David Kline

8.9

Light golden color reminiscent of apple juice. Warm apples, baked pineapple, grilled lemon, walnut brioche, pine nut, hazelnut, and Bosc pear and vanilla cooking aromas. There is light Spanish cedar trailing. NorCal wildflower honey meets pine nettle and orange peel on the palate. Cedar plank, green peppercorn, currant leaf, lemon zest, grapefruit oils, and flash of cinnamon oil paints a pleasantly complex narrative of autumn comforts and campfire smokes with brittle caramel bits and bee pollen place it squarely in the meadow. Packs a surprise for those who underestimate it based on pale color. No caramel color here, and no dark shadows. Bright, lively, alive. #compassboxgreatkingstreet #compassbox #compassboxwhisky #scotch #blendedscotch #edinburgh #scotchwhisky #whisky #whiskey #artistsblend #johnglaser #nonchillfiltered — 5 years ago

with Courtney

Kristen McCabe

9.0

Sweet cream, camomile tea, oranges on the nose. Full bodied, lightly tannic, caramel flavors. — 6 years ago

Adam Knoerzer

9.0

Yellow pear and apple on the nose with pineapple, sweet spice, and vanilla to round it out. Similar echoes on the palate with some green melon, a mineral streak, and bright acidity to give it plenty of lift. Sits beautifully between old and new worlds in style. Don’t put this in a box, though; it’s delicious no matter how to label it. — 7 years ago

Ana Coronado

8.9

Got it as part of my Wine Authority monthly selection box. Dry and crisp, with slight hints of fruit citrus apple . Paired very well with a slightly spicy caprese chicken sausage and smokey grilled veggies. — 7 years ago

with Phillip

Chris England

9.5

After watching Masterchef the Professionals this week I saw a 15 minute challenge to make fresh Angelotti pasta with a cheese bechamel sauce in mushroom, pea & diced pancetta in 15 mins so I challenged Mrs E to do the same today - she’s through to the next round in my book 😁😍👏 it was delicious 😋
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📍 Bollinger Grande Annee Rose 2007
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🏵 95 points
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🍇 72% Pinot Noir & 28% Chardonnay
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🍷 Peachy copper salmon pink
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👃 Crushed red apple compote on hot baked butter brioche w/ minerals, peach, red fruits & smoke
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👄 Med bodied creamy fine mousse of butter brioche bathed in wild strawberry, peach, tart citrus fruits & red apple w/ a Granny Smith hint & dry minerals in med acidity
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🎯 Long dry tart grapefruit, lime & lemon infusion through red apple & red fruits w/ a sweet strawberry biscuity tone
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— 7 years ago

Matt Trader

9.3

2010 Erba Cabernet Sauvignon is 88% Cabernet Sauvignon,7.5% Merlot,3.5% Cab Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, crafted by Denis Malbec - bless his soul - also known for Blankiet, owned by Paul Erba, all sourced from their mountain side vineyards ranging from 1100-1500 ft, on the peak next to Atlas Peak. 2010-2012 was Denis Malbec, and 2012-present is now Russell Bevan.
Beautiful wine for the value, and a bit of a sleeper! 2010 is still tight and young, and will attest time - will age like the best of mountain style wines.

Aromas of black plum skins, gravel dust, mashed blueberries and lavender, pencil box, espresso, black pepper, and leather. The pallet is dark, clean, and focused like St. Julien, but more fruit forward, exhibiting notes of casis, delicious red apple skins, dried cherries, bell pepper, clove, nutmeg, olive, smoked herbs, vanilla, and a bit of grippy tannin to the finish. For $90, this stuff is excellent. Can't wait to try the 2012 made by Russell Bevan! Paul Erba told me that he will be producing a single vineyard wine from Paul Erba's property next year as well! Glad to have this in my cellar. — 8 years ago

Mattias Söderberg

9.2

Red fruit, lesthery nose!! — 5 years ago

with Andreas

Charlie Horsnell

9.2

Nice clean, normal red wine — 6 years ago

Jon Ebsworth

9.4

Joyous intense fruit alongside that Barbera tannic backbone hits all the right notes, up there with my wine of the year to date — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

I bought nearly a case of this years ago. I’m guessing 5 plus years ago. I think I paid somewhere $16.99 - $19.99 a bottle and its proven to be a very good QPR steal. Sadly, my last bottle.

I found it in a box encased in styrofoam. It has been on the side floor of my garage at least that long. This Cremant was even better than I remember it despite its poor storage. I was expecting far less and was really only curious to see if it was still good. I will say it doesn’t get hot on the California Coast often but, I am surprised by how well its held up and even improved slightly.

This bottling represents to me how good of Cremant/Sparkling wine can be made in Burgundy and in the hands of a good producer. The climate and soils are not all that different than Champagne.

This Bourgogne Cremant was lively in the mouth. Good acidity. The body showed a lot of mousse. Bright lemon, lime, grapefruit, green apple, its taken on just some very light honey notes, beautiful, soft chalkiness with spring flowers. The finish was rich, delicious and lingered on the palate for minutes. Great with dessert and sipper to close out the night.

Photos of; Domaine Henri Boillot, some of his beautiful Chardonnay grapes, Owner/Winemaker-Henri Boillot and a wide shot of one of his vineyards. — 7 years ago

October Cleveland

9.0

Another ripper from AB&D. New Years Eve secco with a bit of zap 👌 — 7 years ago

Lindsay Biggar

10

Jalapeno notes and so damn good — 7 years ago

Liz Clark

9.2

I do not like Chardonnay, but I really like this. Refreshing. — 8 years ago

Mike Lee

Beverage Manager/Sommelier Catch Miami

9.3

Aromas and flavors of dried maraschino cherry, red apple, dried herbs, mixed peppercorns, broken rock, and spice box. Medium-high acidity, and medium body. A Pinot lovers’ wine. — 5 years ago

Mike Lee

Beverage Manager/Sommelier Catch Miami

9.3

Aromas & flavors of blended Golden Delicious/green apple, Meyer lemon yellow peach, golden plum, mango, banana, fresh herbs, wild flowers, spice box, and buttercream. Full bodied but not heavy on the palate due to the acidity keeping it afloat. Nice hints of saline tinged minerals. Lovely Chard!!
— 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Quite a history to this wine. Back in 1997 Robert Parker gave the 1997 Duck Muck 99/100. A rare event at the time for an Australian wine and rapidly turned it into a Cult Wine par excellence. Almost overnight a bottle of Duck Muck was bringing $1500USD and higher. Unfortunately this led to many Australian winemakers wanting to duplicate this success and began creating these ultra ripe, high alcohol, very oaky Behemoths trying to attract Mega Scores from Parker. This was a trend that set back the Australian Wine exports by 10 to 15 years. We are only recovering now from the image of only producing Massive Shiraz and anyone who knows the Aussie wine industry knows we do much more than that. This wine at 16.5% ABV is not for the faint hearted. Rich Plum Prune and cinnamon notes. On the palate concentration and intensity is off the charts. You would never guess the age of this wine if tasted blind. It tastes much younger than a 2002. On a cold Winters night it’s great to reacquaint with a big Australian Shiraz. This is the whole Box and Dice - Shiraz on Steroids - but from this Burgundy Lover I can tell you it works. Time and a place for everything. — 7 years ago

October Cleveland

9.0

The clever Ms G called rose petals on this (I might add texturally as well as aromatically), oceanic nose and a touch of lilac. — 7 years ago

with Georgina

Adam Gäfvert

9.1

Mycket god. Söt tobak, viol, blodapelsin, björnbär, rosor. Medelfyllig och otroligt uppfräschande syra. Man återvänder ständigt till glaset och flaskan är snabbt uppdrucken. — 7 years ago

Evan Bloom

9.2

Nose: sweat waft of apple, ripe banana,caramel, ripe dates

Palate: banana, dates, hunt of cigar box and earth, slightly viscous, long finish that is uber pleasant. — 8 years ago

Jason Wagar

9.0

Bold, luscious, tobacco, black pepper, meaty, earthy. Delicious. — 8 years ago