Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Pale lemon color with aromas of ripe fruits, citrus, toasty vanilla and baking spice scents. On the palate complex flavors of apple, peach & lemon citrus, well balanced with acidity on nice mouthfeel. Long finish ending with toasty mineral and spice notes, will continue to age well. A Great Chardonnay. Pair this with a Halibut drizzled with a Beurre Blanc sauce. — 11 days ago

jochen rueckert

8.9

Pretty good but $$$ — 9 days ago

Brett Royer

9.0

Drank at Contessa Boston — 4 days ago

Tyler Felous

9.6

Not my first time with this wine, but 2022 vintage just arrived and already firing on all cylinders. Weighty, beautiful fruit, and enough acid to keep you interested. Hirsch continues to impress — 19 days ago

Ron R

9.5

Nose displays tropical fruits along with lemon zest. Beautiful delineation on the mid palate with pineapple, pears and honeycomb. Great viscosity and balance with perfect acidity. Finished sweet and exotic. Outstanding. — a month ago

with Anne-marie

Ron R

9.5

So exotic and refined. Such an outstanding example of Sonoma chard. One of the few wineries where I’m on the list and happily purchase. See prior notes for additional details. — a month ago

with Anne-marie

Roberto Carli

9.5

One word for this wine is concentration. Medium yellow. It radiates from the dark and fascinating profile of hazelnut and almond skin with enough acidity and oak integration to have none of the downside. I hate the expression but as manly of a chardonnay as it gets — 18 days ago

Joe Fischer

9.4

Excellente!!!! Really nice with a smooth creamy body and plenty of bubbles. Brioche, red berries, and citrus. — a month ago

Eduardo Righi

9.5

For Pinot, the best I had so far — 6 days ago

Shay A

9.3

I compared this 2016 BdB to the 2017 Haliotide Late Disgorged BdB to get a feel for styles. Followed over two days with no change.

One of the better Ultramarine wines I’ve had, and definitely pre-funk. I feel like the last few vintages have shown a lot of bottle variation and sometimes a green/herbal profile, mostly in the BdN and BdB (never in the rosé, that’s my favorite wine in the portfolio).

The older vintages always had a distinct cream-soda aromatic to them that I loved, and this has it in spades alongside truffle Honeycomb and spiced apple. Oxidative flair but not an overly oxidative sparkler. Great depth and richness here…almonds, lemon cream, caramel-green apple. Wears the low dosage so well. Broad on the palate (in a good way). I’d be fine drinking this without food. Tasty. — a month ago