David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Feet up and game on In the lounge. Time to kick it off with some BSR. Ahhhh!

Showing some leaner & more restrained fruits of; strawberries, watermelon near the rind, cherries, orange citrus-blood orange, tangerine, pink grapefruit with a splash of sugar and black cherries. Still showing their signature, soft, powdery, chalkiness with an edge of a razor. Seashell fossil, sea spray-saline, baguette crust, pink roses and florals. The acidy is always crisp and dead on for my palate. The long, rich, well balanced, polished finish persists nicely.

Photos of; one of their Grand Cru vineyards at sunset, two shots inside the House of Billecart and their beautifully manicured grounds. — 5 years ago

Michael Renken

9.1

Rich dark color, slight effervescence. Smooth. A little tartness. Enjoying the sunset and a cheese plate. A little bit of heaven. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Cherries, tar, scorched earth...wow. Gains power in the glass. I fawn over Produttori. — 6 years ago

Matt Mason

9.5

Possibly from first year at shrine mont. C deep violet, N Oak, typical cab franc; T Oak, dark cherry, barnyard — 7 years ago

Olivius Maximus

9.2

JCB no 81 is a praiseworthy fawn of a Chardonnay-nay. Smooth as silk with light hints of citrus, decent acidity bite and suave finish worthy of a summer day. This demitasse isn't merited for the village idiot's palate so partition accordingly. — 8 years ago

David Vasileff

9.0

Very light and subtle — 8 years ago

Rob Wehrfritz

9.1

Smokey nose and tart finish.
Delicious! — 9 years ago

Sergio Ramos

10

Phenomenal wine! Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot and Chambourcin. — 9 years ago

Justin Reidy

9.5

I guess that if I'm going to love a white wine, it needs to be pink. — 9 years ago

Diedra West

9.5

Diedra had this 9 years ago

RustyR

8.9

Butter popcorn. Floral. — 5 years ago

Molly Devlin

10

A bright friend on a cold winters day. Would be great for a sunny picnic. — 5 years ago

Jill Lacy

10

Tried on a flight at Teresa’s next door with naso. Omg!! Best Pinot ever!!! — 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.4

23 November 2017. Vine Wine, Brooklyn, NY. — 6 years ago

Timothy Schmidt

9.5

Fine tannins and smooth berries. Outstanding varietal. — 7 years ago

Patrick Emerson

9.5

Superb wine. Grown on crustacean shells just@north of Lisbon — 8 years ago

Tiffany Sams Cox

9.5

An inner pessimist whispers from my shoulder everytime I open a bottle of WS pinot. You won't like this as much as you liked the last one. I make a fool of myself every time and of course, fawn all over this decadent wine. Though I tend to favor the Sonoma Coast sites, the Allen offers plenty to like folded into a pillowy bosom of warm pie fruits, sassafras, and spice. As always, a complete pleasure to drink. — 8 years ago

Stuart Robinson

9.1

Fresh, juicy, little cherry bomb. — 9 years ago

Christine Havens

9.2

The Laherte Frères Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature is intense and precise, with bracing acidity and striking mineral overtones. Straw-colored, with a fine mousse, this zero dosage sparkler opens with notes of lemon zest, dried honey, pastry and white flowers. The palate is terroir-driven, chalky, calcareous, fossil-laden soils from the Mesozoic era come to the fore with energy and focus, punctuated by overtones of white grapefruit, lemon zest and spice. Disgorged 06/2013 — 9 years ago

Cerentha Chow

9.6

In fossil limestone. And very distinguishable. — 10 years ago

David Kline

9.0

Smoky matchsticks and green peppercorn with a pickled apricot and gooseberry tinged with banana leaf and grilled corn. Chunky and amber like a sour fossil. Crystalline unsweetened pineapple, burnt lemon, torched matchstick, briny lime, a spray of apple cider vinegar and sauerkraut made with riesling. Really good, like chow chow and the pickled kitchen sink stirred together with a brimstone broomstick! — 5 years ago

Douglas Braun

8.9

Really nice picked early lees contact really nice enjoyable — 5 years ago

Andy Thomson

9.4

Beautiful. Soft and peppery. Had it with a piece of pepper crusted beef on the Webber — 6 years ago

with Cheryl

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Crisp, dry and well crafted. Nice Riesling with hints of peaches and flowers. Some tropical fruits on the pallet. Loads of acidity. Solid effort. — 6 years ago

Devin Bray

9.1

Beautifully aromatic with grassy and fresh citrus notes, a lovely balance of dried apricot and grapefruit pith in the mouth. Some sour apple too! Yum yum. Great clarity, only a little bit of claylike terroir. Interesting given the limestone and marine fossil soil. — 7 years ago

with Gina

Devin Bray

9.3

Yes. Poured from a magnum, this wine is intensely earthy on the palate and reflects its fossil-rich, mineralic soil at the base of a volcano. Slightly gritty, having the characteristic muskiness one might expect from a Mourvèdre heavy wine with tons of beautiful Grenache fruit. Ahhh-ha, hush that fuss. — 8 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.6

Each time I sip one of the phenomenal Löwenstein holy wines, first words to pop up in mind - straight from the heart pumping through the veins and slipped out of mouth - are: complexity, primordial, hope, illumination, flinty, silex, slate, fossil, rocks, sublimeness... http://hlweb.de/ — 9 years ago

Robyn Wilhelm

9.4

Smooth Pino noir--from@a vinyard where a full dinsosaur fossil was found! Tasted at Cavas Wine lodge with the Earls — 9 years ago

with Dennis

Quaid Edwards

9.3

Fantastic! A bit more dry than some other Zins I've had, excellent! — 9 years ago

Laverne Rojas

9.2

Beautiful saline fossil-like minerality and bracing acidity pairing well with shellfish and cheese. — 10 years ago