Vin d’Ottawa

9.0

A primo entry level Mencia. What’s not to love? — 7 days ago

with Gillian

Chris MacLean

9.5

Wine of the night and more. An incredible example of how good Morgon can be. Complexity, length, structure, and the rest. — 16 days ago

with Sarah

Ericsson

9.6

Silk and stone in perfect balance.
Quiet power; dark cherry, tobacco, graphite; unfolding with patience and grace. Another great Unico. — a month ago

Kilian Werner

9.1

This and Alion are my two favorites! Dark color, black currant, black pepper. Delicious — 14 days ago

Adam Baker

9.2

Very good with my tavern burger (mushrooms, Stilton, lettuce). Good berries with a hint of earthiness. Light but long berry finish. — 16 days ago

with Elissa

Chris MacLean

8.9

Fruit dominant, not much length. Perhaps a bit exposed, but still very drinkable. — 16 days ago

with Sarah

Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Pingus, named after childhood nickname, deep Ruby with concentrated dark fruit aromas and gently smoky notes. On the palate flavors of cherry and plum, licorice, sweet vanilla spice, well balanced, fine grainy tannins, long finish ending with slight oaky tones. Very Nice! — a month ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2022 | too young, rich smell, raspberries and pepper, classy — 13 days ago

Jay Kline

9.5

It’s been a couple of years since I last encountered the 2001 vintage of Chave’s Hermitage. That bottle was a library release from the domaine and so is this example. Splash decanted directly before service. The 2001 pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous and a total umami bomb: Koji beef broth, dried and baked brambles, dried purple flowers, black pepper, Kalamata olive, organic and inorganic earth along with fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Looking back on my notes from 2024, there’s a common theme: the 2001 is all about dat bass. Drink now with some patience and through 2041. — 8 days ago

Doug Powers

9.5

This smells and tastes like a 20-year-old wine, not quite as great as the 1989, but not very far behind, these Chave Hermitage Blancs are outstanding!! — 14 days ago

with Jim