Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Deep Ruby with aromas of rich berry fruit, floral and complex spice, 76% Cab Sauvignon, 22% Malbec & 3% Petite Verdot . On the palate flavors of blackberry and blueberry with floral spice, integrated vanilla oak and earthy cinnamon. Fine soft tannins, long finish ending with fruit, spice, vanilla oak and soft earthy notes, will still develop! A nice fillet mignon with Cabernet gravy will go well. — 6 days ago

Makoto Someya

9.5

Garnet ~ orange. Complexity, lots of spices in melty Syrup, mysterious liquids!!! Now should be peak. 03 @29700, Pieroth, 240413 — 20 days ago

Michael Rae

10

Absolutely smashing. Great balance and covertly boozy. Toffee-ish ballast resolves into bright red fruits. So drink-able — 14 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Primeur Tasting
Lean precise and harmonious.
Nice elegance.
Beautiful and accessible. — 11 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Note to self: Somewhat more evolved than expected. So check another bottle soon. — 7 days ago

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9.3

The 1989 Pinot Noir Jensen Vineyard from Calera is a real surprise. I am inexperienced with respect to mature Californian Pinot Noir, and Josh Jensen’s wine was a revelation. Candied red fruit commingles with blood orange and Kirsch, unmistakably not from Burgundy because it is too rich, but it is certainly not over-ripe. The palate is overly sweet and Californian on the entry. Still, there is structure behind this Pinot extant after more than three decades, with quite plush raspberry fruit on the quintessentially Californian finish. It's just a lovely wine that is, once again, perfect to drink now. (Neal Martin, Vinous, April 2024)
— 21 days ago

Rebecca Timberlake

9.3

Actually Sector Red 8, not Adelaide Hills. DELICIOUS. Light but full flavor. Let aerate, swirl around. Serve chilled. Good on day 2. — 24 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Medium ruby , quite narrow ruby pink rim . Light spice and mix of summer fruits , floral , seashell , mineral notes . Touch of scorched earth and cocoa . On the palate a mix of summer fruits, with a saline kick in the mid palate , long and involving, balanced alcohol, very balanced acidity with velvety but noticeable tannins . Very elegant and graceful . Will need time, but less than the Haut Brion , in 15-20 years this will be fantastic . — 6 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.6

More expressive than HB.
Very elegant, deep and austere.
At the same time it’s able to be expressive.
96-97 — 11 days ago

Brooks Burgum

9.3

We had to overrule the somm and go with this (he was concerned over an asparagus pairing). — 20 days ago