Alden Ridley

9.3

Made by Nuns in Lazio, Italy. Skin contact. Licorice and fennel, apricot, dry on the tongue. Delicious — 5 months ago

Neal Ferry

9.5

Might be the best bottle of Chardonnay I ever had…. Unique 500 ml bottle…. Perfect with homemade burrito bowl — 3 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.7

[notes for RB 2019 Gittens Vineyard] Orange wine. Destemmed, 6 months on skin then 6 months aging in emphorae. Ex alnort-robert amphorae. Hazy and orange in color. Jasmine, Gatorade, white pepper, citrus, dried orange candy, sour cherry. High acidity, med tannins, med+ finish. Lovely texture on the palate. — 4 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Very nice, especially for the price. Quite transparent in the glass - perhaps the 19 sees a bit less skin contact than previous vintages. Tasty and a nice pairing with Chinese delivery! — 5 years ago

Kerry Bunting

9.4

Easy to drink. Nice acidity. Little limestoney. Keep buying. — 6 years ago

Sean Christensen

9.0

Like a flat sour beer — 7 years ago

October Cleveland

9.2

Tomato nose, forest floor, my kinda boy. — 7 years ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.4

Delicious full flavored skin-contact orange trebbiano. Smoky, mineral-rich, apricot. — 10 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Very accessible orange wine without any hint of being overly “natural”. Crisp and the bit of skin contact gives it just enough body and texture to be interesting. — 2 years ago

Peter Quinsey

8.9

Very dry and clean. Minerals, light florals, grapefruit. Excellent pair to smoked trout. — 4 years ago

with Karen

Raul Puga

9.3

Oregon Pinot Gris in the truest sense — 5 years ago

Jean Kim

9.0

Mildly effervescent skin contact, honeysuckle and melon. Medium acidity and dry. Full bodied mouthfeel. — 6 years ago

Jessi Reaves

10

Many faces, each one thick. — 7 years ago

with Rebecca and Emma

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

No detailed notes as we were at dinner with friends. Three Somm’s present for dinner and all thought this was wine of the night. I was one of them.

I believe their 15 is even better than their fantastic 2010.

If you are not familiar with this producer & terroir, I highly recommend you do. It remains under most consumers radar. I should probably stay silent on it as it will only drive up demand and price. But, good wine is meant to be shared with people who know how to appreciate it. This is around $55 on pre-arrival and $70ish if not bought on pre-arrival.

Olivier Lamy left the family Domaine to learn from other producers before returning to his family Domaine. He made Méo-Camuzet for few years just before his return.

The body was thick and slightly waxy. Nice green apple, pineapple, lime, honeysuckle, fruit blossoms with excellent round acidity, texture, elegant and well polished finish.

Recommend you slightly over chill it and decant it for an hour if you drink it this young. After it hour, it really blossoms.

Photos of, the Domaine property, Saint-Aubin Vineyard, amazing Saint-Aubin Chardonnay grapes and Domaine building sign — 7 years ago

romo

9.0

Not enough rosé and not enough orange. Show me some skin. — a year ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Skin contact Slovenian Pinot Grigio. Beautiful light copper/peach color. Aromas and flavors of ripe pear, melon and nectarines. Additional notes of minerals and yeast. Nice creamy texture. Full flavored and nice mouthfeel. Crisp acidity. Very dry, delicate and quite fresh tasting. Wonderful complexity. Great quality for the price. — a year ago

Jean Kim

8.9

So enjoyable every time - apricots, strawberries, minerality. — 5 years ago

Kristen McCabe

9.0

Taffy nose, dry, light bodied, lemon candy — 5 years ago

Shannon Hruza

9.7

Gorgeous skin contact. Stone fruits, slighty funk. I get mainly apricot and some honeysuckle. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Time for dessert!!!

The nose shows; white peach, apricots, dry pineapple, Bosc pear, dry tropical melons, marmalade, honey, orange citrus and blossoms, nuts, toffee, banana peel, burnt caramel, brown raw sugar, baguette crust, soft limestone minerals and floral spring flowers.

The body is thick, gluey and rich and has lots of residual sugar. White peach, apricots, dry pineapple, Bosc pear, dry tropical melons, marmalade, honey, orange citrus and blossoms, nuts, toffee, banana peel, burnt caramel, brown raw sugar, baguette crust, soft limestone minerals and spring flowers. The acidity is beautiful, thick and round. The finish is well balanced and elegant with polish on the finish for days.

Photos of; Chateau d’ Yquem, their tasting room, 1917 bottle of d’ Yquem and botrytis grapes and their barrel room. — 7 years ago