Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.1

Serious value here. Honest, conplex and well structured. — 4 years ago

Patti

9.5

Really loved it — 5 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Honest Pinot that goes down easy. The finish isn’t long but I wasn’t complaining. — 5 years ago

with Sarah

Simone Pizzi

9.3

Barbera as it should be. Generous, rustic, intense, honest. It's a wine that looks at you in the eye, speaks of rolling hills, countryside, farm animals and good values. Beautiful nose and excellent length. The great work in the vineyard shows glorious in the glass. Enjoy with no limits ! — 6 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

8.9

More chalk, less flint. Herbal component dominating the fruit. But very strong, honest effort from organically farmed vineyards. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.0

Consumed with our meal featuring rack of lamb, this immediately struck me as a somewhat modern Barolo with the oak playing a slightly more predominate role than a lot of the Barolo I’m used to drinking. It was fairly austere on this night so judging it was a bit of a challenge. But there were red and dark fruits, slightly more on the ripe side of things; new leather; tobacco; a hint of herbs and anise. A nice wine to be honest but it was outclassed by the Brovia that was opened after. — 7 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.1

Honest Pinot. Burgundian and light. Nailed it with steelhead trout. Loved it! — 8 years ago

Maggie Yolen

9.9

Wine Thief— v mineraly, full bodied, love it — 4 years ago

Philip Deibel

9.5

We enjoyed this bottle last night, but this is a much cooler picture. Earlier this year my sister was invited to a fundraiser in LA where a friend purchased every seat at Thomas Keller’s table. Not only did her friend invite her to come with her boyfriend, but he also invited her to bring our parents. After Christmas I wanted to let her take a bottle back to LA for the dinner. It was a hard decision, but I went with some old world class. It turns out that he knows the producer well and is a big fan! Phew! I’ll be honest, I was blown away by Alban’s Reva, but then we opened this and it just screamed class. Such a refined and elegant beast. Balanced/Seamless. — 5 years ago

Tamara

9.1

Yum! Buehler’s $24.99 — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.0

René Rostaing's one of those producers who I'd typically forgo when I see his wines on the store shelf, but these days I drink what I get. To be honest, I was pretty stoked to have found this bottle in Kuala Lumpur. I am, however, still not convinced.

A big wine, full-blast of black fruits (verging on jammy I feel), dense, concentrated. Really craving that floral elegance and briny olive-goodness I love from the Rhone. There's a hint of oak, nice pepperiness, some of that spice and herb tones in the background. This isn't the style of Syrah I enjoy, but perhaps time would help bring the wine more balance. I can certainly appreciate the structure and sheer power of the wine, especially without that oak richness. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.1

I’ve got to be honest...I don’t think I’ve ever had a BV wine before. Being that their history in Napa runs quite deep, I figured it was time to try a bottle, and this was reasonably priced at the restaurant.

Extremely dark in the glass. Nose was spice, dark chocolate shavings and cassis dominant. Quite smooth (which I find with most ‘14s) from the front palate all the way through the finish...blackberries, black cherry, just a touch of blueberries in the mid-palate that accentuates the oak. Finish has a nutmeg and bay leaf type note. Fairly rich style cab-blend that went well with my hangar steak. — 7 years ago

Merritt Santino Raül Gilé

9.0

This was breathing fire 15 minutes after opening. Nose was Christmas Pudding with Hard Sauce. Heavy raisin on the tongue. No other way to describe it. Definitely softened after a couple hours. To be honest, I liked it in the pudding phase best. #DNWC — 9 years ago

with Alison

Phillip Smith

9.4

Delicious! Cherry / chocolate — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Another generous gift for my Cabernet tasting matching the theme of 2009. I have not tasted this producer before mainly trying Cos and Montrose from Saint Estephe previously. It was more full bodied and silky than expected reflecting the vintage. Black and red fruits. A little lost for words after the Lafite to be honest. Most enjoyable however. — 5 years ago

Adam Halverson

9.3

Pretty awesome for the money — 5 years ago

TheSkip

9.0

Better than the last time I had it but overhyped here on DL in my honest opinion. — 6 years ago

Sean Stephenson

9.9

Light and smooth — 6 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.6

I’ve never even heard of this varietal to be honest, but was blown away. This is a huge wine. Incredibly rich with red fruit, soft tannins, never would have guessed this was anything other than new world. So incredibly balanced. I love wine pairings as they introduce me to wines I would never buy on my own. And this was incredible. — 7 years ago

Amer S. Ahmed

9.1

One of our favorite Rhone producers. Always honest and refreshing wines with red fruit character and a sense of village earth. — 8 years ago