John Frederick

9.2

Oily coating mouthfeel gives you just a touch of decadence before the mineral and acid cleans and refreshes your pallet. Ripe yellow Mellon, pineapple guava and a hint of lime and sweet grass. Stunning wine. — 4 years ago

Sergio Schwarz

9.0

Very good value — 6 years ago

Melissa McRae

9.1

With Roxanne and Don — 6 years ago

John Miller

9.2

Full bodied, earthy pinot. Tart and crisp with and round and buttery finish. Fantastic. — 7 years ago

Joshua Wiedergänger

9.6

Incredible, creamy, fresh, supreme balance. Light. — 7 years ago

Natalie Griffin

9.0

medium berries — 8 years ago

Kyle Gross

8.9

Smooth and peppery. Very nice. — 8 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

Intriguing & unique Cab. Spicy red fruit in the nose & through the palate. This yields some smoky/spicy notes on the mid palate & through the finish. Plenty of tannic structure persisting here. Under appreciated producer outside of Washington. Very nice bottle of Cabernet. — 5 years ago

George Yasutake

9.8

Best Pinot Noir that I have tasted this year! Awesome grape juice. Went well with the signature toro plate at Morimoto’s in Napa. — 6 years ago

with Brian

Frank Chen

9.3

Awesome California big Pinot noir from Kistler ...named after older daughter Katherine , tried along side Lizzie ...bold darker fruit, power elegance , great intergration spices and some fig like notes awesome — 7 years ago

Robert Evans Jr

9.3

Wine of the afternoon. Hints of Plum & would not think of this as an 05 — 7 years ago

with Craig and Hugh

Mark Kenney

10

Nice light drink — 7 years ago

Kevin Gaussoin

9.0

Opened this tonight — 8 years ago

with Jenny and Sarah

Christos

9.1

Dark fruit, cherries, anise, and tobacco on the nose. Very dry wine. Dried fig, vanilla, more dark fruits, more cherry, and chocolate. Long finish of leather and oak. Drink now. Decant for an hour. — 5 years ago

with Fotini

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.

What a great vintage. Its tannin structure will outlive the 09 and anyone 45 and older. The 2010 is a forever vintage and while different than 09, it will undoubtedly be just as great. It’s just going to take a lot more bottle age than the 09.

The body is full and round. The tannins have rounded but are still big and chewy. It’s more concentrated than 09. The fruit is really beautiful and again perfectly ripe. Dark currants, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, dark plum, poached strawberries with hints of raspberries. Soft soil structure; dry top soil, moist clay, medium intensity dark spice, fresh tobacco, dry herbs, crushed rock powder, with dark, withering florals with violets. The texture is velvety. The structure and tension are big. The length and balance are worthy of its perfect score. For me, it’s just not there, yet! The acidity is really good. The long, lush, ripe, well balanced, polished finish is deliciously persistent.

Photos of; our dinner group, tasting room at Pontet Canet, the horse plows they still use in the fields and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 6 years ago

Abby Hood

9.5

Nice wine for the price. Bought at Trader Joe’s. — 7 years ago

Michael Malpiedi

9.0

Juicy and rich! Crowd pleaser on purpose. French varietals, mostly malbec. Definitely worth the cost. — 7 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.0

Well made, but I don’t get any sense of place from this — 7 years ago

Nikolaus Schuhl

Sommelier/Sales Epic Wines

9.1

Earthy
More Terrior than fruit on nose
Full mouthfell — 8 years ago

Luke Frost

9.5

A personal favourite. Untouchable. — 9 years ago

with Jen