Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Pale lemon color with aromas of ripe fruits, citrus, toasty vanilla and baking spice scents. On the palate complex flavors of apple, peach & lemon citrus, well balanced with acidity on nice mouthfeel. Long finish ending with toasty mineral and spice notes, will continue to age well. A Great Chardonnay. Pair this with a Halibut drizzled with a Beurre Blanc sauce. — 5 days ago

Shay A

9.3

I compared this 2016 BdB to the 2017 Haliotide Late Disgorged BdB to get a feel for styles. Followed over two days with no change.

One of the better Ultramarine wines I’ve had, and definitely pre-funk. I feel like the last few vintages have shown a lot of bottle variation and sometimes a green/herbal profile, mostly in the BdN and BdB (never in the rosé, that’s my favorite wine in the portfolio).

The older vintages always had a distinct cream-soda aromatic to them that I loved, and this has it in spades alongside truffle Honeycomb and spiced apple. Oxidative flair but not an overly oxidative sparkler. Great depth and richness here…almonds, lemon cream, caramel-green apple. Wears the low dosage so well. Broad on the palate (in a good way). I’d be fine drinking this without food. Tasty. — a month ago

Kamall

9.1

Beautiful. Subtle and layered. — 20 days ago

Tyler Felous

9.6

Not my first time with this wine, but 2022 vintage just arrived and already firing on all cylinders. Weighty, beautiful fruit, and enough acid to keep you interested. Hirsch continues to impress — 14 days ago

Austin

8.9

My favored of the tasting 2nd place of all the votes absolutely delicious Chardonnay great value just too much butter for me but still shows layers of flavor — 2 days ago

John Malcolm

9.2

A lovely wine. Raspberries, black cherries, and plums. I slightly prefer the 2016, but this is still an excellent wine. — 5 days ago

John Willison

9.1

Strawberries and herbs. Tangerine and mint. — 8 days ago

Roberto Carli

9.5

One word for this wine is concentration. Medium yellow. It radiates from the dark and fascinating profile of hazelnut and almond skin with enough acidity and oak integration to have none of the downside. I hate the expression but as manly of a chardonnay as it gets — 12 days ago

Eric Hoepelman

9.2

Wow. Very subtle? Not.
As stated on the backside of the bottle, all the expressions of the region are in the bottle. Included the warmth. It's al lot of wine. — 10 days ago

Jake Hajer

9.3

Love this zin. Unabashedly fruity. Strawberry and boysenberry pie. It’s huge with good texture, but doesn’t feel heavy. — 23 days ago