Stephen F Laga MD

9.0

A total surprise. Extremely smooth. A little light. No aftertaste. — 3 months ago

Maggie Harrison

9.6

gorgeous. savory, balanced. — 7 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.0

Got a nice natural quality. Light and subtle and cool that it comes from Keuka lake and treated in the manner, but falls a bit flat for me. The brewery itself, Big Alice Brewing, out in Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn is pretty awesome tho. Love havin a beer on the lawn right outside on a pretty day, a midday affair. This bottle is cool for its novelty, but wish for a bit more complexity. — 4 years ago

Catherine Schuurs

9.0

Great addition to Mitchell Harris Wine Bar Ballarat - delightful drop nice amount of spice — 6 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

This #cabernetsauvignon is very good. I didn’t like the Titan Shiraz though.
#mclarenvale is located around 30 km south of Adelaide at the northern end of the peninsula with the Gulf St. Vincent to the west and the Adelaide Hills to the east.
The region has warm to hot summers although winds blowing in off the Gulf and down from the Adelaide Hills moderate the climate and also keep the risk of disease low. Rainfall levels are relatively low during the growing season (usually less than 200mm), although winters can be fairly wet.
McLaren Vale has a particularly complex geology: many major soil types have been identified, varying from sand to loam to clay. In general, the soils in the north of the region are poor with lower levels of nutrients, whereas those in the south are deeper and more fertile, producing higher yields.
McLaren Vale is one of the oldest wine-producing regions in Australia. By the late 19th century, Thomas Hardy & Sons was producing wine and exporting to the UK. Fortified wine production dominated the first half of the 20th century but after World War II a wave of European immigrants, particularly from Italy, encouraged the return to dry red wine production. In the 1970s, the focus was on full- bodied, ripe Chardonnay and Semillon but, since the late 1980s and early 1990s, this has returned to red wine
It is a large region, with vineyards covering around 6,200ha , and so has a great diversity of microclimates. Proximity to the sea is one factor influencing vineyard climate, as is altitude: vineyards stretch from sea level to around 350m, with most planted on flat or gently undulating land between 50 and 250m.
Over 90 per cent of plantings are now black grape varieties.
premium priced wines, covering both single-varietal and blends. Shiraz is the most planted, with over half of total plantings, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. McLaren Vale reds tend to be deep-coloured and full-bodied with high alcohol levels and pronounced dark fruit flavours. Many have spice characteristics from oak. In the hotter, lower sites, the fruit flavours can become cooked or jammy. Higher elevations give wines with higher acidity and tannins.
Production ranges from inexpensive, high volume bottlings to super-Premium — 7 years ago

Tom Young

9.3

Wow. Rich and very warm. Flat out delicious — 8 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.4

Tastes flat out like a top shelf Burgh! More red than dark fruit. Raspberries, Cherries and a touch of black tea. Reminds me of a young Musigny with a powerful kiss of California. Enfield is Genius. 12.8% only!!!! 2 Puncheons produced. This is very well made. Plenty of tannins - this can go ~ 10 years. Man is this good! — 3 months ago

ESF

9.4

This got lost in the cellar: still gorgeous! Not cloying but deliciously sweet, purity of flavors - vivid - and refreshing acidity. Flat out awesome — 4 years ago

ESF

9.3

Incredible stuff here: hardly showed any signs of age w/minor bricking on swirl but just stunning nose of black & blue fruits w/a fresh lift along w/cocoa, mocha, vanilla, licorice, spice, and a distinct vein of minerality. Just flat out badass. It’s in quite the sweet spot right now - acidity & tannins firing on all cylinders. Tasted this on release and really loved it and amazed at how it shows 20 years in — 5 years ago

Rob

9.1

2018 vintage. Easy to drink. Super tasty — 6 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.0

Berry & Bunch side by side. — 8 years ago

with Adam

Matti Jokelainen

9.2

This is remarkable achievement from this co-op. Year in year out a flat out delicious white that translates the charscteristics a first class Pinot Bianco can achieve. — 8 years ago

Jeremy Pollard

9.4

Poured from one of a small number of remaining magnums in the Curly Flat cellar as part of this winter’s Cutler & Co lunch. Absolutely gorgeous, and you’d probably pick this as being younger than the 2004 tasted earlier. In great shape and delicious with the cheese course. — 8 years ago

with Sam

Diane M. Napolitano

9.4

From White Horse Wine and Spirits. Will have to try again when it’s colder because warm it’s a little flat. Maybe some watermelon in there and some lemon too. — 3 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.1

The pieces are in place, from the brambly opening to the ripe dusty cherry with citrus peel and silky tannins. It just drops towards the end, really asking for a bright finish, but not quite delivering on acidity. This is a very subjective view though, though, my take on the varietal more than the execution — a year ago

David

9.7

I like it. Peppery, stone fruits with flavourful dry after taste. Almost like a pinot — 5 years ago

Karen Simmons

9.0

Nice amount of spice and body — 6 years ago

Darku Jay

9.0

High alcohol. Slide notes of sunshine and flat champagne. — 7 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.2

Berry & Bunch side by side.
The structure and stemy greenness won my heart. — 8 years ago

with Adam

Scott Rowe

9.2

Awesome Mataro from the 2018 Young Gun of Wine, Rob Mack.
— 8 years ago

with Jade and Adam