romo

9.2

Calibrate your palate before tasting. More versatile than Beas other bucce but requires some thought and patience. — 6 months ago

Harvey Raben

8.9

A solid Washington Merlot, well balanced, black fruits, lightly oaked and just enough tannins to be interesting. — 3 years ago

Maggie Harrison

9.5

full malo. bio-d. red apple, bosc, apple blossom, light weight, balanced. moderate acid- long finish. outstanding. First in a white burgundy (any) tasting to calibrate our palates! — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

More fruit forward then the other burgundies. Cherry liqueur with a tannic finish, mainly a Blackberry bite. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.3

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

Stewed cranberries and blackberries, with a candied finish. More tobacco and earthy driven. Like the Pommard Pinot but on steroids. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.0

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

Young and tannic. Not-yet ripe raspberries. Leafy. Rosemary and white pepper dominant. Needs a lot of time. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.3

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

Lemon tart on the nose. Really nice and sharp acidity (more so than I get with nose mersaults). Orange rind on the palate. Oak is difficult to find here, actually. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.0

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

Buttery and rubbery at the same time. Probably slightly past its prime? Strong front palate of toasted butter and wax. Mid palate and finish fade to a faint almond note. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.2

I’m a bubbles nerd, and even with that in mind, the color profile here was crazy! I brought this to accompany some TX brisket (dynamite pairing).

100% Pinot noir; 72hrs on the skins; 1g/l dosage; disgorged March ‘22; back label says (in French) to open 20mins in advance

At first pour it reminded me of some Lambrusco's I’ve had…deep red/purple! While there is a powerful core of fruit here, it is packaged nicely and not too extreme (though the color wants to take you there). Had a small pour right at pop to calibrate and then (impatiently) waited 20mins…slightly more expressive and the fruit came to the front (cran-raspberry, underripe blueberries) with herbal and floral notes at the finish. The limited dosage seemed appropriate as the texture was nice with good length and nothing was austere or bracing. Definitely has a “crunchy” profile. If poured in a black glass, rosé bubbles would be the call but you would never guess the color would be what it is. Fun. — a year ago

Will Stanley

9.3

Easily one of the finest aromas I’ve experienced in a Rioja, and indeed any wine, in the past year, truly a beguiling and complex experience that begs your nose to remain in the glass. I must note for my own posterity that on the palate I was initially a little underwhelmed. I’m not sure why. I think because this is such a subtle and elegant Rioja, and that I’m so out of the habit of drinking wines from this region and perhaps even, by extension, subtle and elegant wines as a whole. But the more I tasted it, the more I enjoyed it. I had a similar experience with the Viña Ardanza 2010 (which at the moment I prefer to this). But this 904 Gran Reserva is a beautiful, medium to light-bodied Rioja, very fruit-forward with Burgundian delicacy and a charm so typical of the finest wines of this region. A melange of coconut, vanilla, dried cherry and Mediterranean herbs are followed by an impressively saturated palate with medium orange peel acidity and very fine, resolved tannins. I must admit I cannot yet calibrate this wine with the notes of prominent critics, who talk about power, acidity and tannin, but maybe time will tell. This should be a terrific wine to follow over the next ten to twenty (plus) years. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.1

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

Tasted much older than it was. Truffled mushrooms and a jalapeño/white pepper note...almost chinon like? Quite herbal too. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

Most Napa-esque of the white burgundy’s we had. Butterscotch and honeyed cashews on the nose. Very rich. Grilled cantaloupe on the palate. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

Burnt butter and reductive type notes...roasted pear, honey, and cantaloupe. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.2

If you can calibrate your mind for Turley (or Zins in general), these are fun and hedonistic wines to simply enjoy.

My first experience with the Turley Dusi. Initial impression is this has Paso all over it (as it should, since it’s a Paso vineyard) with a sense of weightless gravitas. Wave after wave of ripe fruits from the entire spectrum (red, blue and black berry fruits), cedar, espresso all on the nose. Little bit of EA sharpness (as I’ve found common with Turley) but only at levels to elevate the aromatics, not enough to detract from the overall profile. Mixed berry pie richness on the palate with more cedar, spiced plum, dark cocoa and just a faint profile of chewing tobacco leaves (not sure if that’s the profile of Dusi, or if that’s evolution after almost 8yrs). ABV is noticeable when warm but drinks nice closer to cellar temp. Pop corks and enjoy over the next few years. — 2 years ago

romo

9.2

Sparkling chenin? Yes, pls. Doesn’t make me calibrate my mouth every sip. — 4 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

One of the top reds of the night for me. Very dusty fruit. Cranberry tea with blackberry pie. Very good at this age. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.3

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

Very lush. Potpourri and lavender type nose. Cedar. Dark chocolate covered raspberries and blackberries. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

This ended up being the group’s consensus for red wine of the night (though it was my 2nd favorite red). Raspberry pie, rhubarb and kirsch on the nose. Lots of red and black fruits on the palate alongside clove. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

Not only was this my white of the night, it was my wine of the night (and voted the same by the group). Lemon cream nose and on the palate. Honeyed almonds and marzipan. Fantastic! — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Burgundy night. Started off with a nice champagne followed by a Cali roussanne to calibrate the palates.

This was my bottle and I was slightly disappointed. I bought hoping it would be like the ‘13 but they were quite different. This was much more tropical with a sulfur like finish. Almost Chablis like. Shared no characteristics (like lemon cream) like I found with the ‘13 that was very chassagne-Montrachet. — 8 years ago