5/15/2024 - Martin Ferland wrote:

En verticale avec un 2013. Plus de profondeur et de longueur que le 2013. Mais tanins effacés.

5/15/2024 - Cheetham Likes this wine:

A lovely dry white with a pineapple & peach flavour with a crisp after taste.
Great wine that goes well with chicken & a bit of spice as the fruit flavours balance out the spice.

5/15/2024 - 71Wahoo wrote:

Virginia Governor’s cup Gold

5/15/2024 - garvens wrote:

A bit on the thin side. Par for the course for WTSO.

5/15/2024 - Lollipop wrote:

Bright, crisp, with notes of red berries. Not very complex but well made. Ready to drink.

5/15/2024 - Lollipop wrote:

Bright, crisp, not very complex but well made.

5/8/2024 - La Grappe wrote:

Mid-yellow colour; quite ripe melon and peach fruit with a touch of lemon. Good weight and length. An attractive wine for current drinking, but will keep.

5/15/2024 - lukeintowine wrote:

Tasting at the winery.

Excellent sparkling wine, that is made in a serious style. Long ageing on the lees and 20% reserve wine make for a wine that is initial dominated by secondary and a bit of oxidative aromas.

Bought a bottle and would have bought more if I would not travel by train..

5/8/2024 - sergio19 Likes this wine:

Opened too early. Degorgement feb 2020. Light golden yellow in the glass, fine and consistent perlage. On the nose beautiful notes of toast, butter, sweets, flowers and a little honey.
Very fresh in the mouth, with hints of freshly roasted almonds. Slightly savory finish.

5/7/2024 - La Grappe Likes this wine:

This has elegant, perfumed fruit, raspberry and blueberry. Medium to full on the palate, and a well rounded finish. Well structured and will keep well. Perhaps I should keep my last bottle for 2 or 3 years.

5/13/2024 - Sotto325 wrote:

Ethereal nose. All that elegant Graves can be. Smokey velvet , dark cherry, sour cherry, aged wood, scents of an old castle. One of the better Haut Brions I have had, though a little lean after an hour in the middle range of fruit expression versus acid balance. A very full and delightful finish. No decant.

5/15/2024 - La Grappe wrote:

Quite a dark colour; ripe, soft, blackcurrant and plum fruit, with good weight and nicely rounded. Enjoyable now but may improve.

5/4/2024 - La Grappe wrote:

This is perhaps riper and with more depth than previous bottles. However, it is fairly light and a touch rustic. Not bad.

5/12/2024 - rmcnees wrote:

Golden straw colored, medium bodied, rich and textured, intense bright pear, melon, green apple and citrus fruit flavors with pain grille notes accentuated with dusty rose, white flowers and chalky minerals ending with a bright, crisp finish.

https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2024/05/mothers-day-surf-n-turf-dinner-paired.html

5/15/2024 - Lydiksen74 Likes this wine:

Classic 91 - but on a spot on wine day - easy 92 :-)

5/15/2024 - La Grappe wrote:

Still quite young, but it is beginning to develop attractive, spicy, berry fruit flavours. Good depth, but not especially long on the finish.

5/14/2024 - ChopperWine Likes this wine:

90 for now. This is an absolute baby, but promising. Thankfully, it is a California wine that seems to have been created in an old world style - thank goodness. Unfortunately, right now there is a lot of simple grape juice flavor that will no doubt come together in a more refined meritage in time. There are plenty of traditional undertones in both aroma and on the palate that are trying to push through. Hopefully they will.

5/15/2024 - MineFineWine Likes this wine:

5/5 THIS IS A FANTASTIC WINE. VIIBRANT AND DEEP FLAVORS, GREAT BODY, DEEP COLOR
The wine looks yellow gold colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin, apricot, pear, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon, papaya, black pepper, honeysuckle and butterscotch. It tastes like gooseberry, raisin, apricot, pear, peach, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon, papaya, black pepper, honeysuckle, orange blossom, peach blossom and honey. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity.

5/15/2024 - SimonS wrote:

Gorgeous chardonnay. Ripe yet restrained. Many citrus fruits in there. Seems about ready now.

4/27/2024 - La Grappe Likes this wine:

A fairly mature colour, garnet; ripe, pure, elegant, blackcurrant fruit, with depth and some acidity providing balance. Mature but should keep for many years. Excellent.

5/15/2024 - Brady_goat12 wrote:

Bold & Structured
Very Good 🤩
Salud 🍷

4/26/2024 - La Grappe wrote:

Fresh and lively, with medium weight. Attractive now but will keep.

5/12/2024 - rmcnees Likes this wine:

This '01 was dark garnet colored, full bodied, firm and a bit tight, forward black cherry, black currant and black cherry fruits, accented by tones of black tea, black olive, herb, cedar and spice, finishing with gripping lingering tannins. Holding up nicely at 23 years - the cork, fill level, label and foil were in perfect condition (shown in submitted picture), better than previous bottle consumed a decade earlier.
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2024/05/snowden-rutherford-cabernet-w-ribeye.html

4/22/2024 - La Grappe Likes this wine:

Youthful, with a light yellow colour and citrus notes on the palate. Excellent.

5/15/2024 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:

Tropical with notes of pineapple and coconut.

4/22/2024 - La Grappe wrote:

A dark colour; dark, spicy fruit, blackberry and cherry, quite full on the palate and with good length.

5/15/2024 - gkpaoli wrote:

Cocoa notes.

5/15/2024 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:

Stemmy but mellowed. Enjoyable wine.

5/14/2024 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine:

Wow. Stunning nose. Whipped cream. Freshly baked croissants. Hints of vanilla. Spices and a bit of Peach. Straddles the line between edgy and full of flavor & honey. Amazing on the plaate - enters with a melange of sweet fruit - nectarines and red apples along with croissants or buttered fresh baked bread. Honey. It’s sweet and packs a punch of flavor but it’s got a lot of acid and structure humming underneath. The finish starts sweet but tons of acid pulse as it expands. Exciting mature Riesling that wowed the table and was my WOTN along w the 04 Levet Maestria. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 6/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 18/20.

5/12/2024 - rmcnees Likes this wine:

Dark garnet colored, medium-full bodied, complex, concentrated, forward, structured black berry and tangy black currant fruits with notes of pipe tobacco, black tea, graphite and hints of milk chocolate, anise and spicy cinnamon turning to firm but silky smooth approachable tannins on the long tangy acidic lingering finish. This is getting better every year. In 2020 I wrote, this needs a few more years to settle, soften and integrate further. It’s working as this was delicious and likely will continue to improve with some more aging over the next several years. I wish I had more.
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2024/05/mothers-day-surf-n-turf-dinner-paired.html

5/15/2024 - jpaul95 Likes this wine:

helder, licht citroengeel,

zuiver, gemiddeld+ intensiteit,
bloemig, appel, peer, citroen, perzik, kruiden, onrijp fruit, natte stenen,

droog, hoge zuurheid, lage alcohol, gemiddeld+ body, gemiddeld+ intensiteit, gemiddelde afdronk,
bloemig, appel, peer, perzik, kruiden, natte stenen,

goede balans, goede intensiteit, prima complexiteit, gemiddelde lengte/afdronk,
goede kwaliteit,

5/15/2024 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:

Fresh and fruity. Enjoyable wine.

10/13/2023 - gkpaoli wrote:

Came across somewhat generic to me.

5/14/2024 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine:

Got another chance to try this. Others tried it blind and nailed it as Monte Bello. Lots of good palates at the table and not one remarked on any flaw or smoke taint. This comes off as a young Monte Bello -!huge and super pure - amazing fruit - red lots of oak. Huge and exotic Dill new oak. Palate is monstrousness and huge and super full - oak and massive fruit.

10/13/2023 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:

Catty, but enjoyable.

5/15/2024 - lukeintowine wrote:

Tasting at the winery.

Very nice Pinot. Dark cherry, some roasted notes like coffee, a bit of rose hip.
I was told this is made with up to 40% whole cluster.
Well integrated oak from 20% new barrels.
The acidity adds to the structure and freshness.
Overall great structure and balance.

Excellent wine with much potential. (91-92)

10/13/2023 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:

Lychee and orange blossom. Yummy wine!

5/15/2024 - Jumphof Likes this wine:

This is a big wine with nice body and a mild nose. Beautifully smooth with minimal tannins left. Great now, and good for a few more years

5/14/2024 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine:

Darker than the 04s and showing that young levet wildness. Nose shows olive and some Graham cracker. - meaty and olive. Dark blue fruits. Big and savory. Some lactic acid or something. Finish is acidic and tart. This needs air or time. Probably a 16/20.

5/15/2024 - gkpaoli wrote:

Notes of violets.

5/15/2024 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:

Juicy! Enjoyable wine.

5/14/2024 - Seth Rosenberg Does not like this wine:

Lots of VA on the nose. Similar on the palate. One can see some nice wine under there with pure red blue fruits but I can’t get past the VA

5/15/2024 - lukeintowine wrote:

Tasting at the winery.

Very nice Pinot. Cherry, rosehip and some herbs on the nose.
I was told this is made with 50% whole cluster.
Well integrated oak from second and third use barrels.
The acidity adds to the structure and freshness.
Overall great structure and balance.

Very good with additional potential.

5/15/2024 - gkpaoli wrote:

Came across somewhat watery and diluted.

5/15/2024 - Porco do vinho Likes this wine:

Delicious, slightly oxidative wine. Beautiful yellow color. Mineral/saline and floral notes, aromas of pear and honey. Balanced by nice acidity. Good intensity and long finish. Consistent show over three evenings. Happy to have four bottles left.

5/15/2024 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:

Honey notes, but not too heavy.

5/14/2024 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine:

Started out more closed. Nose is reticent for me but others diagree. I get some cracker and Graham cracker. Palate has tons of potential and power. Very sauvage on the palate. Tangy and umami with lots of meat. The finish is very meaty and savory. Great grip. Later, the nose still closed but palate is very typical with lots of umami and olive. Very sauvage with tons of granite and rocks. Finish is olive and STGT. Nose - 4.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.

5/15/2024 - gkpaoli wrote:

Crazy acid. Tart lemon.

5/15/2024 - foyfrcs Likes this wine:

Revisited 2.5 years on.
It hasn’t improved, flattened out a little.
Not much primary fruit left. Dried fruit, leather, earth.
I’m a little less clear on longevity (9 bottles left), will revisit later this year and review.

5/15/2024 - gkpaoli Likes this wine:

Fresh and super bright.