Peter Wassam

9.3

Honey and apricot and gas and clear botrytis influence and lush but clear acidity. Awesome — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

9.3

Vaucluse is Michael White's Upper East Side French restaurant with a slight American twist. And so it is the wine list. Large sections of French wine are bookended by their US equivalents. Two pages of Burgundy are followed by a handful of Sonoma and Oregon Pinots. We stayed Old School and went for a Bordeaux. Red fruit, tar, leather, somewhat advanced beyond its decade of life. A tasty mid weight wine that was lovely with the rack of lamb and establishment atmosphere. — 9 years ago

with Cara

Isaac Pirolo

9.3

There's something to be said about the state of the US wine industry when two wine and food bloggers in Atlanta can leave everything behind for California to start a winery that specializes in producing an inverse version of Mourvèdre. I'm sure that anyone making wine in California if asked where these guys would be after six years would unanimously say they'd be lucky to still be doing it. And certainly wouldn't say they'd be making the cover Wine & Spirits.

There's no doubt this is carbonic from the second the cork is pulled. As long as you're not pouring for Master Somms, everyone will assume this is Beaujolais. Juicy plum and mixed berry meet pungent violet, wet gravel, thyme, and a full rack of spices. The dark side of Mourvèdre seeps through over the hours, and in a wave of panic you'll realize you're not drinking Beaujolais, like realizing you're on the wrong plane during take off. In one moment you're mindlessly flipping through the pages of an airline magazine, and in the next you're fully aware of the adventure that awaits. — 9 years ago

Scorewine

Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

9.0

Great , my previous note hold true. — 9 years ago

George Chen

8.9

At Poggio and it was the most expensive Ital white @ $52. But then Harlan has 5 pages...weird list but Larry is buds with Bill. Scented, tad viscous but nice acidity. Simple good food wine. — 10 years ago

Marty Winters

10

I could write pages about this wine from 1995.but I will sum it up as one of the top five red wines I have ever consumed. @Maya Dalla Valle this is the golden standard. 😎😎😎😎😎😎 — 11 years ago

Alishia Odom

9.0

Alishia had this 11 years ago

Leah InParis

9.8

This is that wine that makes you grin stupidly when you first taste it. Our dinner guest for the exquisite meal at newly opened restaurant Pages. Silk, salted-butter caramel and angelica. YOLO. — 12 years ago

Monica Mohler

9.5

Dried apricot, peach, honeycomb, green herbs, earth, mushroom. Long finish, beautiful complexity. Love Sauternes. — 13 years ago

Lewis Chester

10

1979 Clos Du Mesnil. What do you do when you are confronted with a legendary wine? You hope it doesn’t disappoint. At Pages in Paris today, Tomo delighted us with this outstanding bottle. Medium golden hue. The nose was to die for: fresh, white flower, chalk and honeyed - alluring and forever changing in the glass while keeping its freshness. Hints of truffle wafted away within minutes. What seemed like an impossible dream of the ultimate Champagne remained intact. Fine but persistent bubbles, huge but balanced concentration with a refreshing, zesty acidity and a finish I can still taste an hour and a half after having drained the last few precious drops of this legend. Wow, wow, wow. Incredible. 100 points. Don’t be afraid to open now or in 20 years. — 8 years ago

Sarah Oettel

9.2

At Pages, Paris. — 9 years ago

Michael Greene

9.0

This is the 3rd wine from Chateau Margaux. Expressive nose of licorice and truffle. Tasted of cassis with silky tannins. Finish was short at first but gave more with time in the glass. Drank with chicken and white asparagus at Restaurant Pages in Paris. — 9 years ago

Brian Grech

9.1

Ripped from the pages of 1001 Arabian Nights: dates, honey, orange flower water, molasses, and the illicit embrace of a masked princess — 9 years ago

with Justin, Ashley and 1 other

Paul Woolls

9.3

Pure, precise and pristine. Lovely accompaniment to the elegant food at Pages. — 10 years ago

Sarah Oettel

9.4

Like spring in an apple orchard. At Pages in Paris... — 10 years ago

with Joe and Melissa

Paul Williams

9.9

Totally under rated Tassie pinot. A single vineyard wine with grace and elegance — 11 years ago

Brad Wiese

9.6

Great wine paired it with Halibut topped with fresh peach salsa, saffron rice and citrus butter. https://m.facebook.com/pages/Inn-of-The-Seasons/113854661979177 — 11 years ago

Bernard Rethore

Owner, Fion Wines

9.1

Back in 2006, I had the good fortune to invest in a box of the Neal vineyard designated bottlings pre-release. They have been sleeping in my cellar ever since. Last night, Tony the Fish, who is a frequent contributor to these pages, arrived with a bottle of the 2010 Neal cab sav. It was a solid effort and Mrs Fish quite enjoyed it. As we finished the bottle I remembered I had some of the 2003 vineyard designated wines in the back of the cellar and figured it was time to check in on them. We started with the Second Chance from Atlas Peak. Generally I am a mountain fruit guy, and like the volcanic soil that yields low yielding structured wines. There was plenty of stuffing left after 11 years, and a nice contrast to the 2010 cab sav blend. We then moved to Chafen. Another mountain- Howell this time, slightly lower elevation vineyard. This wine was bigger than the Second Chance with mouthfuls of ripe cassis, berry fruit and coffee- almost a cocoa powder character to it. The final wine of the night - and best of show - was the Howell Mountain Estate. Dark rich tannins with intense velvety chocolate cake flavors. This was a fun night going from the 2010 blend to the all 2003 single vineyard designates. Most of us aren't patient enough or buy them as a group so you can taste them altogether at once. Everyone should do this from to time. It reminds me at least of how different climate and soil can be in the same year. It's even better with friends. Thank you Mr Fish for the inspiration. — 11 years ago

with Susan

James Forsyth

9.3

I was excited to dine at the (relatively) new Union Square Cafe. The previous venue closed some time ago and caused a bit of a ripple throughout the New York restaurant scene: Rising rents wreck regarded restaurant. I prefer the look of the new venue. High ceilings, homely yet chic furnishings, beautiful lighting and a cool mezzanine level. It looks the part. The staff could not be friendlier or more helpful. And the food is every bit as good (and goodness me so filling) as it has always been.

The wine list is terrific. There are a pages of legendary wines but plenty of values to be found and the markup is very reasonable, particularly considering that tips are included.

Take the 2014 Produttori del Barbaresco. It is just superb. Classic Nebbiolo through and through. Midweight but with grip, more powerful than the translucent coloring would imply. Delicious now but would last.

It was $90 on the list. Take off the typical 20% tip and you have $72 on any other list. I saw this in a store the other day for $40, so that's a less than 2x retail markup. Not bad and very fair.

I'm looking forward to my next visit to USC. — 8 years ago

with Cara

Ron Siegel

9.2

Not familiar with this Sauterne. Mahogany color but surprisingly fresh with good acidity. — 9 years ago

Josh Luhn

Luhn Wine Consulting Owner, Luhn Family Wines

9.5

Good as F. The tasting note could 3 pages long! So much packed into this wine. Trust me find some, drink some. — 9 years ago

Fraser McKinley

9.4

A thimble of Lapierre Morgon and a few pages from Kermit's 'Adventures on the Wine Route' - harvest preparations are now complete - 2013 — 9 years ago

LM Segal

9.2

Unreal nose of Damson plum and sour cherry, smoke, leather. Medium weight and massively improved after 30 min decant, secondary floral aromatics and a wave of subtle pages from the Brunello handbook came through. Tad dry on the finish was sole dark spot. Not sure this has the stuffing for long haul but why wait? — 10 years ago

Sarah Oettel

9.2

At Pages in Paris — 10 years ago

with Joe and Melissa

Alka Jhaveri

9.5

Red berries, smooth. — 11 years ago

Kristi Darling

9.5

Full bodied french wine, really great with any kind of food, ready right out of the bottle. The sommelier described it as elegant and I really think it lives up to that. — 11 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.6

Sultry. Bordeaux doesn't grace these pages often...but 01 Latour is lively in 2014. — 12 years ago

with Mark