Erika Turner

9.4

Cream silk silk silk apple custard tart — 5 years ago

with Rachel and See

Ryan Guy

9.5

Toasty, custard, smoked pear, sugared grapefruit, green apple skin, accented by a string of minerality. This jumps out of the glass. Mouthcoating with rich, layered green apple, pear, and lime zest flavors. Asian spices pop with time. Balance is impeccable. Acid is still impressive, with length and evolution to finish. Wow! Paired with smoked salmon over a cream based pasta. — 6 years ago

Eric Manago

9.2

Winner. Lemon zest and just a hint of custard. Good minerality. — 7 years ago

Larry Frierson

9.5

2007’s are starting to come on. The usual Leflaive lemon custard, but with the leanest of the vintage. I think this Bienvenue shows better then the Batard. — 8 years ago

with Paul

Sergio Licea

9.5

Quince, bruised pear, lemon oil, gardenias, brioche, custard, saline, honeysuckle, sea shells. Vibrant sharp acidity, rich medium body, compact bubbles, long floral-slightly tropical crisp finish. Terroir focused, corpulent with grace, rustic charm behind its obvious elegance. — 8 years ago

Ryan Vento

8.9

Bright, clean and fresh. Grapefruit, lemon tart, lemon custard. — 9 years ago

with Krystal

Daniel P. Drake

9.0

Tonight's wine is the 2014 Custard Sonoma Valley Chardonnay.

On the nose there are notes of pineapple, papaya, pear, mandarin orange, coconut, almond and vanilla.

On the palate we are getting lemon, pineapple, vanilla bean, caramelized sugar and a touch of butter.

There is sharp tingly acidity with a creamy mouth feel. All the way through you get that crisp clean long finish.

Very nice for the price. Very quaffable!

Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 10 years ago

George Chen

9.1

13 really mellowed but balanced...lemon custard good acid backbone...lovely wine! — 5 years ago

Greg Wright

9.3

Bright lemon custard, fresh herbs and lychee fruit fan out across the palate, ample rich and still quite young. This wine has many years of good drinking in front of it. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

I had this a number of times but, have never written notes. 🎶Tonight’s the Night!🎶

The nose reveals; lemon custard to candy, lime zest, grapefruit, pineapple, green apple, light stone fruits, green melon, lychees, cream, vanillin, light ginger, cream soda, mixed nuts, bread dough to baguette crust, light green herbs, beautiful, powdery chalkiness, sea shell fossils, volcanic minerals, yellow lilies, jasmine with mixed greens.

The body is; full, round, rich and slightly creamy. Lemon custard to candy, lime zest, grapefruit, pineapple, green apple, light stone fruits, green melon, lychees, cream, beeswax, vanillin, light ginger, white spice with some palate heat, cream soda, touch of caramel, toffee notes, nougat, marzipan, mixed nuts, bread dough to baguette crust, light green herbs, beautiful, powdery chalkiness, sea shell fossils, volcanic minerals, yellow lilies, jasmine with mixed greens. The acidity is crisp and sharp. The long finish is; rich, polished, elegant, nicely balanced, delicious and persists endlessly. Very good at its price point.

Photos of; the House of Piper Heidsieck, the train cave ride as Champange caves can run for miles and miles, artful cellar entrance and one of their Grand Cru vineyards. — 7 years ago

Jason Hemming

9.1

Very nice. Lemon custard, almonds, biscuit. Mineral undertones with good acidity. Still very youthful — 8 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.3

No bubbles left, some seepage on the cork, but funnily enough it was still quite special, confit ginger, mandarin marmalade mixed with vanilla beans, custard, creme brûlée, just the caramel on the finish showed it wasn't stored correctly, all things considered quite extraordinary. — 9 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.4

Lemon custard. Nutmeg. Butterscotch. — 10 years ago

with William and Rose

Allison Lyzenga

9.0

Pale lem; medium intensity aromas of yellow apple, yellow plum, hard apricot, almonds, cream, custard, vanilla; dry, medium plus acid, medium alcohol, medium body, medium plus intensity flavors consistent with aromas; medium plus finish, quite rich and complex while fresh — 5 years ago

Noah Hyte

9.0

Lemon custard and apple and minerality — 7 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

Pale yellow white, excellent clarity. Honey, floral and funk notes in nose initially. Crisp, dry, citrus flavors, lime peel and lemon custard, some leesy creaminess, slight skin astringency and mineral finish, citrus aftertaste. — 7 years ago

Andrew Lohse

8.9

Toast, lemon custard, baked apple / spice, vanilla / rich and smooth — 7 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.3

With this much age this is a really fun bottle! Nose has baked stone fruit and tons of hazelnut with a hint of dried citrus peel. Palate is lively and rich with amaretto, bananas foster, peach crumble, and lemon custard. Fantastic. — 8 years ago

Michael Mallon

9.1

Remarkable aged Muscadet. Gun metal, peach, meyer lemon, vanilla custard, white flowers and brine. Very balanced with integrated minerals. Long finish. — 9 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Whipped cream, buttered toast, vanilla custard, exotic minerals — 9 years ago