Bill Bender

9.4

A luxurious treat of orange rind and cranberry, clove and cedar. Picked me back up after the Maiden. The betta was in to it and I got my date to watch one of my favorite movies—Almost Famous—with minimal chatter and no falling asleep. Success all around. — 6 years ago

Janina Passey

9.6

Great summer wine - light and fruity — 9 years ago

Scott Wren

9.6

There is champagne and their is Champagne. This all chard beauty is redolent of lemons, celery, pear and brioche all in a shimmering shist oceanic pale golden Elixir. You can't drink this and chatter away. It stops you in your tracks and says pay attention. — 10 years ago

Eric Hwang

8.9

Fragrant aromas of anise, cedar and vanilla. On the palate, smooth flavors of black fruit and pencil shavings. Smooth tannins and a long warm finish. Too bad it's my last bottle; it's just getting good. — 11 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.1

Dr. Crane approves. Delish. Predominantly Merlot with cab it’s a robust room chatter maker. Huge and go-to. No argument here. Raspberried oak with careful cellaring. Soft yet powerful and predominantly proactive on the soft side. Ouch! But not really. Likely. Gimme another. — 7 years ago

Willis Mendocino

9.2

The time had come for la baronne to stand from the table willing and able to drip her lip in for a sip of the fruit forward concoction she’d made for auction. Her serpentine tongue slithered to attention at the taste of layered perfection. Shockwaves erupted in a delayed matter one can assume was an effect of all the inebriated chatter. “Aton Aton!” she cried. “I’ve done it again with this most regal of blends.” And with that she cheers‘d the rapscallion bunch all of them equally out to lunch. — 7 years ago

with Michele and Joshua

Jason Gabriel

9.1

Nice tart flavor. — 9 years ago

Paul Costigan

Founder Courtier Wines

9.5

1969: The wine was clear when placed on the table, yet arrived back from opening and decanting (ahem) unfortunately cloudy (note to Somm's). Very fresh nose, while not withholding maturity. Vibrantly nervy and spicy entry, and lively on the palate. Meaty, chewy, table chatter suggested beet root, and positive comment regarding being herbaceous. Held up well throughout, should any bottles still be laying about for ready money. Had the same wine from same cellar 3 years ago with equally happy results. — 10 years ago

with Michael

Michael Madrigale

Sommelier/Wine Director Bar Boulud, Epicerie Boulud, Boulud Sud

9.7

Nullifying chatter that says '83's a bad vintage. — 11 years ago

David Kline

9.1

Buttery, candied grapefruit and pineapple, lemon marshmallow, aloe, beeswax candle, juniper berry and pine parchment aromatically. Fluff biscuit head that pontificated amidst perimeter chatter leaving scrawl and stalactites. Creamy with burnt points like baked Alaska. Yammy and browned with sugar before pulling apart to cola, egg cream and bitter chocolate with electric malt shadows. Gum Arabic and pine sap are just the catalysts to this green pinecone and sweet grass turned bitter almond, and oregano oil medicine rinse. Kicks out all the head fog that ails you, and replaces it with resin and tar. Sinus meds. #Lagunitas #hopstoopid #ale #ibu #ibuubme #102ibu4u #LagunitasBrewing #abv #beer #bitter #headmeds — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Ron R

9.4

So much chatter about this, and Venge has done it again. It's a clone of the 14 vintage.
Deeply perfumed nose of flowers and cassis. The wine has mucho depth. Cedar, tobacco and sweet black fruits tease the palette. Decadent and pure finish. Very well done. Wifey was looking at 93, but editorial liberties prevail 🙂 — 8 years ago

with Anne-marie

Nick Kapral

9.0

Domestic neb is very very good. Love the bottle and glass bottle stop. Good stuff coming from WA state — 10 years ago

Adam Reinhard

9.4

Blew my mind like a van halen concert. Great to drink now ...Unbelievable nose and fruit, I will buy a case as soon as I can get my hands on it. — 11 years ago