Samuel Sabori

9.1

Drank with a farmer in Kenya, his eyes lit up. We are talking smallholder value. Perfect bottle for the moment. — a year ago

Richie Davies

9.4

Not as sweet as 2019 — 5 years ago

Michael Mugmon

9.7

Purple Canadian gin I picked up in Vancouver last year. — 7 years ago

Ron from VA

9.0

What fun fine at whole foods - 18$ for a mature, oak/ML Italian chard. Wifey loved it...and I loved WF’s rapid chiller (fair lakes location) which allows for the immediate use of a shelf selected white/sparkler. — 7 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

Crisp and clean. Close your eyes and you think Champagne despite the rather dark pink color. Easy drinker. — 8 years ago

Eli Barton

9.5

I’m not a fan of merlot, and I don’t know much about Bordeaux, but I do have to say this was really enlightening. I only got a slight hint of age on the finish for the first 30 minutes we tasted it. It had a huge savory-meaty aroma that jumped out of the glass, and the dark fruit, black licorice, some herbal flavors had great persistence... still had plenty of acidity. after about an hour it started to taste a little tired compared to the beginning, definitely showed a bit more age but it was still subtle. I’ll remember it for a while. Maybe it was much bigger when it was younger, but I thought it was well balanced. And maybe it wasn’t the best example, but it kind of opened my eyes to merlot and pomerol. — 8 years ago

with Jennifer

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

There are expensive chardys coming from Beechworth, but not all of them
The quality of the fruit is superb, well over the average of the country
Stylistically they use oak, but thanks to the flesh of the wines it is less prominent than what the classic oaked chardys were
In this case we have a little extraction of colour from the skins.
I like it, it has got a wonderful feel in my mouth
Beechworth is not only Giaconda. That's a good news☺️☺️ — 9 years ago

Jim Nelson

9.0

Scouring a wine list, my eyes always perk up at the sight of a Spatburgunder — 3 years ago

Ayyyy

9.5

Woah!! Really good 💚 — 3 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

@Delectable can you please add the 2003 vintage. I keep getting error message 2000.

It’s a very good night when you have an Allen Brothers Ribcap and an older Pichon Lalande. It is my favorite beef pairing. The 03 is just starting to move into its good phase. I would not open another 03 for at least 5 more years and has another 10 plus years of good drinking ahead.

I decanted it for about 2 1/2...could have used another half hour. Once it was fully open, the body was elegant and the tannins like velvet. The ripe black raspberries & raspberries led the rush onto the palate. Followed by; blackberries, dark cherries and a little strawberries on the long set. Gentle earth of; stones, clay & loamy dry soil, fresh tobacco, graphite, suede style leather, some dark spice, understated baking spices of; vanillin, cinnamon, nutmeg and just a dash of clove. Dark, red, purple & some blue florals. The acidity was excellent. The creamy, velvety, elegant, well balanced in fruit and earth was harmonious wire to wire.

The pairing causes my eyes to roll and let out an mmmmm.

Photos of; Chateau Pichon Lalande, stainless steel tanks, side garden area of the chateau and their barrel room. — 6 years ago

with James and Christina

Tom Inners

9.4

So old world in its interpretation and how it showed with graceful age here in 2019. Very little intervention in the winemaking as I have come to understand it from Randall and getting to know these wines past and present. A surprise winner of the bottles opened as part of dinner in good company. I will keep my eyes peeled for more bottles of the 1980’s vintages from LG as I have seen a few pop up across Sonoma County’s wine honey holes 🍯 — 8 years ago

Surveyor

9.0

Shardonnay Shardonnay — 8 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.7

This is an indigo-black wine, with nose that shows a lot more tar than the 2004 does. Savory notes abound. The palate offers firm tannins, but nothing scary. Blackberry fruit comes off as if it’s been trampled underfoot and gets an overlay of spice rack. It finishes long and savory. — 9 years ago

Thomas Richards

9.4

29-05-23: Indigo colour with pronounced oak. Very nice. Drink at 5 years post vintage — 3 years ago

Malcolm Woods

9.5

Velvety mouth feel. Can wine be creamy? — 4 years ago

Ron R

9.3

BC with age - you can’t go wrong! Close your eyes and you could be in Burgundy. — 6 years ago

with Anne-marie and Mo

Rebecca Ratzlaff

8.9

Wine club March 2019. Green apple, pear and lime. Light and zesty. 3.14.19 — 7 years ago

Brandon V

10

Super smooth! — 8 years ago

K

9.6

キクチさんからの貰い物
重くて香り高い
イスラエル産
また飲みたい — 9 years ago

Jessica Hereth

Sommelier/Wine Director Olympic Provisions

9.2

So go and live a little
Bone turns brittle
And skin withers before your eyes
Make sure you give a little
Before you go to the great unknown in the sky — 9 years ago