Kristin Stein

9.5

Semi sweet white, great balance, — 8 years ago

Dayne Janisse

9.0

My ballet babes are back yay — 9 years ago

with Levi

Donna Adams

9.0

Drank this at Old Vinings Inn with Kelly Cannon, Beth Murphy and Amanda Morton before the ballet. Very crisp and smooth. Tastes like a Sauv Blanc should. — 9 years ago

Dock Hooks

9.1

Surely the patina among the pennies, this thing is anything but green. It pours deeply dark, but brightens with first light (a flickering candle) to a crimson going burgundy. As I hit it and breath in, its natural yet well-earned elegance and light forest musk coupling blueberry mash speaks softly as she pirouettes onboard like a post-show back-stage ballet (think Dan Fogelberg's Dancing Shoes; if you haven't take a listen) danced just for the moment, while I measure this fine wild flower, or is it the wine measuring me...? Like the dance, the tannins are firm but other than overbearing, instead holding, not tightly, but convincingly "dazzling, dancing, half enchanted..." The wine slow dances blueberries and Bing cherries down my throat whispering that she wants to go all night... I'm a little low on jam and she could use some some acid, but damn, dance on...🍷🕶👣🌀 — 9 years ago

Amy Williams

9.5

Ballet met red blend. Had again at Jamie's for a happy hour with Linsey. — 10 years ago

Aaron Means

9.1

Great bottle of Rose bubbles for a ballet on a budget! — 10 years ago

Jay McInerney

Novelist, Wine Critic Town & Country, Expensive Wino & Gastronaut

9.0

A very light, delicate and dry vintage of this wine. Condrieu with ballet slippers. — 10 years ago

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9.4

Another great example of the power & finesse of the Doña Margarita vineyard. Proof that Pinot Noir is the ballet dancer of wine grapes. — 11 years ago

Michael Scaffidi

Chef Sommelier Jean Georges

9.7

Ballet bone dry Riesling — 12 years ago

Abe Schoener

Owner/Winemaker Scholium Project

9.2

Super good: ballet wine. Pas de deux — 12 years ago

Yuri Kurland

9.3

At Cafe Claude with Allison after seeing the nutcracker ballet — 12 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.0

Just enough botrytis to be sexy without being slutty and a bang on palate of Alsatian Riesling electrical ballet. — 8 years ago

Paul H

9.3

This has beautiful aromas of plums , dark cherries and pepper plus maybe a little cedar. All of that exploded in your mouth with touches of tobacco, leather, ripe dark fruits and a bit of licorice that mix with wonderful tannins and dance a ballet in your mouth. Smooth and sexy finish. I can't wait to revisit the 2010 in five to seven years to see how it develops. — 9 years ago

with Kim

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.5

Winemaker Alex Sanchez is about as nice of a guy as I could imagine. So nice in fact, he brought this amazing decade old Cru Barolo from his personal cellar to share with us... Yet again, like all of his wine, the age hardly shows. Confident and elegant, there's so much dance in this wine. It's athletic and full of finesse, but feminine and timeless. If I knew anything about ballet, I would make a ridiculous comparison to a famous ballerina...good thing I don't. — 9 years ago

with Raymond

Anthony Lombardi

9.7

Just fantastic. So many things going on in this. Adore it on every level. Emotionally charged & powerful, it reads like the most memorable moment of a great ballet. You get the grace & finesse, but are patently aware of the strength & work underpinning it. Both electric & brooding. Truly great wine. — 9 years ago

Ludovic Anacleto

9.6

'98 vintage. What a beauty! A true ballet dancer, this wine is an absolute jewel of delicacy, elegance and grace. The purity of the nose is of epic proportions with beautiful red berries, black tea and light touches of anis. After an hour or so, spices emerge from the glass, cedar, incense and light camphor (or warm eucalyptus). Mouthfeel is delicious as well, full of balance, bright acidity and a persistent ripe black cherry flavor. I loved this wine! A true foodie wine! — 10 years ago

with Alejandro and Bernardo

Victoria Levin

9.6

This is why... We drink Burgundy. A sensual ballet on the tongue. Moist earth, leathery funk, burnt straw, supple strawberries into freshly plucked cherry stems. Such vibrant acidity. Finish lingering for days... Yumm. — 10 years ago

Alexa Rose

9.5

Ballet and Burgundy. A timeless pairing. — 10 years ago

with Glen

Tom Lane

Winemaker Bianchi Winery

9.7

An abject lesson in the importance of decanting. Hated this at first, oaky and harshly alcoholic. Let it develop for a few hours and it's come together like magic. It's like I pulled back the curtain on a ballet before the performers were ready. Barbaresco still has my heart. — 11 years ago

Abe Schoener

Owner/Winemaker Scholium Project

9.8

@andrewSPates #naturalwinestudy #2amBaroloStudy: superb, youthful, explosively powerful. Still: ballet grace and lightness — 12 years ago

Thomas Brenner

8.9

Like the 1920s Yekaterinburg ballet portraying an airy, gravity-free choreography, while unsupressably bound by the tethers of the Bolshevik revolution. Yearning to soar, yet their ascension be grounded by relentless snowstorms, breezing across the tarmac upon which your vessel must remain.
Tastes like buttered toast with honeyed apricot jam displayed on a woolen table cloth. — 8 years ago

Olya S. Troxel

9.2

Ripe black cherry, blueberry jam, violets, espresso, bitter sweet chocolate, menthol. Big ripe aromas on the nose, great intensity. Well integrated tannins, med+ body. Baking spice and explosive dark fruit on palate. Good complexity. Pairs very well with ballet on Saturday night! — 9 years ago

James Jory

9.0

Pre-ballet dinner. #bliss — 9 years ago

with Courtenay

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.2

A little pre-ballet champagne live and direct from the 29th floor... I've had the 04 on a couple occasions but it was terrific last night. Light strawberry notes framed by very subtle oak. Brioche and nectarine also build on the nose. Nothing better than sharing a bottle of bolly with the one you love — 9 years ago

Camille Baxter

9.3

So delicious. Nice and crispy sweet with some dancing bubbles on your tongue. Like a wine ballet on my tastebuds. — 10 years ago

Amy Morgan

9.4

Everyone likes a story and what hit home about this wine for me had nothing to do with the wine but had to do with him being unapologetic for who he is. His personality matches his wines, big, bold, voluptuous and completely intoxicating (in a good way). The quote that hooked me in? "Ballet lessons aren't cheap, why should my wines be?" As a parent in this business (who also pays for very expensive ballet lessons) I feel you. The wine has pronounced intensity on both the nose and palate of ripe primary fruits (red and black cherries, rhubarb, blackberries, ripe red currants) with an awesome cinnamon stick and black peppercorn notes.big and bold with great acidity, rich ripe tannins and a long finish. Total crowd pleaser, just like him! — 10 years ago

Jeremy

8.9

Connecticut white wine, so it's got that going for it. Kinda sweet though. Nostalgia value is through the roof, not an every day white though. — 10 years ago

Lundmark Kvarnstrom

9.2

We are not usually big fans of these raisin wines, but this one was actually pretty nice. Punching like a heavyweighter, but still moving around in the ring with the elegance of a ballet dancer. — 10 years ago

くらいど ララ

9.1

My friend told me it's a very sexy wine, the body is kinda light, and not so much tannin, but you can smell it's complex. Sry still learning how to express a wine, anyways, I could only imagine a 13 yrs girl dancing ballet from it. — 11 years ago

Miguel de Leon

Service Director/Wine Educator Casa Mono

9.5

Ballet shoes and the Clash — 12 years ago