Kimmy W.

9.0

Still very good but will be better to have it alone instead of pairing Korean short ribs. — 6 years ago

Sean Grullon

9.2

Excellent example of Burgundian Chardonnay. Floral, apples, lemon, some flint, and excellent minerality with balanced oak underneath exhibiting a bit of butter and vanilla. Full on the palate, but excellent acidity. And this is their village wine! — 7 years ago

Jeremy Hollingsworth

9.3

Thanks Dad for sharing this. — 7 years ago

Phil Crothers

9.5

Light, but complex, fresh but full of satisfaction — 8 years ago

Craig Becraft

9.5

So ready and so good it leaves me speechless — 9 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.0

Very modern and California-like, but good for the style. — 9 years ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

8.9

So correct. I blinded this as '12 CA Pinot. Color is a bit dark for Pinot, but still translucent at the core. Ripe cherry nose with judicious French oak lacing the bouquet with Maillard aromas. So open and sweet on the palate - enough acidity to balance the ripeness, but not a hair more (barely medium-plus acid for me). Light plush tannins, easy to ignore. It is what it is and it's doing what it's supposed to. Right on. — 10 years ago

Takuya Namise

8.9

Maillard Butcher — 6 years ago

Matt Grauwiler

9.1

a bit funky on the
nose, but a nice Bergundian wine — 6 years ago

Gordon Walker

9.3

Fruit forward concentrated balanced eine, maillard, caramel, toasted — 7 years ago

Michael

9.5

Gorgeous bright ruby in the glass, wildflower and lavender aromatics. Fresh ripe red fruited touch of tannin. Resinous and focused, behold the complexity of 130 year old fruit. Pair with the Maillard reaction. Also tasty with OG Kush. — 8 years ago

John Clinton

9.5

When pre-meal is at it's best: ultra fine bubbles, tart, rounded creaminess, maillard yeast/bread, subtle ginger and pineapple....❤️ — 9 years ago

Daniel Torres

8.9

Nice and agreeable wine. Good on its own, or with something simple. — 9 years ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

9.6

Slightly cloudy, dull. Medium ruby-red to a red rim. Elevated intensity nose, clean and mid-development (still a bit primary).
Turbulent and classically complex nose. Animal fur (suggesting Brettanomyces). Bruised apple skins and figs (suggesting acetaldehyde / slight oxidation), a combination of ripe black cherry, strawberry preserves, and dark plum and cassis (mostly black with some red fruits suggesting millerandage/variable ripening or a blend—in this case both a blend of 60% Grenache, which has variable ripening, and some cab, Carignan, Merlot, and Syrah, contributing dark fruits). Significant aging in Nerw Oak which presents as baking spices, medium-roast coffee, roasted nuts, and dark chocolate. A lack of dill notes and the well-melded maillard character suggest French / European oak rather than American oak [This is correct - 100% new French barriques]. There’s fresh turned earth on this, and slight savory tobacco tones from age, but overall it’s still relatively strong in primary fruit. The nose is highly complex, and can develop further. 

In the mouth this is (by all accounts), textbook Priorat:
Full-bodied, with high alcohol, around 14% [close - 14.5%]. Elevated acidity, strong and mostly tartaric (possibly acidified, but done so tastefully). Medium tannins— rounded, softened coffee-ground-like, felt all over the mouth (oak-influenced tannins for sure). The finish is long, finishing with dark fruit and bitter-chocolate tannins. Midpalate this shows extremely deep fruit, dark and open, with just a hint of savory stewed bell pepper (suggesting pyrazines from the Cabernet/Merlot). Roasted nuts, strawberry jam, savory animal fur, bruised-apple / sweet cider, and fresh turned earth round out a muscular yet poised palate. If you could dress Nijinsky in Vantablack and pour him into a glass, it would taste something like this.  — 10 years ago

with Tim and Cindy

Takuya Namise

9.2

Maillard Butcher — 6 years ago

W Box

9.0

Incredibly bon prix qualite — 7 years ago

Sean Grullon

9.7

My first grand cru white burgundy - it’s worth it. Honeyed Baked apple, vanilla, but also floral. A nose of gravelly citrus cuts through the richness. Excellent acidity and complexity, the finish just goes on. This is a special wine. — 7 years ago

Robert Schofield

9.0

Nice bottle for our meal. — 8 years ago

with Rebecca

AlKh

9.2

Густой аромат, сухофрукты уваренные, ириски; Вкус очень мягкий и тонкий. Опасный — 9 years ago

Jeff Valente

9.1

Casciano gift, 2016 - classic French — 9 years ago