Honest Thief

Marcel Lapierre

Raisins Gaulois Gamay 2015

Marc Stubblefield
8.9

A true vin du soif - juicy, fresh and with enough minerality to keep it from being one note. Honest and delicious. — 9 years ago

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Somm David T

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Mathieu is a magician.

Domaine Paul Pillot

Chassagne-Montrachet Chardonnay 2011

I know you are thinking this girl is too young, and her biscuits are crisp and covered in graphite and borderline sulphur dioxide match sticks, she doesn't taste of soap, which keeps her honest.
I met her in a sparkling holiday casino where we bobbed for apples afloat in the finest olive oil. The orchids and white magnolias of her floral crown shaking their scents into the leather couches. We say goodnight for now, but plan for breakfast tomorrow.
— 9 years ago

David Kline

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Day 2: lemon with a splash of cola. Tangerine, orange and light pineapple and leaf smoke over lemon-costed pebble. Sasperilla and spearmint. The palatal entry is soft, yet minerally, The tastes are floral with a white pepper and chalky smoke into smooth and tangerine pith ending that resonates.

Rochioli

Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2013

Great balance would make old timers happy and honest Chard fans happy too — 10 years ago

Amuse Bouche

Vin Perdu Napa Valley Red Blend 2012

Lovely layers, honest balance it's a baby Barrett. Tobacy, floral, cassis, cherry. — 10 years ago

Domaine Valette

Mâcon-Villages Chardonnay 2012

Honest and zippy. Unfiltered so slightly hazy. Ultra-fresh malic acid with an alluring saline quality. — 10 years ago

Villa Wolf

Ernst Loosen Pfalz Pinot Noir Rosé 2013

Great rose I picked up from Thief Wine Rosepalooza — 11 years ago

Seven Hills Winery

McClellan Estate Vineyard Petit Verdot 2007

My BIL introduced me to this -Petit Verdot is a first for me. Lovely wine! Great start, middle and finish. Definitely recommend for those who enjoy medium-bodied wines (although let's be honest - tastes more full-bodied to me)! — 9 years ago

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Château Lagrange

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1994

Cassis, cedar, cigar ash, dried herbs, beef blood.
After all those years, still honest, peaceful and reliable. Just like an old friend.
— 10 years ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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Very nice description!
John Van Trijp

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Call me an old friend.....

A Tribute to Grace Wines

Santa Barbara Highlands Grenache 2012

Cool wine, this, displaying the whole gamut of sweet red fruit I find so enticing in well-made, young grenache. Strawberry jam, ripe ripe bing cherry, orange peel, rose water, and bubblegum. Fruit is just this side of cloying. Voluptuous texture but a surprising amount of tannic backbone keeps it in check. Whereas so much 'new california' wine is defined by what it isn't - overoaked, super-ripe - this seems like one of the few that's defined by what it is: an honest and full expression of great fruit, carefully handled. — 10 years ago

Marc, Frank and 10 others liked this
Anthony Lombardi

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Wow. Perfectly defined. Great note.

Domaine A. et P. de Villaine

Bouzeron Aligoté 2010

Honest. Clean. Good. — 10 years ago

Anthony, Gabe and 1 other liked this

Edward Sellers Vineyards and Wines

Le Thief Red Rhone Blend 2007

my last Le Thief. one of their best. — 10 years ago

Aphros

Ten Loureiro 2011

Super light, honest, great! — 12 years ago

Bodegas El Nido

Clio Jumilla Monastrell-Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Absolute perfection. Complex, bold, delicious. To be honest I was sad when the bottle was empty. — 9 years ago

Apaltagua

Reserva Apalta Valley Estate Carménère

Good price. Simple and honest. I bought two boxes! — 9 years ago

Ruby Trust Cellars

Horse Thief Red Blend 2012

Great syrah blend from Colorado! — 10 years ago

Eric Lickteig
with Eric

Domaine du Banneret

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2006

Erin Pooley
9.1

Magnum of the traditional thirteen. Cool year. Delicious. I love the honest wines of Dom. De Banneret! — 10 years ago

Andrés, Dhamdham and 5 others liked this

The Ojai Vineyard

Roll Ranch Vineyard Syrah 2004

Plum, licorice, manzanita and buckwheat - perfectly honest California Syrah - meaty nose — 10 years ago

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Antonio Vallana e Figlio

Campi Raudii Piemonte Nebbiolo 2010

F*ck me, this is delicious! Beautiful, almost crystalline fruit underneath a lean slightly barnyard attack. Honest wine. Man one could drink buckets of this. What a fantastic wine, what a ridiculously undervalued thing. 2010. — 11 years ago