Byron Hewett

9.3

This is an elegant, finessed Chardonnay. Impressive. — 3 months ago

romo

9.4

Even better than the sample I had a few months ago. Might be the best Cru from this producer so far. 41 months elevage. — 9 months ago

Izek Jasper

9.2

Always a textural interpretation of Chablis, the ‘17 rendition of the Vent d’Ange has developed even better than I expected. There is a real salinity that balances out the depth that comes from a long elevage and extended lees contact. — 2 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.2

Blinded. The classic aromas were instantly revealing of the appellation, but the vintage was well-hidden behind the remarkable acidity. I felt the 06' exoticism was well-honed in here, which is perhaps a function of long elevage balancing any hint of fruit ripeness with layers of lees-derived texture. Intensely saline finish. Impressive and a strong case for long aging/late domaine releases. — 2 years ago

Leslie

9.3

Decanted this 2006 for a day before drinking. I did taste when I first opened and it was good but after a day it was soft and luscious in the mouth and tasted precisely like what it is, a merlot driven Bordeaux. It paired beautifully with a hearty beef stew and then was great on its own. — 5 months ago

Shengli Hu

8.9

Visited the vineyards with Tim Mosher on a hot late summer day at noon - Sep 3 2022. Drove through and tasted berries from the OG ungrafted DRC vines, old and new Pinot Noir vines, Grenache, Syrah and Carignan vines. It was a blast.

Barrel fermented, 10 months aging on lees which were stirred once a week, full malo. Yearly contract with Pride Mountains for making wine. Since 1996. 13.2% abv. Yellow delicious apples and other stone fruits, hazelnut, stony characters, butterscotch, Brioche, lemon curd, yeasty sea salt, smoke and flint. A mix of new Francis Fevre medium toast barrels (they get 12 new barrels every year) and 1 year old barrels from Pride Mountains. Ever since 2016 elevage was down to 10 months (instead of 18 months) for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. — 2 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.3

Riktigt kraftig och djupt koncentrerad. Lite flamboyant. Modernare tolkning av St Emilion och högra stranden, men med tydlig merlot-karaktär. Mycket elevage som hålls upp av frukten. Mörk bärighet, svart tryffel, cigarrlåda… — 2 years ago

Austin Anderson

9.5

Full-bodied without being too fruity. Very well-balanced. — 6 months ago

SV

9.0

Truly one of the best California Syrah blends out there, regardless of price. Elevage make a huge difference here — they’re selling the 2016s now. Fruit forward with plenty of garrigue and savory herbs — rosemary, tarragon, thyme. A lovely wine to buy by the case ahead of summer BBQs. — a year ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.1

Medium bodied. All the syrah notes are there. Nice elevage. Really pleasant to drink today. — 2 years ago