Tiffanie Evenson

9.0

Would get again — 3 months ago

Will Stanley

9.5

My first time trying a wine from Daniel-Etinne Defaix, a Chablis winemaker known for releasing some of his wines very late to the market (this 2006 is on release now, a full sixteen years after the vintage).

How it looks: A flash of green through the amber hue already drops this into Chablis for the blind taster.

How it smells: seduction in a glass, everything you want from Chardonnay with age. From primary to tertiary, every aroma sits in perfect balance with the others in the glass. There’s bitter lemon, burnt butter, vanilla, peach and that delightful hint of honey that Chardonnay shows with age.

How it sips: lean, intense and complex on the palate, with great tension and acidity, and a fantastic sense of water on rock. Surprisingly, this showed better on the second night - by some margin, too. It fully opened up on the palate, with tremendous width and shocking drinkability.

Ultimately, this is an incredibly pure expression of Chardonnay from the Vaillons climat without much intrusion of oak. And heck, this has acidity for days - so I’d love to try it again in ten years, for fun.

Enjoyed with lemon sole on the second night, which I must say provided great emotion. — 4 years ago

Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

9.2

More chrunchy, seduction available , good Ravera 🥊☄️🇮🇹 — 5 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2017 — 6 years ago

Carter White

9.0

Some of the best bubbles I’ve had, so fine and lively. The flavor is good, but a little one note, apple cider. I’ve had comparable bottles at half the price. — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.1

My favourite Cahors Chateau in a great year still only €28 for this finessed Malbec 😈 that’s in a lovely place now @ peak 👍

🏵 91 points

🍷 Deep ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Smokey violet infused burnt oak through back berry fruits & soggy rustic farm earth w/ prune & goats cheese!

👄 Med body of silky creamy dark berries & red fruit w/ an earthy date mocha backbone

🎯 Long earthy dark & red fruit date & mocha seduction — 8 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.6

The 2016 Prieuré-Lichine is all class. Floral, silky and nuanced to the core, the 2016 is a wine of pure and total seduction. Freshly cut flowers, vibrant red fruit and creamy tannins all add to the wine's undeniable allure. In 2016, Prieuré-Lichine is all class, not to mention one of the sleepers of the vintage. Don't miss it! Tasted two times." - Antonio Galloni — 3 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.4

Had to do some hard detective work to pair this bottle to the label in the cellar.

The wine is pure seduction. Heady floral and honey notes, a commandingly deep tartness. Lots of phenolic spice, dry extract, and an incisive depth. Of the full and powerful style rather than ethereal. This is drinking well now, feinherb like, but I think if the RS and acids had another ten years to mesh it would be something else. — 4 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.0

Deep yellow in the glass with yellow orchard fruits, berries and exotic citrus on the nose. Green plum, apricot, gooseberry, husk cherry on the palate, just ripe fruits with a grapefruit pith finish. Textured but dry and sharp, lacks seduction. Story may change in a few years. — 5 years ago

Lawrence Bernstein

9.0

12/20 Seduction consistently performs. $60 — 5 years ago

Edward Crail

9.5

Very enjoyable wine, complex flavors, notes of coffee, chocolate, cherry. Whenever I'm near this winery we're sure to drop in for a bottle. — 6 years ago

Thomas Brenner

9.0

Just the name itself beholds seduction and intrigue, yet in the rare instances where emotions and logic imperceivably align, then, and only then, has true pairing perfection been finally attained. — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

2nd wine of Vega Sicilia @ £110 which showed better than 06 for me as richer & deeper 😁

🍷 Deep ruby w/ brick edge

👃 Chocy cherry gooey gateaux w/ soft minerals, light oak, herbs, date & mint

👄 Med+ body of creamy gloopy smooth silky choc cream oozing through mashed dark cherry & raspberry liquorice

🎯 Long chocy filled rich chewy cherry & raspberry cake seduction — 8 years ago

Peter Zandbergen

9.3

With a dosage of 6g and a disgorgement date 05/2017 this is at the end of its drinking window i.m.o. Drink within next two years — 4 years ago

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9.8

The 2019 La Fleur-Pétrus is pure and total seduction. Trotanoy and perhaps also Hosanna have traditionally been viewed as more exclusive Pomerols in the Moueix portfolio. The more time passes, the less I share that view. Sure, La Fleur-Pétrus does not have the mystique associated from a small single vineyard - as many Pomerols do - and yet there is no denying the elegance and class here. Bright red fleshed fruit, blood orange and exotic spice race across the palate, framed by silky, plush tannins that wrap it all together. La Fleur-Pétrus is fabulous. That's all there is to it. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, February 2022)
— 4 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2014 vintage. Plushy nose. That big-bodied, Malescot style. Voluptuous and sexy mouthfeel. Silky tannins with a little plummy cherry exeunt. Wine of seduction. Watch out. — 5 years ago

Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

9.5

Solera 1994-2010 Deg. 17/02/2017 .Golden color, a vibrant Champagne, Pinot Noir and all those layers seduction in a bottle, Happy New Year🗽🍾🥁 — 5 years ago

Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

9.2

A pure bliss experience, very primary and delicious glass of seduction😇 — 6 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.9

I’ve had this wine maybe 12 times over the past 25 years. It remains the single best domestic wine I’ve ever encountered. Balance, power, and exquisite grace are the hallmarks. It bursts from the glass with pure notes of cassis and black fruit, but caresses and embraces your mouth. Pure, craven seduction that keeps you going back for more. This wine just keeps getting better and better. Perfect with rare tenderloin sliders and creamy horseradish sauce. — 6 years ago

L Bram

10

Bloody delicious. Could drink this every day and still be impressed. Smooth, silky seduction ❤️ — 8 years ago