James Bruntfield

9.5

Delicious — 6 years ago

Kristin Johnson Bogue

9.2

Awesome!!! Great with and without food. — 7 years ago

Ben LaBolt

9.1

Very rich but very good — 7 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

8.9

Pizza and wine made by the Zach Brown. Nice color, garnet red with a purple tinge. Aromas of blackberry, black currant, cola and dried herbs. Red and black fruit flavors, nice dry finish. — 7 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.4

Outstanding bourbon with rich butterscotch and vanilla — 8 years ago

Hank Fox

8.9

Surprisingly dope — 8 years ago

with Kris

Brendan OConnell

9.1

Nice acidity and citrus. — 9 years ago

M. Travis

9.1

Would get this again. Wow — 9 years ago

Punit Kanwar

9.2

Beautiful wine. Wonderful after taste. Slightly buttery! — 10 years ago

with Suman and Sankar

Seth Truman

9.7

The Truman's are down with the Brown this Holiday season! Happy Kwanzaa!!! — 12 years ago

Drew DiMatteo

9.2

Starts off with jam then a nice nudge of Oak in the mid-palate, finishes with long-lasting Brown Estate comfort. — 12 years ago

Kimberly Jamrozek

10

Mmm. . . The family picked this up at a tasting at our new favorite butcher shop. More on the sweet side for a pinot but still flavorful. Hmmm may have to check my Napster for an accompanying Zac Brown hit for ambience. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Dessert last night was a layered, guava, mango, raspberry, passion fruit cheesecake. I did a dual pair with 14 Kobalt Sauvignon Blanc and this 83 Rieussec Sauternes. The 83 won hands down.

Look at that color! 👀 The older they are, the darker they get. I’ve seen one nearly black, a 1928 D'yquem a number of years back. A good producer/vintage of Sauternes will out live almost anyone’s life span properly stored. This 35 year old 375ml was no exception to that rule.

The nose reveals; brown sugar, molasses, dried; pineapple, apricots, peaches, nectarines, orange citrus, touch of light colored citrus’s, marmalade, mixed nuts with skin, toffee, caramel, tea notes, soft limestone minerals, gravel with pebbles and dark withering flowers/lilies.

The body is full, rich and gorgeous. The palate is nicely integrated and complex. The fruits are a combination of candies and dried. Brown sugar, raw sugar cane, molasses, dried; pineapple, apricots, peaches, nectarines, mango, prunes & dates. Candied, lemon, lime & grapefruit. Orange citrus, marmalade, honeycomb, mixed nuts with skin, toffee, caramel, Lipton tea notes, soft limestone minerals, gravel with pebbles and dark withering flowers, yellow & orange lilies. The acidity is like a rain shower and the elegant, rich, well balanced and polished finish lingers on your palate and dances mentally in your brain. There is also granulated sugar on the palate. Huge RS!

Producer notes...Rieussec is aged in an average of 50% new, French oak barrels for 18 to 24 months, depending on the character of the vintage. Chateau Rieussec is owned by the Lafite side of the Rothschild family and all their used oak barrels come from Chateau Lafite.

Photos of; Chateau Rieussec, grapes awaiting the onset of botrytis, their roughly 25-30 year Estate vines and their barrel room. — 7 years ago

Joe Mar

9.2

Classic. Great character, good depth, clean finish — 7 years ago

Jordan Hu

10

Probably my favorite all-around wine to drink. Well balanced. Smells swampy, has a little spice at the end and nice round tang to it. — 8 years ago

Joe Roth

9.1

Great wine. Will drink for 5 more years. — 9 years ago

with Michael

Caleb Warren

9.2

On 8/09/16 with bow tie pasta. A wonderfully smooth silky wine. — 9 years ago

Kaan Basaran

9.0

Sometimes you want a beer, then you realize how much crap you need to do before you call it a day. This is it. Nicely dosed — 10 years ago

Justin Floyd

9.2

Not great at first, tight....open for 2 hours, completely different, fantastic — 10 years ago

Kathryn Bache

9.0

Very sweet. Good for after dinner — 12 years ago

Bill Bender

9.2

Moving fuel. 42 year old Tempranillo and a uniquely American delicacy to celebrate Independence Day 🧀 🇺🇸 I’m unpacking boxes and listening to the Padres vs Dodgers so other than the wine I’m full throttle Americana today. The Vina Todonia cork dropped in to the bottle immediately upon contact from the Durand so I was not hopeful....but it’s totally intact and it presents with significant bricking in the decanter with expected brown and red tones and is chock full of secondary notes of burnt fig, savory smoke, cigar and soil. Soft tannins and waning acidity but it seems to be putting on “weight” as the afternoon progresses. Another solid showing from this producer at an advanced age. Great stuff. Happy 4th of July to all!! 🍎 ⚾️ 🍷 ☀️ — 6 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.0

Somewhere between 5-6 years old. The edges have been smoothed out nicely, but might be slightly over the hill. — 7 years ago

Sylvain Wilhelmy

9.1

Wow!!!! Super Pinot noir! — 7 years ago

Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷

Owner/Winemaker Slow Turtle Vineyard

9.3

Interesting profile: dried cherries, granny smith, cedar box, with a hint of a big red wine (AUS Shiraz, etc.). Not a lot of carbonation, would have liked to have opened a bottle a year ago to see what role aging has played (bottled 1/16/15). — 8 years ago

Alex Barker

8.9

Easy drinking, like it! Would buy again at the right price. Blackberry / bold tannins — 8 years ago

with Gemma

Dakota Hewlett

9.0

Easy sweetness and we'll hopped, this one will take you home. — 9 years ago

Michael Martin

9.2

Excellent blend I had one from Napa many flavors and smooth silky finish. — 9 years ago

Jon Burlison

9.1

Solid, good food wine, could be outstanding in a couple years — 10 years ago

Seth Truman

10

Enjoying a purchase from the BE March Madness Sale. — 12 years ago

Adelia Croser

9.7

Love a good sweet Moscato! — 12 years ago