Ira Schwartz

9.4

Note to self, drink more Austrian wine in 2023. A nose that kept luring me in with a hook made of citrus and honey, haunting. In the mouth, acid and minerals declared eminent domain until it released flavors of pears, salt, watermelon and orange.
 — 2 years ago

Rick Wolfen

10

This is Tusk L’Orange - a blend made only in select years. It is off the charts!! — 2 years ago

Edward Patten

9.2

Really excellent Gruner. Has good acidity with notes of pear and citrus. One of the best Gruners I have tasted — 2 years ago

Vanessa

9.2

Loving this Bandol from Domaine Tempier (2019) ABV 14.5%. It’s impeccably balanced with well-integrated, fine-grained tannins.

Aromas and flavors are deeply concentrated offering notes of black cherry, black currant, ripe blackberry, plum, violet, dried lavender and sage, star anise, meaty, toasty, peat moss, and wet earth notes.

It is delicious now and has the bones for further aging.

This wine has both a savory, sauvage quality as well as an elegance and delicacy to it. Like beauty and the beast in a glass! — 2 years ago

with Deked1

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Delicious. Medium bodied. Roses, tar, dried red fruits, berries, spicecake. Lovely tannin.
“Albe” means “dawns” in Italian as this wine is sourced from three high-elevation sites that experience several dawns. A killer value from this producer. Drink or hold. — 2 years ago

Willie Carter

9.1

A staple and for all the right reasons. Ripe is the word of the day here. Ripe cherries on the nose along with vanilla and toasted wood. There’s a bit of mushroom and grass going on here that’s really nice. Some smoked tobacco and tea leaves definitely enhance things.

Singular and perfected, this is a must buy all the time. You know exactly what you’re in for and you love it. Nice weight and complexity without too much fuss. Full bodied without being dense and plodding. The red and black fruits shine on the palate along with leather and oak. Always so delightful.
— 2 years ago

Jeremy.Buss

9.1

Still a bit young but nice bouquet of dark berry, pepper, spice, and more. Medium tannins and a decent velvet feel for something only four years old. — 2 years ago

Luke Blanch

10

White Lotus finale, seemed appropriate.. always appropriate. — 2 years ago

with Laura

TammiK

10

Drank it for my 62nd birthday at Mastro Restaurant in Costa Mesa on 12/10/22 with Miral, Kyle and Gabby. Drinks better with a little aeration. Absolutely love it!! — 2 years ago