Ellen Clifford

8.9

Very lovely and hi new world Chardonnay ages gracefully. It is tropical but apple/quince-esqe on the nose. It is full but also light in the mouth. Worthy. Fully. But demure. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

This is a stupid great value and can easily cellar 10+ years. What a wine. Initially the nose is quite demure. The palate is exquisite off the bat but the nose needs coaxing. But once I coax it is epic. Like 2010 Burgundy is what 2016 German Pinot reminds me of. The aromas are red berry fruit, cranberry, a multitude of spices. Earth, mineral and limestone. Wow. What an aroma. Just lovely once it gets going. So fresh on the palate with just supernal balance. Lovely dusty tannins really coat the palate but balanced with very pretty cherry fruit and precise minerality. The precision and depth of this wine is very impressive. — 6 years ago

Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

9.1

Leesy, bright sharp finish. Delicate florality, almost-ripe apricot. Demure. Lovely — 7 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.1

Very elegant, almost demure expression of Carignan. Tightly wound and aromatically closed right now, but I really love the subtle attack and medium weight. Moves around the palate with great energy and nerve. Hints of vanilla and sweet cream coming through on the nose. Cherry pit and mineral edge showing up after some air. Elegant wine with loads of potential, but drinking a bit backwards today. I’m glad I have two more bottles for the cellar. — 7 years ago

Cory Fierro

9.5

Lewis Cellars Napa cabernet sauvignon 2012.

Opaque dark purple with a darker ruby rim than you'd expect. Expressive nose of candied and lacquered red and black fruits, sweet earth, tobacco and beautifully rich oak. The palate is where it displays it's grape. Full tannins (even at 5 years old) with the pyrazines subtly dancing in the background of the oak.

The wine is a wonderfully balanced experience that is both forward in what it wants to show you and coy and demure with its secondary aromas and flavors. — 8 years ago

Shelley Lindgren

Owner/Wine Director A16 and SPQR Restaurants

10

This is the special 2004 Naima 'Peter Willburger Settembre, 1994 dal cicio 'Le Coste' aquaforte, puntasecca carta giapponese' Hand delivered by Bruno when my son Asher was 3 days old in March 2009. Bruno is living classic Italian History... You can meet him, hear about the philosophical beauty of Cilento or drink this perfect bottle that is more towards the feminine aromas of aglianico with demure tannins and a Capello acidity...in love and so excited to capture this moment of this bottle.. ❤️❤️❤️ — 9 years ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.5

Electric, precise and wonderfully faceted with demure fruit and laden with minerals; there is great depth, power and grace here. — 6 years ago

Jim McGarry

9.2

Smooth, soft and supple on the tongue, demure in the throat.
— 6 years ago

with Dave

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Lovely nose. Very floral. Cherry liquor. Palate is insane. Powerful cherries. Early season really potent cherries. Cherry spice. Cherry pit. Long spicy finish. People say that barbaresco is more feminine. If so this is Angelina Jolie. Not demure. Glad I have this bought from Fass selections. ... getting better as it opens. Really sweet cherry spice. Wow. Not the most complex at this point or this would be higher. ... getting a bit more complex on the nose as it aerates. ... really crazy juicy and alive. Finish has a hint of cherry licorice. Dried roses on the nose after 2 hours — 6 years ago

with Lyle

Amritha Surath

9.3

I almost never drink beer but when I do... I started my demure weekday evening with a lot of champagne followed by wine. Even after all that, this definitely made an impression. — 7 years ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.5

Stunning and bright red aromatics, regal yet demure in its maturity. Wonderful bottle from a great family — 7 years ago

Mark Morgan

9.2

This vintage is a bit demure for Clary, but still lively & quick — 8 years ago

Christine Havens

9.1

WOTN, tasted at a recent Wines of Alsace media dinner. If ever there was an example of a pitch-perfect Pinot Gris, surely it is this, the 2013 Ostertag Vin D'Alsace Fronholz, a lively dance of lanolin, honey, quince, dewy pear, fruit and stony minerality. In the mouth, it's fresh with a kind of nuanced complexity and twinkling acidity that is rare to find in this demure grape. Seafoam and lilting citrus notes tumble forth at the close. 14.0% ABV | Sample — 9 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.2

Admittedly I would never have given this a second thought if it weren’t for the recent WS rating. But I stumbled across it at Costco for under $20 so said what the hell. I’m a believer. Don’t let the label fool you. It’s for real. This isn’t shy or demure; it’s big, bold, and lush. Full of ripe cherries, vanilla, cinnamon, spicebox, and a gravelly finish. It retails closer to $30 but with some work you can find it for $20-$25. Buy it and thank me later. For a Pinot of this quality it’s a steal. Note it’s the Willamette Valley not Sonoma Coast vineyard. — 6 years ago

Kathryn Vest

8.9

A demure little number. — 6 years ago

Jess Ica Orona

8.9

Aroma is demure. Toasty, steered red bramble berries and cherry, a bit of earth. Grippy and tight on the palate, although it's scarily thin in body. Strong tannins back up spice tart red fruit. Perfectly enjoyable. — 7 years ago

Chris Zitzman

9.3

Deep currant & boysenberry jump right up. As it relaxes I’m getting hints of cedar, oodles of crushed cherry. On the palate it brings a youthful but surprisingly composed, expressive and robust character. Perhaps a symptom of the ‘14 vintage, the tannins are extremely smooth and melt delightfully into h mid-palate of the wine, leading to an elegant, if not a bit demure finish.
@DuMOL Winery @rrv — 7 years ago

with Beth

Sean K McNeely

Viticulture and Viniculture Assistant at Viña Vik Vineyard, Winery and Hotel

9.2

Eminently drinkable with a demure, thought provoking side. So incredibly versatile and straight delicious. Ripe and perfumed, I could drink this every day and be superbly content. — 8 years ago

Wineshout 💀

9.4

What an aromatic nose. Chocolate and I'd almost say plums on the nose but it's more complex than the simple sweetness of a plum. Incredibly smooth. Plush yet in a demure sort of way. Great structure and surprisingly deft despite its richness. Dry finish. — 9 years ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.3

Very pretty, demure, full of finesse. A bit woody, quite good — 9 years ago