The brisk minerality of the first two bottles more or less disappeared and revealed a pure beautiful lemony vein that spiked and receded with each taste. The wine remains very clean and pure with a refreshing mouth feel. It is still a beautiful golden yellow.
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Love the pineapple/grapefruit aspect of this wine as well as the herbal notes on the finish. Also love the aromatics of this wine. I also detect a slight oxidative note which detracts a bit. Still good though.
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Wow! Loved this. Combining the two most recent positive notes before this one reflects my experience just about perfectly. I was wary reading 'apples' as a descriptor, but this is indeed pretty (crisp) apple-like, only in a completely good way - and with healthy doses of stone, dry herbs, and such. Dang! Serious stuff, yet all too easy to drink, and fantastic with chow. Glad I bought more than a few from Belluard prior to tasting any, based on a few recs; now I'm super eagerly looking forward to checking out some of the other bottlings.
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This was a textural delight, particularly on day two when the wine was at its best. A pineapple taste, then increasingly stony. The pleasant smell of old wicker baskets.
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8/31/2022 - Neecies Likes this wine:
WT's. Light gold. Nose of roasted chestnuts and herbs. Drinks well but is probably on the downhill slope.
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6/6/2020 - winemaker Likes this wine: 93 Points
I love this wine. So good. Mountain herbs, a savory note. Was awesome with grilled salmon.
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5/14/2018 - Bob H wrote:
Slightly oxidative on the nose.
Dry and taut on the palate, with a savory note that is pretty attractive. My wife didn't care for this, but I like it quite a bit.
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6/17/2017 - winemaker Likes this wine: 88 Points
Last bottle. Seems to have lost some of its citrusy flavors. More like herbs and hay. Still has plenty of minerality. Off bottle?
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8/7/2016 - winemaker Likes this wine: 91 Points
Love it. Lime and grapefruit. Stony and love the mountain herbal influence.
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7/28/2016 - lvjohn Likes this wine: 92 Points
The brisk minerality of the first two bottles more or less disappeared and revealed a pure beautiful lemony vein that spiked and receded with each taste. The wine remains very clean and pure with a refreshing mouth feel. It is still a beautiful golden yellow.
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7/20/2016 - winemaker Likes this wine: 89 Points
Love the pineapple/grapefruit aspect of this wine as well as the herbal notes on the finish. Also love the aromatics of this wine. I also detect a slight oxidative note which detracts a bit. Still good though.
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2/7/2016 - lvjohn Likes this wine: 89 Points
This bottle didn't seem as focused and sharp as the previous one. It's still plenty good and still a bit hard to describe.
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12/12/2015 - Bob H Likes this wine:
Light gold in the glass; interesting nose, with a slight oxidative note.
Refreshing on the palate, nice finish, sweet & sour fruits. I like the wine, but this isn't a wine for everybody.
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12/9/2015 - Charlie Pendejo Likes this wine:
Wow! Loved this. Combining the two most recent positive notes before this one reflects my experience just about perfectly. I was wary reading 'apples' as a descriptor, but this is indeed pretty (crisp) apple-like, only in a completely good way - and with healthy doses of stone, dry herbs, and such. Dang! Serious stuff, yet all too easy to drink, and fantastic with chow. Glad I bought more than a few from Belluard prior to tasting any, based on a few recs; now I'm super eagerly looking forward to checking out some of the other bottlings.
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11/13/2015 - lvjohn Likes this wine: 90 Points
This wine exceeds our expectations by a wide margin. Tastes and smells of crisp apples with herbally afternotes. Very clean and pure without defects.
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6/18/2015 - LW31 Does not like this wine:
Disappointing. Green apple cider notes predominated. None of the freshness that you expect/want from these wines.
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4/19/2015 - Ben H. Likes this wine:
This was a textural delight, particularly on day two when the wine was at its best. A pineapple taste, then increasingly stony. The pleasant smell of old wicker baskets.
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4/8/2015 - cohnwine Likes this wine:
A little grapefruit, a little stone fruit. Rich, smooth, beguiling.
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