Tom Casagrande

9.2

The boisterous nose is worth the entire price of admission on this one. Cedar, cassis, black and red berries, gravel, graphite, roasted herbs. Dark and intense in the mouth. Flavors on the lower end of the register. Tacky tannins still very present, but the flavors are nicely evolved. I’d say this is peaking soon, and probably won’t live to see the tannins totally softer, but they’ll be tamed by the porterhouse I’m about to grill. — 2 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.7

Wowzers words don’t describe the texture and mouthfeel of this bad boy! Worth the price of admission…
— 3 years ago

Bryan Kesting

9.5

The nose alone is worth the price of admission. What a beautiful and graceful wine! I feel it can even get better over the next year or two. — 5 years ago

Brian Nickerson

9.2

Well worth the price of admission. Almost a slight toasted marshmallow scent on the nose and a roundhouse kick of dark blueberry and raspberry to welcome velvety tannins. This one is a keeper and has the body to age for many years to come. — 6 years ago

Ricardo Poupada

9.2

Excellent wine, excellent finish, low alcohol, feel no aftertaste or possibility of sugar endured hangover. Excellent wine, a tad pricey but on special occasions worth price of admission — 8 years ago

Severn G

9.1

Still a kiss of oak present on nose and palate. Dry earth, red fruits and more of a eucalyptus note than I recall from prior bottles. Last bottle, we paid $18.35 in 2011 thanks to 'trade' discounts, original release was $54, so worth the admission price for certain. — 8 years ago

web bond

8.9

375ml. Multiple parcels located adjacent to, and/or near, Mouton, Latour, Lynch Bages, etc. One of the least expensive prices of admission to Pauillac. — 9 years ago

Seth Masterson

9.1

A blend of all estate vineyards.
Most malo of all tasted.
Vanilla, lemon meringue, clove and a wee allspice on the closing notes.
Represents a very well crafted, expertly crafted wine but it has a bit of a generic character of 'Cool climate California Chardonnay'.
The ticket price of $95 retail is an expensive admission for this show. — 2 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

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Right inline w/ the 2012 vintage. Fruity and light earthiness. I see the critical range of 92-94. It depends on your love of fruit vs earthiness. The fruit loads on the front end and the earth & complexity comes on backend. The thing that holds this back from becoming more is its lack of depth. If you like fruit over deep complexity, you’ll love this 12. 3 hour decant and the truth is it picks up weight in the very end. For this producer vintage, not worth the price of admission. — 3 years ago

Bryan Kesting

9.4

The nose on this one alone was worth the price of admission. Beautiful wine… — 5 years ago

Pontus G

8.9

Quite like it, rather apple-y. Not entirely sure it's worth the price of admission, but tasty — 5 years ago

LM Segal

9.4

Scorched earth nose worth price of admission. Dark compote, cassis and earthy, loamy core. Sweet tannins on the finish. So nice, ready. — 7 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.2

Brilliant pale gold, bright reflections with great clarity. A tad reductive on the nose, but rapidly opens. There’s an awareness of new oak, but not at the expense of fruit and floral aromas which are vast and expansive ranging from citrus and pears to orange blossom and honeysuckle. Green apple on the entry, moving into more ripe tropical notes on the mid palate. There is wonderful tension here between the rounded mouthfeel of rich creme brûlée and the clean mineral finish. Acidity and alcohol are very much in tune. A very polished and elegant Chardonnay that offers ample palate weight without ever feeling heavy. Expressive, powerful and concentrated with a certain measure of restraint that I find alluring. Very much worth the price of admission. — 8 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.0

Day one: Shy on the nose, with some floral elements (roses and violets). Day two: Bright, ripping whole-cluster aromatics! Laser beams of cranberry and herbs on the mid palate, beautiful finish without so much as a shadow of oak. This is pure, no-frills Burgundy fruit without compromise at the humble Bourgogne level. $27 Bottle Barn price- incredible value. Will drink well for easily another 5-7 years. Great play for your $- a modest price of admission for a relatively serious wine. — 9 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.0

Not sure if reviews of the Crianza got mixed in here, but this is the Riserva from a great Rioja vintage & is a solidly medium bodied wine. The nose alone is worth the cheap price of admission: ripe cherries, leather, all the classic barrel aged notes of dill & vanilla. Very very fresh though on the palate. Those ripe cherries, dark chocolate notes pick up intensity. For a rich wine ( which is not to my taste) & producer I never tried I was impressed — 2 years ago

Severn G

9.3

How does anyone not hoard (regular) Sazerac at ~$25?!
Incredibly smooth, great sweet note to the finish. Again, why haven't I not been buying this for years...?

(BTW Kirkland Bourbon at $30 is worth the price of admission, earthy oak note on the palate is quite similar to Buffalo Trace.)

Counter-Clockwise from top left:
Buffalo Trace (single-barrel selection), Jefferson's Reserve Very Old/Very Small Batch, Knob Creek (9yo), Kirkland Bourbon (7yo), St George single-malt (SM 015), Hillrock (Ancram NY, solera aged, Barrel No. 174), Berkshire Mountain Distillers Shay's Rebellion and Wild Turkey Master's Keep (Batch 0001, 17yo). — 5 years ago

Severn G

9.4

Nose has pineapple, tangerine peel, lightly buttered popcorn, lemon zest, green melon slice and cold butter.

Palate has warmed lemon peel, Clementine slice, lightly oxidized apple, cold honey with a long finish, light barrel notes arrive as the wine warms.

A fantastic bottle of Bourgogne Blanc, but not sure it's worthy of the price of admission, even acquired on the secondary market, as I had. Future bottles should enjoy a minimum of a 6-8 year rest, revisit 2026+.

The longer the wine has been open (+4H), the more expressive all of the aforementioned traits become, an absolutely amazing BB.

Some celebratory wines for our wedding anniversary today; 2017 it's the vintage year we got married. — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.0

Spontaneous pull for dinner, needing something to hold up to rigatoni with sweet and spicy Italian sausage in homemade red sauce and a hit of medium dry Madeira (Broadbent), this is working just fine. 👍

Nose of a tannic raspberry, fresh cherry, some alcohol lingers and should eventually blow off.

Palate has generous raspberry, spiced/ripe cherry, green pepper, cocoa powder, cedar box and small amount of forest floor.

Great QPR with the price of admission at only $13.50. Good wine isn't always expensive. — 8 years ago

Peter Handel

9.6

Everything I love in beer - so good! Weight, depth, finish - so much flavor. Chocolate, bourbon, complexity - and the nose alone is worth the price of admission. Yum. — 9 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.1

Wow.. The aromatics are worth the price of admission. Peach, apricot, gardenias, honeysuckle and pungent aromatics( in the best way..). Acid a bit low, but totally ok for how aromatic it is. — 9 years ago

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