Excellent Riesling! Bright acidity. Dry and some citrus on the palate. — 9 years ago
Like Baby Blue the blueberry aromas jump right out of the glass. First glass, honestly didn't seem any better than the Baby Blue. One hour later with filet mignon the wine had opened up considerably and WOW! This is one to pair with a juicy steak🍷. — 9 years ago

Such a beautiful sparkling. Refined and restrained. Lovely. — 10 years ago
Good St Julien typicity, sous bois, cedar, blue and black berries. Good concentration, juicy, good! — 11 years ago
Juicy black fruit with a savory bacon core, texture up the wazoo man, good juice. — 11 years ago
Absolutely stunning, the wine of the evening in a tough crowd. So many notes on nose, hung meat, sweat, earth, blue cheese, orange, cardamom pepper and ginger with some hoisin sauce...magnificent. Silken and exotic on palate as well, so smooth now fully mature, resonating finish of the above. Stupendous. 1982 vintage. — 11 years ago
crisp and strawberry-y — 8 years ago
When it comes to my B-day, there is only one fit, an old Pichon Lalande with my Ribeye. As a lover of Bordeaux, these two are my favorite pairing. It’s a very slow walk to the finishline. A small bite of steak and a sip of 89 Pichon Lalande. Then, repeat until finished. I had some concerns about this bottle. A slightly slippery and crumbling cork. The first sip was not bad, but not what you want or are expecting. After some time in the decanter, it really started to shine. On the nose; ripe, ruby, floral cassis, blackberries, dark sweet & sour cherries, baked strawberries, blue fruit hues, dry cranberries, baked rhubarb, saddlewood, soft, used leather, bay leaf, touch of sage, hint of spearmint, eucalyptus, vanilla, cinnamon, crushed dry crushed rock powder, black turned earth, dry brown soil with clay, tobacco leaf and perfumed red florals with violets. The body is full, round and silky. Tannins are well resolved at around 80%. The texture, length, tension and length are in a sweet spot. The fruits are ripe, ruby & expressively floral. Blackberries, dark sweet & sour cherries, baked strawberries, blue fruit hues, dry cranberries, baked rhubarb, saddlewood, soft, used leather, bay leaf, touch of sage, hint of spearmint, eucalyptus, vanilla, cinnamon, crushed dry crushed rock powder, black turned earth, dry brown soil with clay, scorched earth, tobacco leaf and perfumed red florals with violets. The acidity is just a little off but still nice. The finish is divided nearly equally in fruit, earth, florals and herbaceous. It’s very enjoyable but falls just a little short in longer, lingering length. This bottle had good storage, not great. Even so, still has another three to five years ahead. A bottle with excellent storage has another five years beyond this one. Photos of; the backside of Pichon Lalande, angled terrace view of their vines right next to Latour, my steak & twice baked potato (so good) and CEO Nicolas Glumineau. — 8 years ago



Classic Gran Reserva. Nose is leather and oak. Complex in the mouth with leather, oak, clove, cinnamon, tobacco, fig and a hint of blue cheese. It finishes with more oak, medium acid and chewy tannins. A lovely dark, blood red color to boot. At a meal, this is the main course. Me gusta. — 10 years ago
"yeah fine" — 10 years ago
Red blend from Sonoma at The Vine! — 11 years ago
I really dug this. Blue cheese with honey vibes. — 12 years ago
A Michel chapoutier wine imported direct by country vintners. A cool climate Syrah from Australia. — 13 years ago
Generally I pass on California Pinots, however this one is well worth the time — 8 years ago
Combines with everything — 9 years ago
Last bottle of last vintage, lavender fizz — 9 years ago
Smooth, easy, sweet — 10 years ago
My favorite Malbec ever. I will definitely drink this again. — 10 years ago
About as good as California Pinot gets in my humble opinion! — 11 years ago
Love this wine and winery! Fresh blue and black fruit, violets, sueded texture, polished tannin — 12 years ago

Ethereal. — 13 years ago
Paul Rollett
Earthy and tons of red berry goodness. Classic pencil eraser on the nose, great Gamay! — 8 years ago