Dan skoda

8.9

Flinty malo finish absorbing the acidity some; white peach cotton candy popcorn element — 9 years ago

Matt

9.0

Great bottle showing its age well. Preserved lemon, ripe melon, marshmallow, apple blossoms, hazelnut, damp earth, oyster shell, minerals, tea leaf. There's a caramelized honey element to the wine. Acidity is still fresh and vibrant. Great example of Muscadet with age. Similar aromas and flavors of aged chablis/BdB Champagne — 9 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.0

Damp sea shore & loads of fruit. Red fruits dominate - strawberry, raspberry, watermelon rind and white hibiscus. Lovely sea brine element- like prying open a fresh oyster. True to style, it is lightly effervescent but not as dry as most styles from the area. The touch of RS is not a detracting element though, as all the beautiful acidity comes in to cleanse. Short finish but fun times! — 9 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.1

Very fresh and lively. Tons of lavender. Has that wild element. Super clean. — 10 years ago

Justinian Brock

9.8

Nice work Alex!!! Smells so spicy crushed fresh green herbs with preserved lemon fresh cut pineapple. Pineapple juice poured on hot cracked granite, very serious on the palate, very impressive for someone of a young age — 10 years ago

Adam Jesberger

9.2

Clear, day bright, golden color with a watery meniscus. Viscosity is med+. The nose is moderate intensity with lifted citrus notes. Grapefruit and lemon peel, a slightly honeyed character from its age and an herbaceous note of tarragon and sorrel. Some orange blossoms and wet slate minerality. It smells oaked. Not sure about that but i detect cedar notes. The palate is dry, medium - body, grapefruit pith with some phenolic bitterness, lemon seed and lime pulp. A dried leafy element. Some wet stone flavors as well. Alchohol is medium, acidity is medium plus, the finish is lengthy.....med+. I haven't had enough sancerre with age to compare this but ill say this is damn fine. — 11 years ago

with Jenelle

John Kemper

9.3

An inky purple/red with ample sediment, the '00 Ojai Syrah 'Roll Ranch Vineyard' emits opulent notes of cassis, musky incense and white pepper. The opulent mouthfeel is quite fresh and silky with the flavor profile echoing the nose, but with an added juicy licorice element. Finishes long and spicy. — 11 years ago

Shawn R

9.3

Back in the good ol' days of Silver Oak...I bought several on release knowing very little what my wine future would hold. Cellared perfect, green/bell pepper and straight up dust on the nose. Plenty of fruit and tannins with bright acidity. Mouth fills with a ting of cherry, cola and a mineral element. Finish comes then goes. Hint of spice on the back side. — 9 years ago

Lauren Vance

Buyer Whole Foods Market Oakland

9.4

Tropical fruits in chilling mountain air. Perfect kick back and relax Chenin. Great minerality, cold spring/mountain air element combined with ripe peaches, tropical fruits, crisp green apple, chamomile, white flowers and incredible, enveloping acidity. This wine was made for cheese- Port Salut, Humbolt Fog or St Agur. Slays most Chenin in its price range. — 9 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.1

An hour or so in the glass and there's loads of smoke, black fruit and a green pepper/geranium type floral element edging freshly cut mushroom. Masculine but with a rose petal softness coming through on the nose. The palate is less expressive and seems to lack in intensity when compared to the impressive nose, a lovely freshness to the lightweight red fruit dominated finish which is fresh but again lacks impact. — 10 years ago

Vino Kaela

9.0

This to me is the other face of Zinfandel, it's been tempered but not diluted, it has depth and complexity. Great black and red fruits with a earthy element not always found in California Zinfandel. The wine is rounded out with nice spice and good oak aging. — 10 years ago

Amanda Cheng

9.5

I took a sip and it changed in my mouth!The aging and very light light hint of oak definitely added an element of complexity to it. It was kinda awesome... — 11 years ago

Dan Fehr

9.5

Labeled for Element 47 - mmmmmmmmm — 11 years ago

Ron from VA

9.1

Yum...I believe this was blended with a small portion of Viognier to support the mineral and fruit element...slight RS, — 11 years ago

Andrew Brenner

9.0

Another surprising glass from @Christopher Bates at dinner this eve. The most Chinon-esque Cab Franc I've had from the Finger Lakes. Pepper, earth, nice. — 9 years ago

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8.9

Best on pop-and-pour, this faded a bit with air. Sported a pleasant green pepper note on the nose (but not on the palate), with an interesting tangy element in the finish. — 9 years ago

Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.1

I'm really happy with this. Not much made, but really pretty. Excited to see how it develops! — 10 years ago

Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

9.2

First Corison experience! Rich, darker fruits laced with a brooding herbal element. Savory, bigger but balanced. Slightly corked, but still very enjoyable. Thanks, @Cathy Corison!! — 10 years ago

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Keith Levenberg

9.7

Wow, real knockout stuff. This is not domestic Muscadet - there's not much in common besides the grape. It has the bright, pure fruit but it is put together in a much fuller style, more like a white Burgundy (minus the oak) than Muscadet. I don't say Chablis because while it's an intensely mineral wine and cranked up to 11 in that department, it's not a marine minerality. The mineral element here is volcanic (and so is the soil), bringing to mind all those cliches about aromas bursting from the glass and so forth, and it's every bit as driving on the palate. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

10

1993 vintage. From Jay. the cork on this bottle was pulled approximately two hours prior to being decanted. the wine was poured immediately post decanting.
the colour of the wine immediately grabs your attention. a glorious ruby hue worthy of a gemstone. perfect translucency and frankly a joy to observe. pinot juice as perfect as it can possibly look, majestically glinting in the tables candle light. after being allowed to gently open in the glass the wine displayed a degree of feminine ferality in a most pleasant manner. with time this was complemented by fraises sauvages, crushed black forest fruits and cuban tobacco wrapper. the feral element continued to present through a very slight earthiness and tones of wild mushrooms. this eventually gave way to crushed violets and roses which eventually poured over the glass and across the table. quite wonderful. the body was full with great complexity and finesse. this wine has tremendous power. its balance was beguiling and the combination of femininity on the nose with a gracefully powerful structure and depth of fruit truly provided the best of both worlds with an astounding finish. this is an epic wine which frankly ticks every box and is certainly within its drinking window. the acidity and abundant levels fruit still mean that this wine has many years ahead of it but frankly i'd be hard pressed to hold off. in short, this is a dessert island wine. 100/100
— 11 years ago