Mark S.

9.0

Deep ruby. Complexity. Jean-Luc & Eric Burguet Les Pince Vin Bourgogne Pinot Noir @, 260515 — a month ago

Jule Ryan

9.3

A chard that smells like stone fruit but finishes with a touch of vanilla oak. Niceeeee — 2 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

VG Hungarian dry white — 3 years ago

Mark Farrell

9.7

Dark ruby color with a nose of blackberries, graphite, green peppercorn, mocha, and clay dust. Powerful, full-bodied wine that explodes with flavor. Bold and tannic, this will soften over time, but I like them chewy. 😉 The finish goes on for over a minute. Excellent wine! — 5 years ago

Matti Jokelainen

9.0

Light golden hue. On the nose this is like spätlese or auslese riesling with combination of apples, lime, wet stone like minerality. Maybe some hints of ripe white currant. On the palate it has just a tick of residual sugar with high acidity keeping things almost austere before fading and giving the sweet fruit to take center stage. Hints of oak giving creamier mouth feel and light sensation of vanilla. Aftertaste turns bit tangy towards end before leaving with very pronounced granny smith apple taste that lingers on for almost a minute. This is very interesting combination where the nose suggest sweeter wine where as the palate is almost completely dry. Very food friendly and worked fabulously with our risotto that had grilled turkey breast, zucchini, herbs and blackhorn mushrooms — 6 years ago

Betsy Kitchens

10

Tropical deliciousness. Riesling's hipper eccentric cousin — 7 years ago

Christy

9.1

Somm- last vintage made by “The Grand Old Man” Golden color, fruity. Would like to try it with curry chicken — 7 years ago

Good Life Provisions

9.0

Pretty funky. I appreciated this a lot more once I followed it up with a bottle of Chablis...and really missed the funky rough dimensions this one had. — 8 years ago

Anthony Cammarata Jr.

9.2

On the nose, it opens with aromas of blackberry, and cherry, with notes of cocoa and a touch of vanilla. On the palate, this Cabernet is full-bodied and smooth, with velvety tannins. — 5 months ago

with Marc

Ron R

9.6

Half the price of La Pelle with the same amount of palate traction. We absolutely love this wine. — 3 years ago

with Anne-marie

Jan Laursen

9.0

Lys, luftig hindbær/rabarber saft! Vibrerende, sexet, nervøs og lige til at hælde i løgneren — 4 years ago

Nikki Goddard, DWS

9.2

My kind of easy-drinking wine! Very Beaujolais-like. Tart cranberry, rhubarb, pomegranate, and green strawberry on the nose and palate. Cinnamon and clove spice, Bulgarian rose, and vintage red lipstick. Light as air, with super bright, vibrant acidity, but surprisingly structured despite its ethereal character. Tastes like Thanksgiving. Absolutely delicious; would drink the whole bottle. Twice. — 6 years ago

with Emmett

Emily Bolles

9.0

Fantastic with our Tikka Masala. Nuanced with a lovely dryness but tastes honey in the mouth. Leaning towards an oxidized vibe. Into it — 6 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.6

Getting better, its been a few months since the first one. Curious how it will do with the Shafer 4 hour decant, we’ll see on the next bottle, for now it’s drinking time — 7 years ago

Ken Venezio

9.3

Bien Nacido vineyard. The wine opens very citrus forward. Lemon zest, and florals. Mid palate gives you the golden apple and minerality. The finish offers a hint of toasted oak. — 7 months ago

Shay A

9.3

I’m 92-93 here. I think there is a chance this improves slightly over the next 12-18 months before staying at peak and then trending down.

I don’t drink much SauvBlanc (I’d rather just have bubbles) but this SB is like the Goldilocks of Cali SauvBlanc…it’s not the rich, Bordeaux Blanc style (Melka, V29, Lail Georgia, etc) but it’s also not the boring, forgetful SauvBlanc so many wineries create just because. It has Bordeaux Blanc qualities but with a bright twist…there’s grapefruit, tangerine and white peach aromatically, but even while there’s just a kiss of oak on the palate to round it out, it’s nestled between sea spray, lemon and limestone. Almost tart, but pulls back thanks to the oak. Wonderful QPR here — 3 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.1

Clean and straightforward Juhfark, with good minerality and a stark finish. A nice neutral wine for when the food rather than the wine needs to stand out. Good with Wiener Schnitzel. — 3 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

More depth than the Domaine Pelle ‘18 from the same appellation...black and red fruit, leather and potpourri, palate is sappy and mouth coating with ample tannins, but not heavy. Candidate for mid-term aging — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

First, I’d like to thank @Severn Goodwin for this excellent example of Rosé in our bottle exchange.

The nose shows leaner, candied & floral fruits of; strawberries, watermelon, black cherries, raspberries, candied rhubarb, amazing powdery chalkiness, fine white to grey volcanics, sea spray with candied pink florals.

The palate is; round, lush, juicy and smartly balanced. Classic French Rosé. Ripe with high viscosity. Candied & floral fruits of; strawberries, watermelon, black cherries, raspberries, tangerine, candied rhubarb, amazing powdery chalkiness, white spice w/ a ginger lean, some of the very best fine white to grey volcanics I’ve had, sea spray with candied pink florals. The acidity is a cool, rushing river. The rich, elegant, well polished, lush finishes with excellent minerality that persists equally with lush fruitiness.

Photos of: Domaine Henry Pelle, large neutral oak vats, Henry Pellé & one of their vineyards. — 6 years ago

with James and Christina

Sara Thomas

8.9

Citrusy, herbaceous, mineral notes — 7 years ago