Andy@andyberke.com

8.9

Perfectly fine. Nothing special. A lot of butter — 7 days ago

Jordan Cleare

9.6

Delicious sauce blanc. Juicy, citrus notes. Drinkable. No bite. Round — 5 years ago

Will Stanley

9.5

Decanted for around an hour, the recently released 2013 Grand Vin from Chateau Musar is an enormous wine at present in its youth. Gradually, it opened into a gorgeous, exotic and utterly unique product of this unlikely corner of the wine world. There’s plenty of Bordeaux-like character in the form of dark fruit and cigar box, but there are notes too of cranberry, liquorice, clove, mandarin and five spice. The mouthfeel, as a whole, has a quasi Brunello quality to it, with its bright cherry fruit and mouthwatering acidity. But woe is anyone to compare this wine to any other, for it is incomparable. One of Serge Hochar’s last vintages before his passing in 2014, and one that will doubtless have a long life. — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

9.1

This is a tasty Napa Cabernet. Rich, extracted and elegant.

Showing blackberries, black currants, raisins, sweet cherries, chocolates, cedar, vanilla, coffee, earth, light vegetables, bitter herbs and peppercorn.

Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity.

Long finish with round tannins.

Needed a few hours of decanting, which I did not have at this time.

Still very young, but already enjoyable. Needs 3 years in the bottle to mature properly, and will age nicely in the next 10 years.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$75. — 6 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.1

Excellent... But it's interesting to compare this to #1 tonight--- Faust..both 2016 Napa cabs. Faust was $52, Krug $29. So what's the difference? A lot, you be the judge if it's worth 23 bucks. Take the Faust, and remove the blackberry, leaving a greenish-pine alcohol warmed bouquet. Take the spherical mouth of Faust and shave it such that you have angular, sharp edges. Then Krug ends with a dryer, perfumed drying tannins.

So, this is an excellent wine, about 1.5 points below the Faust. So make your own calculation, but to me, I'd spend the money for the upgrade.

91 points — 7 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Great 20 year old wine. Thank you Serge! — 8 years ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.4

A powerful and expressive red blend from the Faust Estate Vineyard located in the Coombsville sub-AVA, Napa Valley. This is a 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot that generously offers a compelling level of red fruits with just-right-ripen cherries.
Both; the nose and palate concours on the concentrated flavors. It has a tremendous mouthfeel with a palpable high acidity, and spices, making it savory enough to either pair it with food or just having as a sipper.
This V.2021 was ranked #4 in Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2024. The 2021 vintage in Napa Valley was a result of the drought conditions, and the lower-than-average rainfall led to a mild spring/summer, that extended the development of the growing grapes and harvest period. So, wines were more powerful than compared to other recent vintages. Cheers! — a year ago

Joe Flo

9.4

Drinking very well now. — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Opened and poured into a ship decanter for two hours before being returned to the bottle another couple of hours prior to dinner at Le Bouillon. A golden color that seem lighter on the rim. On the nose, this is eminently rustic with stone fruits, wild flower honey, echinacea and butterscotch. On the palate, not nearly as oxidative as the nose would suggest. In fact, this is remarkably fresh with bright apricot and nondescript tropical fruits. Medium-plus acid. The finish is long and somewhat saline. A wine of brilliant texture. A stunning pairing with marinated octopus and was delightful with the other courses of our meal as well. A small portion was left for further evaluation the following day. I am happy to report that it held up very well indeed. The late Serge Hochar once said that his white wines seem to gain freshness with age. The 2005 vintage shows there is likely truth to his assessment. Well cellared examples should drink well for at least another decade. I, for one, look forward to checking in on these for many years to come. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Just crazy. Elegant but so young and amazing length. Massive structure. Needs 5 years. — 7 years ago

Vinod Peris

9.0

They were featuring wines from Finca Parera at the El Diset in Barcelona. This blend of Granache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Merlot was balanced, herbaceous and earthy with a nice finish. — 7 years ago

Shannon McLaren

9.0

Sourced from stagecoach. Heavy oak and blackberry on the nose, ripe blackberry on the palette. Super long finish, nice balance of tannin. — 8 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.0

Nicely balanced. Tasty. — 3 years ago

Sarah Boehmig

10

2019 love it — 4 years ago

Mark Eastom

9.1

Yum. Brioche, green apple, white flowers, fine bubbles and kicking acidity. — 5 years ago

Christian Wigger

9.1

Full bodied white, a Valais specialty with taste of Linden. Perfect pairing to the rich Chinese Dishes @ China Garden, Zermatt. Tomorrow lockdown of Restaurants starts here too 😩 — 6 years ago

with Therese

Peter Wassam

9.0

Just... so good. Stony, peachy, grips ya like serge ibaka did that young boy last year and doesn’t let go — 7 years ago

Justin Crum

8.9

Good, but not great. Yeasty. From Chelsea and Nehal. — 7 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.3

Aggressive nose but restrained on the palate. Nice and clean. $14.50 C — 8 years ago

Jeff Natland

9.6

One of my all time favorite cab sauv blends — 8 years ago