Jay Kline

9.4

Served with Fisherman’s Pasta - sablefish, mussels, saffron gnocchetti pasta, fennel, fresh baguette toast. If there is one thing constant about every Lopez de Heredia Blanco that I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying, it’s that they are never boring. The 2006 delivers on that with notes of dates, dried apricot, German candied nuts, marshmallows, cumin, dill and toasted coconut. Dry with fantastic acid and the texture is waxy. One of my favorite white wines on earth. Will probably live for another 20 years easy. — 15 days ago

John Willison

9.2

From Magnum. Peach toast. Crisp, clean, ah. — 3 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Lemon yellow . Quite restrained and elegant, fine bubbles , white flowers , slightly more yellow fruits , buttered bread , pastry . On the palate , crystallised fruits , ginger , mineral , quite taut mouth feel . Lemon peel , grapefruit, touch of honey . Good acidity and mineral , chalky , steely finish . Still showing quite young , with excellent focus and good length . Drink now and over the next 10 years — 4 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.5

2009 vintage ( half bottle). Looks more evolved than the 2010 tasted alongside. But it is also much more complex. Intense perfume showing an abundance of noble rot, with roasted nuts, pineapple, honey, and a hint of thyme. Concentrated and layered, perfectly balanced and very long. Seems to be a notch above the 2010 today — a month ago

Joe Fischer

9.2

An Excellent Champagne!!! Notes of Toast, yeasty, and apple. Slightly fizzy with brioche and yeast on the bud. — 4 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.1

Very creamy and rich. A lot of toast. Felt like it was moving toward secondary flavors. It was good. — 4 months ago

Ming L

9.1

On the nose the fruits have taken a back seat to honey, dried hay, lightly roasted nut, and flinty minerals. The palate is intense and viscous with complex tastes of bruised apple, apricot, lime, honeysuckle, and honey. Sharp acidity is a bit aggressive at times, but countered by hint of sweetness. Saline long finish.
Very good, but a bit below my expectation. Not sure it will continue to improve after 14 years. — a month ago

Geoff Buswick

9.1

Honey, apricot & a little fresh mint. — 2 months ago

Joe Fischer

9.3

Golden with sweet notes of brooches and toast. On the bud, it’s creamy with a slight tartness. — 4 months ago

Devin B

9.2

Lots of apples and a bit of honey. — 5 months ago