Tom Casagrande

9.0

Extraordinarily light color, especially since it’s from 150 yr. old vines (biodynamically grown). With that color and the 13.5% alcohol, it’s not made in the traditional mold. Nose has lots of just-ripe-enough cherry and pink grapefruit rind, the barest hint of an herbal note, and a little crushed stone. Forceful flavors but soft-textured on the palate. Cherry fruit with a pronounced bitter edge and lots of cracked stone powder. Acids are surprisingly low for such a low-alcohol rendition. Very good depth of flavor. Almost reminds me of the new wave Garnachas from Gredos, but with a little less acidity. Unique. Gonna try it with pesto since my basil plants are still producing like crazy. — 9 days ago

Doug Powers

8.9

Honeyed, white stonefruits, floral, solid acidity, good balance, lively and still pretty crisp, lingering finish, but not one to hold, ready to drink. — 3 months ago

with Jim

Doug Powers

9.3

This 2017 Lirac is 99% Clairette (and 1% Grenache Blanc) from an old head-pruned vineyard with 125-year-old vines which always produces such an unique white wine, some of the previous vintages have seemed to develop rather quickly, but this well-balanced beauty is still going strong at age 9, long, lingering finish, Rudi nailed this vintage, lovely!! — 7 months ago

with Jim

Roman Boudou

9.5

Larissa 30.. — 8 months ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.0

Floral, with some darkness and bitterness on the palate. Quite a bit of volume and texture. — 3 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.2

N; like violet pastilles. Swampy funk, blows off, stones, interesting blue/black
with a touch of garrigue.
P:Lithe, somewhat saline upon entry,
trips over the tongue, such nice mouthfeel. Blackberries, slightly prickly tannins, this wine could go 10 more years. The panoply of flavors hints at tomato leaf, black fruits, with that ever present chewy tannin structure lurking.
Mind you, we PnP this one.
I could drink this …a…long ….time — 4 years ago

TwiLea Fletcher

8.9

01/14/22
Here comes the ❄️…. Maybe.
Meanwhile we bring our own wine. It’s chilled a bit more than we’d like….. but after a bit it’s very palatable. — 5 years ago

with Neal

Chris MacLean

9.5

Very special — 5 days ago

with Sarah

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1966 vintage. Mid-shoulder fill. Lip under the foil an anthrax fever dream. Cleaned than up with an ice cube and a napkin. Used a Durand but this cork merely chuckled at it. Worst cork I’ve ever (tried to) extracted with a Durand. Bring out the funnel with screen to sift/filter out all the semi-ancient cork sed. Wasn’t going to decant as per usual guest wishes so went with the smallest decanter. Tasted 15 minutes, 45 minutes and 1.5 hours after opening. Light, well aged-Burgundy body. Substantial, (STILL!!!) feminine-styled offerings fruit/spicewise. Ummm…reason why Pichon-Lalande-and La Mission Haut-Brion-are my two fave BDX big guns. This was still showing better than you woulda thunk. 8.14.26 — 2 months ago

Lauren Young

8.9

Good bordeaux, easy for the AA Greenwich lounge — 4 months ago

Lawrence Bernstein

9.3

2/26 - amazing qualities all around. A fruit driven wine with lots or red plum and darker blackberry notes. Nice cedar and tobacco notes. Firm tanins. Outstanding mouthfeel. Soft finish. 93 — 8 months ago

Anthony Hughes

9.3

Dark cherry and raspberry, leather, and a dry finish with moderate tannins. — 2 years ago

with Nikkisa

Conrad Green

9.2

Light oyster shells, lime, limestone, salinity. Light and pretty and long — 4 years ago

with Gregg

Charles York

9.1

Tart apple, white flower. Clean, crisp limestone like finish.

Interesting wine. Definitely not Meursault-like, blind I would have went chassagne. I might be a bit low on the rating, often I need a couple of tries on wines like this that taste different than expectation of location. At Hestia — 5 years ago

Rufus King

9.3

Delicious Bordeaux red blend (Pauillac), enjoyed with steak at friends’ house in Amherst, MA — a month ago

"Odedi"

9.3

#AgedWineTuesday

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick rim.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with a beautiful nose.

Showing black plums, black currants, cedar, dried figs, licorice, dark chocolates, earth, rhubarb, tobacco leaf, light black tea and black pepper.

Long finish with soft tannins and tangy cherries.

This 32 year old Pauillac is still drinking beautifully, but a bit past its prime. Rich and elegant. Very complex and spicy.

This Second Growth Bordeaux needed 5 hours to open up properly, and was not that special right out of the bottle.

Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel, and still showing enough fruits to balance the earth notes.

Robert Parker 91 points.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, and with food.

A blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot.

12.5% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$200. — a month ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Very intense mineral and floral aromas and flavors in this lovely Lirac blanc, depth and complexity from the old vines really show in the long, lingering finish, drinking beautifully tonight! — 6 months ago

with Jim and

Jack Tan

8.9

Birthday. Great buy. Mellow and great finish. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Is this the best wine in Beaujolais? I think so. Super refined and complex nose of leather, dark cherries, earth and mineral. A lipstick like intensity. Saline and mineral. Just a stunning refined and complex nose that defies the appellation. Palate is round, elegant and concentrated, with such grace and nimbleness. Amazing elegant and delicate structure suggests this has a decade or more. Wonderful long finish. Grand Cru all the way. A stunning wine and I can’t wait to see how it opens. — 4 years ago

Teresa S

9.1

Blackberries, currant, really nicely balanced. Delicious. — 5 years ago