Eric Manago

9.2

Lemon custard. Nice acidity and an elegant mid palate. Can’t wait to try again later. — 8 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.2

I have always wanted to try this guys wines. Very eccentric in his release philosophy, current vintage of the chard is 1999. On this night I got to try 3 different '95s. By far the best of the bunch was the Charles Heintz vineyard which had matured into something unrecognizable in CA chard. Great experience. — 8 years ago

James Gourley

9.3

Pretty solid Pinot. Tart red fruit with racy acidity. Midpalate maintains interest and it fades nicely into a clean finish. Quintessential Sonoma coast Pinot. — 9 years ago

Jody Scharf

8.9

Light butter. Easy chard. Some citrus taste but lacks English as my coach would say. So the wife just added it's good and on the dry side. — 9 years ago

Mary Orlin

9.6

Love this rose juicy and bright — 10 years ago

Marcelo Santos

9.0

Very good vintage wine. Very complex and rich in the nose. Intense flavors as well. Belo vintage, complexo em notas aromáticas e em boca também. Um belo achado em Reims - pena que não encontramos no Brasil. — 10 years ago

Soppa 365

9.7

Upea samppanja. Hemmotteluviini kun haluaa satsata. Paahdetta, mineraaleja, kunnolla hapokkuutta. Läpi aterian. 65,40 e. Ov — 12 years ago

Riccardo Arrigoni

9.0

Troppo dosato 11g/L. Stucchevole. Sei anni sui lieviti e 40% vini riserva. — 8 years ago

Joe Roth

9.0

Last bottle. Held up well. — 8 years ago

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Brian Tuite

9.3

A touch oxidative, great acidity — 8 years ago

Cathy Chakos

9.8

Celebrating a birthday with friends and family. — 9 years ago

David Burge

9.0

With Peter and Charles. Very good. — 10 years ago

Christian Stachel

9.2

This is the 2012 Charles Heintz Vineyard. Impressive juice. — 10 years ago

Nathaniel Muñoz

9.1

100% Charles Heintz Vineyard fruit and showing transparent quality. Still shy but classic profile and pristine fruit. — 10 years ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.0

Balanced champagne rose blend, ideal for Christmas Eve dinner - paired it with calamari dorati, tagliatelle burro e salvia, steamed chestnuts, stuffed peppers and tapenade. Lovely dinner with Amel, Sarah, mama, Mr Rogers and Yafi. — 8 years ago

Jerae Knutson

DuMOL Member Services

9.5

Unbelievable! Golden, pineapple, honey. Rich, but not "oaky". Not buttery, either. Weighty mouthfeel, almost oily, but not too viscous. I'm duly impressed with how well this Chardonnay has aged. The "isobel" is from the Russian River Valley via the Charles Heintz Vineyard. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Nice pineapple, passionfruit and yellow florals on the nose. Meyer lemon, pineapple, apricots, stone fruit, yellow florals, creamy, touch waxy, nice acidity, round, minerality is soft-perfect, really big nice finish. It will be interesting to see how much more this wine will show after 4-5 years in the bottle. — 9 years ago

Jeff Rothrock

9.3

(A solera of Charles Heintz Vineyard Chardonnay, vintages 2008-2012, released 2015)
Understandably misunderstood. This wine—like other oxidized wines such as Vin Jaune, Madeira and Sherry—deserves a day or two in the decanter to really shine.
Notes of caramelized pineapple, finger lime and hazelnut are braced by a minerality that is out of this world. Probably want to sit on this for a few years.
Glad I stocked up when this was released; this is only going to get better, putting on weight and fleshing out even further. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

8.9

Ripe tree fruit and honey. Definitely went through ML. Great nose but it cuts off a bit short on the palate. — 10 years ago

Steven Morgan

Wine Director Formento's

9.2

Grand cru vineyard @Zepaltas Wines and you offer a generous version. Thank you — 10 years ago