David Shaw

9.1

Second tasting. Yellow in color, excellent clarity. Linen, lemon custard, stone fruit and honeydew melon notes in nose, even when just opened and over chilled. Lemon curd followed by ripe peach-apricot flavors, creamy tart finish with some skin astringency. After 60 minutes, ripe orange flavors emerge in the finish and aftertaste. Overall, this wine really shows why everyone should consider drinking more American Chenin Blanc. Thank you Sandlands! Fragrant yet subtly flavorful, and a fine exemplar of what this variety can be in a white table wine. — 4 days ago

Brendan Baker

9.2

Blue and black fruit, bramble, wet earth, violet, fine tannin. This is just starting to soften and I can’t wait to see it with a bit more age — 2 months ago

Shay A

9.1

This was a head scratcher. Combe is a joint partnership between Stolpman and Rajat Parr. Certainly not as floral or sweet as Arnot Roberts Trousseau or even Sandlands. This was like a more herbal version of Cru Beaujolais, minus the carbonic maceration. Super tight and locked up on day 1, gaining more savory and herbal notes on day 2. Cloudy in the glass. Oregano dusted cherries and sour red fruit gummies on the nose. On day 2, it gained a salted/cured meat savory note too. Puréed strawberries with bay leaf and peppercorn on the finish. Acidity and tannins are down the middle, but this seems to be a bit more structured (ie, less gummy) than other Trousseaus I’ve had. Seems organic. Best enjoyed with a slight chill. — 2 months ago

Brendan Baker

9.3

Very light bodied, floral, red fruit, mineral ⚡️⚡️⚡️ — 13 days ago

Fraser McKinley

9.3

Super bright and bursting at the seams with freshness. A delicious youthful beauty - 2017 — 22 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

First time drinking Xavier’s wines and I’m really impressed. Stone fruit, apricot, peach, pineapple, white flowers...and continues to open with air and comes up to temp. Really delicious and reminds me a bit of Sandlands Chenin. — 2 months ago

Boxer Briefs

10

Can you rate something a 100 on this scale? “Fucking perfect”...yup, that was my last tasting note. — 3 months ago

Iwan

9.0

Typically I don’t enjoy Chenin Blanc but this was excellent. Vibrant citrusy notes. — 18 days ago

Trent Fletcher

9.1

Fresh, vibrant and racy; always so great to drink; more floral nose than I recall. Delicious. — 23 days ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Decanted about an hour before serving; drank over two days with very little evolution. A babe. This was classic Syrah, reminiscent of the Northern Rhône with a bouquet of blue fruits, spiced meats, flowers and minerals. To say this is fresh simply isn’t enough. The purity is absolutely bonkers. I wish I had another bottle to lay down for a decade or more. — 2 months ago