Michael Greene

9.0

Great qpr. Creamy up front, but finishes with tons of freshness/acid. Drank with baked Brie with fig jam. — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

8.9

This is a very enjoyable CDP.
Showing black fruits with earth notes, cola, dark chocolates, graphites and peppercorn.

Better after 3 hours of airtime when it shows the tannins and complexity.

Drinking nicely now and will be better in the next few years. I've had this vintage a few times before and it is getting better every 6 months.

Nice by itself or with food. I paired it with Brie cheese and light appetizers.

A blend of 60% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre and 10% Cinsault.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$40. — 6 years ago

Meghan McDonald

9.5

Toast, brie, lemon — 7 years ago

Eunah Han

9.2

Lighter Nebbiolo and great with strong Brie cheese ! — 8 years ago

with Patrick

Polly Marie

9.1

Very happy with this. Easy to drink, would go well with many things. Went well with hot tomato oil pasta and Brie — 8 years ago

Nick Wilson

8.9

Pale straw color. Wet stone, minerality, savory, citrus, melon. Green apple, pear, and Brie flavors. Medium + acidity. 10/23/16 — 9 years ago

Jonathan McCarthy

9.6

Yeasty Brie, honey, saline minerality like a buttery oyster, a bit of Anjou pear. Crisp acidity. Wow!
— 9 years ago

Michael Peng

9.3

Absolutely the best champagne I've ever enjoyed. Hints of brie apparently, which is not something I generally taste. Absolutely amazing scent on the nose, ultrafine bubbles, incredible all around. Great night celebrating Samer's birthday. — 5 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.3

Elegant and complex yet farmy and simply delicious. Makes me want to eat triangles of melted goat Brie and celebrate under umbrellas of red rains of GSM. A wine to celebrate at this afford. Purchased at $15, half price. Seriously?? Tell me how it feels to be grape-raped. — 6 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.0

Straw color. Big, bright, intense. Lemon curd, green apple, creamy Brie, pie crust, ocean air, wet stones. Let this come to 55F+. — 7 years ago

Amelia

9.6

Pair with Brie! — 8 years ago

Rick Riddle

8.9

The perfect marriage with Brie. The minerality coupled with notes of young strawberries and wet slate compliment the salty buttery goodness of a soft Brie. Has a lingering tart finish of red cherries. The best gamay/Beaujolais I've had. — 8 years ago

Sean Lillibridge

9.5

This was a bit of a shocker. For $26 I expected some passable sparkling wine, on the order of J Cuvee 20. What we got was a gorgeous nose that leapt from the bottle with grilled pear. Creamy bubbles nearing what a fine champagne can do, a perfect, full but not syrupy mouth feel, and a finish that lasts about a minute, taking you on a tour of the grapes that went into the bottle. Stood up to bacon, mild cheddar, smoked Gouda and brie, and loved her bed goat cheese and manchego. This is damn good wine. — 8 years ago

Jenks

9.2

Blind smell, I'd guess a wheel of Brie. Cheese rind, faint fruit. Wow. Tastes like ...richness, oil, melon, tropical. The contrast between the nose and the taste is interesting. I love it. — 9 years ago

"Odedi"

8.9

It's time for #MerlotThursday. Here is a nice one from California.

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Pretty nose with blueberries, black currants, plums, cherries, oak, vanilla, spices, licorice, dark chocolates, earth, light vegetables and vinaigrette.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, vanilla, earth, wood, spices, peppercorn, chocolates, tobacco, graphite and dark coffee.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a very enjoyable Merlot from Santa Clara Valley in California. Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel.

I've had this vintage before, and it is showing somewhat differently now, with more blue and black fruits. I'd like to see how it evolves in the next few years.

Needs an hour to open up properly and show tannins and structure.

Good by itself or with food. I paired it with cheeses and olives. Goes really nicely with an aged Brie.

A blend of 85% Merlot with some Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$24. — 6 years ago

Brian S

9.1

Over ripe raspberries, strawberries, old bread starter, ripe Brie, chalk. Very Krug like. @martineswine — 7 years ago

Matt Trader

9.4

This stuff is just divine year to year. Deep concentration, viscous texture, floral aromatics, and just enough acidity to make you keep pouring. Muscat Hamburg, or Black Muscat is the grape used, and Phillip Togni has made it shine on Spring Mountain. Bing cherries, strawberry/rhubarb pie filling, leather, violets, dried dates, nutmeg, fig jam, milk chocolate. 2007, and it drinks like it'll age another 20 years.. This is a must try. If you don't like sweet wine, try it anyway. Pairs with cherry pie, pumpkin pie, and a good brie cheese plate with fruit jam and nuts. — 7 years ago

Russell Shearer

9.2

Triple cream Brie, black pepper salami and this beautiful wine. Dinner in a hotel room does not get much better. — 8 years ago

Rich Friedland

9.0

Chewy and textured. Pungent brie rind. This thing is so interesting. Pair this with something simple like pasta. This glass is the main dish. — 8 years ago

JC Alvarez

9.1

JC had this 9 years ago