Ely Cohn

8.9

Rustic, countryside. Woodsy cherry, with sweet raisins, dates, and a cedar core. There are roses and tar and other dusty notes on the periphery.

Powerhouse of flavor, with grippy tannins and a little bit of heat (14.5%) on the swallow. — 4 months ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.4

Old Calvados from a very good producer… starting to lighten in color. But intense caramel, butterscotch, and ripe red apples on the nose. Silken smooth and a long warming finish. Dangerously easy to slurp and swallow, swirl, slurp and swallow… repeat. Cold winter evening, roaring fire, 2-4 good friends… and all too soon the bottle is history. Note to self.. always have a backup! — 4 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2019 | hint of orange, stinking smell (positive), high acidity. This needs something to eat because of high bitters, lots of character. Swallow reflex. — 5 years ago

Sarah Pennock

9.4

Crisp swallow — 5 years ago

Michelle Carchedi

9.3

You were right @jenpelka @theriddlernyc!!!!#paulbara #specialclub #grandcruchampagne was delicious. Effervescent Liquid honey just went on and on lingering well after the swallow. #champagne #frenchwines — 7 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.5

An excellent Brunello
Complex, vibrant, easy drinking, it will keep for long, but it's already on fire
An explosion when you swallow it
My style of wine
Between the few producers always worth to give it a go in Montalcino — 7 years ago

Justin Hart

9.6

Probably a little less amazeballs than the 2009 that Obama served the French president when he visited the white house, but still fantastic! A rustic sage and anise note are quite interesting as it lingers long after you swallow. Otherwise, the cherry and cola notes from the cab play off the juicy strawberry and leathery/fleshy notes of the Syrah. Damn this is good! — 7 years ago

with Cherish and Jen

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2021 | High end Chardonnay to adore. A very broad spectrum of impressions in smell, citrus, apple, almond, good balance and that appealing swallow-factor. Vines up to 78 years old. Very nice. — a year ago

romo

9.5

Co-WotN. Co-ferment. Co-Rotie. Co-visceral. Co-dominant. Co-velvety. Full swallow. Wow. — 3 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.7

Man this is so young. 3-5 years at least from an early peak. But you can see the greatness. Man this is going to be a wine of a lifetime.

Nose is pungent cranberry flowers. An assault on the no trial. Nose petals peeking through. Some lilacs.

Palate is stunningly fresh. So delsignore. You get the amazing Nebbiolo fruit you’d expect from 16 but it’s as fresh as just picked grapes. Bright cherry. A bit of darker red cherry. A hint of licorice. Some cranberry fruit.

A beautiful wine.

On the swallow this is starting to show that “oh my god I can’t believe I’m drinking this” perfect balance of truly great wines.

As this opens piercingly intense. Pure pure pure. A hint of elegant brick like you get in old burgundy. Intense Dried rose petal extract.

Finish is so profound you leave it on the palate for like a minute sucking in air and mumbling “mmmph. Mmmph mmmph” it’s so good you do t want it to stop.

Bought from fass selections — 5 years ago

Wulf Losee

9.4

Sage and mint and a hint of allspice on the nose. And from what it’s nose nose told me, I was prepared for this wine to be kind of raw. But it has a lovely silky tannic structure that begins on the tip of the tongue and follows through, all the way to the back of the palate, into a very long finish. At first taste this wine feels like a medium- bodied Rhône varietal, but it releases all its complexity and body midway into the swallow. There’s a light taste of cherries on the front, but that’s it for the fruit in this wine. (Fuck fruit. It’s overrated.) Mid palate it displays notes of cola and dark chocolate, and it ends with a lot of high mineral notes (calcaire) at the back of the palate. Did I mention the long finish? You probably don’t want to pair this wine with any sort of food. Otherwise it will hide that delicate finish — that goes on and on and on until it slowly fades away. A beautiful and unique wine. — 6 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.2

Medium green gold in glass. The nose is ripe Amalfi lemon with a hint of lime. A bit more weight on the mouth than expected, but smooth and lively on the swallow... and amazing complexity of tart citrus and cream. These wines always bring a smile to my face and a lift to my spirit. Kudos, Tegan. — 7 years ago

Timothy Lynch

8.9

Bracing acidity with mid-weighty tropical fruit (ever so slightly creamy) provide an unusual but very satisfying swallow. By itself, or with a meaty fish grilled on the BBQ, this 2017 three-varietal Ribeiro white is certainly worth seeking out. — 7 years ago

J Mcconeg

9.4

Lots of red fruit showing through. Rewarding from sip to swallow. One of the better PM Pinot’s that I have had. — 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2006 | Proof Silvaner can age. Butterscotch in smell, rich bouquet, sweet touch with first sip, beautiful wine with the swallow factor. — 2 years ago

romo

9.7

A not-so-wee dram for my birthday reminds me how Mortlach separates from the herd. Transcendent light-bodied balance yet a finish that goes on in breath long after swallow. A poetic emotional drink. — 4 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.5

Vintage 2015 | sultry scent, plums, cedar, swallow reflex, finesse and elegance — 5 years ago

Wulf Losee

9.0

2016 vintage opened December 2020. Leather and minerals on the nose. Not much happening on the front—no fruit to speak of, but there are some soft tannins that follow through to the back of the palate quite nicely though. The finish is quite unique, though.Without looking at the label I suspect this was aged in American oak, which gives it some leathery hi notes and some bite as you swallow. I wouldn’t give it the scores that the pros are giving it, a 9.3, only because this wine is kind of weak on the front of the palate. But it’s very drinkable, indeed! — 5 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.3

Had the 2009 recently and loved it...
Red color, medium+ bodied. On the nose lots of spices... licorice, white pepper. Silky round ball in my mouth, licorice persists, medium+ tannins, and a tad hot on the swallow. I'm thinking this is a spectacular buy right now.

93 points — 7 years ago

Kurt Schuster

9.1

So when you first read anything about this wine the words “rare” and “almost extinct” keep popping up everywhere you go. So whenever I had a chance to try this varietal I leapt at the opportunity. An interesting nose, earthy and leathery with some dusty/musty odors. Made me think of a library. For a wine that supposed to be tanin heavy and historically was only regarded for making vinegar it has a remarkably smooth taste. It comes off bold and brassy with ripe jam plum notes with some flavors of raisins. The wine hits you mid tongue and goes all the way back. You can feel the fullness and the structure of the tannins, but fortunately they don’t come across as bitter. Reminds me of a balsamic-port reduction. Flavor is strong and heavy throughout and even though it doesn’t feel hot and heavy with alcohol on the tongue you definitely can feel it going down your chest as you swallow. 100% Vidadillo from vineyards planted in 1910. 24 months in French and American oak. Very fun to try what is basically a dinosaur of a grape that used to be used for other things, hopefully these “forgotten“ grape varieties will start making a comeback. — 7 years ago