Jay Kline

9.6

At this point, with this group, a Legends dinner simply wouldn’t be appropriate without at least one bottle of Chave Hermitage.

Opened about 90min prior to service; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 1994 Hermitage pours a slightly hazy garnet with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with perfumed notes of dried brambles, dried blueberry, dried purple flowers, black olive, mushroom, espresso, leather, stony earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and slightly sanguine. Delicious with the 5 Spice Cured Duck prepared with marinated Bing cherries, crispy shallot and Olathe corn polenta. It was such a pleasure to taste the ‘94 Chave next to the ‘85 Gentaz. Two Northern Rhône Legends working with their respective terroirs. Where the Gentaz was all about the aromatics of Côte Rôtie, the Chave was brought more of the power from the Hill of Hermitage. Drink now through 2056. — 4 days ago

Kaitlin shears

9.1

All time favourite cremant. Dry, nice bubbles, great for sharing and celebrating. — a month ago

Her Mir Tage

9.4

Hubert Lignier's Clos de la Roche 2001 is an elegant beast—powerful in structure, layered and unfolding progressively, with fleshy texture, dark fruit, and black pepper intertwining. It's a very 'un-Roche' Roche. I've had AR's Roche and Dujac's Roche before, but neither had this kind of sheer power.

The 2014 DRC Richebourg exceeded expectations. I wasn't a big fan of the 2014 vintage before—it's a weaker year after all. But this one only started to open up after three hours of decanting, from 5 PM to 8 PM. I poured it three times over the evening, and each glass showed a different evolution:

· First glass: hawthorn and sour plum soup.
· Second glass: elegant rose perfume began to emerge, along with white pepper spice.
· Third glass: fully opened—red fruit, floral notes, and licorice intertwined, with a slender, lean, elegant frame—charming and refined, never cloying.

What a joyful evening. Both bottles were absolutely delightful! — a month ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Cena lider mty @ gand cru — 2 months ago

Maggie Harrison

9.7

2022, figgy, plum with undertones of bacon at first open. very elegant and soft on palate. beautiful. about 4 hrs later- decanted. change? more mineral, tannins are showing more now than at opening. dried fig, meaty. bolder fruit on back end of palate thru the finish. iron on finish. drinking great but more time would certainly be better. — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Opened three days earlier. The 2023 pours a deep ruby/purple color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of ripe brambles, lavender pastilles, bacon fat, black pepper, and fine baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. A delightful pairing with Bison ribeye. Young but showing its potential. Drink now through 2043. — 13 days ago

William Lauder

9.4

Still drinking well. Great expression of a Rhone — 4 hours ago

Dave

9.0

Well, we all know this one. Average rating 8.7? Where's the love?
Listening to the Apers — a month ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Lal o obelix — a month ago

Joe Flo

9.7

Very nice follow up to 4th of July. — 2 months ago

Tom Nguyen

9.3

Great energy and fruit. Well balanced. Always a pleaser. — 3 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.4

Corked cesar leal y ale leal — 4 months ago

Pierre Gourinchas

9.6

One of the very best Chardonnay I ever had. At its peak. — 3 days ago

eagle_eye

9.3

Honeysuckle and almond. Bery nice! — 15 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.0

Ugrch @ metropolitan — 15 days ago

Jelle Lars Heijmans

9.9

Magnum 99+ — a month ago

Lyn Farmer

9.3

Deep Ruby color with intense black fruit aromas of cassis, black cherry, blackberry, violet, vanilla, cedar and crushed stone minerality. Light eucalyptus, forest floor, cigar box and graphite. Well balanced tannin and acidity though the wine feels a bit over-extracted. Delicious but a little heavy. Lots of room for development. — 2 months ago

Robert Ahlstrom

8.9

Pale ruby translucent, light body with great acidity, tart cherries and minerals — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.8

Acker auction @ marea — 4 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Ines en beach club monaco — 4 months ago