Chris S.

9.0

Nicole gave it a 9, me and 8.5. Nice cab, slightly strong finish. — 3 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. — 3 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. — 3 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.3

This is an elegant, finessed Chardonnay. Impressive. — a year 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. — 2 years ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.1

Medium bodied. All the syrah notes are there. Nice elevage. Really pleasant to drink today. — 3 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

8.9

A gamay in the Burgundian style structured by a marked elevage with toasted oaky notes. (very well done). The fruit is not highlighted. Since gamay does not have the same vertical depth as Pinot Noir, the primary characteristics are a little behind.

Un gamay dans le style bourguignon structuré par un élèvage marqué aux notes toastées de fût. Le fruit n’est pas mis en avant. Le gamay n’ayant pas la même profondeur verticale que le pinot noir, les caractéristiques primaires sont un peu en retrait. — 3 years 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. — 2 years ago

Dave Meyers

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. — 3 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… — 3 years ago