Berg

9.1

FX Pichlers daughter, and it shows. Great wine that her and her husband are making. — 9 years ago

with Jason

Jeff Maclean

9.3

Celebrating new Grand daughter — 9 years ago

Eric Hiatt

9.4

Admirable integration and balance. Hops are just part of the story here. — 10 years ago

Rich

9.1

Sell it for $48 a 6oz pour

This wine is produced from grapes grown in several estate-owned vineyards. The Rossj vineyard, planted in 1984, is named for Angelo Gaja's younger daughter Rossana (Rossj). Bass is Piedmontese for the Italian basso, meaning low, a name derived from the vineyard's position. Pheasants are featured on Rossj-Bass' label to commemorate the beautiful birds that inhabit the forests adjacent to GAJA's vineyards.

TASTE:

Considerable depth. Elegant body, definite character and good acidity; a fresh, lingering finish. — 10 years ago

Dan Lee

9.3

맛있는 쉬라. 피니쉬는 약하지만 아련한 예전의 기억이 #역삼동 85 @87 — 10 years ago

Jeff Clement

9.6

Brought back from sa. Mckenzie daughter friend of my son. Had fun visiting their winery. Enjoyed this wine and others we brought back — 10 years ago

Crystal Schneider

10

An older group of pretty older ladies at Taps (A mother, a daughter and an aunt) were sitting at a table and drinking red wine. I commented on how the color looked like it would be very good so she offered me a taste and poured me a glass. — 12 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Another installment of my recent CA trip to see my daughter, one of the wines we tasted was a Pinot Noir sourced from a 31 acre vineyard. Dark Ruby red with aromas of berry fruits and pepper spice. On the palate concentrated flavors of raspberry, cranberry and cherry flavors with peppery spice and earthy tones. Fine creamy tannins, well balanced, nice mouth-feel and structure. The finish carried the fruit with a touch of oak lingering through the ending. Very Nice, small production. Tasting Sample. — 9 years ago

Evelyn Marin

9.3

Very Bordeaux-esque, with smooth tannins and an elegant, medium frame. This is the first release from Pierre Seillan's daughter. The stylistic similarity with her dad's Verite wines is very evident and on full display here. A great first effort. — 9 years ago

Mark Duong

9.0

Literally a hybrid of Muscat wine & Almanac beer! — 10 years ago

Dick Schinkel

9.4

Purchased just after release at the celler after a great tasting with Pere and his daughter Maria.
Made from 80 years old Cariñena and Garnacha 50/50 blend.
Great nose with black and blue berries, plums, a touch vanilla, authum forrest, spices from the Porrea hills, drinking this wine 8 times over the last 10 years and is now fully mature the hard edges are gone and has mellowed out, still full bodied, well balanced and smooth tannins, nice mineral touch, long aftertaste..... Sadly my last bottle of this 2000 vintage..... — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.0

Not the best vintage, but this is classic Napa Cabernet. A classic nose, the palate is great, mid-afternoon is amazing and then things get awkward on the finish with dry brittle tannins. Still a good effort though. The Togni style is rooted in the old world as the senior Philip is a Brit. His daughter Lisa now makes the wines but they are of the same family tree for sure. Philip remarkably made the Chappellet wines in the early years and set a reputation there of superb quality and classicism. Looking for a top Napa Cabernet? Togni is one of the best and well priced. They drink well young, but superbly with time. #puritydefined — 10 years ago

Paul Masson

9.1

Consider this a legitimate alternative to Rose Champagne. — 11 years ago

Matt Trader

9.1

I've gotta hand it to Chuck's daughter on this vintage and say that she is becoming a great wine maker! It's funny, I preferred the Merlot over the Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon. As a matter of fact, they both tasted quite similar to one another, but the Merlot had a one up on papa's wine; that one up was TANNIN STRUCTURE.
It had that similar raisin like nose, but showed some herb spice notes and nutmeg, with a core of sugar coated strawberry and ripe cherries. In the glass, the liquid was dark ruby with an intense purple hue, and long legs. The pallet exhibited notes of stewed black and red fruits, vanilla, clove, dark chocolate, and finished with finesse and lingered with an ever so charismatic bite.
In conclusion, I feel as if the Emmolo Merlot for the $50 is much more adequately priced than some of the Caymus family wines, and had a fantastic tannic structure, with acidity to accompany it. It wasn't AS sweet of a red as the Cab, so I will call it WOTN.

Brava Jenny Wagner!

CHEERS! — 9 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.8

Vintage 1949 in Burgundy according to Broadbent: “..most perfect end of a decade - elegant, well-balanced wines”; Clive Coates in his book Cote D'Or: "best vintage of 40's all-perfect beauty and purity”; Robert M. Parker Jr.: “it was the best of post world war II vintages before 1959”
Henri Leroy at that time was négociant based in Auxey-Duresses, his mythical daughter Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1949 was only seventeen.
Les Cazetiers is amongst the most elevated of Premier Cru site in Gevrey-Chambertin - and indeed the whole of Burgundy.
I drank this precious bottle on Mount Etna with #FrankCornelissen and other dear friends. Uncork this bottle lead to a surgical operation. Just begun to pull it out, a light breath of wine molecule with air bubbles magically have emerged on the surface of the cork. It's been like witness the passing away of a dying old man (or Pinot Noir must be a woman?) That humanized wine had held "élan vital", hope and breath inside him for the last 66 years! A miracle of a wine still so tasty, robust, citrusy, vibrant, earthy, incredibly alive and well-preserved despite color and neck level did not bode so well.. that's what I thought and I'll remember until I die: "the wine was waiting for us to drink it up, he gave off his mortal blow to offer us life, joy and smile!" — 9 years ago

with Alberto

Raymond Yu

9.1

Farm to Barrel Farmer's Reserve Pluot. Great sourness upon first taste, pluot flavor present, but not overwhelming. Funky finish with a taste of bread. Great funky and sour beer. I think I took a better photo this time. — 10 years ago

Chris Kontos

9.5

Still young but showing beautifully! No rush to drink. Named after our oldest daughter, Taylor. — 10 years ago

Davis Smith

Sommelier Acquerello

8.9

Really hitting the spot — 11 years ago

Gregg Ainsworth

9.8

Mike Healesville — 12 years ago

with Mike