Bart Bartlett

9.0

Excellent dark cherry notes that give way to a peppery middle and a nice earthy finish. — 3 years ago

with Jennifer

Robert Rothfield

9.0

Needed a good couple of hours to open up...rustic but nice — 5 years ago

Alec Burt

9.0

Mercadona 3.75 — 5 years ago

Byron Fuller

9.0

Fun and superb QPR. Alas! Colares! — 5 years ago

Megan Poulton-Stowe

9.1

Lovely smooth wine — 6 years ago

Melissa Gill

9.0

Always a fave — 7 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.0

Yeasty, Pet Nat style with some floral aromatics. — 7 years ago

Darby Mae

9.0

Waxy unctuous but dry. Citrus peel and zest at first then apricot and salty cantaloupe towards the finish. A delightfully dry skin contact pet nat with just a touch of RS. — 3 years ago

Joe Gillies

8.9

Great value at $10. Drank with strip steaks. Well balanced for an inexpensive wine. — 5 years ago

Andy Shmandy

9.4

The Italian Stallion — 5 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

If I remember right the solera used has wine much older than 15 yrs. thinking back this has a saline knife in its taste that could either taste hot or like a fine whiskey depending on your palate. New label btw. — 5 years ago

with Owen

Richard Peers

9.2

This is an exceptional Sauvignon Blanc. It is a cool climate wine, more similar to a Sancerre than a new world SB. It knocked my socks off. — 6 years ago

Conrad Woodard

10

Deliciously flavorful! — 7 years ago

Riddley Walker

9.0

Свекла, красная слива, брусника, сухая черника, вишневая косточка, чёрный перец, марганцовка, крошеный камень, легкая солоноватость во вкусе. Средне-легкое тело с хорошим напряжением, активной, но не слишком нервной кислотностью и мягким танином. Собранно и подтянуто, с нетяжёлой, естественной концентрацией. Вначале фрукт сух и неярок, подчинён минеральной структуре, при аэрации и нагревании вырастает в объёме, но не доминирует. Естественно, неглупо и с характером. — 7 years ago

with Rin and Andrey

Naoki Otani

9.1

04.22.2021 — 4 years ago

Alexis Bendjouia

9.6

Tried at PJ treehouse with Colin. Love. Perf red — 4 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

Very close to my idea of a desert island wine. At 13% it has more smooth edges but that lovely thread of acidity common to its more expensive & jagged Vallana cousins. Dark red fruits, violets, tree bark. Juicy too, the tannins are pretty integrated. Skurnik importer. — 5 years ago

Nic Anderson

9.0

Deep purple colors in the glass. Heavy cab with blueberry, vanilla, and tasting notes of earth. Very yummy cab and went perfectly with pot roast. — 6 years ago

Evelyn Fleisher

9.0

Really flavorful white wine — 6 years ago

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9.7

The 1990 Cristal is remarkable. Polished, nuanced and light on its feet, the 1990 is all class. Citrus, orchard fruit and floral notes are wonderfully lifted throughout. A slight reductive note adds character on the finely knit finish. I can’t think of a better way to start this tasting. Simply put, the 1990 is a total rock star. Moreover, it is much more delicate than most wines from this ripe vintage. Amazingly, the 1990 tastes like it is still not ready! “Nineteen ninety was my second vintage here,” says Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon. “It was ideal. The fruit was just perfect. We blocked the malolactic fermentation completely and only fermented 6-7% of our lots in oak, as opposed to the more typical 20%, in order to preserve as much freshness as possible. The wine was made by my predecessor, Michel Pansu, but I was learning. This was the first year I started working with oxygen by reducing sulfites in vinification to pre-oxidize the Chardonnay musts, as I do know, which allows me to get rid of all the unstable, oxidative compounds. With Pinot, on the other hand, you need a little bit of sulfur at crush or you lose the brilliant fruit. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018) — 7 years ago