Will Stanley

9.2

Welcome relief following a couple of undrinkable older Bordeaux, my Sunday evening finally got underway with this 2019 Beaumont, opened as a backup and the first of four bottles that I bought en primeur for the modest sum of £8.50 apiece. I’ve had mixed experiences with Beaumont in the past, but the 2019 represents a notable uptick in quality, and I thoroughly enjoyed a few glasses of this over the course of the evening. It’s fresh, generous, modern, suave; plush blackcurrant with a touch of graphite, everything nicely knitted together. This is lovely claret for the money and a nice bottle to enjoy over the next decade or so. — 2 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.3

From 375ml. Nice uptick from last bottle! Showing really well. — 5 years ago

Pat Taylor

9.2

This bottle was a pleasant uptick from the last I had. Perhaps it was the vintage. Very soft, juicy fruit. Very balanced. — 5 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.6

Reviewed this wine about a year ago. It was in sort of a weird spot then, but this is really QUITE better now. A previous rating of this 2016 Amber Knolls almost one year ago was a 93, and I will definitely add another few points to this rating today. This wine has come a very long way in a year. Crimson pour to the glass. Nose of black and bing cherries, and seems to be a spicier, "warm climate" nose vs. the Crimson Ridge Cabernet which seems to be "colder" and "darker" by comparison. This wine first hits the tongue and immediately shows you all that it has. This is a red fruit dominant monster. The palate is dominated by darker bing cherries leading the way with a hint of some younger blackberries. Raspberry cola shows up right before an uptick of volcanic character and finishes with nice black pepper and baking spices. Still more youthful and sweet, this one has seemed to balance itself out quite a bit within the past year. A medium+ bodied mouthfeel yet the complex punch of a heavier weighted wine. Finishes rather long. A year ago, there seemed to be a "green-ness" about this wine that I wasn't getting this time around, and it has come to my attention that there's an "Extended Barrel Aged" version of this wine coming out soon, which should be a REAL TREAT. 96 points. Best drinking for this wine 2020-2035. — 6 years ago

Sommelara

8.9

Super earthy and dry!! — 7 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of egg white. Except some oaky nose, nose is essentially gone while taste survives. Taste is still quite refreshing, with light but balance mix of acidity, sweetness, honey, and spicy oak. What a pity as she has peaked maybe 5 or 10 yrs ago. After breathing, the nose makes a comeback with flowering and gasoline note, the taste also becomes fuller. As a result, I have uptick my scoring quite a bit. — 8 years ago

Josh Shields

9.3

Subtle warm baking spices. Secondary aromas barely emerging although lots of depth. Minimal bricking so far with clear edges. Sappy, medium acids and drying finish that makes it very mouthwatering. Integrated oak. Uptick potential, 1.5L. — 9 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2020 vintage. Big, jammy body like the 2019 but missing that 2019 uptick in terms of concentration/finish. Still...not too shabby and fairly reps intro Napa cab at a decent price point. Newish pedestrian labels bite/suck/are trash howevs. — 2 years ago

Willie Carter

9.0

One of my favorite rosés, and producers, year in and year out. Definitely rises above the so many other bottles of champagne that it can be compared to. And, it’s exceedingly pretty.

A light salmon pink color in the class. Nice persistent bubbles and effervescence. Strawberries upfront on the nose but there’s this kick of cinnamon that’s just so delightful. Some light brioche notes with cloves and dried herbs to compliment. Earth and cherries really start to express themselves after plenty of time in the glass. Such an intense, singular nose.

Cedric Moussé makes a spectacular range of champagnes but this one has a special spot in my heart. It’s just so unique and fun. 92/8 Pinot Meunier/Pinot Noir from two separate perpetual reserves and disgorged in July of 2020 with the low dosage of 1.5 g/l. Medium bodied but weighty and substantial.

Cherries and cream explode on the palate. Vivacious red fruit but so far away from being a standard issue fruit bomb rosé champagne. Nice minerality and subtle notes of herbs and earth. Long finish with an uptick of cream and acid. Mesmerizing and beautiful. One of my favorites for a reason. — 4 years ago

Chris A

8.9

A very nice and well structured Chard: lemon, vanilla cream and a citrus zing that just provides a nice little uptick at the finish. Great overall full mouthfeel after each sip - nice and muted on the nose, but hints of some oak. Really nice glass! — 6 years ago

Marc Longenecker

9.2

Fruity/bourbon on the nose but a subdued jamminess in taste, with an uptick in peppery tannins and a dry/oaky/boozy finish — 6 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.4

The Tardive really is an uptick in depth though this is such kick ass Beaujolais I’ve always felt it deserves its own category (Kick A- Beaujo). Black cherries, but seriously black, oodles of fruit but it’s the minerality & acid that sets it apart, along w the depth. Medium bodied, taut( not tight somehow). Ribena with cracked black pepper nose. Blind tasting w friends but guessed to be every region but Beaujo. If I remember the history right, this is more of a Moulin Vent property, so makes some sense it has such gravitas- which is what it is, a joyous wine with gravitas. Dressner importer. Oh, and it’s ok to try now, it’s not infanticide. 25$ on sale- that’s just stupid. — 7 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.0

Slight sweet but tannin uptick, mouthfeel slight bite more than Marietta lot 4, smooth clean, Gouda smell, bend of candy sugar that detracts — 9 years ago

Scott Stewart

9.0

Delicious! Syrah's 'grandparent', which shows some strikingly similar qualities. Black pepper on the nose, good length and a nice high acid uptick in the finish. Quaffable! — 10 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

Only of a handful of Condrieu I’ve tasted in my lifetime. The viscous, thick mouthfeel is either a turn off or on-as is it’s endive, fennel, and white fruit palate as well. I loved both. Given its youth, it’s all packed in there too tightly, so bottle age & /or decant will only help. But well made & given the steep uptick in Chenin Blanc prices I could see going back again. — 2 years ago

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Shay A

9.4

Drinking really well at the moment. I popped and poured this, and while it could have used a 30min-1hr decant, it really came alive out of the bottle after the first glass.

My main thought here is how elegant this is. Not overpowering with fruit but certainly not thin in structure. Black cherries, plum, spiced rhubarb and some chamomile on the nose. The palate is open for business with a vein of acidity down the middle alongside underripe red and black fruits, herbal spice, black tea and some mint. I didn’t necessarily find some of that RM signature orange zest, but blood orange had its profile all over this in a restrained way. The way this bottle is trending, I could see this maybe showing a slight uptick in integration, but I’m hard pressed to say this will get better…just different. The only other 2016 RM Pinot I’ve had was Silver Eagle (darker, more rich than this Summa), so I wonder how the other Pinots are drinking… — 4 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

Only took this 4 years from my first note for the acidity to settle down and for it to finally integrate! Well, it finally has. And on the last bottle to boot that everything came together....oh, only to have the other four bottles back!! Clove, cherry cola were the major campaign contributors, where tobacco and fig were minors. Well-balanced with a nice uptick in acidity towards the end. Actually still has some astringent quality. These really hold incredibly well and are very well crafted especially for a wine they make as a side-car. Well done! — 6 years ago

Jay Eagan

8.9

I was so ready for a great bottle again - I had the Chloe, same vintage last night. Totally different - this is OK - max. The lemon finish is the uptick with an almost boring start. If it’s 2012 stay with Chloe! — 6 years ago

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Mark Flesher

9.3

A really nice pinot. After a corked 2006 Selyem Vista Verde, this was the next on deck. "Dan, where did you get this?" :shoulder shrug: ....sigh...well, we might as well drink it!!!!!. The nose is a little more youthful than the palate. The nose has a little bit of basil and raspberry but appears to be more of a youthful raspberry. On the palate, this is where the raspberry shows a little bit more age. Herbal notes go more to a rosemary than basil. A slightly noticeable uptick in acidity moving to the finish. Really no knowledge of this producer at all, so I was extremely intrigued by this Pinot. At 8 years of age, it probably drinks like 5 years old. Still has a little bit of youthfulness on the finish, so I would like to see where this one is in a few years. — 8 years ago

with Dan

Conrad Green

9.2

A fuller nose. Great length, a sharp uptick at the end. Good stuff — 11 years ago

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