Gustave Lorentz

Reserve Alsace Pinot Gris 2021

9.1

Very pure and subtle, but sophisticated. Streamlined. Snowy white peach and pale wildflower honey, with a touch of marcona almond mid-palate that finishes hinting at marzipan. Stealth Pinot Gris, it contains a lot, if you care to ask. — 7 months ago

A, Laura and 12 others liked this

Von Schubert

Maximin Grünhauser Abtsberg Eiswein Riesling 1998

Mike Saviage

9.6

M’s bday dinner (12/12). Tasted blind. But wait there’s more! A stealth late evening bottle is pulled. A guest is departing for Germany later this week and wanted another data point for his education before leaving. Medium gold color. Wild, young and exotic nose. Notes of mandarin orange, stones, kiwi, citrus, petrol and apricot. Rich with amazing acidity. Impactful. Long finish. Woke us up. Voilà! — 5 years ago

Keith, Alex and 10 others liked this

Scarecrow

Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Robert Rothfield

9.6

It’s not about the year....nothing short of spectacular....velvety tannins and a blue berry/chocolate/coffee core....a stealth type of hedonistic cab — 6 years ago

Warren, Paul and 5 others liked this

Sine Qua Non

Dirt Vernacular Grenache Blend 2016

LM Segal

9.8

Nose-on attack of baking chocolate and dark, black cherries. Rich and smooth, bordering opulent but not the least bit cloying. Hides 16% alcohol with stealth. Mouth coating fig, more chocolate and a minute-plus tail. Outrageously awesome. Suspect this will improve with more age. — a year ago

Ely, Paul and 35 others liked this

Domaine des Baumard

Savennières Chenin Blanc 2016

Ellen Clifford

9.1

Savennières is stealth Chenin. It is ever so much that white gravel people rake patterns in. And just as dry. Until a lemon is squeezed over and a pear and tangerine fall from the trees and a brisk wind wafts through carrying hints of the flower bushes blooming nearby. Oh damn and that raw Marcona almonds. It’s a goddamn garden party in early autumn. Bask. This Savennières looks lightweight but it’s white gold. — 5 years ago

Paul, Mark and 27 others liked this

Ellen Clifford

@Peter van den Besselaar yes it does! 🥂