Jay Kline

9.2

Opened about two hours prior to service; enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 1985 pours a deep garnet color with an orange rim and a slightly hazy, near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of dried, desiccated blackberries, pipe tobacco, leather, organic earth and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin (integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. A lovely, mature wine that should be enjoyed over the next several years. Drink now through 2030. — 3 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Noticeably deep colour , deeper than all the others , medium deep ruby quite thin ruby rim . Quite herbal and deep on the nose , with darker fruit profile . Blackberry , dark plum, dark cherry , earthy herbal touches. On the palate this is quite dense and rich with dark cherry , kirsch, blackberry , and a richer frame . Quite gritty but ripe tannins , with balanced acidity . Decent lightly chalky cherry , blackberry, herbal tinged finish . Very different from all others , darker and richer , riper . However , still well made , though not that charming or , dare I say it ‘Burgundian’ , probably as expected . I believe this also needs some time , come back in 5 years and drink over the next 10 or so. — a month ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.1

Miguel fdz gera julio daniel gtz @ stanton — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Precheval troigoss — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Very light and crisp. Cherry and bright ness. Delicate — 4 months ago

with Walker and David

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Ypo mex ballesteros — 6 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Eugenio b valle encimos#
No se que pasa con este productor pero apesar de ser la mejor parcela de ch m estaba muy flojo el vinito — a day ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.6

Omfg so good!! — 19 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

vintage 2018 | Laurel, brushwood and strict tannins. American oak. High bitters. I found this wine very far developed for a wine from 8 years old with a slight oxydative touch. — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.3

Jorge baeza — 2 months ago

Ed Chin

9.3

I’m not real big fan of SB, this one though was different. The lees aging make me think of a flat champagne. Interesting right now and would love to try this with a few yrs of age to see what other nuance it has to offer. — 3 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.4

Sancerre proper! — 4 months ago

Phil Kessling

9.1

My favorite Macon Chard. This wine drinks so much higher than its cost. Green apple, lemon curd, used oak, acidic, full bodied. Excellent with cheese, cream sauce. Love to pair it with an Alfredo Chicken pizza. — 8 months ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.1

Another geeky Kermit Lynch selection. Perfect summer wine — a month ago

John Kanellopoulos

9.2

Rich, full body this rose behaves like a blend red!
The best Bandol for me so far — 19 days ago

Michael Amoruso

9.2

2010 vintage drinking great now. True black cherry. Forest floor. Grippy tannins. Loved this. — a month ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.1

v17. Very good! Dusty pepper and tobacco nose. Fresh, rich black currant and soft plum fruit. Smooth, long, dry slightly chewy mocha and leather finish. Nicely made. — 2 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1973 vintage. Okay fill. Opened with a Durand. Cork 80% saturated. Musty, hot, slightly “raisined” nose. Light medium body. Drank more like a Burgundy at this stage of life. Amplifying savory aspects currently. Definitely instructive and an absolute blast to hit the FLB (Friday Lunch Bunch) with. These formative, ancient Napa Cabs always so revealing, primal and archival. The 1973 cork a little longer than those short stuff 1968 and 1969 ones. 6.12.26. — 3 months ago

Andy@andyberke.com

9.2

A real favorite. What a value — 4 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Pale to mid Ruby. A sooty earthy savoury red fruited note with raspberry and new leather. The palate is reserved yet with M+ intensity. Delicate yet assertive. Still very fresh for its age. Elegant with enough palate weight to make it totally enjoyable. Benjamin Leroux was the winemaker who has gone on to more accolades with his own label. Jasper Morris thought that this was the best wine made by Benjamin Leroux during his 14 year tenure at Domaine du Comte Armand. Would go on for several more years if you were lucky enough to be holding some. Pommard is another commune which has no Grand Crus but this must be one of the best Premier Crus. I concur with Jasper Morris MW when he had a bottle of this very wine with friends when he said “we were very sad to finish the bottle “. My son Hugh bought this wine for me from Sotheby’s NY in December 2013 and brought it home in his luggage for Christmas that year and I am so glad he did. This is one of the 1001 Wines. — 7 months ago