Stefan Dolhain

9.1

2022 vintage. One of the Castel family estates since 1973 ( before the estate was known as Domaine de Tartuguière). With 144 hectares of vines,this is the largest contiguous vineyard in the Médoc. Vanessa Trouy has been in charge since 2002. Dark red colour. Needs a bit of time to open up, give it 15 minutes to release attractive aromas of strawberries, flowers, nutmeg and oak. Good fruit concentration in the mouth, with a solid tannic structure,fresh acidity and nice length. This will need a few years to show all its potential, and has serious ageing potential. For now decanting is recommended, pair with a good steak. Another terrific Bordeaux value. — 21 days ago

Paul K

9.3

92-93 this is great. Earth, chocolate , and cherry. Hard to beat for $27 at Costco. @Vanessa they have at SLP and MG. Check it out! I’d love to see your notes on this.
That was PnP. After 2 hrs this is really opening up. It’s complex and structured and sticky adding to previous notes tobacco and teeth coating tannins. Wish I’d have purchased more than a case. — 3 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.1

Another wine from Ciro at Le Volpe e l’uva, this vermentino was terrific and was a perfect pairing with the homemade potato gnocchi with pesto that Vanessa made for dinner. Yum! — 5 years ago

with Vanessa

Steven Beishuizen

9.1

On the nose, this is concentrated cherry and raspberry... On the palate, this is again deep cherry, raspberry, blueberry, cranberry, red plum skin... A very satisfying body that makes me think of a bowl of cornflakes... Tannins are not sharp at all really just contributing to an overall smooth yet still intense expression. The finish is medium with the blueberry and some baking spice more prominent at the end... — a year ago

with Anita

Nina Zie

9.0

White wine. Blend of Marsanne, Viognier and Gewurztraminer. — 2 years ago

Merritt Miller

9.1

Trying the infamous Cheetos and Sancerre from Vanessa Price and it was as amazing as she described — 4 years ago

Braulio Ramos Ezequiel

9.5

@Vanessa Martins — 5 years ago

Melissa Rocco

9.2

Light and fruity, but smooth. Like a bigger Pinot Noir. Vanessa loved (May 2024) — a year ago

Gabby

9.1

So good at musket room with Vanessa for my birthday! Balanced well with savoury deserts like mushroom tart and kind of a spicy tres leches — 2 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.4

There’s something to be said for nursing a bottle slowly over several days. I’ve been loving how this wine from my friends at @peay_vineyards blossoms with some time and some air. What was boisterous herbal and berry fruit has mellowed with the addition some serious umami character and a hint of incense. The one constant is the satin-sheets sexy texture that marks most of Vanessa Peay’s best work as a winemaker. While I think Peay’s best wines are from their unique estate on the Sonoma Coast, I’m glad they’ve kept making this Anderson Valley wine, if only to continue setting a standard for what Savoy can do. — 4 years ago