romo

9.3

En Magnum. Delightful aromatics belie the power that simmers. — 4 days ago

Leo Gentile

8.9

Deep garnet color with a hint of brick. Leather and black cherry on the nose very subdued alcohol. Earthy notes at first then dried orange peel dried montmorancy cherry leather and a bit of smoke. Have one more in the cellar which I will wait 2-5years to open. Thanks to Eric Brown for recommending this lovely cab franc — 15 days ago

Julia Geisler

9.3

oh wow 😍 maybe I’m becoming a Loire Cab Franc girl — a month ago

Michael Patrone

9.7

Great pinot — a month ago

with Carolyn

Jay Kline

9.5

Wrapping up a wild weekend, I finished this bottle of Cuchet-Beliando Cornas that I opened Friday evening. It was awesome on the pop and pour and continued to develop in a lovely arc through Sunday evening when I enjoyed my last glass. The 2017 pours a deep ruby/purple with a magenta rim and what’s basically an opaque core. Medium+ viscosity and moderate staining, with some signs of sediment. On the nose the wine is developing with notes of the most pure black and red brambles, some blueberries, a bit of animale, deli case, pimento loaf, lavender, a whole Pensey’s bag of Tellicherry pepper corns, black olives, cedar and gentle warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the palate although the brambles are a bit more red. The finish is long and with loads of meat and black pepper. This is a stunning Cornas that has some real class behind the feral Cornas curtain. I really love this…but I’m an absolute sucker for the Rhône. Drink now with some patience but this will be brilliant for decades. 2024-2057. Thanks for the assist @Lyle Fass — 22 days ago

Turd Ferguson

9.1

Day 2 transformation. Pure gravel dust on the nose. Much more suave mouth feel. Mineralality. Raspberry. Dark fruits, and a little bret. Light to medium body. Cellar temp it’s really nice. — a month ago

Nathan Renfro

9.6

Nice aroma. Lovely mouthfeel. Ripe black and blue fruit, graphite, pencil shavings. Medium finish. Really enjoyed this with steak frites at Rendezvous. — 2 days ago

George Spencer

9.2

Long tanning. Tart fruit. Very enjoyable over an hour or two. Wish I had more. — 18 days ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

Again a wonderful 2016 for a decent price. Full bodied with plenty of red fruit and silky tannins — a month ago

Lance E. Farman

9.0

Quite darn tasty. Snappy acidity and fleshy make it go bye bye quickly. — a month ago