Joanie Neumayer

9.2

A great producer from this zone. Really love their Kerner too! — 4 months ago

Ellen Clifford

8.9

In my quest to compare old v new world kicking it off with olld world. I was worried this would be an oak bomb based on some previous vintages but there is restraint here. Golden vanilla and somehow green on the nose. The palate is bordering on rich but not. Cool climate fun that is balanced by baking spice and sass. I like this. If you want kosher for Passover (albeit not mevushal) this is for you. I’m neither of those things but finding it a pleasant Chard that flirts with oak just enough to keep enjoying. — 3 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Nose is floral with violets and a bit of mineral oil/camphor. Flavors are smooth and balanced. Some juicy fruit of the bramble. Also classic cassis. Bitter finish completes the French Bordeaux-ness. A nice deep red with some sass. — 4 years ago

Chris England

9.6

After the fab 09 Sass does this @ £137 stack up? Oh yeah 😍 blind I'd say this was top Bordeaux 👍

⭐️ 95-96 now, but 97-99 in 5yrs 😉

🍇 52% Cab S, 22% Mer, 21% Cab F & 5% Pet V

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Sweet cedar & oak, through smoked herbs, mint, blackcurrant, blackberry & dark plum in gravelly minerals w/ red flowers, spice, leather & mocha

👄 Med++ body of creamy ripe rich chewy bcurrant/berry & dark plums bathed in thick choc mocha w/ fine dry tannins

🎯 Long mineral & mocha infused dark fruit lasting stain — 5 years ago

Tom Watson

8.9

Hello new friend, elegant with a bit of sass. — 2 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.2

I’m a big huge mega fan of Ochota. This wine has attitude and sass and carries it all off like...I don’t know maybe it’s the “the forest” name but it is like if goth-punk-pop went royal. All the red things: cherry compote rhubarb stew and some cracked peppercorn and dried branches and bramble and a texture of earth. Love it. — 2 years ago

Kaori B

9.3

Bought in Bologne. Very smooth medium body wine. It’s non offensive and has body.
If you’re looking for a red wine with sass, this may not be for you. This is like meeting someone new for the first time, and you like them immediately and have good conversation with and they are nice but they don’t make you laugh out loud or have characteristics that are distinctive. Like I said no offensive, but robust enough that goes with most things. — 4 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.1

Quaranwine if the day. Looks like I may have been exposed so expect ever so many quaranwines. Ps I feel great but I am doing my part and chilling indoors next two weeks. If I don’t die from lack of hugs, I shall live to drink more more more Burgundy. Especially the sometimes overlooked Cote Chalonnaise. This is ever so exuberant. It just leaps out of the glass at you. Or maybe I’m projecting how I’m gonna be in a coupe weeks. Anyway. Ripe frisky fruits, spice, sass, with this one odd footnote that says raspberry vinegar and herbs. Keeping us thoroughly en France. — 2 years ago

Shelley Kemmerer

9.0

Cider-ish. Super fun chilled. Got some sass to it. — 3 years ago

with Darin

Ross Fulton

9.2

Tropical fruit salad, triple distilled hardener with a touch of oil sass — 5 years ago