Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Decant your white burgs! This improved so much with air. There’s such power and verve with incredible depth and seamlessness of its layered Chablisen minerality, with buttercream, roasted hazelnuts and an ocean spray-like salinity. It’s texturally captivating, wrapping around the palate with killer density without weight. Racy acids balance its richness and secondary nuttiness and it finishes forever. Excellent. — 8 months ago

Devin B

9.4

Buttercream, apricot, lily, and lemons with a bit of sea shell. Yum! — 2 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

8.9

Fresh, light, simple, inexpensive, and elegant (both the Prosecco and linguine with clam sauce). Lemon, apple, pear, white peach, elderflower, with a hint of spearmint and a touch of buttercream. More concentrated on palette than nose. Lol that in Prosecco-parlance 13g/L of sugar qualifies as “Extra Dry.” That said, there is enough acid here to keep this wine refreshing , balanced, and food friendly. — 5 years ago

Severn G

9.3

Nose has oxidized yellow apple slice, dried papaya, candied pineapple, hay bale, cold candle wax, oak shavings and buttercream.

Palate has dried pineapple, dehydrated lemon, pineapple cake, limestone sand with a very long finish.

Lightest color of yellow in the Gabriel Glas, by far the least visually oxidized version of this wine of all prior. Fresh as a Spring day! — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Nose has grilled lemons, lemon buttercream, lime zest, distant brown butter, orange zest, dried apricot and (minor) struck flint.

Palate has dried lemon peel, pineapple core, buttercream, toasted walnuts, warm banana with faint sweetness on the very long finish with medium acidity. A great wine, decanted 4H and will appreciate at least another 3-4H of opening. Future bottles may be 2024-26+. Very good now, maybe one of the best FLX Chardonnay's I've experienced.

Partial Appassimento method for a portion of the grapes, really yields some extra character and depth to the wine. Only guy doing this in the FLX, Morten Hallgren, to the best of my knowledge. I'm coming to the altar here, it's the right way to handle his Chardonnay style. 👍

$24 direct from the winery cellar, to our cellar, to our glasses tonight. Being in the wine club has good benefits. 👌 — 6 years ago

Keaton Kail

9.2

Mouthwatering acidity, refreshing ripe fruit and a buttercream texture. Gulpable. — 6 years ago

Chris Shultz

9.2

Sugar snap peas and buttercream on the nose. Good minerals, good acidity, structure, linearity. Some grapefruit zest on the tongue and a lanolin, waxy finish. If this were my house white I’d guzzle this stuff. I need to see how it develops with some years in the cellar. — 7 years ago

Matthew W.

9.1

Buttercream, sea salt, mineral tones. — a year ago

Devin B

9.1

Minerals, citrus zest, and a bit of florals, with lots of buttercream on the finish. — 2 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Honeysuckle, and striking, pungent perfume. Fruit that has developed that floral, summer night quality. Plus confectionary, buttercream and mineral spice. A hint of golden raisin. Sweet but balanced with real bite. Very resonant and lively. — 4 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.2

This is some decadent sh!t: lemon curd, fresh pineapple, vanilla, lemon danish, angel food cake with lemon curd layers and buttercream frosting. Not sweet per se (saten is brut by definition) but ripe — 5 years ago

Michelle M

9.0

Classic Provence strawberry shortcake notes with hints of water crackers, buttercream frosting, and lime pith on the nose. Subtle strawberry, lemon, and watermelon notes with hints of powdered sugar on the palate. Very well balanced Provence pink. Great by itself. — 6 years ago

Mike Lee

Beverage Manager/Sommelier Catch Miami

9.3

Aromas & flavors of blended Golden Delicious/green apple, Meyer lemon yellow peach, golden plum, mango, banana, fresh herbs, wild flowers, spice box, and buttercream. Full bodied but not heavy on the palate due to the acidity keeping it afloat. Nice hints of saline tinged minerals. Lovely Chard!!
— 6 years ago

Dr. Owen Bargreen

9.4

The absolutely gorgeous 2016 ‘Queens Road’ was aged for 22 months in 50% new French oak prior to bottling. This stunning wine takes on a hedonistic nose with banana, buttercream, green papaya and suggestions of nutmeg infused hazelnuts that all marvelously combine in the glass. Mouth-watering acidity and a sensational texture greet you alongside a strong veil of salinity. The combination of weight and freshness is outstanding. Once on the palate you are enticed by the seemingly endless layers of orchard and tropical fruits along with nutty and stony undertones complete this sensational wine. While a delight to savor right now, the 2016 ‘Queens Road’ still has a long life ahead of it. Drink 2020-2028- 94 — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

93 that is beginning to lean into 94. This 14 shows nice evolution but still needs 2-3 years before it hits the beginnings of its full stride.

This 2014 “The Sisters” is rich, lush & ruby fruits of; blackberries, dark plum that stretches into pudding, dark cherries, black raspberries, some boysenberries. Dark chocolate cake with buttercream frosting, mocha powder notes, melted, salted caramel, mid berry cola, light; clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & vanillin, dark, rich, sweet earth with dry leaves, some dry herbs, dark spice w/ some palate heat, limestone powder, dry stone, soft leather & slightly dryish tobacco, sandalwood to barrel shavings, hints of lead pencil, touch of dry stems, fresh & slightly withering flowers that are; dark, red with lavender framed in liquid violets, excellent round acidity and a very well balanced, mid structured & tensioned finish that is elegantly polished and lasts a little more than a minute.

Paired with an Allen Brother’s Filet Mignon. A good, well aged Napa Cabernet works well with a less/near no fat cut of meat.

Photos of; the Jones family, staff harvesting, tasting room and Jones vineyard. — 2 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.1

Like a soapy tropical little German Pils from Scheurebe. Grapefruit scented mosaic hops and dank marijuana crystals. Hints of mango and papaya floating in the periphery. A body with some girth and buttercream to yang the ying of acid you couldn't complain about not even for a second. — 4 years ago

Vanessa

9.0

This wine is medium lemon. It has nice clarity and slow-moving tears.

On the nose, this wine has a pronounced intensity of youthful aromas, including, primary notes of ripe peach, papaya, also rose, chamomile, and honeysuckle, with secondary notes of vanilla and buttercream.

On the palate, this is a dry wine. It has medium(-) acidity, a medium(+) body, high alcohol, and medium(+) intensity of flavors consistent with the nose. The finish is medium(+).

This is a Viognier wine from Northern Rhône, France. It offers beautiful floral and fruit aromas. It is aromatic. It has a waxy / oily mouthfeel.

E. Guigal, Condrieu. Vintage 2017. ABV 14.5%. — 5 years ago

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Keaton Kail

9.5

Oh happy day. Just my style and coming fully into its own. Beautiful nose of juicy just-ripe green orchard fruit and lemon. Buttercream and marcona almonds. Exuberant acid, focused, sunshiny, fleeting body despite 14.2%. — 6 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Very good non-champagne value bubbles from the Jura. Wonderful nose of lemon curd, green apple, buttercream frosting, yeast and ocean minerals on the palate. Fine bead. Very good. A little more acid and this would be great. — 6 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

Easy-going for Larmandier-Bernier but still in character - more white flower and buttercream — 6 years ago