Paul J. Sorbo

9.0

Fruit forward, lush — 5 years ago

with Thomas and Jack

Stephen Becker

9.0

Knife-throwing act where the knives are carved from peppercorns and the target board is quilted cherry. Westworld's Clementine casually offers herself as a target, laughing and alternating between espresso and whiskey shots. — 6 years ago

Yianni Stone

9.5

Third and best bottle yet. Lean, funky, red fruits. — 8 years ago

with Nicholas

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Third of the blind tasting for Father's Day weekend.

Dark purplish ruby red. Dark fruits on the nose with notes of forest floor and some aged characteristics of mushrooms. Solid acidity and heavy tannins (7/10). Rich palate on the attack with black fruits. Opened up to some anise, a touch aged, earthiness and some minerality. Medium plus body and long finish. Drink till 2028. (91+)

Will leave our last bottle for a few years. Hopefully this will improve with age. — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Ara Aslanian

9.3

On Armenian Christmas must drink wine from Armenia, keeps getting better and better with bottle age. 2011 was the 2nd vintage and the 1st to get imported to the US in limited quantities. Wine is aged in clay pot (amphora) from vineyards of a 13th century monastery. — 8 years ago

with Cellar

Giles Selves

9.4

Happy Friday — 9 years ago

Dakota Hewlett

8.9

Bell's is always good. — 9 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.0

Tonight's wine is the 2014 Matthiasson Linda Vista Chardonnay. I had this bottle 4 years ago and now it has shown a little more age where it is starting to soften up and the fruit is ripening.

On the nose I am getting pineapple, jackfruit, lemon, honey, beeswax, vanilla bean, praline, caramelized sugar and saline solution.

On the palate I am getting lemon, white peach, pear, herbs, honeysuckle, citrus, beeswax, almond, wet flint rock and minerality.

The wine is medium bodied and still a good freshness to it, medium + acidity that moves right into a medium to long citrus finish. We are halfway through our third week of seclusion and it is getting a little more difficult but we need to make the best of a situation we had no control over. We will all get through this and come out on the otherside better for it. Please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — 5 years ago

Thomas Sorbo

9.0

Well-balanced fruit. — 7 years ago

with Jim

Rob Mayes

9.1

Nice rocky minerality. Nice acidity. Slight copper on the hue and rust all around. Fairly astringent tannins but the acidity balances nicely. Latour's third wine. Green vine. Wet slate and steel. Just not sure this is earns the $115 price point. I love Bordeaux, but Dir that price I want more fruit - this is all vine and gravel. For same price I'd go with Realm's Bard! — 8 years ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.2

Apparently one of the winemakers is sick. Wishing a quick recovery.

A wonderful wine. Slightly earthy and a strong cherry flavour. — 8 years ago

with Gillian

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Third red of the evening. Deep garnet red. Needs time, slight portiness and whiskey on the nose. Dark fruits and figs too. Tasted blind but reminded us straight away of the 2009 Force Majeure IV we had earlier last year. Moderate tannins (6/10) and full bodied. A little cherry liquor and dark cocoa on the palate. Long finish and the nose is a bit off-putting. This needs time to mellow out. — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Mike Davila

9.4

Drank in pairs, this one with the 05. One of the crowd pleasers I had it at third best. Darker fruits, some sweetness, the cab franc comes through, fuller than the 05. — 9 years ago

Delectable Wine

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9.0

Bright yellow. Ripe orchard and tropical fruit aromas are complicated by suggestions of lemon pith and honey. Smooth and fleshy in style, showing good depth to the juicy pear nectar, pineapple and melon flavors. Tightens up slowly on a long, silky finish that echoes the honey note. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, February 2020)
— 5 years ago

Jase

9.2

Tried this twice and very much enjoyed it both times. — 5 years ago

Kyle Harvey

9.4

Third go around with this bad boy, and looks like it’s hitting its stride - ripe dark red fruits with leather and spice, some minerality - best in show single vineyard Nero D’avola from legendary hands of Salvo Foti. — 8 years ago

Alishia Odom

8.9

Alishia had this 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Love this producer. Lots of pineapple, stone fruit and marmalade. My third favorite Sauternes producer. — 8 years ago

Stephen Becker

9.0

Knife-throwing act where the knives are carved from peppercorns and the target board is a quilt of cherries. Beautiful Italian women casually offer themselves as targets, laughing and sipping espresso. — 8 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.5

I heard about this wine from a lot of old school buyers. It's living up to expectation and more. — 9 years ago