1 | Wine | 86 or higher, 750 ml, Green

"Fresh boysenberry and purple plum are garlanded with bitter-sweet flowers; tinged with brown spices; underlain with clean red meatiness; and suffused with saliva-liberating salinity in a Pinot of refined tannins and outstanding persistence."

"A very juicy, unctuous, fruit-driven style, with flattering plum, warm linzer torte and boysenberry fruit melded together and backed by lively anise and sweet spice notes. There's a good sappy feel through the finish. For fans of the not-shy style."

"Sweet ginger spice on the nose. Ripe apple and spice flavors show good intensity and cut but are dulled by a faintly resiny character, no doubt from oak. Finishes with a touch of dryness. I wanted a bit more fruit." -Stephen Tanzer

"The 2011 Sauvignon Blanc gives pronounced notes of pink grapefruit, white peach, lime zest and just a whiff of fresh cut herbs. Medium-bodied, it offers plenty of citrus and herbal flavor in the mouth marked by crisp acid, and finishes long."

"The 2009 Elda (old-vine Schiava) is the most delicate and sensual of the Nusserhof wines. Sweet, silky tannins support an expressive core of red berries, rose petals, wild herbs, crushed flowers and mint. Hints of licorice and exotic spices develop in the glass, adding further complexity and nuance. A long, polished finish and the wine’s overall sense of harmony elevate the Elda to a rarified air among Alto Adige reds."

"Dark in tone, this vintage of Coulée de Serrant ripened to broad richness. Sweet scents of clover honey and ginger lend delicacy to its potent yellow fruit flavors. It hints at star fruit and quince, needing bottle age to detail its full range of complexities."