Conrad Green

9.4

Very pure. Lifted cherry and plum. Complex and delicious — 2 months ago

with Walker and David

JKT

9.1

Surprised to find this, was CVed! Drinking great, shocking fresh and lifted profile, 27 years and it’s alive and kicking strong in a major way. It actually went well with Evan’s sushi bake of salmon and crab! Who’d guess! — 8 months ago

Dave Keatley

9.0

Honey and ripe pear. Lifted aromas. Great density on the palate and lingering acidity. — 2 years ago

Stephen Osgood

9.1

Lifted, pretty Rosso. — 2 years ago

Conrad Green

9.7

This is super fresh but ready to go. Bright lifted lemon and limestone fruit. Super bright and intense and detailed in the palate. Really vivid and dynamic. Still young. Really good. — 3 years ago

with Chris, Tony and 1 other

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9.2

The 2019 Pinot Noir Jolie is the most ethereal and lifted of these Pinots. Crushed red berry fruit, cedar, mint and orange peel hover across the palate. Understated and classy to the core, the 2019 is impeccably balanced, not to mention a real charmer. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2023) — 3 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.3

Levet is always one of my favorites. unfortunately these wines are getting harder and harder to find.

Black pepper, pastille, “Australian licorice”, black currant, black cherry, dried thyme/sage. It’s showing more fruit than I remember (this vintage? The point in its development?), but the fruit is pretty and lifted and not overripe. Of course, this wine is still showing the dirt under its fingernails—just enough barnyard filth to make it a proper syrah. Ripe, silky tannins. So much finesse.

Cote Rotie was the perfect red to pair with everyone’s entrees: duck, pork chop, wagyu, roast chix. — 4 years ago

Ming L

9.3

A fascinating blend of Walla Walla Valley Syrah and Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, aged 18 months in 60% new French oak.

The nose opens with a subtle but distinct barnyard funk of leather, cured meat, and earthy spice layered over dried cherry and blackberry. The palate is cleaner and more composed, showing plum, cranberry, fig, and cedar. Silky tannins and lifted acidity carry a lingering savory finish.

A Grand Cheval on the New Year’s Day of the Year of Fire Horse. — 4 months ago

Ericsson

9.5

Classic. Just classic on the color and nose. On the palate it has finer tannins, lifted acidity, and a long, polished finish that lingers on cassis and earth. One of the oldest Lafite’s I’ve tasted and feels like in last another couple of decades. Easy. — 9 months ago

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9.3

The 2022 Pinot Noir Dundee Hills wafts up a delicately spicy blend of dusty black cherries, ground cloves and dried roses. It is round and supple yet lifted in feel, with crisp red berry fruits elevated by a core of zesty acidity as hints of sour citrus add cheek-puckering tension. This tapers off long and perfumed with a bed of crunchy tannins that frames the experience remarkably well. I would never guess that the 2022 hails from a warm vintage. (Eric Guido, Vinous, August 2024)
— 2 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Plum with green pepper. Lifted floral notes. Olive and herbal notes. Great balance and length. — 2 years ago

with BOT, Alan and 2 others

Conrad Green

9.5

Fresh and lifted on the nose. A hint of honey, slate and lime. Very balanced and refreshing. Excellent — 3 years ago

with Major-General and Gregg

Conrad Green

9.8

Gorgeous. Dark plum, lifted notes, zippy balanced acidity. Stems and a slightly herbal notes. Really complex and gorgeous. Persistent fruit. Wow. Very DRC. Time ahead — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Bright and quite alcoholic. Very pretty and lifted. Bright cherry and classic rayas purity. Lovely balance. Still young. Excellent — 5 months ago

with Rick, Naoko and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.7

Outrageous. Intense pretty and bright. Lemon curd, orange rind, lifted zesty fruit. Just spectacular — 9 months ago

with Matt and David

Conrad Green

9.7

An amazing nose. Deep fruit, floral, brambles. Lifted violets and flowers. Purity and intense. Gorgeous. Spectacular. His first full vintages and still showing exceptionally — a year ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.4

Dark and sweet and delicious. Gnarly deep fruit but a lifted clarity and deliciousness. Really good — 2 years ago

with Paul

Tripp Kaelin

9.5

Intensely lifted, fresh, and concentrated and showing incredible youth at nearly a decade in bottle. Perfectly ripe blackberries and black cherries are enveloped by aromas and flavors of fresh ground coffee, wet fall leaves, leather, menthol, and vanilla. The wine finishes long and with a crave-worthy mineral/graphite finish. This can cellar for years to come but is excellent now with herb-roasted lamb chops or grilled steak tips. Delicious! — 3 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Absolutely delicious. Lifted aromatics with hibiscus, rose petal and dark red cherry. Will only improve with time. — 4 years ago

ESF

9.1

Entry level Valtellina showing some age w/beautiful amber bricking, ruby see thru - showing elegantly styled rose petals, tart cherry, bit dusty, some tar & soil but overall more lifted & light on its feet. Med bodied (this has no doubt shed some weight) on palate, more tart fruit & secondary flavors, needed more structure & acidity. Close out price of well under $20 was a fantastic deal. Def drink up! PS: bump for 2nd night showing — 4 years ago