I got the XVIII (18 not 17). Nice! Drank by the glass at a restaurant, I was told it is little known grapes from California, I was expecting a kind of sin massale but I was surprised! Lightly colored, with good floral perfume and bright red food, good acidity and some earthiness that takes it away from pinot land, without any funk — 3 years ago

Paul K

9.1

A little to pronounced sweet vanilla. Give it time to settle down. — 5 years ago

carmen

10

omg. what a fun little glass! it’s very tannic even grainy. it’s lush with red fruit - cherry, raspberry, strawberry. it’s not a piquette - it’s 50% riesling / 50% carnigan grapes.

i had with steamed pork bao at maketto. great pairing. — 8 months ago

Brandi Bratek

9.1

Just lovely! A little bit of mold and mildew and barnyard funk. I loved all of these notes compared to a fruit bomb. — 3 years ago

Erik Sjolund

9.7

Great champs. Very rich w maturity as a little mushrooms n leaves. But also apple n almost caramel. — 4 years ago

Bruce Dunbar

8.9

Recently released (10/22), the ‘21 Wirz Riesling is pale gold colored with a nose of apple and honey. It’s bone dry, with little fruit on the palate, and lean leaning toward thin. Putting some away for bottle age too. — 2 years ago

Ed Lehrman

9.2

Very tasty, fruit a little simple but the whole cluster flavors keep it all flowing. — 3 years ago

Brian

9.5

Strawberry with a little dark cherry maybe. Good balance. — 4 years ago

Abh

8.9

A beautiful unfiltered sake with banana, white peaches and green apple on the nose with sour papaya, pineapple, fresh coconut and lemon zest. This sake starts out a little tart on the palate and smooths out in 4 to 5 seconds and leaves a luscious creaminess on the palate that goes well with medium fatty fish. This is a medium bodied sake to pair with hirame or sake. — 5 years ago