Andrew Cullimore

8.9

Medium deep ruby , quite narrow ruby rim . Quite a lot of ripe red fruits , blueberry , strawberry jam , dark cherry and spice . Quite round and sweet fruited on the palate , cherry jam , strawberry , raspberry and dried spice . Ok acidity and ok length, just balanced alcohol , quite fine sweet tannins . Would be difficult to put this in Bordeaux ! Drink now and over the next 7 - 10 years . From 3 litre. — 24 days ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Top midweek white — a month ago

with Sarah

Adriana Fabbro

9.4

Beaujolais all night and all day. And 21 was good to this cuvee.

Sour pitted fruits (plum, cherry), some cranberry, stemmy stems and some raspberries,

This is the wine I want to drink with every meal. There should be more wine like this.

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Bonnie Chu

9.0

Vineyard brands tasting. $38 — 2 months ago

Kyle

9.0

Enjoyed at Hickory and Ash. This Grenache Syrah blend is incredibly smooth. Low tannins. Medium finish. Leather. Clay. — 24 days ago

Lisa H

9.0

Whole Foods — a month ago

Kate Cogswell

9.0

Yum, dry and well priced — 2 months ago

Meghan C

9.0

Michelin Wine Club - Birdsong. — 2 months ago

Benjamin Jarzombek

9.1

Lovely, easygoing red. Middle of the road, could pair well with just about anything. Will be looking for in the future. Served with pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes, and brussel sprouts. — a month ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Second Sauternes pairing with my homemade Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Didn’t use the additional crushed pineapple this time. Both preparations are very good. I think I prefer it w/ less pineapple.

In 2014 I attended the Bordeaux En Premiere. One of the six days, we toured 8 Chateau’s tasting multiple vintages at each in Sauternes & Barsac. Then, went back to Chateau Guiraud for dinner. Before the dinner, Bill Blatch then arranged for a Sauternes tasting after tasting at 8 Chateau’s in Saternes & Barsac. We tasted 50 Sauternes in basically in 60 minutes. After that, my hand was like Winne the Poo in the honey jar from dumping. After, my wish wasn’t necessarily for the forthcoming dinner, but rather wished to go to a Dentist for a teeth cleaning I had so much RS in my mouth. None the less, dinner was fantastic and started with warm Foie Gras & gravy. Perfect as is w/ the Pineapple Upside Down Cake tonight.

This 05 is everything that you taste in the Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Perfect paring. Newly a quarter century and no fading in its evolution.

Dry; stone fruits, pineapple, orange citrus, pineapple. Marmalade, caramel, saline, limestone, honeycomb, beeswax, coconut, vanilla, saline, round acidity with yellow florals, toasted nuts with round acidity for days. Elegance, balance, structure and round, rich polish that goes in and on. Coravined from 375ml.

Bill Batch (who worked for Cristy’s & owned his own negotiate company) has somewhere around 5,000 bottles of Sauternes. He does a Sauternes & Sausage party bi-annually. Good luck getting a well sought after invitation. There are more people in Bordeaux who want to attend then there are available invitations. — 18 days ago