2016 Milan Nestarec Forks & Knives

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  1/23/2020 - Elycohn Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Nestarec is up there with the most cultish of natural wine and tiniest of allocation. Last year, I tried his white Forks & Knives. I really didn’t like it. It seemed dead and mid- ferment. But the red here (all Pinot), is so incredibly alive. It’s spiritual. The aromas jump at you - bright red fruits and a heavy dose of rocky minerals. And cooked, smoked, agave. And iodine - the smell of your hands after cracking open red lobster. And raging acid. Ok, Nestarec, ok.

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  11/25/2019 - Sonoma-W Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Interesting presentation -- with a bottle cap! On the lighter side, but lively, light fruit.

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  10/23/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Smells like VA and crab apples. Tastes like it too. And smells like something is living in it.

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  7/7/2019 - grapenomad wrote: 83 Points

  Medium ruby in the glass. Nice aromas of red fruit and a bit of funk combined. Pretty generic on the palate with an out-of-sync acidity. No depth whatsoever. I would say this is a glou glou wine, but the balance doesn't complement that statement. Medium finish. Beyond the label, this is pretty unmemorable. Going to stick to his whites from now on.

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  2/16/2019 - rmh66 wrote: 89 Points

  Fun nose of fresh berries (raspberries, strawberries, huckleberries), grapes (red table), some barnyard, earth, hints of horseradish, vegetation, and minerals. Tart cherry, red cherry, underripe strawberries, earth, a hint of leafy vegetation, and whiff of hops on the palate. A little spritzy. Tart acidity, maybe a bit sour, fine tannins, moderate finish. I don't drink "natural" wines very often, but this was a fun wine in that style. Now that I think about it, I bet some sour beer aficionados would really go for this.

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