Robert Ahlstrom

8.9

Light garnet translucent, dry and light bodied with high acidity and minerality — 2 months ago

President Obama

9.3

Waves $35. Pork ribs and mashed potatoes. — 3 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.0

This is my first experience with this grape and this wine. I was given this wine by a close friend, the 1994 Ca' Togni Sweet Red Wine Philip Togni Vineyard Spring Mountain St. Helena, California. The grape is the Muskat Trollinger Muscat Hamburg.

On the nose there is licorice, leather, coffee and dark earth.

On the palate is licorice, buttery nutty carmel, concentrated dried dark fruits and butterscotch.

This wine is medium to full bodied and has port feel and qualities, sweet very viscous medium acidity and tannins seem to be fully resolved that moves deliciously into a long sweet savory nutty finish. Continued great weekend to everyone, stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 4 years ago

Tiffany Nicole

9.0

Juicy and yummmmm. At first tastes like popcorn but quickly moved into one of those old fashioned strawberry hard candies with the beautiful packaging. Delicious and pretty and does not drink like 13% on a school night. — 7 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

8.9

Trollinger Rose, aromas of rose petals, minerals and watermelon. Dry, flavorful. — 7 years ago

Bob Danton

9.2

Every time. — 8 years ago

Tegan Marriott

9.1

Had this on the final evening in Austin TX at Lenore restaurant and wine bar. Great German glou glou! A welcomed refresher to end the vacation! Paired well with the hush puppies & black drum fish entree. — 3 months ago

emilie cycz

10

Light bodied, some tannin, fragrant with herbs and cranberry — 3 years ago

David Kwon

9.1

Color is a beautiful, almost unnaturally reddish pink, cloudy and hazy. On the nose you get apple cider, watermelon, candied grapefruit and bubblegum. On the palate it's fairly dry with low acid and some of the notes on the nose are lost. It's mostly green apple, mango, peaches and some yeast. No funk from natural processes and incredibly refined for being unfiltered. On the finish you do get a bit of dried herbs. Pretty energetic bubbles like soda pop. — 4 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

A slightly more modern yet highly authentic interpretation of Vernatsch. Cool & fresh with ripe plums, with some plum jam, a bit of damp earth & undergrowth, some graphite.
Nicely drawn, this is featherlight yet focused & precise, with pure, juicy fruit, good acidity and present tannins - quite light yet with grip. The aging in (large wood) fills the mid palate nicely. This is why I love Vernatsch!
Old vines, 5% Pinot noir, organic. — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

Joy juice. Mint, cherry, herbal, rustic, so charming and joyous. Palate is so pure and juicy. Full of fruit and earth and so charming. Terrific mouthfeel and ripe tannins. Cherry flower on the finish. Compact and meaty. So good . — 7 years ago

Charlie Evans

9.3

Funky but opened up quickly. Tons of acidity, straight chuggable wine. This was delish. — 7 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.0

More like a very light bodied red. Reminiscent of American Trousseau or German Trollinger. Not much varietal character to speak of. Fun to drink and nice fuel for conversation as is the case with all Hiyu/Smockshop. — 8 years ago

Lauren Golanty

8.9

Good not great. Raspberries prominent, light-medium weight. — 7 months ago

Martin Bergo

9.1

Highly enjoyable Kerner, the Riesling-Trollinger cross; Greenish clear color; nose of red and yellow fruit, some of it ripe tropical; high riesling-like acids, elegant stony-watery minerality, and a long red grapefruity finish.
— 2 years ago

Mike Smith

9.2

Really nice light red - trollinger, similar to gamay. Nice on a chill and great acidity. — 4 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

8.9

River stones & stone fruit. Apricot, peach blossom, acacia, green apple and pear with hints of petrol (as you’d hope for in a crossing of Riesling with Schiava/Trollinger?!?!). Ripe and fuller bodied/viscous, but holds its high acidity well. — 5 years ago

Amanda Ryskamp

10

Delicious!!! Super fresh expression of a natural Trollinger. Light bodied. Bright acidity. Young red fruit. Bitter herbs and mineral finish. — 7 years ago

Brandon Pettersen

9.8

One of the best Riesling’s I’ve had — 7 years ago

T New

9.4

Such lightness and freshness, like when you breathe clean mountain air. Yet it has real taste and depth. Radically different from any German red, I really cannot compare it to any other wine in memory. How do they make this? — 8 years ago