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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 — a month 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 — 2 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 😂 — 2 years 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)
— 3 months 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) — 2 years ago

Andrew Liguori

9.0

Creamy lemon, some dank umami-ness and thick mousse. Off the beaten path and great with a caviar bump — 2 years ago

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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 — 3 years 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 — a year 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. — a year ago

Severn Goodwin

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) — 2 years ago