John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

F’ me this is great! Biodynamic too. Like a vintage champs, maybe more interesting from diff varieties. Heard from north Berkeley it’s Pinot Blanc. Why there is not more PB sparkling, I have no idea. Love. — 15 days ago

John Willison

9.0

White flower garden, unripe melon, bit of funk. Opened up over time. Interesting. — 2 years ago

Kelley Raymond

9.2

Really beautiful - crisp and some lemon. Great in a French 75 — 3 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.0

2016 vintage. This estate was bought by Amélie Osmond and Victor Mischler in 2015, so this should be their very first vintage in full control. A very good start for these neophytes with this blend of 75% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Cabernet Franc that displays ripe cherry fruit, spices and some smokiness. It has good concentration and a serious ripe tannin structure, balanced acidity and good length. Provides a lot of drinking pleasure now, but should age well and gain additional complexity. Very good value at just under 10 euros. — 4 years ago

Al Doyle

9.0

Really great poulsard, very reasonably priced, does all the good gentle, subtle poulsard stuff. — a year ago

Martinez

9.0

Outstanding Alsatian Pinot Noir, from vineyards in Wettolsheim, next to Colmar. Precise nose with notes of red fruit, smoke, minerals. Fresh, lively, good acidity — 2 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

This is the second wine I’ve had from this Alsace domain and the second wine where the purity and freshness are almost profound. Gorgeously pure nose has ripe appley Pinot Blanc fruit, accentuated by light spice notes, straw, and moist gravelly earth. Intense but very soft and friendly fruit in the mouth. Again, superb purity (apparently the domain farms biodynamically). Decent acids and a fresh finish that has a little herbal thing. Not complex — it is Pinot Blanc, after all — but very satisfying for a weekday white. — 3 years ago

Galen Hasler

9.2

Bright acidity, almond aged fruits — a year ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Brassy gold color. Classic Alsace nose has petrol-like notes, crushed stone, and golden delicious apple fruit. Smells fresher than the color suggests. Bone dry, with intense crushed stone minerally flavors, bright fruit underneath, and swept along by crisp, mouthwatering acids. Could certainly go a few more years. Nicely done! — a year ago

Al Doyle

9.2

So great. Apparently some Savagnin in there too. Rich citrus liveliness. — 4 years ago