Anthony Cammarata Jr.

9.2

On the nose, it opens with aromas of blackberry, and cherry, with notes of cocoa and a touch of vanilla. On the palate, this Cabernet is full-bodied and smooth, with velvety tannins. — 5 months ago

with Marc

Jule Ryan

9.4

Dark fruits cocoa Tabacco. Will age nice — 4 years ago

Mark Farrell

9.7

Dark ruby color with a nose of blackberries, graphite, green peppercorn, mocha, and clay dust. Powerful, full-bodied wine that explodes with flavor. Bold and tannic, this will soften over time, but I like them chewy. 😉 The finish goes on for over a minute. Excellent wine! — 5 years ago

Ron R

9.7

@Delectable, please update this to read: La Pelle olive oil (nv).
This is such a wonderful combination. La Pelle olive oil with some great Italian balsamic vinegar. Paired with NY (Sag Harbor) heirloom tomatoes, and wifey home grown basil.
@Maayan Koschitzky, great job with the oil - love it! Can’t wait for our 2018 cabs to land. — 6 years ago

with Anne-marie

Jay Kline

8.9

The San Pellegrino of wines? I love me some San Pelle so that’s complimentary. Massive, tart mineral streak right down the center. Tasty on a hot summer day with Thai inspired salad. — 8 years ago

Robbie Ward

8.9

Bit of richness to the zing. Somewhere between a Chardonnay and a Riesling. Want to drink more of it — 11 years ago

Giulio Neri

10

Lieve stalla, pelle , sughero. Eccellente — 12 years ago

Ken Venezio

9.3

Bien Nacido vineyard. The wine opens very citrus forward. Lemon zest, and florals. Mid palate gives you the golden apple and minerality. The finish offers a hint of toasted oak. — 7 months ago

Ron R

9.6

Half the price of La Pelle with the same amount of palate traction. We absolutely love this wine. — 3 years ago

with Anne-marie

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

First, I’d like to thank @Severn Goodwin for this excellent example of Rosé in our bottle exchange.

The nose shows leaner, candied & floral fruits of; strawberries, watermelon, black cherries, raspberries, candied rhubarb, amazing powdery chalkiness, fine white to grey volcanics, sea spray with candied pink florals.

The palate is; round, lush, juicy and smartly balanced. Classic French Rosé. Ripe with high viscosity. Candied & floral fruits of; strawberries, watermelon, black cherries, raspberries, tangerine, candied rhubarb, amazing powdery chalkiness, white spice w/ a ginger lean, some of the very best fine white to grey volcanics I’ve had, sea spray with candied pink florals. The acidity is a cool, rushing river. The rich, elegant, well polished, lush finishes with excellent minerality that persists equally with lush fruitiness.

Photos of: Domaine Henry Pelle, large neutral oak vats, Henry Pellé & one of their vineyards. — 6 years ago

with James and Christina

Jake Rubash

9.5

Rich and tropical, awesome sauv blanc. I would put this above Realm and La Pelle but a step below Melka. Still want to do a side by side tasting with some sea food to get a more accurate comparison. Thanks @Shay A for putting me on to this!

Edit: bumping up my rating after this had more time to open up — 7 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.0

Really cool stuff here! The #furmint grape is the work horse of Hungary in the dry wines and the legendary #tokajiaszu sweet wines. Completely dry this is really cool salty peaches,apple, honey, fresh lime citrus and a stone like minerality on the long, clean and fresh finish. #garagiste #sushi — 11 years ago

JJ

9.7

2011, Burg Layer , Schlosska Pelle, Kabinett Nahe, Germany — 13 years ago

Jule Ryan

9.3

A chard that smells like stone fruit but finishes with a touch of vanilla oak. Niceeeee — 2 years ago

Shay A

9.3

I’m 92-93 here. I think there is a chance this improves slightly over the next 12-18 months before staying at peak and then trending down.

I don’t drink much SauvBlanc (I’d rather just have bubbles) but this SB is like the Goldilocks of Cali SauvBlanc…it’s not the rich, Bordeaux Blanc style (Melka, V29, Lail Georgia, etc) but it’s also not the boring, forgetful SauvBlanc so many wineries create just because. It has Bordeaux Blanc qualities but with a bright twist…there’s grapefruit, tangerine and white peach aromatically, but even while there’s just a kiss of oak on the palate to round it out, it’s nestled between sea spray, lemon and limestone. Almost tart, but pulls back thanks to the oak. Wonderful QPR here — 3 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

More depth than the Domaine Pelle ‘18 from the same appellation...black and red fruit, leather and potpourri, palate is sappy and mouth coating with ample tannins, but not heavy. Candidate for mid-term aging — 5 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.6

Getting better, its been a few months since the first one. Curious how it will do with the Shafer 4 hour decant, we’ll see on the next bottle, for now it’s drinking time — 7 years ago

Hermes Cuello

8.9

Very interesting wine, the first one of many. I did not know that Tokaji could also be drink at room temperature is actually not bad, more flavors and aromas. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 — 8 years ago

Tooty Frooty

9.3

Dracks på Hos pelle. Fantastisk saffransmak på detta dessertvin — 10 years ago

Anna C. Blomqvist

9.9

Wonderful. — 12 years ago