bblev

9.6

July 29, 2025. Tristan/ julien. Stone fruit. Honey. Not as citrusy. Glycerine. Waxiness. Balance. Expressive. Roundness and mineral. Perfect blend. Served with lobster laksa. — 3 months ago

Kim Tobin

9.1

The new rose at BFC- great — 4 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Great balance and structure. This has aged beautifully, yet there are no signs of decline.
Intriguing wine! — 5 months ago

David Valenti

9.0

Amazing. Pepperish and milky. — 5 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Forgot to take detailed notes, but this was nice. Not really any carbonic / natural / “new agey”notes, just a solid classically made gamay. Definitely has some structure, opened 4 hours before serving which was good. Didn’t sing on any one dimension of fruit / earth / acid / length / texture but was nice overall. — 5 months ago

Gladys Xiques

9.0

Easy approachable and a great pairing wine! — 7 months ago

Bruce Leboff

9.1

Nice cigar and cherry notes on the nose. A bit thin but very pleasant and enjoyable. Medium weight and medium finish — 3 years ago

with David and Max

Guy Acheson

9.2

AGD Montreal 2025
Au Pied de Cochon — 4 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.2

2017 vintage. — 4 months ago

Garen Staglin

9.6

Beautiful acid and fruit. Color was golden and flavor was intense. — 5 months ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a few hours. The 2012 pours a hazy garnet color with a translucent core; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of tart and ripe mixed fruits: raspberry, pomegranate, strawberry, Bing cherry, licorice, horse blanket, forest floor and rocky minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. This finish is long. A wild wine; literally and figuratively. Teeters on the edge of being too careless but it doesn’t cross over into the realm of gerbil cage. Drink now. — 5 months ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.4

Basic label. Smells like cherry coke and wood oil. Flavors are complex and chewy. Cherry cola in flavors. Licorice too. Age-d. — 6 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon & 19% Merlot, aged in new oak. Deep Ruby color with aromas of ripe berry fruits and floral and earthy spice notes. On the palate flavors of blueberry, cherry and blackberry with licorice, tobacco and toasty oak notes. Long rich finish on soft juicy tannins, drinking well and still has room to age. Very Nice! — 8 months ago

Robert Krupp

9.0

Racy citrus and mineral. Pleasantly surprised — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2010 pours a hazy garnet/purple color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of tart, ripe and desiccated fruits: blackberries, black licorice, horse blanket, some animale, mushrooms, forest floor, rocky earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. It has been eight years since I last enjoyed this vintage of the VV and it continues to age with a lot of grace. Drink now through 2030+. — 4 months ago

Yinzi

9.0

Great wine — 4 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Rich honey, bright lemon, dazzling acidity. Rich and balanced and full of energy. Intense and long with great mouthfeel. Powerful. Great — 5 months ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on May 25, 2025 at The Optimist in Nashville with Jay]

Wine is from Pisoni Vineyard in Santa Lucia Highlands. Cherry, blackberry and red plum fruit, with baking spices, caramel and violets. — 5 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.2

Naso intrigante e ricco. Bella consistenza e complessità data da un uso del legno presente ma non invasivo.
We’ll see after release! — 7 months ago

Christian Fischer

9.1

Nice floral acidity. Very pleasant to drink right now — 10 months ago

with Jonathan