Matt Sterr
5 Rhône white varietals led by Grenache Blanc. Dry and delicious. Nice weight. Great food wine.
5 Rhône white varietals led by Grenache Blanc. Dry and delicious. Nice weight. Great food wine.
9.2Lauren Vance
Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland
Grenache blanc/Viognier blend with a touch of Marsanne/Rousanne. Can smell the bouquet from the table top. White everything - lots of flowers and perfume, peaches, nectarine, slate and wet stone. Nice work from the Rhone Rangers!
Grenache blanc/Viognier blend with a touch of Marsanne/Rousanne. Can smell the bouquet from the table top. White everything - lots of flowers and perfume, peaches, nectarine, slate and wet stone. Nice work from the Rhone Rangers!
8.9Shay A
During the month of January, the Wednesday Wine Committee has a unique format...the sparkler, whites and dessert wines can be from any vintage and any location, but the reds must be from the 2007 vintage. It was my first time providing a wine for a lunch, so I was excited to see how it showed. As always, all wines were served blind. My guess here was Alsatian or German pinot Gris. This was fairly oily on the palate. Small bit of petrol. Some guessed Sauv Blanc, but it wasn’t tart or acidic enough in my mind. Unique.
During the month of January, the Wednesday Wine Committee has a unique format...the sparkler, whites and dessert wines can be from any vintage and any location, but the reds must be from the 2007 vintage. It was my first time providing a wine for a lunch, so I was excited to see how it showed. As always, all wines were served blind. My guess here was Alsatian or German pinot Gris. This was fairly oily on the palate. Small bit of petrol. Some guessed Sauv Blanc, but it wasn’t tart or acidic enough in my mind. Unique.
9.0Christine Havens
Tablas Creek has long been one of my favorite Paso Robles producers. From the care they put into their vineyards—biodynamic farming, noisy sheep, a rambunctious trio of winery dogs, and a resident shepherd—the good folks at Tablas turn out elegant wines that are nuanced, superbly balanced and long aging. For the price, they're just that much more attractive. The 2016 Patelin de Tablas is fresh, light, convivial. Lemon curd and yellow apple lifted by a starburst of white mineral acid that courses through the center.
Tablas Creek has long been one of my favorite Paso Robles producers. From the care they put into their vineyards—biodynamic farming, noisy sheep, a rambunctious trio of winery dogs, and a resident shepherd—the good folks at Tablas turn out elegant wines that are nuanced, superbly balanced and long aging. For the price, they're just that much more attractive. The 2016 Patelin de Tablas is fresh, light, convivial. Lemon curd and yellow apple lifted by a starburst of white mineral acid that courses through the center.
9.0Lori Sullivan
I just love this and it's so food friendly!
I just love this and it's so food friendly!
8.7Jake Hajer
This is eminently drinkable. Medium bodied, citrus, melon.
This is eminently drinkable. Medium bodied, citrus, melon.
9.1Fred Ciaramaglia
2010
2010
8.8Sean Genn
Holding up great. Bruised pear, mineral, flowers
Holding up great. Bruised pear, mineral, flowers
9.0Terry Sullivan
Only winery I have a club membership to.
Only winery I have a club membership to.
9.1Sam Friedland
Started over the hill but moderately improved. Lemon, grass and balanced.
Started over the hill but moderately improved. Lemon, grass and balanced.
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