Channing Daughters
Home Farm Vineyard Lagrein Rosato
This is uh really good rose. Like up there with coveted rose bottles tbh. Always love the annual Channing daughter drops. Gotta go get a case — 19 days ago
The Hilt
Bentrock Vanguard Chardonnay
Persimmons, mango, citrus.
Chewy, green apples, crispy.
Radiant. Rich. Bouncy acidity. Lemon oil.
This was the most beautiful barn in existence. Modern. Spacious. Looking out in belly onto this expansive field of vines. — a month ago
Reeve Wines
Mirama Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2023
Dark berry fruit. Cassis. Black cherry.
Gripping acidity balanced with pretty, brambly fruit.
Lovely. — 9 days ago
Ronco del Gnemiz
Sol Chardonnay 2024
Earthy, capri lemon, mineral, and fennel in the bouquet.
Good acid profile (moderate to high), granite / chalky / earthy / peaty unctuousness going on.
Rocky/gravelly chew. Less green and more stony. — 23 days ago
Au Bon Climat
Relevant Nuits-Blanches au Bouge Chardonnay 2021
Tertiary aromas of vanilla cream are dominant. I could breathe this in all night. Its frangrance is nutritious. Grapefruit, lemon, and baked pear.
Beautiful mouthfeel of lemon oil translates to the palate as well. A hint of vanilla bean and grapefruit. Transports me to the treelined downtown streets of Santa Barbara and the rolling hill drive up to wine country windows down, pacific breeze, mountains around. — a month ago
Domaine Pinson Frères
Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2016
10 year old Chablis is getting flinty and smoky. Beeswax, honey, toasted almonds.
Still high acid, but fruit is sort of smoothing out and giving way to more nutty and saline characteristics.
Still mineral driven but edging closer to saline than stoney.
Green orchard fruits are still the backbone in terms of fruit. But way more on the savory side at this point.
Lacking maybe a bit of structural brightness but it is still sleek like a whisper — 19 days ago
Laherte Frères
Ultradition Brut Champagne Blend
Golden raisins, soda bread, lemon, orchard fruit, nice body, tart rainier cherries — a month ago
S.S. Mandani
Super pretty timmo. Waxy, pollen, lemon leaves — a day ago