Alejandro Castillo

9.0

This one has a filthy nose dried meat dusty straw / Hey pickled red fruit distant herbes de Provence medium light bodied seamless start to finish going well for its age — 10 years ago

Jay Green

9.6

So good. Mild bubbles. Suicide seems distant. — 10 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

9.2

Interesting to sip a Pouilly Fumé Cuvée Silice from one of the most trusted values in the region at such an age. While she's in the repose of her twilight years she's not merely a beauty of a bygone time but instead lively and lovely whose company rewards whoever has a chance afternoon with her. Who would ever credit Sauvignon Blanc even one of this crystalline emerald variety as a wine that might take an age in a cool cellar? 13 years! Even through the crazing crows' feet these eyes shine brightly and despite how cray paper skin drapes over the cheek bones of Sauvignon Blanc, this is still nimble and pulses with lives yet to live -not merely memories to regale its audience of how things once were, what she once was or could have been. Honeycomb, lemon curd, nettles wilting in grassy green olive oil, and then the lime leaves...so familiar and yet always exotic of distant shores and climates so far from this northern land of four resolute seasons. As to ratings: how can any of us quantify sensual pleasures really. This was a joy no matter how you cut it and yet given my surprise at Sauvignon Blanc at 13 years on still having so much to say I cannot speak highly enough. The Blanchets do it again! — 10 years ago

Alejandro Castillo

9.7

An amazing wine exceptional mouth feel tons of wet earth distant bacon fat leather wet moss seamless from start to finish great balance red fruit precise acidity with a great length one of the best I've had in recent memory — 10 years ago

Vanessa Pritchard

9.0

Over ice with a twist. Musty and earthy, distant sweetness, bitter finishing with the gentian. — 10 years ago

William Leslie

9.3

Nose has a sweetness and distant oak characteristics. Flavors have a small tobacco flavor yet predominant smoke texture. Underneath there are quality cherry, mild raspberry and plum flavors with a medium spice that lingers. Overall, medium body, quality spice, smoky oak. Great flavor for the price. Comparable with more tobacco and smoke: Mad Duck. — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.3

This is a distant cousin to Gewürztraminer — 11 years ago

Alejandro Castillo

8.9

Cherry pez on the nose and palate bright on acid soft backbonr with a distant green menthol /green charactet ruby red hue slight dried citrus rind fine slightly firm tannins
A young simple wine with good potential to age ovet the next 3 to 5 yrs .... a touch awkward in a good way ... — 10 years ago

Drew Gaiser

9.6

Interesting blend of Zinfandel, Syrah, and touches of Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Alicante. — 10 years ago

Dimitri Fedotov, C.S.

Sommelier Osteria 177

9.4

Wow... Check out the nose: boiled beets, hard boiled dark egg yolk, boiled potato skins, distant bresaola, old Washington apples' skin... Thank you, Andrew at Red Red Wine, Annapolis, MD — 11 years ago