Eric Urbani

9.2

Love how it mellowed over time — 6 years ago

Sean Herriott

9.0

Does the trick whenever I want something bold and slutty — 7 years ago

Clemens Kurek

9.5

Champagner wie Champagner zu sein hat. — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.7

This was absolutely sick. The best Bryant I’ve ever had. Gravel, granite and lush blue, black and purple fruit. Lots of character and full, rich opulence. I’d have guessed a Graves Bordeaux blind. Another rabbit from the @Martin G Rivard hat. — 8 years ago

Stephan Lappas

9.3

Jahrgang 2008! Eine Cuvée aus Blaufränkisch, Zweigel und Merlot aus Gols vom Altmeister "John" Nittnaus. Lange, lange hat es gedauert, aber genau jetzt zeigt dieser Wein was in ihm steckt. Schon beim ersten Mal ins Glas riechen merkt man, dieser Wein ist etwas ganz besonderes. Das, was dann im Mund passiert solltet Ihr unbedingt selbst erleben. Eine perfekte Balance aus Frucht(Kirche/Zwetschgen/Brombeeren), beeindruckender Länge und perfekt eingebundenen Tanninen. Welch ein Meisterwerk! Ich bin überwältigt. Chapeau! Deshalb liebe ich Wein! — 8 years ago

Wes Duncan

9.1

For not being much of a Zin drinker, this is good! — 9 years ago

Tom

10

I won six bottles of Napa cab from my birth year at an auction. This was the first one I opened. Amazing how well this wine has held up over the years in unknown conditions. I was told that the previous owner was a collector. The cork was shot. I pushed it into the bottle. I then decanted through a strainer. I gotta say, right out of the bottle it was terrible. Obviously with a few hours of decanting, it improved. The nose was full of berries and smoke. The color was ruby. The taste was fantastic. Still lots of berry fruit, forest floor, leather. The finish was very long and overwhelming. My hat is off to the early farmers in Napa who pioneered this industry. — 9 years ago

with Stephanie

Jeroen Koenen

9.0

Pale golden in colour.
Shy nose, bright acidity and a saline, stony minerality on the palate.
Lemon juice, starfruit, some green herbs, seabreeze, wet pebbles. Actually, this shows very young, nervous and tight and IMHO it could use a tad more charm, rondeur, richesse. Maybe some extra cellartime will do the trick..? — 6 years ago

Jordan Shapiro

8.9

In the British airways lounge, DBX. Does the trick. — 7 years ago

Megan Prikhodko

8.9

Apple cider. Has a bite. Yummy and does the trick — 8 years ago

Allan Sapp

9.3

Everything I look for in a Sauvignon Blanc. Crisp, notes of grapefruit, not overpowered by minerals. Really impressed. — 8 years ago

with PJ

Katie Canfield

9.2

Red fruits lead into some classic and complex Rioja tertiary notes. How can I love Rioja so and yet it always seems to trick me in a blind tasting? — 8 years ago

with mattswineworld

Stephan Lappas

9.2

Hat der sich entwickelt. Mega!
— 8 years ago

Lindsey Shepherd

9.0

Fruity. Light. — 9 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.2

When there’s a pope hat etched into the bottle... You know it’s going to be good. — 7 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

My notes on this from May of 2017 still apply. Popped and poured. Drank well over two days. Immediately this wine impresses visually. Sure, the color is an expected deep garnet but what's most striking is the fact that it's never completely opaque at the core. You can just barely get the faintest amount of light to see through it. It's quite beautiful, really. The nose is initially a bit reticent but a few minutes of air in the glass does the trick and then it really begins to show off the most lovely perfume of mixed red and dark fruit; so fresh and pure with just a flash of garrigue. No perceptible heat on the nose. On the palate it's a veritable wonder of berries, Rainier cherries, black berry liqueur, and just a touch of fine white pepper. The body is perfectly proportioned and the finish lasts for over 30 seconds. In summary, this is an incredibly balanced 2010 CdP that is already hitting its prime. Personally, I felt it was really at its very best about two hours in which leaves me to believe it should be a great pop and pour for the next couple of years and potentially has the balance to be great for longer. That being said, there is no need to decant, just pull the cork, pour and enjoy the evolution in the glass. The hard part is allowing it to last for two hours and longer. It should be noted that this is dangerously quaffable wine and it wouldn't be hard to take the whole thing to the head. Might as well drink these sooner than later as I'm always a bit wary of CdP much beyond the 10 year mark, where I tend so find many of them fall apart on the palate. Perhaps others with more experience in the long-term ageing of CdP can chime in though. Absurd value at $30.

As a side note, this paired very nicely with pan fried pork savory bacon wrapped filet mignon. — 7 years ago

Andrew Scherer

9.0

Superb Cremant - not just a one trick bubble pony. Balanced structure. — 8 years ago

Jeff Loo

9.1

Didn't bring a red as we weren't planning on drink more than a btl, and that Leroy Monty did the trick, but our palates got hungry for some red, so looked at the half btl list(needed to drive back to SF) and chose this, great vintage and a solid producer. This is in a beautiful place right now, plenty of room for improvement, but complemented dinner just right. — 8 years ago

Cole Kleiman

9.3

Hugely aromatic. On the nose a lovely sweaty leather cowboy hat with tobacco smoke. On the palette wild mushrooms growing along wet stone gravel shaded path with green moss. Perfect color. Nice acidity balance. Medium body. Medium plus finish. Special. — 9 years ago

Pat Sperry

8.9

Great stuff, opened up in 1/2 hour or so, big & rich and intense, still wild, bright acidity and lots of dark fruit, sh/ settle down in a few years — 9 years ago