Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Dark violet/purple color. Aromas of blueberry, black cherry/currants, tobacco and cocoa. Same fruits on the palate along with dark plums, black licorice, coffee and spicy oak. Long lasting note of dark chocolate on the extended earthy finish. Medium-plus bodied with reasonably smooth tannins for such a young wine. Opulent, bold and rich. It will interesting to see how this wine evolves over the next few years. Presented by Nick Goldschmidt, winemaker. — 6 months ago

Steve Rura

9.1

Big like a Chardonnay with some oak, but less acidity. Very nice with crispy mushroom, lemon and asparagus risotto. 14% abv — 4 years ago

Nick Jouras

9.0

Russian River yardstick of Pinot — 8 years ago

megan krigbaum

Senior Wine Editor Food & Wine Magazine

9.0

Solo project by Adam Mason from Mulderbosch. Sourced from 3 distinct sites. Alluring juicy yellow Apple and lemon meringue, marshmallows and a creaminess that comes from something other than malo. Not in the States, alas. — 8 years ago

Brian Ager

9.0

A delightful South African Chenin Blanc which after a short decant and time to warm up, in the glass, hits you with enticing aromas of pineapple, citrus peel, lemon curd & brioche.  Ever so slightly off-dry on the palate with lemon oil and hints of chalky minerality joining the mix through on a relatively long finish.  Stands by itself, but also a stellar pairing with crispy skin salmon and orzo cucumber salad! [6/30/23] ($38) — a year ago

Greg Gratson

9.0

Liked it, underground cellar — 3 years ago

Andy DeSoto

10

Matt shared a GREAT bottle of this with me at his house. My first wine on Delectable! A good yardstick for everything to come. — 7 years ago

with Matt

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.0

Maybe my first wine from Piekenierskloof SA.
Medium yellow. Slightly herbal tinged, lemon oil and green apricot aromas. Hints of nutty, sesame oil and roasted walnut. Palate it medium plus bodied with medium plus acidity, dry. Long finish echos lemon/apricot note and brings additional tropical note of just ripe mango.
I assume the 777 refers to clone here. — 2 years ago

Greg Gratson

9.3

Nice rose from underground cellar — 3 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.9

The commune we have all been waiting for - Vosne Romanee. The first of 6 Grand Crus tasted blind. In 2 of the 3 previous tastings the first wine in this group has been the DRC RC and when I sampled the breathtaking quality of this wine I was thinking they have done it again. A couple of experts in the group felt the 2 DRC wines were at #1 and #4 This proved to be correct. My notes - Perfume of violets, pepper and Asian Spices. A perfect palate of both feminine charm and latent power ... unbelievable. The La Tache usually shows as more voluptuous in these tastings but not in 2016. I normally don’t have this much left in my glass after the wine has been identified so this was quite a luxury. Just wonderful. As Clive Coates MW said - the yardstick with which to judge all other Burgundies. It is easy to think with the 1000 year history, and the stone cross that there is something spiritual and other worldly about this wine. The consensus from all 12 tasters was that this was the best of the Vosne Romanee tasting and therefore of the whole 34 Grand Crus tasted. Only 440 dozen produced for the world. — 5 years ago