Tyler Felous

9.0

Some vegetal/menthol notes on the nose. Another fine but not notable wine. Was hoping for a bit more bite tannic backbone. — 7 days ago

Matthew Steilen

9.2

Always a favorite. — 4 months ago

Maria Cohn

9.5

Red fruit, but with just a bit of tannin. Weeknight perfection — 7 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Opened another recently, legendary wine, said that in the 18th century was introduced to Sultan of Constantinople's palace b/c of its clarity and called "mineral water from Carbonnieux", defying Islamic law. Pale lemon with pronounce aromas of tropical and stone fruits with herb notes. On the palate flavors of melon, mango, apple, green herbs and a crisp mineral edge. Medium+ length, balanced acidity, ending with a fruit, citrus mineral character. Nice, aging well. — 3 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

93 that leans into 94 and will see another point or two with 10 years in bottle.

Sofia and I used to go to their futures luncheon for many years. This vineyard consistently yields fruit that makes one of their best Cabernet’s.

It’s lush as it enters and falls onto dry, meaty tannins. Blackberries, creamy black raspberries, black plum with skin, dark cherries & purple fruits. Dry crushed rocks, dry top soil, limestone & volcanic minerals, moist clay, dry tobacco, new, raw leather, still very woody, mixed mid & dark berry cola, plenty of baking spices-clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & vanilla, dark spices with some heat, some dry herbs, dark melted, chocolate, cocoa powder, caramel notes, bright, fresh & candied florals that are dark, red, blue and framed in violets & lavender, ver nice round acidity with a highly structured, tensioned, well balanced and polished finish that lasts 90 seconds but still lands squarely on wood. — a month ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Always a good choice! — 6 months ago

Michael Walker

10

Fourth MS serving…this is awesome and a revelation bc I haven’t had luck with C-R. Aroma is fascinating, on the palate far more tannic than the Barolo just now - blackberries, pepper, bacon - a great red meat wine. A French napa cab. KLWM — a year ago

Jan de Weerd

9.4

Firm grip not letting go until after a long lingering finish. Just when you thought you had wrestled yourself free you made the mistake of subconsciously taking that next sip and the struggle started all over again with that vibrant, concentrated dark extract of dark black berry and currants soaked in fine grained tannins and earth…ancient earth that is. Still very young as the layers unfold slowly and shyly but so promising. Check our YouTube video to
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mLTsMOqxcSE&t=220s — 4 months ago

with John and Tammy

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Close out G-C?!? Don’t mind if I do. Great concentration and depth of flavor here. Lots of currant, plum, and bruised cherry. 14 months in oak (30% new). Solid villages that doesn’t sport a nosebleed valuation. — 5 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

big red fruits and so so perfumed. Unreal aromas that are so in your face. Not subtle but so expressive, smokey apples, green apples. apple confit and pastry, whipped cream, so mineral as well, Juicy and complex and severely mineral but bubbles not as fine. Finish a but angular. 9.2. But good concentration and seems like a food champagne. Very very very dry. — 9 months ago