Drinking well - earthy with a little funk — 8 years ago
Color: Ruby to Garnett, golden hues
Nose: plum, red fruit,
Palate: dry, over ripe plum, cherry, vanilla, baking spice, leather, fresh earth.
Long finish
Alcohol: medium +
Acidity: medium — 9 years ago
Niiiccce. Huge limestone and contrasting canned pineapple and pear. Monster wine, lots of material here but still waiting to integrate. — 9 years ago
28/OUT/2015 — 10 years ago
Smoky, earthy, funky & awesome. — 10 years ago
"The only wine that glows in the dark" bright citrus, pear, smoke, toast. — 11 years ago
Love overlooked Burg regions 👍 — 11 years ago
Truly stunning- a complete wine with power and finesse. Bursting with sweet red fruit. Intense minerality. Ample weight without feeling heavy, and a finish that seems to last all day. The delicacy and sweetness of Volnay with the power and structure of Gevrey. Leather, licorice, tobacco, smoke. In a blind tasting this would be hard for me to differentiate from a 1er cru Burgundy. Easily the best Sancerre rouge I’ve had the opportunity to taste. Will age for 15 years or more. Gorgeous wine. — 8 years ago
Been a little bit since I checked in on this. Baby Clos des Chenes. Nose is all stones, minerals, light cherry and seems closed aromatically. Palate is lush and rich with lovely balance, purity and freshness but seems closed. Lovely finesse. Serious dense fruit and structure. Black and red cherries. Great length but I'll check back in 2 hours if I'm up. If not tomorrow. — 8 years ago
Awesome biodynamic from Slope Cellars. Had at Diwali/Samhain. Minerals and complexity. — 9 years ago
citrus & white peaches — 10 years ago
29/AGO/2015 — 10 years ago
A nice burgundy. Smooth and a bit smoky at the end — 10 years ago
This wine is frankly perfect — 8 years ago
I tried this right out of the bottle and was a little worried - super tight and one dimensional - but after two hours open it was singing and I was smiling. The nose has a more savory profile but the palate is full of bright red fruits with crushed gravel on the finish. Super smooth - the fruit and spice from the Grenache keeps the gaminess/savory flavors of the Syrah in check while the Mourvèdre adds richness. Helen Keplinger is a genius when it comes to these new world “old world blends” - I have yet to have one from her that hasn’t been fantastic. — 8 years ago
Nicely mellowed 2011 and still a good amount of the familiar Haisma spice. — 9 years ago
2nd time having this. Showing much more expansive on the palate than 6 months ago. Pure fruit. Long finish. — 9 years ago
Light easy to drink burgundy wine — 10 years ago
Benchmark producer of Pouilly-Fume for me. The 2010 was a bit more polished, and the 2011 a bit more feral. I love both sides of SB. — 11 years ago
A little coiled, probably should have decanted. Still a lot of tension even in a 21 year old wine... — 11 years ago
Neil Cornish
Lively. Silky creamy minerality. Brilliant white flowers and nectarine. Amazing freshness. — 7 years ago