ESF

9.0

charming style, teeniest tiniest hint of RS, low ABV - slight petrol yielded apricot, peach, apple, confectionery sugar, bit of stony minerality - crisp acidity, refreshing beach aperitif. Bump for QPR — 3 months ago

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9.3

The 2019 Rosso di Montalcino is dreamy, wafting up with dusty rose, crushed cherries and sage. This flows across the palate with ease, energetic and lifted with a solid core of ripe wild berry fruits that slowly drench the palate in youthful tension. A coating of fine-grained tannins remains offset by a bump of residual acidity, tapering off spicy and long. This is maturing beautifully in bottle. (Eric Guido, Vinous, September 2024)
— 2 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.1

such value. Producer stored it for you and doesn’t bump price. Some have had premox issies. I’m jinxing myself but so far so good. Super clean Chablis. — 3 years ago

ESF

9.1

Good stuff: prototypical CA chard but not overdone - well balanced oak influence and plenty of golden apple & citrus, some vanilla & minerality. Smooth mid weight clean refreshing & w/nicely integrated acidic backbone. Bump for QPR — 3 years ago

ESF

9.2

Bellissimo! This blew the doors off: inky w/gorgeous aromas of foresty woodland berries, darker fruit, spice, pepper, lavender & garrigue… intriguing beguiling. Med to lighter weight but wore it well with lip-smacking dark berries and warm spices on palate. Finish was a bit disjointed but I’d like to revisit in a year or 2. Bump for QPR — 5 years ago

E & K G

9.3

White flowers, honey suckle, some stone fruit. Good acidity though I would quite call it laser-like. A tad more focus and I would bump it up another notch or two. Great producer and I think more reasonable than some other domaines for the quality. — 6 years ago

A. R.

9.0

High acidity, yeast and toasted bread with good minerality. Very nice. 8.9 on day 1, bump to 9.0 on day 2, gained depth and breadth. — 6 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2020 vintage. Medium/medium-heavy body. Shy bouquet. Great melding of flavors already tho. Showing nicely for a prettier, speed bump-free Brunello effort. 3.11.26. — 3 months ago

ESF

9.3

What a gem! Rich ruby w/mild bricking at edge: gorgeous nose of dusty red & black fruit and tons of secondary notes - anywhere from coffee, tobacco, cassis, licorice & cocoa to dried herbs & minerals, very finely delineated red berried fruit at times, vein of minerality cutting through nose & palate. You can smell & taste the Tempranillo & Merlot individually. Med bodied w/finely grained tannins, regal bearing, integrated acidity and lingering finish. Going back to buy whatever they have left. Bump for QPR. Great chance to taste mature wine in the pocket — 2 years ago

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9.0

The 2022 Rosé Sancerre teases the senses with curry leaves and crushed rocks before revealing crushed nectarines. It's soft and round with a balancing core of saline minerals. Crisp white pit fruits give way to lemon oil notes. This finishes dry yet thoroughly fresh, with a chalk sensation nicely offset by a bump of residual acidity. (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2023) — 3 years ago

Eric

9.2

Cork was a goner. Nose is amazing- and changed with every bump. Better after 2 hours of bottle time. Still fruity. Price tag 😂 — 4 years ago

ESF

9.2

@Lyle Fass thank you for this wine! Big, authentic intoxicating Medoc nose immediately upon opening w/Bing cherry, cassis, boysenberry and raspberry beautifully integrated with savory, bay leaf, mossy tree bark, mushroom, sweet damp Earth and vein of minerality. Seductive inky & opaque, mid to heavyweight, fluid luxurious mid palate with solid tannic structure clenching tightly on finish. Strutted w/roasted leg of lamb. Long life ahead - bump for QPR — 6 years ago

ESF

9.2

This was flat out delicious: squid ink, opaque dense looking and tasting w/gobs of black fruit: blackberry, cherry & plum. baked quality to the fruit. Hints of Earth and a minerally Iodine but by & large fruit focused. Infinitely smooth & caressing - went down (dangerously) easy as we had to do a double take at the empty decanter! .2 bump for QPR! — 6 years ago

Ben Christen

9.3

Great Chablis. Crisp with an apricot bump. — 7 years ago

ESF

9.1

had this earlier this year - a gem from Molise, plenty of personality, juicy acidity great balance between red fruit & earth driven flavors & aromas - bump for QPR — 6 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2021 vintage. PNP'd. Not nearly as explosive and satisfying as that damned 2019 vintage and less body than the corresponding 2020 vintage but a bit more depth and a tad more spice than 2020. A Trader Joe's spesh at $15.99. Think it'll add a little more body and Beatles Come Together notes in the next 6 months-2 years and maybe bump up to a 9.1. At that price, picked up a few bottles to have at the haus through the holidays. 11.5.25. — 8 months ago

ESF

9.0

Legit tasty wine here, tons of fruit, but also well expressed secondary layers including some magical spice & minerality. Med weight, sleek & balanced- this was just all around delicious & engaging. Handles its ABV very well - Bump for QPR — 3 years ago

Severn G

9.2

2019 | Chardonnay
Pattes Loup (Thomas Pico); Vent d'Ange
Burgundy; Chablis, France

Bottle No. 1...Corked!
Bottle No. 2...Reference Standard for AC Chablis!
(Refer to 2018 notes, but acidity bump) — 3 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.0

Circling back on this bottle and I think I’ll bump the score up a notch from my initial rating of 89/100. I still think this lacks structure and a sense of purpose, but the notes are still appealing nonetheless: caramel green apple, dark chocolate with orange zest, and stewed Luxardo cherries, along with some cedar shavings. — 6 years ago

A. R.

9.0

Yummy classically styled Riesling from Finger Lakes, purchased at the winery yearsss ago. On the nose peaches, petrol and lemons. In the mouth, decent acid, slightly too high sweetness for the acid balance, lemon curd and minerals. Medium finish. Very well made and spot on for an aged classic Pfalz Spätlese. Update Day 2 - bump to 90, better integrated sugar/acid and stronger petrol. — 6 years ago