Doug Sayed

9.5

Drinking amazingly well right now with a brief decant, this offers deep and bright black currents and a great finish. Has the acidity and stuffing to stand up to ribeye steaks we were having. Bravo. — 7 years ago

Mark Howard

9.4

At its peak. Muddled dark fruit aromatics; anise hints in the aroma. Dusty terroir mid palate showing off its origins. Nice finish of elegance and style. Bravo! Thank you Rick for sharing this beautiful bottle with us. Great way to celebrate Valentines Day! 🍷 — 8 years ago

with Elizabeth

Fredrik Johansson

Winemaker Staglin Family Vineyard

9.5

My goodness! Stellar! Wow. Balanced. Fresh. Flinty. Beautiful reduction. Crystalline fruit and concentration. Bravo! — 9 years ago

Anthony Biagi

Winemaker Hourglass, Owner Patria

9.4

Wow In a flight of chateau montelena and caymus 85s this drop kicked them out of the room. Hints of Brett but adds to the complexity of black olive, camphor, Dried fruits and herbs. Patrick Campbell made so many great wines and does not get enough credit this wine sings, bravo. — 9 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.5

WOTN!!
Wow., this is awesome. Loads of dark fruit., silky tannins., should be cellared for another 5+ years but I could not help myself!! This was ridiculously good! !!!.........Bravo Ed!! — 9 years ago

with Christine

Amílcar Tavares

9.0

Violaceous rubi color, wood berry aromas with a touch of black chocolat. — 9 years ago

John Aranza

9.2

Ripe fruit perfectly balanced oak & just the right amount of acidity. Bravo — 9 years ago

Andrei Shustov

9.4

And again, one of my favs from Ozzie land! Bravo down under! — 9 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

Cult chard tasted alongside a 2010 Aubert Lauren Chard....this one lost by a unanimous vote (and it wasn't even a blind vote either). I think everyone WANTED the Judge to win, but there was nothing to Judge here. At least for THIS COMPARISON, in 2018, the Aubert was the winner. BUT, this Judge chard did have more acidity up front than the Aubert, and IMO this wine has more aging potential than the 2010 Lauren Chard, which was pretty much right on the top of the hill tonght. Hard to beat a wine in its prime window, but goes to show you that Aubert makes chards that will compete with this kind of opponent. Lots of acid up front. Stone ground fruit entry, mineral-rich middle. I think that I was getting more pear than anything else here, but there was a hint of youthful butter and some dates. Finishes with actually a really nice fruit/nutty/almost gritty/tannin character for about 60 seconds, which is the one thing I will say that I give advantage to the Judge. Bravo! — 7 years ago

with Dan, Shay and 1 other

Kyle Groombridge

9.2

Second Matthiasson wine that I've tried and it definitely does not disappoint. Low alcohol, elegant smooth mouthfeel and not over-the-top with the cream which is a breath of fresh air for a Californian Chardonnay. Pineapple, guava, and a hint of banana on the nose, Meyer lemon and a distinct minerality on the palate with just a dollop of creamy texture. A lovely wine. Bravo. — 9 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.2

Better than when we had it at the winery. Fruit de force. Bravo. — 9 years ago

with Rob

Martin G Rivard

9.5

One of my absolute favorites in Napa!
2nd wine served & the favorite among the group. Love the Rich notes of vanilla custard and creme Brulé, tasted apricot as well. Bravo to a spectacular Chardonnay! — 9 years ago

with Roderic, Kirk and 3 others

James Re

9.4

This wine made me smile with every single sip, unbelievably good. The bottle pours out a beet and blackberry color blood. It's nose is rich with dried black fruits, crushed plums, dark cherries, yeast and some floral aromatics. It's dominent in black cherry, blackberry and plum flavors. Notes of cracked black pepper and blueberries accompany its dominating flavors. It sits with a medium plus body. It's tannins are a perfect velvety medium grain, it's acidity is moderate, all of which settle with a long finish. I was completely suprised at how much I liked this as I'd usually pick Argentina as king for this grape, but bravo..I've found my new favorite Malbec. — 9 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.4

What can I say! EaglesvsDallas in Dallas! Hence no tailgate. So at home drinking one of the best Chards in the world! Yup! 2009 Marcassin Vyd, a toasty creamy Chard with gobs of fruit. Wow! With a little bottle age it really shows how Really good it can be! Great balance with good acidity and backbone. Alcohol is 14.4 and doesn't show at all, Bravo here. CB 94+ — 9 years ago

with Karen

James Webb

9.3

Awesome spice to this nose. Indian spices. Minty earthy funk. Age showing but this wine is not dead at all (1987!) Medium balanced acid and very restrained dark fruit across the palette. Tannins integrated (and quite chalky) with the juice well and the finish is long. Bravo. — 8 years ago

Mike R

9.5

Key word is smiling - details - Boudreaux blend with 75% cab - Galloni and RP like it and thought I would procure and yes it is a baby but OMG it is damn good right now - I had Ric stuff before and it was good but this is his best of the four vintages I had

This is big bold and beautiful - it jumps at you with intensity and power and energy - and still smooth - please decant as I did for two hours

Dark purplish fruit is blowing away my nose and steering to happiness with the taste and finish - this is an old school taste I remember when I fell in love with Napa cabs - this baby will keep growing as it rest for a long time - bravo Mr Forman - and summing it up - all SMILES — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.7

WOTN-> this absolutely crushed it tonight. Destroyed it's competition. Thank God that I poured it after the Jarvis. No one would've wanted to drink the Jarvis thereafter. Everything that you've come to expect from an incredible Celia Welch wine. Bravo!!! If I could post a picture of a mic drop in right now I would! LOL @Mike Rowe @David A Lentine @Ron R @Christine — 9 years ago

with Christine and Celia

Martin G Rivard

9.5

Home run to say the least. Awesome nose and a long complex finish. Bravo! — 9 years ago

Mark Howard

9.3

Rounding into its flavor profile for the final leg. Bold elegant nose and rich flavors reminiscent of chardonnays from the folatierre vineyard in Burgundy. Bravo! — 9 years ago

with Richard

Rafael Landestoy

9.6

Absolutely phenomenal. This was a magnum and we decanted for about 7 hours. Such a balanced, well made wine. Fruit was beautiful. Bravo @Mike Smith! — 9 years ago

with Janet, Jorge and 1 other