vinokeeno

9.4

2018 vintage. Initial nose with a trace fecal component that blew off 2-3 mins after opening. Heavy metal body. Nose reformed to feature grounding/hot Szechuan pepper, traces of fresh ginger, heaps of bramble fruit and watercress. Lengthy, astringent, iodine-laced and plummy. chocolate, kirschy finish. Almost imperceptible cedar and tobacco hovering about that may gain more prominence in the coming years but for now, they’re on the back burner. Sounds totally disjointed and wild but it works. Last tasted 4.8.22. — a month ago

Alex Gordon

9.2

@ Le Gratin NYC. Yum. — 20 days ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Lovely and fresh. Stone and lime with salty notes. Really clear and precise. Delicious. — a month ago

with Major-General

Thomas Ribert

9.0

Excellent!Deuxième bouteille de la journée, à refaire ! — a month ago

Charles Mires

9.4

Outstanding . Still a bit intense. Maybe a few more years. — 2 days ago

Chloë Ember Benjamin-Lochner

9.2

Yummy - best NC wine I’ve tried. A little sweet and very crisp. — a month ago

with Jason

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Nose has cooled lemon curd, light apple cider vinegar, cold pineapple, moist moss, oxidized green apple slice, damp clove and very wet grassy notes.

Palate has pineapple core, bruised green pears, faint lanolin, light honey notes, light under-ripe yellow peach and white waxy notes round out the finish.

Double decant with 12H rest. A Saint Aubin for the trending natural wine crowd without being over the top 'natural'. 92-93 Points.

Paired to a grilled slab of Steelhead Trout, perfection.

24H Update:
Nose has fresh green apple peel, warmed yellow apple slice and white waxy notes.
Palate has warm pear, slight honey and under-ripe pineapple.
Much improved; Score change 92>93. — a month ago

Michael Phillips

9.3

Great color and nose . Big rich but will probably improve over the next several years. — 17 days ago

Nagib Nasr

9.2

Amazing CdP. Little brett that dissipated. Full body. Delicious!! — 25 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

I drink a lot of White Rhone and that’s been one of my favorite things about the past 9+ years of Fass Selections. I didn’t before and now I realize that I have a passion for them. Nice to find a new wine category late in your wine drinking life one loves. Anyway this is beautiful. Nose is ripe yellow fruits, beeswax, gorgeous compactness and minerals. It’s really refined as well. Palate is ripe, unctuous and juicy but I’ll admit off the bat it’s showing it’s alcohol but it will integrate. It’s only 13% but that’s why you let white Rhone breathe. For the alcohol to integrate. Luscious and juicy. Deep but I’ll be back for when it’s integrated. It’s a solid 9.0 now but the finish, texture and depth suggest this will be wonderful in an hour.

9.0 to 9.2. Alcohol almost fully integrated in 10 minutes. Custardy now. Great length and terrific minerals. — a month ago