Doug Powers

9.2

Dark cherry and tart red fruits, some nice oak barrel notes add structure and depth, great acidity, longish finish, excellent New Zealand Pinot Noir!! — 7 months ago

with Jim

Joseph Barsky

9.2

2011 Vintage. 15.1% Alcohol. 65% Syrah, 35% Grenache. — 5 years ago

Liz S

9.6

Yum! Sweet red from 21 Brix. — 5 years ago

with Frank and Jim

web bond

9.0

At this stage Ferrando Carema White Label ‘16 blows away Produttori Barbaresco ‘16. Produttori is very ripe, and the alcohol is less in balance. The ‘16 normale does not really exhibit the freshness and elegance I associate with classic Barbaresco. Yes, the concentration and depth is impressive, and maybe at 10-20+ years the wine will achieve harmony. For now it exhibits more climate change character than the high tone energy desired. This is a Grey Market bottle purchased recently. I wonder if less than pristine storage and/or transit was an influence. I will compare notes with bottles purchased on release and via authorized Importer somewhere down the road. — 3 years ago

Nooka Jones

9.4

Major slurp alert 🚨
She’s a beautiful bubbly nasty rosé. Hints of plum and apricot. Tart and dry divine. — 5 years ago

with Andrea

C E Long

9.0

2016 - Excellent — 6 years ago

David Walser

9.3

I think this is my favorite bottle of the Majestique that I have ever had. I wonder if is that I have allowed this to age more than previous bottles? I’ll have to try another bottle to check out my theory. — 4 years ago

Donald Williams

9.0

Held up nicely for a 10-year-old white. — 4 years ago

with Bonnie

Jon Ebsworth

8.9

From Groucho club case, new world Syrah with old world character. Not quite hitting the heights for me but enjoyable. — 6 years ago

Gil Krakowsky

9.3

Just a really enjoyable wine that is both hearty and even “ big” but still refreshing.
Clearly some Brett and some effervescent feel like may hint at VA, but I find both to be well integrated and enjoyable. A deep darker-side-of-red fruit profile: red and damson plum, dried red cherry, Black licorice, olive. Has a floral sense to it, and some exotic woody undertones as well earth - like a forest after the rain . A full bodied and almost lush wine that might recall the mouthfeel if a Napa cab, but with much more refreshing a acidity coming through - never the least bit cloying or overwrought. Simply a great wine with a broad food pairing potential. That said, I do wonder if it would taste dramatically different at the source. With zero sulphur amidst a long boat ride, life in distributor warehouses, a wine shop and ultimately my euro cave, whether the original intent is preserved in its entirety. Drinking fantastically but also wondering if peak drinking is 2-3 years ahead. Again, the sulphur thing... — 6 years ago