Matt Duncan

9.5

Grands Vin indeed. Opened with massive tannins and was wound very tight. Nice bright core opened up, with great length and precision after and hour. — 5 years ago

with Kiona

Conrad Green

9.6

Wonderfully mature fruit. Nutty edges with lemon confit and hints of dried fruit and eldeflower. Long with soft acidity but still bright. Great — 6 years ago

with BOT, Paul and 1 other

Lyn Farmer

9.5

Bright, clear ruby with a great nose of cassis, blackberry, violet and mint.
Beautiful length and finesse. Great impression of crushed fruit with hints of forest floor and cedar. The finish leaves a lasting impression of sweet red fruit and supported by a soft blanket of tannins. This is the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove - just lovely — 7 years ago

Michelle Berryman

9.2

Bright and fresh. Delicious. — 7 years ago

Ashley Loafman

9.0

Fantastic funky bright yet dusty biodynamic red, excellent food wine. — 8 years ago

Sean M Quinn

9.0

Rose hips, bright cherries, awesome tannins, and just the right amount of acidity! — 8 years ago

with Mike and Ashleigh

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.4

Cloudy ruby, this wine smells of earth and cedar and dried red fruits. In the mouth, dried flowers and forest floor mix with river-mud-tannins and a bright juicy acidity. Tasted out of magnum. — 9 years ago

Kara Sweet

9.0

Still bold fruit with strong tannin. Color still bright chokecherry. Lengthy plum finish. Would be excellent with robust foods. We just sipped on its own. — 10 years ago

Cary Q Wines

9.1

beautiful elegance of bright notes and earth. Loving this Trousseau. — 10 years ago

Karen Low

9.6

Delicious with a bright floral bouquet. — 11 years ago

Joe Davant

9.0

Funky nose, but the palate had a strong acidic backbone with bright red fruits, including red currant, strawberry, and a touch of ripe watermelon. A great, light summer red. Definitely serve it chilled. Lovely. Thanks to @Shawn Paul for the introduction to this one! — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured out of a 1.5L and this was lights out good. I love the 2005 vintage in Barbaresco and this was a beautiful example and seemed to have so much left in the tank! The fruit was still bright and full of life. Tannins are still firm. Great acid for food and paired beautifully with frutta di mare fra diavolo. Secondary characteristics are just barely creeping into the fore. Wish I had another mag to drink in 2029. — 6 years ago

Kate Broekemeier

9.3

Light and juicy with a bright finish — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

This is absolutely one of the best Rosés for the money. With good Rosés now hovering around $40, this producer is one of the top producers in Basque Country. While others have dramatically increased their Rosés prices, Ameztoi has inched their prices year to year.

Rosés have gotten so popular and their prices have skyrocketed relatively high in the last five years. So much so, I just read an article about fake Roses being produced in and exported out of France.

I selected this Rosé for Hedy’s Strawberry Gazpacho, Tarragon, Basil, Olive Oil. It married the bright fruits nicely, strawberry. The Rosé has just a bit of fizz from the carbonic tank process. The minerality & hint of herbs made for a even tug of war with the Tarragon & Basil.

@Plate&Bottle on FB. Check out Hedy’s past dinners. — 7 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.3

Can't believe I've held on to this treasure for so long! Cedar and sandalwood on the nose. Silky with a bright and savory--almost vegetal--finish. Perfect with filet and steak-house style garlicky creamed spinach. These grapes were picked when I was still in high school! — 8 years ago

Larry Frierson

9.2

Bright, minerally, creamy. 2012 base vintage. — 9 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.3

2000 vintage. Deep ruby, edging to deep garnet around the rim, very bright. Plush on the nose. The black cassis notes from the Cab and the violets from the Cab Franc are very noticeable. The wine is developing with huge sweet spice, vanilla, smoke and leather. There's a bovril, meaty note here that's very attractive. On the palate, medium acidity, high tannin - grippy, but not coarse; well integrated. Alcohol is 13% and unobtrusive. Good concentration. Fruit is riper on palate than in the mouth, and a distinctive dark chocolate and cinnamon note. The finish is long and attractive. Hard to imagine this wine drinking any better from here. — 10 years ago

Michael Ochsner

9.3

Super fresh sea spray, crushed pistachios, bright Meyer lemon. Yum!!!! — 11 years ago

Steve Steese

9.4

Classic RRV Pinot, the 2012 is showing beautifully already! Bright red raspberry and tart cranberry with subtle herbal notes. Oak on the palate, but not too heavy handed....solid!! — 11 years ago

with Jayme

ADAM STROMFELD

9.7

Flinty and bright lemon curd perfect acidity and balance. Light minerality and elegance soft and beautiful. — 5 years ago

with Kevin and Joe

Hannah Aiken

9.0

Lively bright and very drinkable. Acidic cranberry and cherry pie — 6 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.1

Starts with a touch of funk. And rolls into very peppery charred cherry. Still bright and sharp. Would love to see what happens in 5 years but we couldn't resist our only two bottles. — 6 years ago

Libbi Odessa

9.2

Stands up to its name....bright red fruits (cherry/cranberry) but more exquisitely roses, violets, and wet earth....and just a touch of herbs (thyme/dill). — 7 years ago

Francine Stephens

9.5

Great vintage. Beautiful color, bright, acidic high toned fruit. — 7 years ago

Jen Dodd

9.4

Fabulous wine!! Totally through me off in a blind tasting. Lots of bright fruit coming through with. Great balance of oak and tannins. A wonderful wine to taste with @Stephen Dodd, @John Brenton Dodd and @Daniel Kozaczuk — 8 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.2

Bright and pure. Nice acidity. Clean with minerality, the fruit takes a back seat. — 9 years ago

Paul Stagg

8.9

Bright, acidic, licorice, red fruit. A little floral too very complex. very Good. — 10 years ago

Michael Pitts

9.5

This was almost too much for me, has gained weight with age though still beautiful light bright color. Candy corn nose and beeswax. Great acidity. '85 MdT — 10 years ago

Kathy Taylor

9.3

This is the Pinot noir, but new to this app and don't know how to change. Any suggestions? Nice bright acidity to this wine by the way — 11 years ago

Matt Taliaferro

9.9

Absolutely magnificent! Of berries and chocolate, bright out of the bottle and velvety out of the decanter after a couple hours. Can't wait to enjoy this in 5-8 years! Cathy you're amazing! — 12 years ago