Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Light golden color. Aromas of tropical, citrus and stone fruits, fresh herbs and freshly cut grass. Flavors of grapefruit, passion fruit, green apple and melon and nectarines with a slight note of flint/crushed stones. Medium finish and vibrant acidity. Just a hint of RS. Medium-bodied and crisp. Crunchy texture. Crowd pleasing and reliable but not spectacular. Thanks for sharing, Ron B! — 12 days ago

Mackenzie Svee

9.4

crisp, chalky, and so clean. Citrus, minerality. Elegant, precise — 13 days ago

Alexandre Pagliano

9.0

Dark rubi robe, nose of topsoil, flowers and dark fruits. Medium bodied, silky and elegant, this is a truly nice bottle drinking great now but with no rush: — a month ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Jay Kline

9.5

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of 90min before and during dinner. The 1995 pours a straw color with a gorgeous, persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with apples, ripe passion fruit, fresh brioche, lemon curd, toasted marshmallow and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. A freaking delicious Champagne. Drink now through 2035. — 5 days ago

Ed Chin

9.5

WOTN resolved tannins and brightness in it acidity. Both red and dark fruit. It gave me this sensation of just comfort. Another example that a poor vintage is not an indication that great bottle can’t be made. — 25 days ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

vintage 2015 | Awesome balance — a month ago

K Brooks

8.9

Lovely with Pat’s grilled salmon. Last of the bottles purchased from Amazon Fresh before closing. — 2 months ago

Vanessa

9.5

Let’s talk about SAVENNIÈRES!!!! 📣📣

Savennières is a small but mighty appellation (AOC), located in the Anjou subregion of the Loire Valley, France and specializes in still, dry Chenin Blanc wines. 🇫🇷

Its growing environment is apt for producing concentrated and ripe fruit, translating into wines with strong aromatic and flavor intensity and higher alcohol potential. 💪🏻 It’s no wonder this appellation is all about Chenin Blanc; Chenin has naturally higher acidity, which can help lend structure and balance to the final wine. ⚖️ 🙌🏻🙌🏻

The combination of these factors sets the stage for winemakers to produce some truly powerful and age-worthy whites that can improve, gaining complexity (and softening) with some time in the bottle. 🤔 🧐 Savennières has a reputation as a more serious, cerebral wine that is meant to be savored, especially when paired with a creamy seafood dish like Coquilles Saint-Jacques! 😋 🥘

🌿This particular wine is the Nicolas Joly, Clos de la Coulée de Serrant AOC (2019) hailing from the prized enclave of Coulée de Serrant AOC (within Savennières AOC), owned exclusively and farmed biodynamically by the renowned Nicolas Joly.

This wine is surely capable of aging for decades but tonight we opted to sip this golden wine during the golden hour with unseasonably warm, summery temperatures here in Minnesota.

🐝 🍯 In the glass, we found concentrated, layered notes of honey, beeswax, yellow apple, ripe apricot, quince, chamomile, dried & crushed white rose petals, toasted almond, hazelnut, cinnamon stick, nutmeg, acrylic paint, wet stones, salted caramel, & butterscotch.

It has texture (and finish) for days and a coating mouthfeel.

🫣 Its alcohol by volume clocks in at 15%!!! But it’s well-integrated and balanced by a crisp acidity and robust aromas and flavors. 👌 — 23 days ago

with Deked1

Laura Berry

10

Had at Traina’s house in Oakville — 10 days ago

k

9.3

Full mouthfeel with acidity, minerality, and tropical fruit notes exquisitely balanced. Or peach and honeyed citrus per label. Still lovely. — 21 days ago

Jason Sliwa

9.2

Kermit Lynch for the win. — a month ago

with Vicki

Neville Weston

9.6

Bit of a champagne binge this weekend! 🙄😬
We love Ruinart Blanc de Blanc so was easy to go for this 2010 vintage, which did not disappoint.
— a month ago

with Marta

Rob Brobst III

9.0

My weekday go to! Happy thirsty Thursdays 😊🍷✌🏼 — 2 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.4

@ our annual ‘winter’-BBQ… 😎

Served with cedar smoked salmon, hints of black bean sauce, chili and ginger 😍 — 19 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Such a great Bourgogne Blanc drinking better than a number of 1er Crus showing lemon, pear, green apple fruit with a stony, mineral, floral & racy acid notes — 11 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2021 vintage. Decanted and passed, with high air, between two decanters four times. If it were Caymus, woulda used a blender and forgotten. Last tasted 8.5.26 (9.6) Older (60's, 70's and early 80's) vintages more fruit driven which is quite the surprise in the current Napa Cab climate. Arguably the best GDL Private Reserve this estate has ever made. That goes back six decades. Supple, velveteen entry without the temptations of appearing over-extended. Structured mid-palate. A seeker's wandering, yet undeniably substantial finish. Taste it and you tell me. — 20 days ago

Heather Danskin

9.0

Really crisp and tart. A lovely sharp white. — 17 days ago

Carter Snead

9.6

Houston Red Mass — 8 days ago

Keith Pajonas

9.0

Orange marmalade, honey, all the great things — 25 days ago

Ivor

9.4

Drink je droomwijnen diner@rijks. from magnum and very open and giving from the get go. Warm burgundy fruits, balanced with beautiful oak and a long finish. You cannot not like this wine. While this is ready it still has decade(s) in the tank. — a month ago