Fredrik Finn

9.6

Just as baffled as every time when stripping down a bottle of Miani; how the heck is this possible…!? ’15 Chardonnay; Big, bold and broad shouldered but with a vibrant and linear freshness to it, with its trade mark electric minerality, both on the nose and the palate. Hitting all the clusters with full power in complete balance thanks to the sharp and vibrant mineral backbone . The 14.5 (!) % abv is barely being noticed, more than acting as a supporting role in the unity by providing even further structure throughout the finish. A powerlifter that is out-dancing the ballerina. Rating is conservative... — 8 years ago

Thad Mogensen

8.9

Hints of fair trade Dragon fruit , tulaberry, and Adamantium on the palate. In all seriousness, it's a great value at $20. A little oaky, a little smoky, went great with grilled bone-in pork chops. — 9 years ago

Kenn Stearns

8.9

Super exposed to trade winds, Canary Islands, some of the only original root stock, very fun. The Mission Grape — 9 years ago

Harumph Wines

Owner Harumph Wines

8.9

Lovely wine trade delivery. My fave vineyard. Now i can revisit for a long time. — 10 years ago

Raymond C Wiley

9.3

I went to a trade show and one of the exhibtors was giving this away as 1st prize in a drawing. Needless to say the bowl was full of business cards!

Tasted it later in a bar. Very smooth and we'll crafted. Good after dinner sippin'! — 10 years ago

Greg Hirson

Corks and Barrels at Cork Supply USA

9.0

Perfect after a long day trade showing. Rich and mineral and lemon oil at the same time. Good expression of Chablis. — 11 years ago

Neil Cornish

8.9

Goes well with trade winds and palm trees. Like a baby meursault. A touch heavy on the oak, but otherwise great. — 11 years ago

Dave Smigielski

9.6

#Clossolene double decant tools of the trade for a 40th birthday dinner of a good friend — 11 years ago

Vanessa Steingard

9.5

Fair trade and wonderful — 12 years ago

Jessica Morrill

9.9

The most delicious beer I've had to date. — 13 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

10

Wow. Wow. Wow. Better than the Coche-Dury last night. Trade Tasting at the Four Seasons Maui. — 13 years ago

Alex Hughes

9.0

Bright red fruit. Almost like it could be a Grenache grown in Chinon. Trade mark bell pepper and vegetal aromas intact. — 8 years ago

Adam Lawrence

8.9

Juicy and a little over ripe — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.1

This pops with vibrant strawberry and kirsch, but continues reverberating with incense, citrus peel, damp chalk, and licorice. I would happily spend $15 again, but this gives me the confidence to trade up to Halos Gigondas or Chateauneuf du Pape the next time around.

Finally trying this label... Considering the esteem to which I hold Philippe Cambie and my love for Grenache, it's been a long time coming. Cambie, along with a Michel Gassier, produce Grenache-focused bottlings from nearly all the Southern Rhone AOCs under the Halos de Jupiter label. To Cambie, Grenache is the king of all grapes, thus the comparison to Jupiter (Zeus in Greek), forming the basis of the label. The halo symbolizes the appellations that best express the personality of Grenache. http://www.philippecambie.com/en/les-halos-de-jupiter/ — 9 years ago

John Keute

8.9

Explosion of black cherry. Very nice. — 10 years ago

with Tracy

Shane Grennan

9.3

93/100 Marion Marion Marion how do I love thee! Elegant power right here, named after the grape this is 100% made from and smothered in the winemakers trade and Valpolicella. The grape in unique and identifiable and here produces a rich complex wine.

Dark opaque ruby red in the glass with insanely oily texture. The nose is light and fresh red and black fruit, slight florals and herbs.

The palate is smooth and light yet powerful with elegant second stage tannin finely polished. The finish is light but long. — 11 years ago

Wojciech Bońkowski

Bloger bonkowshi.me

9.2

Spanish trade tasting in Warsaw. An utterly brilliant 5€ Carignan from #Montsant. — 11 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.6

I'm drinking this at a trade show in Indy, cuz it's sold out in Chicago. Fresh berries and wet river stones. Love love love. — 12 years ago

jarred gild

Head Wine Buyer Western Market

9.1

funk on the nose, fun on the palate. first vintage was in barrels when the earthquake hit, made quite a mess, everything remaining was blended together to great success. can't find any information on this vintage, but it looks like they stuck with the just-mix-it-all-together program that nature forced on them the year before. all of the purchased fruit is organically grown and fair-trade. wonder if he knows louis-antoine luyt. — 12 years ago

Paul Masson

8.9

M imports, 2011 vintage, 12% ABV. Delicious wine, trade in your Sauvignon Blanc for this "Albariño on Lees." Weightier and creamier than Sauvignon, with all the freshness and fruit. — 13 years ago

Helen O

9.3

A fabulously luscious. 2013 vintage. January 2018. Boston at Trade — 8 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.4

Class act at the Legion of Honor to see Degas, Impressionism and the Paris Millinery Trade. Black pepper, cassis. Mineral, savory. With pork stew. #seasonchange — 8 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.7

How else to warm up for a trade tasting of invigorating Champagne this afternoon? Penetrating Sercial Madeira from the year that brought us the Boy Scouts of America. If wine were merit badges perhaps I'd nearly be an Eagle by now... After this evening's tasting I'll have quite a heavy merit badge sash for Champagne -an obsession that can reach no surfeit -it becomes more fascinating and evermore nuanced. For the moment however I'm awash in crushed kumquats in honey, marmalade, hazelnuts and roast peanuts -all layered among so much more in one of the richest Sercial Madeiras I've tried to date. — 9 years ago

Jeff Lander

8.9

Stage 5 #amgentoc hits Lodi and Tahoe. Had this nice Barbera. Very fruit forward but nice pepper and earthy flavors. — 10 years ago

Peter Plaehn

9.1

A little pre-trade show catnip. Z-H is always beautiful. Touch of RS to balance it. — 10 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.2

One of the 3 best SB's tried this week ! Who else the limited SB this year from Phelps a 92+, and Checkerboards TRADE secret SB, this was a very impressive one! My notes say 94+ or -.. Go figure why I wrote this... CB WOW! — 10 years ago

with Henry

Natalie McIlwain

9.1

And it is a fair trade wine!! — 11 years ago

Boxer Briefs

9.0

Probably $20'ish at retail. Had this at a winebow (I think) trade lunch. Love, red fruit, texture and minerality...chalky — 11 years ago

Eric Grasser

9.7

Very pleasant boutique bottling from a superior vintage featuring a texture of black pepper, black tea, savory and dark cherry. Purchased for low $20s, this producer does small productions beside selling fruits to leading Mendocino producers. Low level of tannin would make this a an easy choice for by-the-glass and for many Pinot fans — 12 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.2

It's a pleasure to taste these wines. At the Trade Tasting - Four Seasons Maui. — 13 years ago