Liz Gresham

9.0

Drank after decanting for few hours. Lot of alcohol taste but good with the pork roast we had. This one has lost some of it's fruit. Still solid. — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Grabbed another bottle! Wine bears the vineyard named to honor the Red-shouldered Hawks and other birds of prey that play a vital role in sustainable farming practices. Bright yellow with aromas of tropical fruits and sweet floral scents. Aged for 14 months, 75% in new French oak and 25% in stainless. On the palate melon, pineapple and peach flavors and hints of citrus, subtle yet complex and well balanced. Lingering finish, savory, ending with mineral tones and toasty oak. Outstanding! — 9 years ago

Sam Henzy

9.4

Holy bees wax! Roasted almonds and macadamia. Beautiful acid. So lively for a wine with so much age. Just awesome. — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Jancis Robinson MW once said that mature Hunter Valley Semillon was Australia's gift to the World of Wine. This wine demonstrates that statement. Notes of wet straw Bees wax Lanolin Grassy nuances. Acid diminishing from the searing levels in its youth. "Less is More". Pale Gold in colour. Marvellous wine at 16 years still with a future. — 10 years ago

Jeff Vejr

9.3

Honeycomb. This tastes like fresh honeycomb, from bees feasting on acacia pollen. Love the weight, love the texture, loved the purity of this wine. — 10 years ago

Barbie Messa

9.8

This was the stunner of the night for me. Perhaps just because I never drink white #BDX but holy. The silky texture filled the palate with the soft white linen, acacia flower, melon, juicy Bosc pear, bees wax and lemon curd. A hint of herbaceous was kept it fresh and interesting, and the taste of honeysuckle - Oh my. Curvy, yet elegant. Still can't stop thinking about this wine. Stunning. So lucky to have enjoyed this with family and friends at mY old stomping grounds, #DBK. — 10 years ago

Cynthia Caddell-cruzan

10

Love it love it — 11 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.0

A fruit-forward blend of Carignan and Grenache, with racy acidity and savory dark berry fruit. Pairs well with roasted birds, pork and chorizo and clams. — 11 years ago

Mark Lindzy

8.9

Bubbles and fried birds * From last weekend. — 11 years ago

Kaitlyn Lepine

9.5

Very good, sweet like Birds and Bees but a Mascoto — 13 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

I discovered this nice #cheninblanc #viognier blend a couple of years ago and this vintage continues the quality. Grassy notes blended with tropical fruit and some perfume floral stuff on the nose that must be from the Viognier. This one was well received on a Friday night get together at home. — 8 years ago

Stratton Phillips

9.3

A little thin on the nose at first but refreshing. Fruity with overtones of apple. Taste is a bouquet of delicious flavours! Very crisp and inviting with a slight, welcomed tartness to finish. Very easy drinking and pairs exceptionally well with medium to old cheeses. — 9 years ago

Jessica Chan Ws

9.5

Very light and easy on the palette. Sweet, breezy and easy. — 9 years ago

Jason Rosenblum

9.1

Drinks like a wine, especially the finish. — 10 years ago

with Dorit

Kyle Harvey

9.4

Man oh man - one of the best Etna Rossos I have had. Maybe it's the NerMasc to NerCap to Alicante ratio, or the hands of legendary vintner Salvo Foti, but this wine brings terroir in a glass. It's the bees knees. — 10 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.3

Roasted plums, game birds, Chinese five spice. Big-framed, built to last. Exceptional. — 10 years ago

Rich

9.1

Sell it for $48 a 6oz pour

This wine is produced from grapes grown in several estate-owned vineyards. The Rossj vineyard, planted in 1984, is named for Angelo Gaja's younger daughter Rossana (Rossj). Bass is Piedmontese for the Italian basso, meaning low, a name derived from the vineyard's position. Pheasants are featured on Rossj-Bass' label to commemorate the beautiful birds that inhabit the forests adjacent to GAJA's vineyards.

TASTE:

Considerable depth. Elegant body, definite character and good acidity; a fresh, lingering finish. — 11 years ago

Mandi Daly

10

A red for under $10!?!?! And it's amazing! I will purchase again. It's smooth, subtle and delicious. — 11 years ago

John Flanagan

9.9

Great wine especially considering the value. Good buy year in and year out. — 12 years ago

Courtney Donahue

9.7

Very good. Light and fruity. Enjoyed with chicken. — 14 years ago

with Jeff

David D

8.9

Amber wine. Grapefruit, pear, caramel, vanilla, a little farmy, bees’ wax, and some oak. Good tannins, could be a little drier for my taste. From Fermented Grapes on Vanderbilt. — 8 years ago

Marla Frederick

9.2

This wine is the whole of nature blessed by Helios — a ray of sunshine magnified by a dewdrop, a honeycomb with the residual buzzing of laboring bees, the glow of a buttercup on a baby’s chin. Happy, bright, a spiritual salve. NH Wine Store, buy and save for a rainy day. High marks for mood enhancement. — 9 years ago

Steve Mitchell

9.4

What's not to like about this 2007 Neal Cabernet!
It's the "Bees Knees" — 9 years ago

Lindsay Quilty

9.0

Easy drinking — 9 years ago

Jenny Hemmer

9.1

Cloves, cinnamon, baked cherries. And Go Redbirds!! — 10 years ago

with Brad

Charles Antin

Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys

9.5

Rare birds. — 10 years ago

with Zachys, Ron and 1 other

Fraser McKinley

9.5

All bees wax and honey comb. Opened up more and more with air - 2009 — 11 years ago

Kristina Leone

10

The birds are onto something here! — 11 years ago

with Erich

Jordan Salcito

Sommelier/Wine Director Momofuku, Vintner Bellus Wines

9.5

2002 vintage - coffee grinds, bees wax, acacia honey, apple butter, tarragon and roasted squash. Love. — 11 years ago

Joe Printz

9.7

2007 Chateauneuf die Pape Beauvastel blanc this stunning wine started out with fresh apricot and fennel pollen. It evolved into honeysuckle, bees wax with a white pepper spice. We had it with home fried organic chicken and cream gravy finished with 25 year old sherry vinegar. The wine won. — 13 years ago