Eric Bordelet

Poiré Authentique Pear Cider

9.7

For what it’s trying to do, and at the price, it’s really fucking good.

Dry with some nice suddle peachy sweetness on the front. — 13 days ago

Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

Ericsson

9.7

Yes—exactly that kind of wine: timeless, composed, and quietly authoritative.

It smells so good on first pour. Damp pine forest floor and clean mountain air register immediately. Everything else unravels from there; but that initial pop-and-pour sniff is pure magic.

On the palate, blackcurrant, cedar, graphite, and dried herbs unfold with control, carried by freshness and finely etched tannins in a medium body.

So classic, so intellectual, and deeply mesmerizing. Drink now or age. — 12 days ago

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Eric Pfifferling (Domaine de l'Anglore)

L'Anglore Tavel Rosé Blend 2020

Scott Kahn

9.4

This is the most full bodied « rosé » that I’ve had. Beautiful and rich - a wonderful exemplar of the Tavel AOP — 8 months ago

Domaine Dauvissat-Camus

La Forest Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2010

Jonathan Warren

9.3

15 year old Chablis? Yes please. I was shocked at how fresh this still was. Only a hint of honey and a slightly darker color than I would have expected the current vintage to be. With that said the honey was there with some soft apple and minerality for days. This was a great wine with dinner. — 10 days ago

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2002

Ron R

9.6

Not the best of vintage in Bdx, but the winemaker clearly pulled off some acrobatics here.
Nose displays the usual Cos spice-box signature, along with notes of forest floor, sage and mushrooms. Palate is rich and dense showing no signs of age. Nice mature casis profile links up with brambles and sandalwood. Tannins continue to prop up this outstanding example. — a month ago