Ming L

9.5

375ml. A magnificent 30-year young Sauternes. Orange peel, molasses, caramel, ginger spice, and brown sugar. The intense flavors waltzed across the palate with grace and precision. Fresh, vibrant, and not as rich as expected. The finish lasts forever.
Paired with homemade chocolate chip cookies using Levain Bakery recipe and vanilla bean ice cream. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

@Plate & Bottle Dinner

Dessert Course, Warm Berry Cobbler, House Made Vanilla, Lemon Verbena Ice Cream.

Amazing dessert. Pairing the cobbler with the Ruinart Rosé and the Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve as well. Both good/appropriate for the dual aspects of the cobbler.

Dessert has blackberries and raspberries with lemon and crumble on top (tiny bit of cinnamon) and vanilla lemon verbena ice cream. There are flavors here that call for Rosé & Blanc de Blanc Champange.

Photos of, the dinner & our friends Jeff & Hedy beautiful backyard. — 6 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.0

On tap! Guess what State I'm in the second half of this week? It's colder and more snow than home too! — 6 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.2

Toffee, cacao, toasted hazelnuts. Sappy and rich, displaying very defined aromatics and flavors. — 7 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.7

An ultra prestigious Chardonnay, outstanding intensity and complexity, big nose of whipped cream and pineapple, more ripe tropical fruits and a bit of citrus on the palate. Tremendous wine. — 7 years ago

Weijie Shi (Jay)

9.5

Super concentrated. Toasted sweet almond, raisin, dried apricot and caramel. Very sweet. Better with ice cream. Impressive! — 8 years ago

Mark Howard

8.9

This vintage shows more oak than in prior vintages. Big, bold, version of California chardonnay. Missing the elegance of last year. Still enjoyable. Just me splitting hairs. — 9 years ago

with Elizabeth

Derek Cohen

Wine sales, The Wine Shoppe at Green Hills

9.5

Light golden color, nose with cream and baking spices, fresh apple pie. Palate has gold apple, green melon, vanilla, little bit of oak spice. Little bit rich (partial malo) but not overwhelming. Medium acids. round finish. has potential many more years of maturation. #latour #grandcru #cortoncharlemagne — 9 years ago

Delectable User

9.3

Um licor delicioso para dar esquentar a noite! Doce, é ideal para acompanhar uma sobremesa... — 11 years ago

with Juliana

Martijn

8.9

Remarkable fresh acidity.
Should pair perfect with a desert with lime, kumquat and thick cream. — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Lots of sour lemons, lime candy, overripe pineapple, apricots, green & golden apple-more green, beeswax, honeysuckle, butterscotch, thick & a little gluey, white spice with heat, solid structure/backbone, buttered popcorn, cream, lots of chalkiness, volcanic minerals, oak char, limestone with fruit blossoms, jasmine & yellow lilies. The acidity is round & nicely executed. The long round, well balanced, polished finish is delicious and persists for minutes.

Over chilled it, decanted it 40 minutes.

These will benefit from 5-7 years in bottle. Curious about the 17 vintage. Have additional bottles for later.

Thanksgiving part II. — 6 years ago

Matt Sterr

8.9

French Oak. Banana 🍌 Cream! — 6 years ago

Frederick Kuehn

9.0

Not too sweet — 7 years ago

Mike Beltran

9.2

Still quite sweet and mature- touch of caramel and lemon. A great match with ice cream and berries. — 7 years ago

with Joe

Eric

9.2

Vanilla Ice cream sundae served in a new French oak barrel. Great wine at a great price. — 7 years ago

Hayden Beard

9.6

Bramble- wonderful best Shiraz I've had. Purple in every sense of the way watch for the white carpets. Enjoy with a cracked pepper steak and asparagus. Vanilla ice cream after — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.3

I couldn't help but pit this against my recent tastings of Chateau Montelena's 2013. Stylistically, they are worlds apart. The Montelena is less imposing, and even coy by comparison, but it's piercing acidity shocks the palate, firing the flavors everywhere, but with a linear feel.

The Beringer begins with rich aromatics of tropical fruit, coconut, cream brûlée, and meringue, with a dash of dill. Everything translates through to the palate, which flaunts its round figure. The lack of acidity releases the wine on the palate to pursue its less-than-subtle seduction. I will admit, I was no match for this temptress Chardonnay. That said, by comparison to the Montelena, the Beringer feels like it has been cosmetically enhanced. Fortunately, it was in just the right places. — 8 years ago

Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

8.9

Nicely done in a restraining way smooth medium fruit like peach cream — 10 years ago

Micha Lindauer

9.8

Ok. Now where talking. Fresh mountain cream and caramel. Camomille, perfectly rounded. — 12 years ago

Shay A

9.5

A few fun bottles from last Friday.

I’ve had quite a few vintages of this wine and they all remain very consistent, so I won’t create a new tasting note aside from calling out the power and richness this highlighted next to a few other different Aubert’s on the table. Lauren is consistently my favorite offering from Aubert because of the profile it displays...so much concentrated fruit alongside honeyed sea salt, lemon cream and marzipan. This 2014 is still powering through and may even get better over the next couple years. Thanks @Dan Fitzgerald . — 5 years ago

with Dan and Mark

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

“You ever drunk Bailey's from a shoe?
Bailey's. Mmm... creamy. Soft creamy beige. Yes sir, thank ya sir!” — 6 years ago

Eric L.

9.7

This is so good! Cream, pear, lime, and a suggestion of pastry crust. Just lovely. — 6 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.3

Acid here is beautiful, holds the sweetness from the buttered toffee and salted caramel in check. — 7 years ago

with David

Jennifer Haralson

9.0

Nice, right amount of oak. Perfect with a Mt. Tam triple cream. Will keep stocked
Great price at TJ’s, of course. — 7 years ago

ADAM STROMFELD

9.5

Vanilla and cream puffs soft and elegant showing a little bit of oxidation. Beautiful!! — 8 years ago

with Mike, Chris and 1 other

Michael Mallon

9.2

Pure as freshly fallen snow. Apricot preserves, orange cream, and honeysuckle give way to almond extract and a touch of lemon zest. Long, mellow finish. — 8 years ago

Rhett Butler

9.9

Picked up enough for btg! Solera started in 1974. 2 acres of mission. Only available 2nd weekend of November at the winery. Last bit of so cal wine history. Absolutely 🔥 — 9 years ago

Jeremy Forsythe

9.6

Perfect Chardonnay. Nice blend of oak, lemon, and cream. — 9 years ago

April Wang

9.6

Medium gold. Lemon tart, yeasty, tulip, green apple, raisin. Honeysuckle, buttery, cream, with traces of caramel. Glittering with beauty. This ruins every sweet wine I'll ever have. — 10 years ago

Brandie Johnson

9.6

Yummy!! But drink to many — 12 years ago