Austin Blackwell

9.3

Very smooth. Not as big of a Pinot as I would have thought. — a day ago

with Angelina

Daniel Jara

9.5

Un vino complejo en nariz , sedoso, con armonía y sin aristas ! Vinazo — 4 months ago

Michael Younkins

9.3

Nice nose, full mouth feel, dry finish. Pale salmon color. — 5 months ago

with Laurie

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9.4

The 2012 Montrose has a taut and focused bouquet with crisp blackberry, tobacco and light earthy scents on the nose. Fine vigour and class evident here. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins on the entry, fine acidity, lightly spiced with a nicely proportioned and focused finish. This is a solid, almost swarthy Montrose, though it is surpassed by more recent vintages. Tasted twice at Bordeaux Index's Ten Year-On tasting and blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, September 2022)
— 4 years ago

Kim Tobin

9.5

Love this! Can’t wait to visit Portugal again. Yes, fruity, floral, crisp- great summer white — 5 years ago

Lauren Willis

9.5

🍷✔✔ just lovely. Bought from the cellar door — 6 years ago

Meredith Roth

9.6

Pairs well with stuffing and lamb shaped butter 🐇 — 6 years ago

Danny Fortier

9.8

Love this one. A little sweet and not dry but really easy to drink. One of my fav reds so far — a month ago

KA

9.3

Brentwood LA — a month ago

EJ

9.2

Great sauv from New Zealand. Grapefruit, peach and minerals. Win. — 5 months ago

John W

9.4

Dark ruby coloration. Some translucency- classic Pinot appearance. On the nose, cherry, dark berry, plum, forest floor, earth, and minerals. On the palate, cherry, plum, dark berry, cola, fruit forward. Jammy. Nice medium to full body with velvety mouthfeel. Nicely balanced tannins and longish finish. — 3 years ago

TJ

9.3

Crisp and dry and Steve liked it, also. — 5 years ago

Katie

9.3

Great for the price! — 6 years ago

Amber Hall

10

The perfect Pinot! Well balanced, juicy but not sweet. Loved it! — 6 years ago

John Malcolm

9.4

Sticking with my rating from two years ago, but I would add tasting lavender and plum. Delicious! — a month ago

Brad Jensen

9.4

Revisiting this on the day we create our first family business, tasting wine from our honeymoon. Couldn’t tell that this wine is 7 years old, with a heavily perfumed nose of artificial carpet, blood orange, and velvet, with hints of pepper and lush dark red fruits to the edges. Color gives away no age either, with a deep rose color and medium body. The tannins remain largely intact on the palate, still grabbing the tip of the tongue, but there’s just a hint of age showing at the periphery, with some butterscotch and caramel notes starting to show integrated well with the loooong blackberry and black plum compote dominating the primary palate, with greater pepper, vanilla, a little coca and earthy notes incorporated within. This ages well, no question. — 2 months ago

Joe Christenson

9.2

Bright, crisp, minerals, and green apple. Nice way to start the Christmas Eve festivities — 8 months ago

Michael Hung

9.4

Nose has cherry, leather, herbaceous and spice notes. Medium plus acidity, smooth tannins, full bodied Pinot Noir. Tons of red fruit, with notes of black cherry, young strawberry. Secondary notes of oak and vanilla. Short finish, but works well as a package. Great with food cause it is after all, a Pinot Noir. High 14.5% ABV for a Pinot as well, but it opens up nicely and is not closed off. Very pleasant wine to drink! — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

One of the few producers that I purchase each and every vintage. I find that Laurence Feraud’s wines are consistently some of the more interesting and enjoyable wines made in all of Chateauneuf du Pape; particularly when value comes into play. This bottle is my first experience with her 2018 vintage and the first bottle of a small tranche that I swooped up upon release. Popped and poured; consumed over 5 hours. The color is deep ruby with a near opaque core; glossy and gorgeous to behold. Medium+ viscosity. On the nose, this is classic Pegaü with loads of dark cherry and bramble fruit, a veritable hillside full of garrigue, lavender, black pepper, and something that reminds me of old books. On that palate, the fruit is equally generous, brambles and cherries, exotic spices, Herbs de Provence and a somewhat sanguine-like character to it. Substantial structure, though it seems to be a notch lower than the previous three vintages at this point in its young life. The tannins are very sneaky. Almost imperceptible for the first hour and yet, by hour four, they were very much making themselves known (in the Medium+ range). Acid is also Medium+ indicating these have an exciting life ahead. The finish lasts for well over a minute. All in all, another lovely Pegaü that will likely live in the shadow of some of the more heralded vintages in the last ten years however, that doesn’t mean this isn’t a stunner. Absolutely lovely stuff and I very much look forward to enjoying these well into the 2030’s. — 5 years ago

Eduardo Maldonado

9.9

Sabroso con una ensalada Caesar and chicken — 7 years ago