Randall Brater

9.0

Classic California chardonnay without the oakiness. There is a good balance here and the wine really bursts with flavor when tasted with food. — 4 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.3

Crisp bright fruit up front with a long smooth mineral earthy finish — 5 years ago

Steve Cunneen

8.9

Really nice with a classic profile.
1st birthday celebrations for E. — 6 years ago

Brian S

8.9

Well made Chardonnay from a solid RRV vineyard. Typical green apple, pear, lemon, some baking spices, medium acidity. — 6 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.3

3rd time I’ve had the chance to try this wine which was released more than 20 years after the vintage. It’s a real stunner, showing some secondary characteristics but not oxidized. This is what great chardonnay can become with age, showing the awesome terroir of the Charles Heintz vineyard. — 7 years ago

John Malcolm

9.5

I love this wine and have urged Sharon Harris (owner of Rarecat Wine - full disclosure, a friend of mine) to start making this wine again. The color is a beautiful golden and the taste is a tropical explosion, with lots of Meyer lemons and caramel. Very hard to find, but if you do, buy it! — 7 years ago

Kyle Groombridge

9.2

⚡️Man, these wines have so much verve.. they remind me of my 4-yr old - full of freaking energy and absolutely unrelenting... in a good way of course 😇

Nose is so clean with some mineral drive, crisp Granny Smith, and floral aromatics, palate is lively and fresh.. much more crisp and light weight than the Charles Heintz vineyard. The anti-Cali chard. Rombauer lovers, look away! 😆 — 8 years ago

Scott Petrus

9.3

Wonderful. — 5 years ago

muoi Mulry

9.1

Ummmmm so good. Fresh fruity and easy...delicious! — 5 years ago

Brandon T

9.3

A notch above the Charles Heintz for best Ceritas chard, IMO. Delightful, light and crisp. — 6 years ago

Misty

9.1

My new go to Ros`e — 6 years ago

Chris England

9.3

🎄 Advent Halfy Callander Day 03 🎄

🎅 Santa says “a Monday night & pink bubbles 🤔 Mrs Claus must be getting fruity 😊”

📝 I say a rather nice vintage pink fizz loaded w/ potential but unresistible now 😉

⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve

📍 Louis Roederer Rose 2011

🏵 93 points w/ more potential
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🍇 63% Pinot Noir & 37% Chardonnay
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👁 Rusty orange salmon peachy pink
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👃 Strawberry, peach & grapefruit through rock minerals & sugared shortbread biscuit w/ vanilla cream, redcurrant, raspberry & soft yeast
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👄 Med bodied very fine bubbled mousse of peach, red apple, red berry fruits & tangy grapefruit driven citrus fruits in dry cracked minerals
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🎯 Long touch dry sweet red apple & sour grapefruit linger w/ dried red fruits popping all over your palate
— 7 years ago

Shay A

9.0

Another 4th Friday for the books! Insane pulls this month to follow up the most epic month (April) that we’ve ever had!

This is viscous and tart. Very pear driven. Some lemon and lime (reminds me of a more full bodied Charles Heintz chard), hints of malo, honeyed-mango. Not extremely acidic and does well at pop and pour. — 7 years ago

with Weston and Mark

Pooneet K

9.2

Very nice overall but if I’m being honest a bit under expectations. Aromatically brilliant, with dark petal flowers and earth and a bit of sweet dark red fruit. Just before the finish the palate falls apart a bit - just missing that extra gear. Still an excellent pairing with the steak in the background (prime dry aged rib eye from Hudson and Charles). Decanted for 2 hours but not sure it made a huge difference, didn’t change much in the glass. — 5 years ago

Matt Bucklin

9.3

👍🍷@Charles (Chad) Bucklin — 5 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.3

Sleeper. Insider wine right here. About to go extinct because ain’t nobody giving this the respect it deserves. Fuck it, I’ll be singing the praises of this wine for the many cases ahead to be drank. — 6 years ago

Tetsu Nakazawa

8.9

L’ho trovato al supermercato a Marfa in Texas. Il produtotore e’ famoso. Merlo e’ popolare da Washington anche. E’ equillibrato molto e facile di bere. Sarebbe un’optizione per vini casuali. — 7 years ago

Brian Tuite

9.2

Nutty, big mousse. — 7 years ago

Matt Beyard

9.6

Extraordinary Chardonnay. No oak/butter, beautiful fruit and just a little spice. I need more. — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.3

What a Friday group tasting put on by Dan! Killer wines. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 5 reds, 1 dessert. All blind.

As soon as I smelt this, my guess was a young Charles Heintz Vineyard Chardonnay. It always has such a tropical nose, dominant of guava and papaya...so different from other west coast Chardonnays. I ended up guessing the vineyard correct ✔️. — 8 years ago

with Dan and Weston