romo

9.0

Agreeable fruit with some respectable punch. Would open for in-laws. — 6 months ago

Mantas Prikockas

9.3

Gift from in-laws in 2020 looking forward to it — 6 years ago

brad bennett

9.0

Broke open the magnum when the in-laws visited the apartment for the first time. Was afraid it might be damaged given the length of time I had it and traveled ... But it wasn't. Great oakiness. Thick mouth feel. Deep colour — 6 years ago

MaJ CappS

9.2

Wow, do I love a Washington state wine!

Roasted hazelnut nose, with a couple of char ones on the mix.
Large, bold body, light berry, fruit leather, smoke, slate, and mirrors.
This is a wine that enjoys company, and I am lucky to dog sit my Sister in laws Ewok for a couple of days..
— 7 years ago

Anh Nguyen

9.5

Picked this baby up Nuit-Saint-George while touring France with the in-laws. Father-in-law currently in the cath lab for an inferior STEMI, so decided to break this one out of the archives. Best of luck, Ralph! — 7 years ago

Jeff Hasmann

9.2

Mind-blowing! Such a complex melange of flavors, mineral, and acidity all in perfect balance. Nose is ripe pear, peach, apricot, and white flowers. On the palate, the wine is dry with sensations of wet stone,, mineral, and white fruit. The finish goes on forever.
This is a unique wine for Alsace from one of the region’s great producers. It is a blend of Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat with perhaps a few other varietals in small quantities. The grapes are from the Premier cru Engelgarten vineyard which is mostly stony gravel.
Most Alsatian wines are single varietal, but Marcel Deiss believes that blends often show off the terroir better. He has lobbied for changes to Alsatian wine laws for many years to allow more single vineyard blends. He also makes single vineyard, single varietal Grand Crus which are sensational, but his blends are also worth trying.
This wine shows his artistry and experience at work and is beautiful. It is great to drink now, but you could also cellar it for 7 - 10 years. 2015 vintage on Aug 6, 2018. — 8 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

Much too young but ... when paired with red meat it unveils its potential : superb nose of sour cherry, blood, a bit of térébenthine too. Some spices. A profound, intense nose that makes us think and reflect on the wine. The palate is much too young but the sour cherry little song plays again among subtle tannins and along a long acid backbone that wants to go the extra mile. Red berries play a little part in this piece and raspberry comes at last. Very nice work. Would love to come to it again in 5-7 years. Fun fact : we are currently spending Christmas time with the in laws in Warsaw, Poland. This winemaker is of polish descent. His great grandfather came to France in the early years of the 20th century to make wine in burgundy. It's quite consistent with our life story that we open this wine during our Christmas diner! — 9 years ago

Nick

8.9

In-laws brought this home from their trip to Sienna. Absolutely fantastic but the finish is short and not as earthy as I hoped. Still top tier. — 2 years ago

E & K G

9.2

The in-laws kindly dropped off a lobster so had open a good Chardonnay to go with it. This Chassagne shows the richness of 2009 that paired well, will there is still a good acidity to keep it from showing a lot of heat. Lemon curd with some honey notes. Plenty of pleasure in this bottle! — 6 years ago

Sam Moore

10

Chocolatey, fruity, complex and delicious. A gift from my in laws. — 7 years ago

Severn G

9.1

We're entertaining my in-laws and parents today, fun 🤷‍♂️. Bottles go fast when you're pouring for six glasses.

Creamy tropical fruits, under-ripe peach, light saline notes, needs years to come together still. Decanted 2+ hours. 2016 vintage 👍👍 — 7 years ago

Mariko Hart

10

Beautiful dry red paired with steak. Carried back from Provence by my in-laws 😊 — 8 years ago

Robert Agans

9.5

Awesome. Love this wine. Easter Sunday at the in laws. Paired with oven baked ham, mashed potatoes, corn, & broccoli. DQ ice cream birthday cake for dessert. — 8 years ago

Billy L.

9.8

Brother-In Laws BDay
Dinner
Wine of the night was
2012 Maybach Materium
Cabernet Sauvignon Weitz Vineyard Oakville — 8 years ago

oeno man

9.8

Outstanding, delicious and bold, celebrating in laws new house! — 5 years ago

Daniel M

9.0

Forgotten bottle at my in laws. What a good surprise! Didn't know I had left it there 🤷🏻‍♂️.
This is again a very biaised review as this comes from a vineyard located 10 miles away from where I grew up. A blend of negrette and syrah.
There is a strong violet, blackberry, irony, pepper nose. Very inviting. The palate is very much defined by its acid backbone and its vibrant blackberry and cherry note. There is a huge tannins wall in the middle here, drying up everything in its wake but making way to a fruity, peppery finish with a fruity twist. Huge wine for less than 10 euros — 5 years ago

Billy L.

9.4

Brothers-in-laws BDay Dinner Wines
Cheers 🍾🥂🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 — 6 years ago

Kevin Kaley

8.9

Part of a gift case from my in laws via WSJ. A nice nose of vanilla and fresh berry. Smooth up front, big blackberries and a hint of smoke? Had with meatloaf and a spicy ketchup chilies sauce. — 7 years ago

Severn G

9.1

We're entertaining my in-laws and parents today, fun 🤷‍♂️. Bottles go fast when you're pouring for six glasses.

Toasty brioche, lemon curd lite, fresh pear, wet chalk, nice balance. Disgorged: Mar 2017 — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.2

My in-laws frequent Cabo often and claim that they’ve found some impressive wines from Mexico/Baja region. They enjoy fine wine, so I trusted their opinion and went hunting. This winery is supposedly one of the top wineries in Mexico, and I was able to find the last 3 bottles (at the time) in the US as the winery was sold out. We had dinner with them at my wife and I’s favorite spot in Fort Worth and I surprised them with this wine.

Pours dark and inky. Aromatically, this was a circus bash of red, blue and black fruit. There was also some black peppercorn and cedar. The front and mid-palate were dense...oak wasn’t dominant, just an absolute rush of fresh squeezed fruit. Finish was spice driven. Blind, I would have likely called this a zin/petite sirah blend (but structure kept this from being an overblown, hot, flabby Napa style zin). Very unique and enjoyable. Bravo Mexico/Baja! — 8 years ago