Nate

9.3

Tasted march 2026 with varsha and Silvio via apex game chat. Lost bottle but and well worth it delicious 4/4 — 4 months ago

Joe Christenson

9.4

Delicious, juicy, a little bit funky. Paired beautifully with turbot in a beurre monte sauce with caviar. Perfect. Will seek this out back in the states. — 8 months ago

Sam

9.0

Aged. Funkier than a young gamay — 3 years ago

Rita Ernst

10

Dry Farm Wine — 4 years ago

Adam Nesto

9.4

Yes yes yes yes yes — 6 years ago

with Alex

Chelsea-Marie Annett

8.9

Very drinkable, dry with a mix of fruity berry flavours — 7 years ago

Guillaume Girard

9.4

Great nose. Mid red.
Love the fruit confit taste. A bit of pear and apple. — 7 years ago

Jerry Raphael

9.0

Very nice Northern Rhone red blend with some white wines as well. Drinking great and enjoyable but a lot going on at dinner. — 4 months ago

Steve Rura

9.1

Mmmmm great skin contact orange wine! 100% Sauvignon Blanc. 12.5% abv. Dusty, grassy nose. Citrus peel, Meyer lemon, sherry, strong acidity and tannins, but without the typical cider funkiness of other skin contact wines. Not hazy. Usually not my favorite style, but this one is an exception. Recommended by a friend. With red pepper, scallion, asparagus and spinach Spring frittata. — a year ago

Andrew Liguori

9.0

Depth and beautiful structure with silky tannins, dark fruits, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg. Full body. Plenty of time ahead for this one. — 4 years ago

Conner Massey

8.9

light, lemony sylvaner. Maybe a touch meaty on the nose — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

I do like this Polish immigrant’s craft.

The blend of fruits are a broad spectrum of, sour, candied and floral, ruby, mid & dark, red fruits, dark, smooth spice, cinnamon stick, floral heaven & flat out elegance. The blue fruits in Paul’s wines are incredible.

Photos of, two of his Southern California vineyards, Paul Lato at a Matter of Taste during our 40 minute chat & their concrete fermentation eggs. — 6 years ago

Bob Dylan

9.0

Love this producer. Not my favorite of his wines but that’s just personal taste. 12.5%. Still delicious. Very barnyardy — 7 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.5

2004. La Bourgogne de la soirée. Vin d exeptionnel! Rien accroche. Profondeur et plaisir fou à boire ce grand vin. — 8 years ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Good one. Glad I bought more. — 5 months ago

with Bonnie

Haakon Hovde

9.2

Such a nice vineyard, nice people and beautiful cat. The wine has aged well. Sublime — 2 years ago

Some Dude

9.1

C’mon! This is a great wine. I think some people worry about getting the best chat-neuf or the top-rated —these are wonderful wines built to be enjoyed. We actually had this with prime rib and horseradish sauce, with creamed spinach. It had plenty of power for the rich beef and enough finesse for the sides. — 3 years ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

9/2021. As expected, another nice bottle of Chat du Pape. Good flavor and feel. Thanks Black Rooster. — 5 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.6

It is Friday night and during this time of being shut in our home a group of us had a Zoom chat to try and help in keep some assemblance of normalcy with socialization through Zoom chat. During our gathering I opened the 2016 Pirouette Long Shadows Vintners Bordeaux Blend. A blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec. A wine from Walla Walla, Washington produced by renowned winemaker Philippe Melka. A beautifully blended wine that will stand the test of time and only get better.

On the nose there is black cherry, blackberry, red currant, vanilla, baking spice, cigar box and rich soil.

On the palate ther is black cherry, blackberry, black currant, red currant, green bell pepper, creamy chocolate, graphite and crushed rock.

This wine is full bodied with a smooth creamy mouthfeel, medium + acidity and medium + smooth rounded tannins that lead into a long black fruit finish. What a wonderful wine that all would enjoy. I just wish on our video chat I would have been able to share this with my friends. Maybe some day when we come through this. Please everyone stay healthy and safe. We will come through this. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 6 years ago

Tyler Martinelli

9.6

This is a manly wine. Like, "let's smoke a cigar and chat about sports by the grill."
Bold and earthy and fruit.
Super cool that wine can transport you and posses these qualities! — 8 years ago