Jared Graf

9.0

Raspberry crumble — 4 years ago

Paul J

9.3

30 minute decant. Dark purple, almost black color. Nose is filled with brown sugar, dark cherry, and plum. Mix of CDP and Rhône. Wine is very concentrated with plum flavor to start and coffee and cocoa at the end. Lovely texture! Medium finish. Better than my first bottle of this. — 5 years ago

with Brooke

Kendall Johnson

9.0

Citrus, passion fruit #wsjwine — 6 years ago

Justin Wilson

9.6

Obsessed with Older Vintage Cali right now...1st Growth Pedigree and a fraction of the coin of its famous Sister '74...#GetSome — 7 years ago

Thierry POUSSIN

9.1

2015, au restaurant le coin caché à Dijon. Excellent, harmonieux, fruité, très agréable — 7 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.1

Out of the fridge, almost bland. 2hours later at room temp, 💥 BAM!! Sneaky delicious. Coin toss between this, Liquid Farm, and Bedrock for king of CA rosés. — 8 years ago

Justin Chiotti

9.1

With some local friends at Bistrot du Coin — 8 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.4

Harlan's second label (don't have the coin to afford the first label!), this is a classic Napa cab. Intense nose of cassis with hints of vanilla, black fruits, and perhaps a trace of leather. Still a bit closed on the palate, this is a great example of a CA cab that will evolve into a great wine, but probably a few more years down the line. Not convinced on the quality/price ratio, but this is a terrific wine. — 8 years ago

with Vanessa

Oliver Seaman

9.0

Sweets. Fun aperitif. — 4 years ago

Aaron Tan

8.9

I'll start of by saying that this is going to be a rant - one about intent and expectations. Don't get me wrong, this was a tasty wine but it got me thinking.

This entry-level Bourgogne took 3 days to uncoil itself. Extreme rubbery reduction when first opened, which pervased through the nose and palate. I tried decanting it, mind you, but to no avail. So back in bottle and fridge it went and day 2, it was the same thing. It was only at the end of day 3 when the wine starting unfurling its dark red fruits, smoky, spicy oak, cocoa, and hints of minerality in the finish. The intensity and texture's quite excellent for a Bourgogne. But really... 3 days for a Bourgogne to show itself. To me, that's way too long. In that time frame, it could have well ended up in a volatile mess.

It begs the question of intent: Did the father and son team intend to make a wine like this? Should a Bourgogne be made ready-to-drink? Should I have expected that? Perhaps this was just on the unlucky end of bottle variation. I don't know. Or maybe the question's about reduction - is it ok? Generally, I don't mind it, but there are cases like this where I would have loved to be able to enjoy the wine there and then - where was the copper coin when I needed it 🤣

NB: Third time having this producer, and I think it's just not my cup to tea. Nevertheless, Guillon's been getting quite a few rave reviews. Les Graviers comes from a vineyard just outside Chambolle. Ripe fruit, partial whole-cluster fermentation, a long maceration, and 100% new oak for aging. I guess the winemaking does give an insight on the intent of this wine 🤔  — 6 years ago

David L

9.6

08’ Peter Michael Les Pavots. Very few wines that have elegance & power. Silky textures that caress the palate. No holes or slack in this. Drinking very close to a pop & pour . Don’t think you can go wrong with anything they have made in the last 15 years. Pure enjoyment! It’s a coin flip between the 2008 & 2009 at this particular point. I’m so surprised this wine isn’t year after year a top 💯 wine. Drinking now. Edit - 2009 - One of the best California blends from that vintage! — 7 years ago

Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

9.2

Really nice — 8 years ago

Fredybeans

9.2

Vieille or. Nez curry coin épicé bouche avec une attaque pleine et massive mais le milieu de bouche plus frais équilibre le vin avec une finale sur la pâte de coin et les épices belle longueur — 8 years ago

with picolator, Pinel and 1 other

Kai Wright

8.9

Deceptively simple elegance. Just enough herbal funk to add depth, and the bright, rich fruit pops out on day two. — 4 years ago

Milo & Otis

10

Light and crisp for a feisty and ever so slight aggressive sibling lashing, but also heavy and dense for Mario coin world battle of dominance. — 6 years ago

Fredybeans

9.4

Vieil or
Nez coin et fruit jaune curry curcuma
Bouche ample et acidulé note de fruit confit
Finale longue mur et crayeuse 👍👍👍 — 6 years ago

with El

Jacqueline Johnson

9.3

The other side of the coin for favorite of the Thursdays tasting. Second time trying this vineyards wine, and really enjoyed it again. — 7 years ago

with Tom

Marc Garneau

9.0

Belle découverte dans le coin cellier ! Bien équilibré, bon rapport qualité-prix et un bouchon en verre ! Parfait avec des pâtes, pas trop corsé, se voit bien en toute occasion. — 8 years ago

Tom Jevert

9.5

Must decant for about 45 minutes but wow - inky chewy explosion in your mouth. Worth the extra coin. — 8 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.2

You don't hit the Ch in the pronunciation you jackass. It doesn't sound like the Ch in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It's "be quite" ...Shhhave. Ok, rant done. This is great taste for low coin. Make a note. — 8 years ago