Kant, or won’t? Is it the words we use to represent electric acidity and peachy, mineral flavors that is determinative of rieslingness, or does the state of rieslingness imprint upon us our organoleptic understanding of the wine? Either way, Kant would clearly have benefited with a higher dose of acid. We have dusted off Critique after a 3 year hiatus in what is turning out to be an exceptional vintage for dry white wines. Though 2004 was unusually hot throughout most of the west coast, the wines...

Kant? Or won't? The philosophical imbiber asks himself, "What ought I to consume with Asian cuisine, with charcuterie or while simply enjoying a moment of repose and reflection?" One might argue categorically the imperative of experiencing this potation directly, as a wein-an-sich, eschewing any a priori conception of the wine's wineness whilst remaining particularly vigilant of the dominant pernicious, transcendental chardo-centric paradigm. Harvested omnini from the vintage MMIV, this ...

Community Tasting Notes (average 86.6 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 5 notes)