BurgundyFan

9.2

Amazing vintage, this producer is really underrated, demure and elegant — 10 years ago

Christine Havens

9.1

The 2014 Mattaison Napa Valley Rosé is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, and Counoise from the Windmill Vineyard. I love this wine because what it communicates is restraint and tensile minerality as one would find in a good Provence rosé. Delicate floral aromas, slightly underripe white peaches, and white hand soap lend dimension to a lithe frame that has a subtle and demure touch of creaminess in the background. White plum skins and pie cherries crescendo before slowly unwinding. 11.2% ABV | Sample — 10 years ago

Sherrie Gulmahamad

8.9

Got that green pepper Cab Franc nose that I am not a big fan of but it is still delicious, a little more robust than a demure French Cab Franc — 10 years ago

Jackson Rohrbaugh

9.3

Riesling like it should be. Round yet precise, exotic yet demure. #christoffel #riesling #mosel #germanwine — 10 years ago

Keith Crump

9.1

Accessible but not demure a good to great Barolo — 11 years ago

Diedra West

9.5

Diedra had this 11 years ago

Michele Horner

8.9

Nice new pick from Ruth! — 12 years ago

with Ruth

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

9.1

Floral, pear and lemon spritzer, marzipan, ultra-fine mousse, good length. Delicate and rather demure all around. — 10 years ago

Christine Havens

9.3

Tasted together, the 1983, I'm told was the better vintage. After 32 years, that sentiment still holds true. The aromatics have developed into a demure and perfumey elixir of dried rose petals, forest floor, spearmint, sassafras, and allspice. Its brickish in the glass, the color of worn leather, and yields intriguing, atypical notes of wild game, sultana, dried blood and iron ore. Knudsen Vineyard blocks are seated on iron-rich Jory soils, is it possible that this is the evolution of Pinot grown in this soil type? — 10 years ago

Zach Cherry

Account Manager Worldwide Wine & Spirits

8.9

2002 Vintage. This wine was ever so slightly off, but you could see the beauty beneath it. A bit of funk and pinesol (not necessarily a bad thing), with more passionfruit and orchard, instead of apricot. Some slightly reserved spice and a touch drier than I was expecting. All in all a very beautiful, but demure wine. — 10 years ago

Patrick Quinlan

9.5

Stonehaus in west lake village - bold flavor- nice on a hot day — 10 years ago

Todd Trzaskos

9.0

Dusty and demure aromatics racy, slippery, white grapefruit & talc. Singing finish. Pepière #Loire Muscadet #wine — 11 years ago

Kamau Coleman

9.2

Thanks again to Lyle Fass! Another great value. Fruit is there, but it's demure and not in your face. Balance is awesome with acids and tannins in great proportions with fruit. — 11 years ago

Diedra West

9.1

Diedra had this 12 years ago

Ed Merrison

9.4

Rather smitten with this. Sniffed and nursed it for ages. A little tame when first opened, before some very attractive orchard blossom floral notes emerge, with some tropical and stone fruits. Only about medium bodied and the mineral element - a clean, pure mineral water character, complete with suggestion of spritzy liveliness - almost seems to keep the fruitiness demure as it builds and extends through the long palate. And the fruit is beautiful - pineapple, peach and lime, crisp and fresh. — 10 years ago

Mackenzie

9.4

Fresh, lively, beauty. Barely there tannins. This lady is demure n sssssoOooo elegant. — 10 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

2008. Serious vintage, serious wine. One of the last Russ Raney wines. This estate vineyard and the material here is unfadeable. The pendulum swings from Oregon elegance in 2008 to tannic, brooding PN that makes any Pommard demure. Seriously though- get a bottle or two of this. — 10 years ago

Mike Lev

8.9

A bit demure for my taste. Well made, no disrespect. Sourced from Garagiste at a great price. — 10 years ago

Mike Evans

9.3

Understated and showing much less sweetness than I expected, seeming to be more demi-sec than a dessert wine, though it was hard to tell how much of that is from acidity keeping the sugar in check. Subtle, demure, and incredibly nuanced, it deserves long contemplation and would be fascinating to study on its own over the course of an evening. — 10 years ago

with Eric, Nicolas and 1 other

Christine Havens

9.6

It's not demure. Vibrant gold in the glass with an impeccable mousse. The nose is intense and admittedly a challenge to describe. Lemon zest, candied orange peel. Lemon tart or lemon curd. A sneaky high note of menthol and I swear just slightly, pleasantly oxidized. On the palate tart apple, pear but mostly the verve of it hits you. Salinity, crushed shell and minerality. It's incredibly lush and at the same time, focused. Subtle note of almond paste on fine, long finish. Wow. — 11 years ago