Willie Carter

9.4

It’s always so interesting tasting big house takes Brut Nature champagnes. A rather delightful palest of gold colors in the glass. A very creamy texture and minuscule bubbles that go on and on. A bonafide superstar nose on this with characteristic citrus aromas of white peaches, grapefruits, and lime. Chalk minerality and sea spray with a hint of soft spice. There’s a bit of kiwi and honeycomb action that really elevates things.

Pure Chardonnay with no dosage from the Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims. Beautiful austerity and exciting acidity due to the lack of dosage here. Seductively dry and vinous, this simply some of the best balance and precision that I can remember. There’s weight and heft here but it does dance gracefully, even on the second day.

Bright and radiant on the tongue with lively fruit on the palate. Just a bit of brioche here with oyster shells and wet stone. Nougat, green apples, and all the citrus you could ever want. Exquisitely long finish with spice that tickles the throat. A showstopper of a Blanc de Blancs that is drinking perfectly right now.
— 3 years ago

Stasi Seay

9.5

Bold, luscious and a bonafide oak bomb but very nicely integrated. A great representation of a Rutherford Cabernet! — 10 years ago

Brian Duffy

9.5

Hard to imagine better Grenache. For fans of the movie ‘Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?’, this gem is BONAFIDE. — 6 years ago

Chris Zitzman

9.0

NOT half FRIGGIN' bad! The 2013 won the hearts & the 2014 is a solid, bonafide follow-up to the gem. — 7 years ago

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Janae Walworth

9.6

Absolutely delicious! An all time favorite of mine! — 11 years ago

Patrick Vogel

9.1

Honestly I've been drinking this for weeks and it is a bonafide crowd pleaser. biodynamic farming practices? Tuscan field blend? For fifteen bucks you're not gonna find quality like this. Plenty of evidence of fermentation...yeasty, a bit of brettanomyces, tingly sour fruits...Day 2 is vastly different. I'm having this with breakfast, like cranberry juice. I hope to see more wine like this circulating around — 7 years ago

Cristóbal Arellano Borges

9.0

Very nice, light bodied wine. Mainly grenache (80% I believe) Raspberry, cherry, underbrush. Wonderful acid to complement the red fruit. Throw a chill on it and it's a bonafide porch-pounder — 9 years ago