Pooneet K

9.2

Nice to open one of these, but would give future bottles more time - check back in 3 years, perhaps. A bit hazy in the glass and some good earth mixed with the tannins on the palate. One that needs food for sure, especially right now. — 12 days ago

Robert Ahlstrom

9.1

Ruby with some opacity, cherries and tobacco with nice acidity, medium bodied great gamay — 4 days ago

Paul J

9.7

Insanely awesome! Lovely dark gold color. Complex with butter, popcorn, melons, minerality, lemons, and camomile. Huge wine. Great QPR! — a month ago

with Brooke

Roberto Carli

9.3

Better than the 20 for my palate, with a bit of freshness, but still not my cuppa — a month ago

Bruce Leboff

9.2

Drinking well - elegant and unusual Grippy wine with a nice long finish. — 6 days ago

with David

Stephen Dodson

9.0

Sunday night steak and chips pairing- watch the sediment, but loving it — 5 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Opened about 8 hours prior to service and Audouze’d. The 1995 pours a pale garnet with a transparent core and a watery rim. There significant variation of the rim too. The viscosity is medium and there is no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing (still!) with notes of bright red cherries, anise, garrigue, cedar forest, leather, dry earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The body is quite light and thin…but healthy. The finish is medium. Very pretty; very Burgundian. This bottle belies its age. Drink now and through 2030. — a month ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

Rounder than most Chablis, & while not soul shifting, perfectly pitched for an end of day heat wave, paired with roast chicken. — 11 days ago

with Owen

Jay Kline

9.5

This bottle was a library release from the Chave cellars. Decanted about an hour prior to service (but could have benefited from more time) and enjoyed over the course of several hours. The 2001 Chave rouge pours a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of charred blueberry pie, mushrooms, scorched earth, grilled meat, coffee, black pepper and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and super complex. With more and more air, this really came into its own. Totally Chave. Totally Hermitage. Totally awesome. Drink now with a little patience and through 2041. — 20 days ago

Shelly Murray

9.8

This was really nice. Surprised as it’s a Shiraz. — a month ago