Joe DAscoli

9.3

Excellent wine paired with salmon and asparagus — 19 days ago

Andrea Watt

9.5

Elegant and rich with honey, peach, and honeysuckle. — 3 months ago

"Odedi"

9.0

Fates' Lieutenant Winery Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir 2022, California

Reddish in color with medium intensity.

Fruity nose of cherries, currants, red candy, light wood, herbs and light spices.

Medium bodied with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with cherries, strawberries, licorice, light oak, spices, chocolates, light vegetables, coffee, black pepper and light earth.

Medium plus on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 4-year-old Pinot Noir is drinking very nicely now. Juicy and fruity. Nicely balanced, soft and engaging. Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel.

This Single Vineyard Pinot Noir is very fresh and young tasting, especially on the nose.

Drinks very much like expected, and true to the Terroir. A good quality wine.

Good right out of the bottle, easy drinking, and good by itself as a sipping wine. A nice sipping wine for the porch or pool.

100% Pinot Noir grapes were aged in neutral oak barrels. 30% whole cluster. Unfiltered and unfined.

13.2% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$55. — 5 months ago

Byron Hewett

8.9

Not as tart as Sigalas. Still very tasty. — 3 years ago

Dave Hoffman

8.9

50% Assyrtiko; 50% Monemvasia — 5 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.5

2014 vintage. As Sauternes suffers from a lethal combination of high production costs and low demand, it is about time we all start drinking more of it. The 2014 vintage combines a lot of botrytis with high acidity resulting in beautifully balanced wines that are very attractive young but should age beautifully for decades. Rabaud Promis has a long history (a lot of it in common with Sigalas Rabaud), but has been in the hands of the Dejean family for the last 4 generations. In early 2020 Jean Merlaut (Bordeaux négociant and owner of Gruaud Larose) took a majority share in Rabaud Promis, but Thomas Dejean remains the winemaker. And to judge from this terrific effort there is indeed no reason to change the winemaker. 80% Sémillon, 16% Sauvignon blanc and 4% Muscadelle. Brilliant golden yellow. Intoxicating complex perfume of fresh and dried fruits, flowers and subtle roasted flavours combined with an amazing lemony freshness. The mouth confirms this complexity with layers of concentrated fruit, balanced by crispy acidity and a knock-out brown sugar, lemon confit and noble rot "rôti" finish. It has amazing intensity while remaining light on its feet. Fabulous value at 28 euros! Abv. 12,6%. Note: these wines are much more versatile at the table than you think. While foie gras and blue cheese are classic combinations, I tried it today with veal, sautéed carrots and mushrooms and baked potatoes. Works really well. I invite you all to experiment with the culinary possibilities of these wines. — 6 years ago

Michael B

8.9

Wine tasting at Little Engine. The is the silver Pinot Noir that won last year’s Lieutenant General award. I’m critical of BC Pinot but this is on point. Savoury aromas. Dark and red cherry, figs, slight raspberry and cranberry notes followed by wet tea leaves and mild baking spices. — 7 years ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Fates' Lieutenant Winery Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay 2024, California

Pale lemon in color with a green hue.

Nose of citrus, apples, spices, light earth and herbs.

Medium plus in body and creamy, with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with yellow apples, citrus, lemons, light grapefruits, herbs, light oak, spices and light earth.

Medium length on the finish with limes and almonds.

This is a very tasty Chardonnay from Santa Rita Hills in California. Rich and fruit forward. Smooth and elegant.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after 20 minutes of airtime.

This Single Vineyard Chardonnay is nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel. Tangy, complex and interesting.

Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years and see how it evolves.

Easy drinking and good by itself as a sipping wine.

Chardonnay grapes were aged in used French oak barrels for 11 months.

13% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$35. — 2 months ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Fates' Lieutenant Winery La Rinconada Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021, Santa Rita Hills, California

Reddish in color with light intensity.

Fruity nose of red berries with light oak, spices and chocolate notes.

Light to medium in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with fresh cherries, raspberries, spices, light oak, tobacco leaf and herbs.

Nice finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 5-year-old Single Vineyard Pinot Noir from Santa Rita Hills is drinking very nicely now, and will continue to get better in the next 5 to 7 years. Spicy, fruit forward and elegant.

Wine Enthusiasts 90 points.

Showing nice complexity with a soft mouth feel. Nicely balanced and good right out of the bottle.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, and paired nicely with my Charcuterie board.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$70. — 3 months ago

Robert Swart

9.0

Paired well with Ropa Vieja. — 5 months ago

Danny Soon

9.2

Oeno P Tria Ampelia 2020, the first vintage from this new botique winery in Santorini, set up by Paris Sigalas, of Domaine Sigalas fame. 100% Assyrtiko from various parcels, an average vine age of 60 years. Aged in amphorae for 16 months. The typical salinity and acidity of Assyrtiko, with rounded mid-palate of citrus fruits, melon, and a medium length finish. Tasted at recently opened tasting room at the northern end of Santorini, near Oia.

Needs some age to open, lovely as it is. — 4 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

One of Greece’s best kept secrets. Love the Koutsoyannopoulos wines. For fans of Hatzidakis and Sigalas. — 5 years ago

Kamall

9.0

Dark fruit, earthy and mineral with saline freshness and unusually light body but with significant tannin. Delicious! — 6 years ago

Chris Shultz

8.9

Big feral meaty nose on this. Still tannic all over. The cherries are a little underripe but we can watch them ripen from green till we pick them. The perfume is complex and big but the finish not so much. Would love to have had this about 5 years ago, but I’m curious about how it would be in 5 years. Drank while watching Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant. — 7 years ago

"Odedi"

9.0

Fates' Lieutenant Winery Ampelos Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021, Santa Rita Hills, California

Reddish in color with medium plus intensity.

Fruity nose of red cherries, red currants, earth, light wood, spices, coffee and herbs.

Medium bodied with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with cherries, raspberries, light wood, tobacco leaf, herbs and light black pepper.

Medium finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a tasty Single Vineyard Pinot Noir from Santa Rita Hills in California. Elegant and nicely balanced. Complex and easy drinking.

I’ve had a few Pinots from this producer, and this one shows much earthier than the others.

Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years and see how it evolves.

Good right out of the bottle, and good by itself or with food. I gave it a light chill, and paired it with beef carpaccio.

13.2% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$65. — 2 months ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Fates' Lieutenant Winery Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023, Santa Maria Valley, California

Light ruby in color with light intensity.

Strong nose of red cherries, wild flowers, currants, barnyard, light tar, vegetables, herbs, earth and milk chocolates.

Medium bodied with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with cherries, raspberries, red currants, black pepper, herbs, chocolates, spices, green tea and watermelon notes.

Nice length on the finish with soft tannins and tangy pomegranates.

This young Single Vineyard Pinot Noir from Santa Rita Hills in California is starting to drink very nicely now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.

Nicely balanced and complex. Fruit forward and elegant. Soft and smooth. Tangy and engaging.

This Single Vineyard Pinot Noir is showing such an interesting nose for a Pinot Noir. Reminds me of Northern Rhône Syrah nose, but not as potent.

Easy drinking and good by itself as a sipping wine.

50% whole cluster Pinot Noir grapes were fermented with native yeast. A tiny production of only 720 bottles. Unfiltered and unfined.

13.2% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$60. — 5 months ago

ET

8.9

Complex, not overly acidic — 7 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Damn. That’s a great verdicchio. Salty and mineral. Reminds me of Sigalas but on the Adriatic. — 4 years ago

Space

9.2

Выпито 04.01.21 по приезду в Constance Moofushi на Мальдивы. Интересная комбинация совиньон блага и семильона 2015 года. Вино на пике зрелости. После естественной декантации ( в бутылке ) на завтра стало ещё нежнее. Понравилось. — 5 years ago

Raun Kupiec

9.0

Oaky tangy tart. Very nice. Honeyed roundness up front but the acidity slices right through leaving a bit of minerality at the end. — 7 years ago

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