Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

Haut-Bailly Dinner in SF with Veronique Sanders of Haut-Bailly.

The 2010 is an excellent vintage but, it is for the later part of your life or your children.

This is drinking beautifully with a 4 hour decant. The structure & tension are just starting to their softening stage. The length and balance are in the forget about it range and will just get better & better. Ripe, stunning fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, plum & a touch of blue fruits. Moist clay & top soils, stones, mint, graphite, fresh tobacco, dark cola, anise to black licorice with stunning, withering floral bouquet. Acidity is perfect. The finish is everything you want in a Bordeaux.

Definitely a 99-100 point wine in 15 years plus.

Served with the Cheese Plate; Red Hawk, Hop Along & Roquefort. @Mathilde French Bistro

Photos of; Clyde Beffa Owner of K&L Wine Merchants & Veronique Sanders, dinner menu & pairing, Veronique talking terroir/vintages & dinner guests. — 6 years ago

Tim Edge

9.0

Chunky bistro wine. Goes down easy — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

9.1

L'Express is a simple French bistro in Flatiron that is as uncomplicated as it is delightful. And it does corkage. I brought along this 2013 Lascombes. It wasn't much to speak of at first but throughout the meal the wine started to open up rather nicely. By the last glass this wine was as uncomplicated as it was delightful. — 8 years ago

with Cara

Lucas Wittmann

9.2

Superb but very young. Has everything to become exceptional Montée. Even tastier at 45 euros a bottle at Parisian bistro. — 9 years ago

Jefferson Teixeira

9.0

Crafted in French and American Oak, mocha flavours, berry and plum nuances — 9 years ago

M. Travis

9.0

A tasty wine enjoying at Local Bistro in Scottsdale Az. — 11 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.2

Mazf cafe central — 6 years ago

Diana Sabo

10

2017 vintage enjoyed on June 23, 2019. Nice! I’m becoming a cab fan! — 7 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

8.9

Classic Cab Franc character and phenolics. Bright acid, mineral-driven mouthfeel with expressive strawberry jam flavors. Smoky flint accents and plenty of cow pasture funk. Straight-forward glou-glou bistro wine with freshness and slight effervescence. — 8 years ago

J B

9.0

Maison Pucha Bistro with Eileen. Steak. Silky smooth. — 8 years ago

Lisa Lindberg Doyle

8.9

Up to New Scenic Cafe for Doyle Weekend 2017 and had this on a cold rainy Thursday...beautiful little Sancerre — 9 years ago

Lisa Childers

9.2

Cafe Caterra may 2017 — 9 years ago

Mark Cartland

9.4

This is a beautiful example of California Pinot Noir. It has soft, delicate aromas of purple flowers and strawberries with a surprisingly nuanced set of flavors on the palate. The mid-palate is firm and full of red fruits and subtle earthy flavors and mineral textures. It was the perfect accompaniment to French bistro cuisine. If only there was more of this lovely wine! — 11 years ago

Mick Farrell

9.4

Bistro du Marche! With Rich and Nenad! — 7 years ago

with Stacey, Richard and 21 others

Rufus King

8.9

Astringent but rich Cabernet Sauvignon, with cherries vanilla and tobacco, at 75 Chestnut, on Beacon Hill, Boston and Bistro du Midi, and with friends in Vermont. — 8 years ago

Bob Dylan

9.1

"For when you feel like a beer" ideal bistro wine. Price is right. — 8 years ago

Laura & John Griffin

9.0

Bought at Ingles. Good wine. Dark cherry flavor.
— 9 years ago

Christopher DiPalmo

9.1

Amazingly preserved, needed to be decanted for an hour but tasted the whole way through and what an experience. Perfect pairings for an evening at Kitchen a Bistro to celebrate my brothers birthday. — 9 years ago

Scott Wiegand

9.0

Sour and excellent — 10 years ago

Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

9.0

Mmmmm!! Chocolate and caramel covered Rainier Cherries. — 11 years ago

with David