5/22/2024 - fcxj wrote:

Fresh and toasty.

5/22/2024 - vitis_anthony wrote:

Caressing acidity. Chambolle typical fruit profile in harmony with a clear imprint of limestone. I don't find this new world in style as the minerality and limestone are in stark relief here. This is in line with the '21 vintage- a showcase of site over alcohol and fruit.

5/22/2024 - cmmatthews Likes this wine:

Still great! Drink up.

5/22/2024 - bound4er Likes this wine:

As far as NZ SBs goes, this is pretty darn nice. Quaffable.

5/22/2024 - djsaunde Does not like this wine:

Nose: honey, apricot, walnut, wax, matchstick. Pretty muted though.

Palate: Yellow apple, honey, cooked lemon, white pepper, very present bitter stemmy / apple core note. Medium acid, medium body, medium+ length with a long bitter finish.

Maybe something was off with this bottle, since other folks se to like it fairly well? The bitter note absolutely ruined it for me.

5/22/2024 - Ortega1780 Likes this wine:

Clean and fresh, good value, apple, pear, lime zest, light brioche- nice bubbles and lively

5/22/2024 - 82Latour Likes this wine:

Medium color intensity, cherry, raspberry nose, sharp acidity on the palate with red fruits continuing. Solid effort.

5/22/2024 - bradfriedlander Likes this wine:

Delicious! Peach and stone fruit with an undertone of honeydew melon. Dry and soft. Pairs well with food and is great to just sip.

5/22/2024 - isaacjamesbaker wrote:

Pale copper color. Aromas invite all sorts of white flowers, dandelion, perfume, over red apple peel and watermelon. Crisp and refreshing on the palate with plush texture and zippy acidity, with flavors of strawberries and red apples. Nuances of white pepper, dandelion, honeysuckle, and mint add complexity. Lively, punchy, and lots of flavor and depth for a great price. A blend of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot.

5/22/2024 - Francophile1 Likes this wine:

My tasting note from May 6, 2023 is spot on. Nuff’ said!

5/22/2024 - joshabramson Likes this wine:

Definitely tastes natural, but also delicious! Very high acidity, energetic and zippy. Really liked this one!

5/22/2024 - Francophile1 Likes this wine:

Young but tasty. Will benefit from a few more years in the cellar.

5/22/2024 - grossie Likes this wine:

This is a star! Dark color for a CdP. Amazing nose of dark berries, garrigue, and stones. Very rich in the mouth, more than I expect from a CdP. Good acidity, fine tannins, almost no bite (I always get a bit of a bite from CdP). Long finish, I keep coming back for more. Really really great wine, a start of the vintage IMO.

5/22/2024 - DBdeParis Likes this wine:

As close as our cellar could get to today's Giro d'Italia stage. Wow... Beautiful strawberry/dark cherry cola nose. Fine tannins and ample acidity underlie a swirl of bright flavors. First experience with this varietal and a memorable one.

5/22/2024 - affordableCollector wrote:

light yellow, in color. honeysuckle, fresh flowers, peach, apple, honeydew melon, banana, mango, spice. fresh aromas, rich, melon, peach, on the finish.

5/22/2024 - Wstinson9 Likes this wine:

Crisp with a smooth finish. Very easy drinking, especially on a warm evening. Nice golden hue.

5/22/2024 - Egatniv Likes this wine:

Delicious, great body, excellent balance, long finish. Drank with lem on sole, fried rice, asparagus, and by itself

5/22/2024 - isaacjamesbaker wrote:

Light straw color. Lively and spritely on the nose with green apples, kiwi, along with flinty-saline vibes, and tones of dandelion, white pepper, and some celery seed and daisies. Zesty and fun on the palate with a light frame and fresh acid, with flavors of crunchy green pears, kiwi, and cantaloupe. Notes of dried pineapple, white and yellow flowers, and welcomed tones of white pepper and sliced bell pepper. Finishes with some peach nectar and mint. Fun, crowd-pleasing stuff.

5/22/2024 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Very pleasant wine with rich mouthfeel and bright red fruit flavors. Spicy tannins are soft and long.

5/22/2024 - JC597 wrote:

I’ll buy another bottle (or 2 or 3 at Treasury discount prices), but for me the 2017 Coombsvile was far more complex. This is ok, and (basic) Oakville for (very basic) Oakville lovers. And it very well may be in a dormant state. But I found it to be extremely muted compared to the complexity of the Coombsville, which had layered fragrance and a lot more going on on the palate. I’m interested to try the 2017 Rutherford, because these 2017 Etudes have been fair expressions of the AVAs, on a base level, if nothing else. Notes: Similar nose to the Coombsville (blue, fragrant). But past that, not as much blue or red fruit, not much else, and basic for this price point. I may be using that adjective, “basic,” too much? Front palate initially screamed Oakville, but never got past the threshold of similarly priced 2017 Oakville wines. The fruit burst on the front of the palate was there, with no mid-palate enjoyment and no discernible finish. Very inky entrance, but not much more. Finish was almost non-existent. Just dry fruit. Although I bought it, this screams “private equity” in an unstable/uncertain harvest. I like Etude, but I question their quality control at this price point. They absolutely “can” pull it off, but this particular bottle makes me question whether they *will* in the future.

5/22/2024 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine:

bosenberry, vanilla, herbal notes, cedar, cassis. A-

5/22/2024 - Egatniv Likes this wine:

Lemon sole meunière, black rice, asparagus. Citrus, honey, smooth,long finish

5/22/2024 - Scapolite wrote:

Medium+ to deep garnet in colour with slight bricking on the rim, with medium legs.

Smoky and oaky on the nose with some spices - Smoke, vanilla, peppercorns, red cherries, and raspberries.

Earthy on the palate with great acidity - Sour red cherries, cranberries, leather, wet earth, some peppercorns, and hint of vanilla. Tannins are quite powerful and grippy, but the acidity does make you keep reaching for more. Medium to medium+ finish with a bit of heat and the sour red cherry notes lingering around.

Overall, this is a bit one-dimensional and not overly complex, but is nonetheless quite delicious.

5/22/2024 - Brian Glas Likes this wine:

Tasted after 45 minutes of air. Dark ruby color. Opaque. Some bramble on the nose. Blackberries. Dusty tannins. Some sage notes. Spicy. Nice mid palate lift. Quite a bit going on here. This could use some time for everything to become integrated.

5/22/2024 - Egatniv Likes this wine:

Lemon so

5/22/2024 - PHerreid wrote:

Tasty, crisp with a little body and texture .

5/22/2024 - Scottwhipp Likes this wine:

Sweet and tart brambly dark raspberry/cherry fruit on the palate. Medium acidity and low tannins on the finish.

5/22/2024 - Mootsie Likes this wine:

Mint, stewed purple fruits, pepper, jammy/spicy/stewy. Noticeable alcohol. It’s a big wine. Not something I would drink often, but enjoyable from time to time. Best if served slightly chilled. It hides some of the alcohol.

5/22/2024 - mywine1350 Likes this wine:

Had with chicken souvlaki. Nice easy drinking wine

5/22/2024 - The Guzz wrote:

Drinks OK, has some old vine intensity but lacks depth.

5/22/2024 - TWSA Likes this wine:

Nose: green apple, graphite, red flowers, cedarwood, truffles, black fruits, violet
Notes: In pristine condition with good fill and a very nice cork. I already cannot count how many times I've tasted this wine and it's been showing consistent notes. The aroma of this wine is stunning and certainly demonstrates what the region plus this Chateau is capable of, I frequently find Pomerol to be not so Bordeaux as their wines are usually very feminine and elegant compared to the rest of the region. This particular vintage and Chateau has been described to present the scent of green apples which is an accurate catch of the nose of this wine and it's fair to say that only top wines from this region can show an aroma like this. This particular bottle is quite young and could last for at least another 15 years.
Drink: now+
Rating: 93

5/22/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-med dark red
-darkly pitched ripe red-black fruit prominent wet stone
-med/med+ acidity, med weight nicely ripe cassis and red fruit without overt surmaturité some stony minerality, med tannins
-drinking well now but needed a couple hours to open up

5/22/2024 - @Yimberlik Likes this wine:

Decent table wine, nothing to rave about, but also nothing to make it off-putting either. Oddly, I'm getting an initial nose of "pizza" and then with a bit of air, a little more fruit. Mouthfeel is almost astringent, but not in a bad way. Medium finish resolves as a pleasant bitterness. Would drink again, but won't buy in bulk.

5/22/2024 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:

A couple years after release and this is really showing well…I find this always shows additional complex with some bottle age and drinks far above its level. Excellent.

5/22/2024 - azcowino Likes this wine:

Excellent, all around! Was highly acclaimed by one of our wine buddies.

5/22/2024 - sirwine Likes this wine:

Drinking beautifully. Harvested before the 2020 fires, this wine had a lovely sweet nose of spring flowers and crushed red fruit. Fresh flavors of bing cherry and cola. Very easy to drink. No obvious tannins so I’d drink up now.

5/22/2024 - RichardsEric1 wrote:

A Costco buy. Very rewarding and yummy.

Color. Saturated red. Very inky.

Nose. Cherries, undergrowth, cocoa, bran. Very earthy wine.

Palate. Glycerin, backwards, tannins are immense! Lots of cocoa and delicious character! It's not a huge wine. But very, very good.

5/22/2024 - TWSA Likes this wine:

Nose: honey, brioche, caramel, peach, white flower, fig, vanilla, poached pear, red date, coconut, creme brulee
Notes: disgorged April 2012, 12.5% ABV. This wine is probably at or slightly past peak but it is drinking very nicely now with quite a mature palate. Needless to say the usual oxidative style of the house has been quite prominent and this wine has a relatively sweet nose showing plenty of vanilla/brioche/caramel with a mixture of fruits such as peach, pear and coconut. Whilst this has been quite enjoyable to drink but I wouldn't consider this to be one of my favorites from the house.
Drink: now+
Rating: 92

5/22/2024 - mmcdds Likes this wine:

This was really nice tonight with lots of bright, crisp green orchard fruit with a mouthwatering core of nori infused acidity.

5/20/2024 - Francophile Likes this wine:

Nice light colour, with flavours of peach.

5/22/2024 - LMArcher Likes this wine:

CSR. 70% CH, 20% SB, 5% Pinot Blanco, 5% Gewurtraminer.
White florals, herbs, aromatic nose.
MB. Lemon curd, aromatic white florals, creamy attack, fresh, mineral finish.

5/22/2024 - brewnello wrote:

So delicious! Peaches, stone fruit, sweet and luscious with hints of lemon curd on finish. Good structure and acid to go the distance. Perfect pairing with cedar planked Copper River Salmon with dry rub (brown sugar, paprika, salt pepper and thyme).

5/22/2024 - RichardP wrote:

Lime and a hint of melon on the nose. On the palate, pear, green apple, white peach, and notes of lemon and lime citrus, with moderate acidity on the medium finish. This was an average value at about $25.

5/22/2024 - cbohanon@bsu.edu Likes this wine:

Nice balanced Bordeaux. Nothing spectacular but a rung above ordinary plonk

5/22/2024 - lbrodgers wrote:

Drank on date with Tweetus at Clementine

5/22/2024 - Moroso Likes this wine:

Bright fruit and god help me buttered popcorn on the nose. Light leather and blueberries on the palate. Drinkable now and opens up in the glass nicely.

5/22/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Great bubbles. Taste of melon, strawberry, and a long finish. Very enjoyable

5/22/2024 - thejamer Likes this wine:

Nice wine. Medium color. Subtle with some notes of spice and fruit. Very agreeable and drinkable, but not enough going on to keep me interested.

5/22/2024 - studleytrey wrote:

Light to medium gold. Tiny bubbles, not persistent. Nose is tight, maybe a little yellow apple, seashells, rubber, and iron. Not a lot of foam, medium (+) body, medium acid and finish, with green apple, kiwi, iron, and minerals. Light bitterness on the back end. Not bad, but could use a bit more acidity, and the batch my bottles are from are drink em sooner than later.

5/22/2024 - EdLark Likes this wine:

Stone fruits and lemon. A not un-pleasant oily feel on the palate providing good body and mouthfeel.