5/24/2024 - Franken Berry Likes this wine:

Good to go after an hour. Boysenberry, blackberries, black cherries. Milk chocolate.

5/24/2024 - MattMauldin Likes this wine:

Bright, clear, light gold. Aromas of lime & white peach, verbena, crushed stone, ginger powder, jasmine and hints of honey. High-toned lime zest and fresh quince on the palate, with secondary orange blossom, fresh cilantro, oyster shell, rock salt, and hints of butterscotch. Racy and linear, light on its feet as it hits the palate but gaining texture through the middle, with high acidity and grippy texture as it closes, finishing with lengthy notes of citrus and salinity.

5/24/2024 - MuddyBear Likes this wine:

A beautiful, elegant and approachable young wine. At Asador Bastian. Basically PNP. Floral and balanced. I’m never disappointed with Pernot.

5/24/2024 - Tchello Likes this wine:

Belle maturite deja belle presence de fruit, tanin discret, belle presence d epice, reglice noir. WOW que c est bon!!!! HAte de voir avec qql annees encore

5/24/2024 - GuanYu Likes this wine:

Ruby red with purple-pink rim. Dark cherry, blackberry, stewed strawberry, honeycomb, tobacco, olives, dark chocolate, oregano, mild leather and pine tree . Medium bodied, medium acidity, medium tannin, medium structure, medium alcohol and medium finish. Complex, rustic and restrained. It tasted like a Northern Rhone rouge from the Alpines.

90% Petit Rouge (Picciourouzo), with other indigenous grapes. Vineyards in the 2,000-3,000 feet elevation.

5/24/2024 - Chateaux Valhalla Likes this wine:

Really nice drinking. Plums and cherries, dried rosemary, classic Bordeaux pencil, salami, still with grippy tannins and mouth watering acidity. Two hours in a narrow decanter. My last bottle, lots of life ahead if well kept.

5/24/2024 - cubswinws Likes this wine:

Wonderful deep and complex wine begs for a bone in ribeye with a rich pasta side dish

5/24/2024 - torourke69 wrote:

Rubbish

5/24/2024 - MuddyBear Likes this wine:

Wow what a wine. At Asador Bastian. Opened for 90 min. Probably needs a full decant for 2 hours+. At first a bit astringent and acidic. After 20 min in the glass it completely evolved into a well balanced beauty Notes of leather, mushrooms, red fruit. This is a top level wine entering its prime.

5/24/2024 - RustyI Likes this wine:

Fantastic

5/24/2024 - Brian Glas Likes this wine:

Tasted after 72 minutes of air. Dark ruby color. Bright floral notes on the nose. Spicy cherry fruit. Perfect balance. This just floats like a cloud on the palate revealing new and interesting elements as it goes along. Some green tea. Very persistent. Excellent.

4/29/2024 - Luiz Prigol Likes this wine:

Really tasty and smooth. Inviting usual aromas of honey and almonds. Worth the drink

5/24/2024 - RKcellar Likes this wine:

no rush to drink this, tannins are firm still but drinks nicely after enough air. some earthiness and red fruit on the nose, black cherry and black olive on the palate. long, lingering finish

5/24/2024 - wmccone54 wrote:

Very good, still viable. Bright, clear medium ruby. Profile shows ripe strawberry, spicy raspberry, cherry cola, vanilla extract, leafy mulch, and salty red granite. Medium acidity isn’t enough to balance the juicy, ripe, red fruits. Lacks depth and complexity at this juncture. Medium finish. Enjoyed with pesto salmon, spinach ravioli and an arugula salad. Drink now.

5/24/2024 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote:

Retail $45. Very Heavy Bottle. Under cork. I bought six of these from my local grocery store for the absurd price of $20/bottle. Now I know why: another corked bottle. I love my H-E-B a little less now and shame on Benovia if they knew about an issue and dumped them. One corked bottle? It happens. Two? Unfortunate. But three out of four? Yeah, someone knew there was a problem here.

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5/24/2024 - LMArcher wrote:

Excellent quality to value ratio.DGR. LB. A/T balance.
Blueberry, red apple, aromatic, evergreen not s. Lingering finish.

5/24/2024 - Brian Glas Likes this wine:

Tasted after 1 hour of air. Not much on the nose. Maybe still closed? Some high toned notes on the mid palate. Black tea and spice. Forest floor notes. Interesting tang. This wine is evolving and revealing more as time goes on. An excellent effort from the master of Pinot Mr. Mark.

4/27/2024 - Peter Kleban wrote:

Drinks fine but no intrinsic interest.

5/24/2024 - Neat Water Back wrote:

Flawed. Stewed prunes and dry cork broke on pull.

5/24/2024 - Enricaccio wrote:

Grabbed this by mistake from the cellar after a ‘19 WF Burgos. Nose is white peach (somewhat unusual for Chablis, more similar to a white Bordeaux); palate is smooth, not as acidic as I was expecting, well balanced. Great finish. It will probably improve with age but it’s really good right now

5/24/2024 - Neat Water Back Likes this wine:

Absolute stunner! Singing. Delicious! Open for business! Minimal acid but delicious Zinfandel bouquet. Drink now or wait a handful of years.

5/24/2024 - mike1234 Likes this wine:

Transparent pale straw color, fresh fruit and a mineraliness on the nose, light to medium body, sweet light fruit on the palate and finish, finish last a few seconds

5/24/2024 - Brian Glas Likes this wine:

Tasted after 1 hour of air. Medium ruby color. Violet notes on the nose. Tangy cherry fruit. Some spice. Black tea notes. Very interesting. An excellent wine.

4/29/2024 - Luiz Prigol Likes this wine:

Fantastic. IMO better than the blanc de blanc. More body and fruity. Definetly worth the price

5/22/2024 - Winegirl1959 Likes this wine:

Bright, lively, expressive citrus, notes, beautiful, vibrancy, long finish.

5/24/2024 - bekirkpatrick wrote:

The bouquet is wonderful. Flavor profile is a little tart but gentle and very currant-focused. Lingers a while and finished surprisingly strong.

5/24/2024 - Wine Canuck wrote:

This pours light ruby in the glass with flecks of pink and purple toward the watery rim. The nose is of violets, purple licorice, candied plum, and vitamin tablet. The palate enters on the purple and blue tinged fruit. Tannin is medium minus and acid is medium. The finish replays blue and purple fruit. This is really not my preferred style. Almost comes across like Beaujolais in its bombastic fruit.

5/24/2024 - ericed Likes this wine:

All mocha and crushed, ripe blackberry. Rich mouthfeel with smooth tannins through the long finish. Extreme value.

5/24/2024 - Montesquieu wrote:

Blueberry compote. If you love extracted fruit Napa style, you'll rate this higher than I do. A younger me would have extolled this wine. An older me enjoys it but suffers from the excess.

5/24/2024 - westfordreds Likes this wine:

structure and burgundian in style. nose....massedarwd cherries, forest floor and spice, smokiness and long finish with pencil lead and lingering. Awesome wine

5/24/2024 - ramclain Likes this wine:

Wonderfully aged right now and so pleasant to drink, alone or with food. Solid notes of vanilla, chocolate, and peanut butter, most well described as chocolate peanut butter cup.

5/24/2024 - PaulMeyer wrote:

May 2024. Nice refreshing Chardonnay. Medium acidity. Medium plus weight. Pleasant nose and palette. Enjoyed at a Wilson Winery Summer concert after pulling from cellar. Two left.

5/24/2024 - dase13 wrote:

Drank prior bottle was almost four years ago. This one: Color of dark red. Scents of strawberry and currant. Tastes consistent with scents, and with smooth tanins and medium mouthfeel. Drank over two nights. Really had lost its punch on the second day.

5/24/2024 - WineCenturyAZ Likes this wine:

Watermelon in the glass, modernly, aromatic nose of red fruits, pallet is dry and crisp, berries, strawberry, red delicious apple, Ranier cherry, floral note of rose, acidity is high, body is medium, finishes long. Fantastic QPR yummy.

5/24/2024 - 3daywinereview.com Does not like this wine:

Ok so tried this blind and thought it was a $15 cheap Cabernet from chile. Floral over load with paint thinner, spice and sweeter fruit. Short uninspiring finish.

5/24/2024 - ChrisWagner Likes this wine:

Been a long week home with a 2 year old recovering from surgery. Had this with a prime ribeye cap.

First thought upon smelling while pouring into decanter was “coconut!” Is there American oak used here? I guess I’d be a little surprised if there was, but whatever. It’s not off putting, just maybe a bit unexpected?

After a bit of time (say an hour) and I pour a taste, thoughts went to, “Damn, I opened this way, WAY too early.”

Soft edged tannins and a muted (but delicious) mouth of dark fruits with cream that lasts nearly a minute.

Now, with dinner, about 1.75 hours in decanter, this thing is starting to unfurl a bit. Parts that were great, but maybe disjointed, started to fall into place.

This is quite good, but I would imagine this won’t start to really show anything close to its best stuff for another 3-5 years minimum. I know I wont revisit either of my two remaining bottles until at least 2028-2029. I say 93 now, but with a 94-96 upside.

5/24/2024 - dkwins Likes this wine:

Still dark, rich and smooth, but a bit more subdued than last notes.

5/24/2024 - MF84 wrote:

Disappointed. VA was way too evident and we couldn’t drink it.

5/24/2024 - johnh1001 wrote:

More tar this time

5/22/2024 - CAJR Likes this wine:

Red berries

5/24/2024 - VinoEtSeq wrote:

Deep ruby. Medium intensity aromas of dark berry, plum, cherry, mint, and clove with floral notes. Dry, high alcohol, high acidity, full bodied, medium(+) silky tannins. Medium(+) intensity flavors similar to the aromas but with more pronounced red fruits like raspberry and hints of coffee/chocolate and cedar. Medium finish. Very enjoyable wine that you can feel good buying given the producer’s support of so many worthy causes.

5/21/2024 - CAJR Likes this wine:

Red and black fruit

5/24/2024 - Stuart10er wrote:

Herbal, red and black fruit on the nose. Taste has already integrated the tannins, but not to a smooth level yet but well along the way. Red mountain dusty with a long finish.

5/24/2024 - johnrpitts wrote:

Big fruit, dry, some oak.

5/24/2024 - Cablover1982 Likes this wine:

Few hours decant. Beautiful wine. Plushy dark fruits, cinnamon, nutmeg, fennel, vanilla wafers, sweet tobacco and coffee beans. This is from Moon Mountain ‘21 vintage. Nice acidity, chewy tannins on long finish.
This to me held better than the twice as pricey as Realm Farella ‘18
Cheers!

5/24/2024 - tann0008 Likes this wine:

Damp forest on the nose. Honey gold apple and sweet butter on the palette. Lemongrass finish.

5/22/2024 - CAJR Likes this wine:

Citrus minerality

5/24/2024 - ziavino wrote:

Powerful (14.9%!) yet graceful, with notes of Meyer lemon, ripe Bartlett pear, and nectarine leading the way. Oak is perfectly integrated, acidity is on point, and a slight spicy ginger note emerges late. Fabulous.

5/24/2024 - BenjaminWhiteMD wrote:

This unassuming Cremant de Bourgogne is absolutely wonderful. Everyone knows Louis Bouillot by their widely exported nonvintage cremants, but when you visit their tasting room in Nuits Saint George, you see the artistry and passion behind their generations of successful winemaking. This bottling is a prime example of that. A 100% Chardonnay from a named vineyard in Savigny Les Beaune, if naming and AOC conventions allowed it, this would be a premier cru white burg… but sparkling. It is really spectacular, and for a ridiculously affordable price. I promise you haven’t tasted any white burg or cremant de Bourgogne that tastes quite like this. It’s extraordinary.

5/24/2024 - TheRhoneranger wrote:

Should have decanted for at least 90 minutes