Jan de Weerd

9.3

Concentrated, spicy, intense. Charles’s Smith style! — 10 days ago

with Tammy and

Jay Kline

9.4

It’s been a couple years since I last enjoyed the 1996 and based off this experience, it’s continuing to age gracefully.

Double decanted the night before. The wine pours a garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of cassis, kirsch, purple flowers, tobacco, dried herbs, green pepper, old wood and gravelly earthy. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is long and sanguine. So much soul, it could make Marvin Gaye blush. Drink now with patience (and a long decant) through 2041. Thanks for the assist @Lyle Fass — 3 months ago

Laura & John Griffin

8.9

Bought in Florida with Erica - full bodied wine - — 3 months ago

David Dorn

8.9

Nice chinon- classic expression and beautiful with food — 14 days ago

JeremyC

9.0

Melissa shared this at Swrl during post blind pizza etc. 1968 in 2/26. Fun — 2 months ago

Donald Williams

9.5

Got away with more aging than recommended. Still lovely. — 3 months ago

with Bonnie

Brad White

9.1

2020. Slightly sweet initial taste. Good. — 3 months ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.4

Rich, round, and weighty. Bright sweet lemon and brioche notes. 12 % ABV with a long grippy finish. Balance is the single best descriptor and pure pleasure the result. Prime example of a California character driven non-jammy Chablis-nuanced Chardonnay. Bravo! — a month ago

Austin Hohnke

9.2

Beast! Big, burly, brooding, and bawesome.
Rich and gamey with smoky olive brine and savory layers of earth. Tucking a couple away. — 3 months ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Still lovely after all these years. — 3 months ago

with Bonnie