Ryan Vento

9.2

Birthday celebration for @Cody Uzzel at Lucio’s with a bunch of friends. All wines (except sparklers) tasted blind.
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Always gotta finish with bubbles 🥂 my third and final contribution of the evening and the perfect bottle to end on. This got downed fast as our palates were in need of respite. I lament that this was my final bottle of this stuff, but I couldn’t have asked for a better way to kill it off 🍾 — 2 days ago

with Krystal and Cody

Anthony Lombardi

9.4

Many wines from 2003 are compromised and stewed due to the European heatwave that year. This has darker & riper fruit than one usually expects from this wine, but it works beautifully here. Has plenty of meaty/truffle secondary notes, but lots of power and energy to balance those characteristics. Not always a great vintage, but works great here. — 2 days ago

David Schneider

9.4

This wine was singing to me and reminds me of why I love CDP. Perfectly balanced with the right amount of pepper and spice and fruit. This wine has at least 5-10 years left in the tank — 2 days ago

Meredith Hu

8.9

Jammy dark currants and cassis, plum concentrate, juicy raspberry, licorice, game, sanguine, and balsamic vinegar. Tart on palate, highly acidic with smooth integrated tannins. 13.5%. Great value for the price. Not rustic at all. — 12 days ago

Steve Anderson

9.1

Last night of vacation in Spain and France. 13th bottle and I only have a 12-bottle shipper, so pulled the cork. Nice , relatively soft Syrah and pretty well ready to go on pop and pour. Purchased at the winery. — 8 days ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

Fruit & acid out front here. Approachable tart cherry juice. Tannins are silky. A new producer for me, and one that I will absolutely be revisiting. Accompanied by the debut album from Jake Xerxes Fussell. A great collection of Southern American folk songs. Fussell has a new album coming out in June and is an immensely talented storyteller & songwriter. — 20 days ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.4

Lovely presence and intensity, great density and less sulfur than I was expecting from such a young wine from Pierre-Yves. — 3 days ago

Ryan Vento

9.8

Birthday celebration for @Cody Uzzel at Lucio’s with a bunch of friends. All wines (except sparklers) tasted blind.
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Another one of my contributions. WOTN for sure. When the dinner got planned for Cody I just knew the time had come to kill off this 🦄. During the work week my wife goes home for lunch, so on the day of the dinner I had her open this bad boy and put it in a decanter. Fast forward 8+ hours later and it was still a little tight when first sampling it over dinner. However, the insane part was that it evolved at a mind-blowing rate, dropping its guard and unleashing a payload of fragrance that absolutely shocked people. The whole table was fixated and enamored with this wine and it only got better as the night progressed. Drank beautifully with a heavily perfumed nose of musk, sandalwood, tonka, red fruits, and granite. True craftsmanship, such finesse and power. This was an ethereal experience. — 2 days ago

with Krystal and Cody

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

2012 Breton Nuits D’Iveresse and Terry Riley’s masterpiece. This wine is bottles without sulfur and is recommended to be consumed quickly after release. Here we are 7 years from vintage and it is in a magical spot. Smoky cherries & firm grippy texture. Aromatics are perfumed & elegant. It pairs beautifully with the minimalist piece as these types of wines and this style of music are so misunderstood. The need to classify & quantify doesn’t fit in either place here. Simply great Cabernet Franc and great music. — 12 days ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.2

Lovely reminder that great care, attention and desire can bring out more beauty than what one might ”expect” from things that are “lesser”. — 8 days ago