Jordan Wardlaw

8.9

Always an outstanding value. The warmth of the vintage comes through in spades. Bright tropical notes layered over a solid core of apples and pears. A hint of oyster shell minerality on the back but overall this a richer style with a lush, rounded mouthfeel with a lot of Sur Lie hallmark. Very balanced and fresh, a superb choice at this price point. — 8 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.3

Heemskerk Tassy brilliance.
Elegantly refined. An eye catcher. — 9 years ago

Loren Elliott

8.9

Hallmark Willamette Valley Pinot with some backbone. Well structured and great representation of Beaux Freres style without quite the finesse and finish of the name labeled, but about half the price tag. (Great with homemade black truffle pasta!) — 9 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

Kick-Ass Kabinett! #2004 was an epic year for #Riesling in #Germany and this bottle has only moved a matter of miles from its original birthplace. Freshness is the hallmark of this incredibly clean, fleshy #Rheingau. Lovely balance that will certainly take it out another decade or more! #prinz #Kabinett #rieslingrocks — 10 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

As simple and direct as Chardonnay gets...restrained, uncomplicated, elegant yet with great finesse as its hallmark and clean as a whistle. Not a marquee appellation but a very classy, affordable bottle--SANTÉ! — 10 years ago

with Petra

Astrid Lewis

10

Absolutely sublime wine.
Incredible intensity on the nose with all the hallmark characteristics of Bordeaux. Leather, spice, inky fruits, pencil shavings and cedar. Lush nose. Palate has great acidity which gives it an elegance not suggested by the nose. Length amazing and goes on and on. Best wine I have had for a long time! Gorgeous. — 11 years ago

with Pierpaolo

Jeremy Pollard

9.0

Balance. Restraint. Elegance. This is lovely pinot. Hallmark Adelaide Hills nose and palate. Really nice. — 8 years ago

with Sam and David

Ron from VA

9.5

As always - my rating is a balance between Virginia has a subset and total global wine as a standard scale. The finished product here is stunning as a Virginia grown product and in comparison to Oregon or Burgundy-styled Pinot. Balance is the hallmark here in this classic vintage. Layers of red and citrus fruit mingle with herbs & floral notes to glorious effect. One of the best Pinot I have ever had! — 9 years ago

Cason Love

9.0

Almost like a Beaujolais on the nose...almost. Aromas of Cherry, wet stone and a touch of bramble. Refreshing and dry with red fruit and hallmark crisp acidity. — 9 years ago

George Chen

9.5

This was a 2006 and it did not disappoint! I know all the geeks out there and deride the Screamer but I have not had a disappointing bottle and I've had 4 this past year. Structured, concentrated but by no means a fruit bomb...tightly knit and intense focus that is hallmark of this great wine. Still has years to go...contrary to some opinions. — 10 years ago

Stuart Robinson

9.1

Beautiful floral and kaffir lime aromatics; fine palate and hallmark length expected from producer/variety/region. — 11 years ago

Dan Fredman

Chef Sommelier World of Pinot Noir

9.8

Seamless Cornas, with nowhere near the Sauvage character I'd expect from Clape. No overwhelming Brett either (hallmark of the 1994) — 12 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.2

A first for me, but WOW! Purity, minerality, dried floral notes and subtle fruit flows into a seamless palate where crushed rocks, gentle vanilla and impressive length are hallmark notes. — 12 years ago

Doug Kahn

9.2

Hallmark dugat nose of must and stem. Overall very solid — 8 years ago

Berg

9.4

This is a great bottle of Burgundy, and shows the winemaking strength I think. Black cherry, unripe tart strawberry, cloves, sassafras, plenty of sous bois funk already, but in balance. I think this will be a glorious, funky example of hallmark Burgundy in 20 years! — 9 years ago

Jay Christianson

Winemaker Canyon Wind and Anemoi

9.2

A distillation of what Napa Cab is in many ways. Big, fruitful, structured, probably still too young. Just dang good. Nothing leaping out and overpowering anything else. That alone gains .2 above 9. Showing intelligent restraint is the hallmark of brilliant winemaking. — 9 years ago

Jinglin Zhang

9.3

Earthy spice, rose petal frutti di boschi. Hallmark Barolo with pale ruby rim. Well managed tannin, always one of my favourite. — 10 years ago

Tim Parkhouse DWS, CWE

9.1

Great bottle with the hallmark soft, dusty, ripe tannin of the vintage. — 10 years ago

Alex Alvärëz

9.0

One of the skills I'm coming to respect as a hallmark of really great producers is the ability to convey place and vintage well in their entry level bottlings. Von Winning has that hallmark. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.0

Premium vinho verde from #Portugal. A fresh bouquet of citrus, peach and white flowers, the palate add the hallmark saline or salty note. The same grape in Spain is Albariño, though for the $ this is fantastic at about $15-20. Should be an insane pairing with shellfish but was an aperitif for us. — 12 years ago