Gilbert Van Hassel

9.1

This remains one of the greatest white dry wines of France although probably not for everybody. Every year is a surprise and that inconsistency can be off-putting. Golden color, medium weight, quite high in alcohol (14.5) and cloudy. Long burn, apricot, dried raisins, apple and pineapple. — 6 days ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Incredible Chenin. Mandarin, sea salt, tart nectarine. — 8 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Significantly better on Day 2 as the wine completely opened up. The 2021 Amador County pours a pale yellow color with medium+ viscosity and no signs of particles or gas. On the nose, the wine is clean; developing with notes of golden apples, quince, lemon verbena, white tree flower, lanolin, and wet stone. On the palate, the wine is dry with super sneaky, high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ with a woolly texture. Lovely stuff. Drink now with patience and a lot of air otherwise better after 2026 and should be great through 2035. — a month ago

S.S. Mandani

9.4

Fresh meadow, the sweetness of an oyster shell, slight banana.

Oh wow. Wonderful. Light, airy, yet a good chew and delicate balance of the tartness of a peach, raspberries, and leafiness. Fresh and zingy, this nouveau wraps your tongue in a shawl of minerality and stone fruit.

Really lovely. — 8 days ago

Richard Portes

9.2

17.5 weight, good mouthfeel, M+ length — 13 days ago

Brad Jensen

9.4

Beautiful grassy nose, with hints of pineapple, lemon pledge, and crushed limestone. Beautiful hay color, slightly oily, mouth coating texture on a medium body. Palate is silky, with notes of lemon, bright pineapple, and creamy citrus, with notes of vanilla and slight fresh cut hay on the finish. — a month ago

Turd Ferguson

9.0

Killed a baby in Mexico tonight. All bound up and slightly awkward then about two hours in started to show its stuff. Got a few more, don’t touch until 2028, pendejo. — 11 days ago

Makena Riendeau

10

$30, tastes $60 and at least 5 years older. So good. — 7 days ago

Enrico

9.3

Lungo, da meditazione, glicerinico, commovente — 24 days ago

Peter Sultan

9.4

So,so bright, concentrated & clear. Fennel, endive, & rum soaked apples on nose ( tasted blind a friend thought Jura ); on palate more of those freshly cut vegetables with more apple and underripe pear notes. Intense. And so young. So many miles to go. I always never buy enough of Chidaine, to my regret. But drinking at any stage is so mesmerizing. Like a shooting star. — 2 months ago

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