5/24/2024 - rwstorer wrote:

Popped and poured. Deep garnet color and aromas of earth, slight barnyard and mocha. Flavors of balanced red fruits, dried herbs, coffee and a slight tobacco. Super young. Balanced and a nice drink, but will wait 2-4 years before trying again.

5/24/2024 - pointsnfigures wrote:

Had at Partage in Las Vegas. Paired with Lobster and grilled corn, cooked in a lobster bisque with goat cheese and shitake mushrooms. Crisp. The wine paired well with the lobster. The bisque was more of a sauce. There was enough earthiness in the wine to match the shitake and cut through the sweetness of the corn.

5/24/2024 - friscoinferno Likes this wine:

Great vineyard, great producer, what could go wrong? Much more of a traditional Sonoma cabernet nose than I expected - black and red fruits, solid dose of vanilla. Moving past that, it has an almost roasted sweet red pepper note that is very appealing and a nice dose of bay leaf or eucalyptus that I associate with Moon Mountain. Palate much crispier than the nose. Acid and fruit in good balance, tannins probably still need some time to resolve. Should get much better when that creamy wood integrates more and the tannins settle down. I'm enjoying it just fine the way it is but happy I have another bottle!

4/19/2024 - Luiz Prigol Likes this wine:

Fresh, medium to low body, juicy and easy drinking

5/24/2024 - SB5784 Likes this wine:

This continues to drink really nicely. Nose of white orchard fruit, butter, hazelnut and floral notes. Palate has impressive density and energy. Ripe white orchard fruit, sweet citrus, all with a core of acidity and mineral driven lift. This is a serious wine that is in a prime drinking window but with the stuffing to last for sure. Lots of dry extract on the mid palate. A long, delicious finish of honeyed spiced apple notes. Really impressive stuff. Wish I had more.

5/24/2024 - DDWW wrote:

Had with lobster at Vacanza. I loved it , Donna said need more fruit

5/24/2024 - pointsnfigures wrote:

Had this at Partage in Las Vegas. Paired with Fish and squid stuffed with black carmargue rice, nori crunchy rice, aioli vegetables and panang sauce. Wine was excellent and paired well with earthiness of rice

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

Linda's 55th Birthday (Paul's House): Tasted after 90 minutes of air. Medium garnet color. Violets on the nose and some spice. At first this wasn't my favorite of the 4 wines we were trying. But wow after some time it is really opening up. Spicy black tea notes. Good grip. Excellent balance. Very nice.

5/24/2024 - Luiz Prigol Likes this wine:

Really surprising. Fantastic aroma.

5/24/2024 - cos65 Likes this wine:

Deep clear purple.
Bright dark berry fruit, roasted meats and a lovely lowish alcohol. Real Syrah character with a restrained touch.
Quite a nice surprise from Morocco

5/24/2024 - Pontifax Likes this wine:

Very similar to the 2020 vintage recently reviewed.
On nose: nettles, currant leaves and blanched almonds.
On palate: all above notes clearly present, with sea salt, bracing, but light acidity, and nuances of both meyer lemon and white grapeftuit ....all displayed on a sleek, medium body, after a 1 hour decant....great shellfish wine, very young, at 2 years of age....may add some weight with 5 years in cellar, but not beyond that....no Semillon in this blend.

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

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

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, some sediments. 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:

Linda's 55th Birthday (Paul's House): 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:

Linda's 55th Birthday (Paul's House): 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:

Linda's 55th Birthday (Paul's House): 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