David Shaw

9.0

Pale salmon pink with a tinge of orange, excellent clarity. White pepper and floral notes in nose, strawberry and citrus flavors, light to moderate skin astringency and minerality on finish, white pepper and slightly creamy aftertaste. — 6 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

Second tasting, my last bottle of vintage, 8 months since previous tasting. Purple-red, moderately extracted, very good clarity. Initially butter, black currant and eucalyptus notes in nose. Tart; needs time to open. Strawberry and blueberry flavors with length. Strawberry aftertaste with moderate chocolatey bitterness. Moderate skin astringency emerges after 45 minutes alongside pomegranate-like acidity (and maybe flavor). Milder Brett expression here, not much of a defect now, arguably. After 90 minutes, the tannins and tartness are sufficiently tamed to enjoy this wine. Decant longer though if you can. I can’t think of any other wines in the Pacific Northwest quite like this one, which makes it a special experience. — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.7

Gloriously dark and intense. Blueberry, sour cherry, an inky gnarly blue iron depth. Packed with flavor but still very defined. Clarity and intensity. Gorgeous and long. Amazing — 7 years ago

with Brad, Howard and 4 others

Conrad Green

9.0

Very pretty. Flinty, limpid, clear. Great clarity of fruit. Very good — 9 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Gorgeous intensity, clarity and balance. I know it's too young but it's delicious — 10 years ago

Diedra West

9.3

Diedra had this 11 years ago

Vanessa

9.0

Golden hue. Strong clarity. Soft citrus, cantaloupe, cedar, almond, and wet slate on the nose. Melon on the palate. Balanced with acidity and a nice overall structure. — 6 years ago

with Deked1

Conrad Green

9.5

Very pretty. Clear cherry in color with a little stink. Gorgeous and clear. Very focused and bright with clarity and real depth. Delicious. — 6 years ago

with Howard, Walker and 3 others

Greg Koslosky

9.6

Surprisingly approachable with wonderful depth clarity and focus . Better with time but already great ! — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Brighter and more clarity than the 85. Lean and focused. Prettier, good sharpness. Really focused and balanced. — 8 years ago

with Matt and Paul

Andy Jump

9.5

In all seriousness - you can't jump on a bandwagon if the focus and clarity of this wine is a fact. I am just acknowledging it. Wow. — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.4

These are the real deal, better than what I read about them from the geek set. Powerful and elegant at the same time, tremendous depth and clarity.
#lafetenyc — 11 years ago

Marshal White

9.5

Beautiful and there's no Barolo like it. Pretty accessible for the first couple of hours and then it clenched down hard. The aromatics are gorgeous and there is a wonderful clarity and purity to the wine. Wine of the night. — 12 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

Yet another vintage - 2017. Pale yellow white, excellent clarity. Floral, piney and vanilla notes in nose. Melon-cantaloupe, pineapple and stone fruit flavors, wow. Slight-to-moderate skin astringency on front of tongue in finish with citric-orange-grapefruit rind and pineapple flavors and tartness in the aftertaste. Dryish, good acidity, rounded mouthfeel. A refreshing fruity Riesling so typically well done here, though I’m hopeful the astringency moderates with a bit more aeration. After one hour, astringency moderated, and lactic character in finish emerges. Wait an hour on this one if you can. — 6 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

Pale golden yellow, very good clarity. Sulfite initially in nose. Floral, lemon and stone fruit flavors, mild skin astringency with lemon and grapefruit in finish. Still tasting well, good acidity, good pairing with food. Lactic and citric acid and lees contact make a great pairing with food. — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Pretty. Light and lifted. Hints of raspberry, and a damson and plummy fruit. Resolved and focused with a hint of band aid. A bit of spearmint. Precise but intense, clear and consommé-like in its clarity and depth of expression. Very delicate and delicious. — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

A dark fruit very fresh nose that's great. Lovely clarity of fruit on the palate. Riper, more fruit forward but at best medium bodied. Real presence. — 9 years ago

with Tony, Jean-Francois and 2 others

Conrad Green

9.4

A chalky, limestone, hint of lemon and mint on the nose. Lovely restrained cool fruit with great polish and body. Such clarity. I really like 06's — 9 years ago

with Naoko

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Vintage 03
Surprisingly (to me), this has sufficient freshness and clarity! Wonderful. — 10 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.4

Always wonderful and graceful, with brilliant clarity and presicion. — 11 years ago