Will Stanley

9.2

Second time trying this from the 2015 vintage, first enjoyed five years ago. This was my Christmas Day wine, when it’s always hard to really appreciate or concentrate on a wine what with everything else going on! I ordinarily go for familiar favourites from the Rhône, or aged Bordeaux. Anyway, this Brunello was still super macho, austere and in need of either more time in bottle or some very rustic, Tuscan food. Or both! — 7 months ago

David Langstaff

9.5

There is no point drinking any other CDP. And the ‘06 is a follower to the ‘05, ‘07, ‘08 and ,09. But what a magnificent wine. Fruit has calmed down and integrates with earth. And the Rayas pepper is there. Cannot mistake this wine for anything else. Simply stunning. — 5 years ago

with Sarah, Lee and 2 others

Fraser McKinley

9.8

This was a tremendous bottle. We were fortunate enough to tear into a pair of delicious Salon ‘04s last month but this was something else. So much concentration, poise and grace. I don’t believe I’ve tasted a better Champagne - 1996 — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.1

Light straw color. Very tight in the nose, even after being open for a couple of hours. Notes of light citrus, kiwi and white flowers. Not much else. High pitched and fruit abundant in the mouth. Light acidity and structure, almost to a flaw. Closed down? Needs more age? Will wait a few years more and check in on this one down the road. — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.4

Chardonnay was on the mind most of the day and it was time to pull this cork...

Evening Land’s 2009 La Source Chardonnay from Seven Springs Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA is the highest scoring Oregon white wine EVER from Wine Spectator. In fact, only one Oregon wine (red or white) has ever outscored it, and just so happened to be the Evening Land 2012 La Source Pinot Noir from the exact same vineyard.

Needless to say, expectations were high (even with the amount of salt I take with WS). My immediate impression was actually surprise because of the lack of acidity. An hour open and taking it down 10° from cellar temp improved its balance. The minerality certainly makes the wine but its purity oscillates at time. Poached pear, quince, lemon blossom, with crushed white rock, and wild herbs. Definitely an exceptional Chardonnay, but I would reserve “best ever” status for something else.

— 8 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

What everyone else said. So delicious. — 8 years ago

with Anthony and Mari

leon egozi

9.4

I don’t know what’s going on with this app but it seems that my posts are taking 1-2 days to show up??!! Their tech support also does not respond. Is anyone else having issues?
Anyway the Dom is always very good — 8 months ago

Ed Chang

9.7

Not quite as viscous as previous bottle but nose/flavor profile still like nothing else. — 4 years ago

Ron from VA

9.1

A touch simple...and a touch delicious :) Balance if nothing else. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

A group of us met up for happy hour and I was asked to chose the wine. The shop we were meeting at had three bottles of Viña Cubillo on the shelf; none remained when we were done. I think the group had full intentions of drinking other things but why bother when this is available. I mean, what an incredible value and it hits all the spots: bright cherry core, some olive and baking spice, bright, beautiful. Nobody else at the table had ever had anything from LdH. Now, they won’t forget. It’s always nice to share great wine with open minded people. — 7 years ago

Jake Flaherty

10

It’s a phenomenal wine in all aspects. I don’t know what else to say. — 8 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

A transportative wine. Honey and almonds on the nose. The palate’s fresh and mineral. But it has that alpine character that transports you to the mountains. Nothing else like it. Bought from Fass Selections. After an hour gets much more complex. This is great but yet very different. An anti ennui wine. — 8 years ago

with Lyle

Shay A

9.2

Weekly Wednesday Wine Committee and this was a special treat as not only was Weston from Montagu Wines in attendance, but Jason Moore, owner and winemaker for Modus Operandi Wines out of Napa. Blind format as always. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert.

Every part of me, and most everyone else in the room, called this New Zealand SB. Never had a SB with so much grass and jalapeño pepper on the nose. More grapefruit rind came in to play later and it had a typical SB finish with acidic/stone driven notes, but what a nose! — 8 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.1

Picking up some color which I thought unusual. Everything else in place — 8 months ago

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9.6

The 2014 Argonne was much more open when I tasted it last year, which is probably a good sign for its long-term aging prospects. Tangerine oil, white flowers, spice, brioche and a kick of sweet oak all run through the 2014. More than anything else, I am struck by the wine's linear intensity and drive. Argonne is 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay done in 100% new oak. Disgorged: December 14, 2022. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2023) — 3 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.5

Nose was a bit muted for the first hour but everything else was magical! — 5 years ago

Henry Fuseler

8.9

5/19. Just as good as the two previous vintages. My go to if something else does not catch my attention. — 7 years ago

Ivets

9.9

Strong pear aromas. Smells like the pear flavored jelly belly tastes. Nice balance on the tongue. This is the crispest wine I've tasted. Acids are there but don't make you pucker like most everything else. — 7 years ago

Tom Ellis

9.7

No tasting notes necessary. Almost unreal flavor, textures capable of restructuring your brain cells. This wine almost ruined me by raising the bar impossibly high for everything else that followed. Now regretting I sold my double magnum of '70 in 1997. "Dark chocolate-covered berries, fresh moss, leathery clay bound in a sensory rush that lingers all evening". This is what separates the classics from so many wines; One thinks of it and can taste it for the rest of your life. — 8 years ago

TheSkip

9.3

So very good.

Nothing else to say! — 8 years ago