Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2024 | in the winelist described as a blend from sauvignon blanc, chenin blanc and viognier. Jolly good with expressieve peach and mango bouquet and supple taste. My appreciation was influenced by sitting on a sunny terrace with a salade niçoise. At Augustus in The Hague. — 10 months ago

Karyn Fricke

9.0

Smooth, plum fruity flavors. Aged well. — 5 years ago

Tim Adams

9.2

Perfect New Years Eve Wine - it’s juicy, fun and full bodied. And I hate saying full bodied. — 6 years ago

Sims Witherspoon

9.7

Probably not the forum for this, but can't help it, too good — 7 years ago

Benjamin Hall Jr

8.9

40% Cesanese 60% Syrah blend from Lazio. 2016 is a bit young. Full bodied. Filled with sour cherry and currant. Having across the street from the Roman Forum with eggplant parm Roman style... quite lovely as the wine augments the flavors in the nice nightshade dish — 7 years ago

E S

9.1

Great one! — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.0

Founded in 1880 by Augustus Quitzow, Sonoma's Geyser Peak is California's 29th bonded winery. Their Russian River Valley Pluto's Fury is GP's top Pinot Noir. From the Middle Reach of RRV (immediately south of Healdsburg and where the river exits Alexander Valley and enters RRV). Produced from vineyard sites situated among the Westside Road wineries and vineyards, including Williams Selyem's Estate, J. Rochioli, Bacigalupi, Bucher, Allen, and Flax vineyards (to name just a few). While this won't be mistaken for Selyem or Rochioli, it's quite representative of the locale, with copious amounts of black cherry, clove, charred oak, with some secondary baking spice and barbecue smoke. The silky, yet structured mouthfeel works wonders, accentuating every curve. — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

One of the few CA Chardonnay I enjoy. You can spend more on one, but for under $40, this works really well.

Arnot-Robert’s rides the fence of CA Chardonnay & White Burgundy nicely. Has a bit of Ca Chardonnay backbone with the creamy body of White Burgundy.

Nose does not show much at first. Green apple, pear, lemon, lime. White peach, caramel notes, cardamom, paraffin, cream, yellow & spring flowers.

The body is creamy with nice viscosity. Green apple, pear, lemon, lime. White peach, caramel notes, cardamom, paraffin, cream, very light honey notes, sea spray, light chalkiness, yellow & spring flowers. Excellent round acidity, beautiful, soft structure, well balanced and a pleasant finish.

A couple more years in bottle add a point or two & more complexity. .

A little history from their website. Watson Ranch Vineyard is perched on a steep hillside overlooking the San Pablo Bay at the southernmost end of the Napa Valley. The ranch was named after early Napa attorney, Augustus Watson, who owned the property in the early 1900s. The adjacent property is an abandoned limestone quarry which historically employed over 300 people, mining material to make portland cement used to rebuild San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. — 2 years ago

Jaume Claramunt

9.1

De Ca l’Emília de Capellades, sempre bones recomanacions — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.3

Nose has old tar, countless stems of red roses, dried cherry, library stacks and dried raspberry.

Palate has jammy and bright cherry preserves, fresh tart cherry, old leather, moist earthy notes (positive trait) and some neutral wood.

Mellow tannins after an extended decant, this bottle is really singing. I am lucky to have tasted older vintages to give an understanding of where this wine is going. Now, whether or not I have the patience to hold the remaining bottles another 20-years is a major question, very nice today.

Decanted ~3hrs, in a cool place. Not my kitchen today, which was quite warm as I preserved our first real harvest of 2019 tomatoes, converting them into pizza sauce. I beat our first processed batch from 2018 by an entire week...don't believe anyone telling you we're not living through climate change, or more appropriately 'climate disruption' to quote Ralph Nader. This is why the best Nebbiolo is now coming from northern Italy, and the best Pinot will transition to Germany. OK, enough politics, this is a forum for wine, mostly. Cat photo-bombs appreciated in your bottle pics (sorry none from me today). — 7 years ago

Alex Beggs

8.9

At ugly baby with Laura griffin! Bubbly guy is great with spicy food and talk of film forum and portable dishwashers. — 8 years ago

Arijit Roy

9.5

First discovered w Forum. Excellent. Amy approved — 9 years ago

Jonathan Drummond

9.6

Awesome. The best of Van Duzer. Given to me and my table by Carl Thoma himself this evening st the Wine Forum of Oklahoma. Overwhelmingly smooth. Perfectly balanced. Impeccable. — 9 years ago

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Stephanie Horbaczewski

9.4

This is a spectacular wine. YPO forum retreat — 4 years ago

Dawn E.

8.9

Apparently the window for drinking Tempranillo is 5 to 10 yrs (Wine Folly). WE vintage chart indicated the 2016 Rioja to be a 95 " can drink not at peak. WS rated this at a 92; I would not go that far! I always wonder about ratings? Is it an estimate for when the wine is near maturity? Please note the above information I utilize as a soft guide; deeply appreciate advice given through this forum!
This wine needed some coaxing, two days on the counter..no cork plus 90 min. decant. Old World in style, tobacco, violets, rich Bing Cherries, licorice Snaps and cedar. Patience is everything I took a sip of this two days ago and thought about dumping it! — 5 years ago

Bill Funke

9.3

Oklahoma wine forum — 7 years ago

George Hesse

9.4

Absolutely delightful. Subtle and smooth with a beautiful finish. What a great start to an evening going to see Bob Seger at the Forum! I was worried that I may have waited too long to open this but it was fantastic. — 7 years ago

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Caleb Warren

8.9

On 3/10/18 at greenbrier at the forum, the Italian restaurant. A well balanced fruity classic Chianti — 8 years ago

Nik Kannan

9.8

This is a PG13wine but with a finish like the ultimate classic .. almost like a 16 time winner and looks like forum blue & Gold - sophisticated like the Lakers — 9 years ago

Brayden Winkler

9.5

Documents going back as far as Philip Augustus, Louis XIII and Louis XIV bear witness to the long-standing reputation of Fitou wines. Strong, full-bodied with real substance and a rich, deep colour. A small % of Syrah and Mourvèdre also brings it's richness in flavour and a delicious aftertaste. — 10 years ago