Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2016 | This wine developed itself fine with a few years cellar. Expressive cassis, decanted three hours, afterwards very good drinking with a good structure. Pierre Ardoin - a oenologist at the Bordeaux university - makes this wine with a wink to its more reputed colleague vintners on the other side of the Gironde river. | paired with bbq, incredible good p/q. — 2 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.2

Decanted 3 hrs/Chilled 45min.
N: Dried honey,Apples, pears, butterscotch, pink grapefruit, mineral, Big nose that jumps out of the glass.
P: completely dry but tangy as all get out. Lots of grapefruit surrounded by rocks, prickly. mouth filling at the same time. Impression of fatness. Green, very refreshing. If one had the patience to lay some down….oh my. Raised at least partly in native Oregonian oak, that Martin Woods coopers. Not a trace on the wine.
Thanks @Lyle Fass — 2 years ago

Phil G

9.0

Far more body and depth than expected. Great with goat curry — 6 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.2

N: Very grassy, stony, a hint of pineapple coming through.Mineral, almost the beachyness* of Chablis or…Manzanilla.
P: Subdued Green apple, crunchy, some salt, Interesting wood on the palate from combination of French & Oregonian oak.
It’s there, but not interfering. No but-tah.
Delicious, snappy, refreshing.
Thanks @Fasselections — 2 years ago

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9.5

The 2017 Hosanna was one of my favourite crus from Ets J-P Moueix from barrel. Now in bottle, it remains a delightful Pomerol. It has a generous and beautifully defined bouquet with ample red cherry, crushed strawberry and light black truffle aromas that are actually reminiscent of Bélair-Monange. The palate is medium-bodied but denser, thicker than its peers. There is real substance to this Hosanna that puts the relatively lightweight Certan-de-May in its place. It shows good grip with a saline finish. This is a deeply impressive Hosanna. Rejoice! (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2020)
— 4 years ago

Julie Obermeyer

9.1

Full bodied champagne. Brioche and pastry. Nutty. Substantial enough to serve with a dinner. Turkey or roast chicken. — 6 years ago

Ameilia Young

9.3

Huge middle tongue with a settling of the front. Great linger. — 8 years ago

with William

Daniel Bloom

9.4

Pommard? Nope, Oregon.
N: lots of brown spice, Rhubarb, walks in the woods over fall leaves, brown sugar, a bit of pepper. You could huff this a longgg time.
P: Luscious going in, Big bright cherries and mineral,sapid, really sticky but not sweet, nice acidity, tuck some away if ya got.,Should be an ager. Better on day 2, more fruits, less cinnamon on the nose.
thanks @Fasselections. — 2 years ago

Rob Brobst III

10

Full of aromas of a lost vivification process. Old world and sexy as ever! Thank you Paul... LETS GO LAKERS...
@Neal Schaffer @Warren Sapp @Shauna Summers @Jim Trobaugh @Terri Walker @Neal Schaffer @Eric Shanks @Bill Bender @Bill Bender @leon egozi @Ian Blackburn @Stanley Barrios @Kimberly Anderson @Daniel P. Drake @Paul T- Huntington Beach @Peggy Hadley @Neil Valenzuela @Connor McMahon @Keith Crump @Martin G Rivard @Lisa Marie Aka “Beachin Wino” @Laura Purdy @Vanessa D — 4 years ago

with Paul

Toni Zablocki

9.3

"Spanish wine for French wine drinkers." - p much. 🙌 this wine is incredible and so dynamic. — 7 years ago