Tom Kobylarz

9.8

One of the absolute best white wines I’ve had so far this year to date was this extraordinary Grand Cru Chablis from 2006. I think we caught this wine at the absolute perfect time to drink. Grenouilles is French for frog, more on that below.
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The color on this was perfect, a vibrant light gold and yellow, watery at the rim. The nose was also in perfect condition, notes of flint, crushed oyster shell, a touch of smoke, allied with fresh Asian pear and crisp Fuji apple. The wind absolutely jumped out of the glass, the nose was so pronounced. The palage took it another level up with a perfect expression of what the nose was giving, all the while wrapped up in a perfect medium bodied majorly dense and complex wine. Medium plus acidity and very long on the finish.
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Formed in 1923, la Chablisienne is a co-op winery based of course in Chablis. As I have gone deeper into the rabbit hole of wine I tend to find these amazing co-ops which I wish I could have known about earlier as the wines are so impeccably good and priced so reasonably well. They produce something like 30 different wines off from the Chardonnay grape and all from vineyards within the AOC borders of Chablis.
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The Grenouilles climat is the smallest of the 7 Chablis Grand Cru climat at 9.38 hectares. It has soils that consist of upper and middle layers of Kimmeridgian, alternating with limestone and marl that are studded with fossilised seashells.
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The first vines to grow at the bottom of this hill were close to the River Serein and frogs no doubt came to keep the winegrowers company. — 7 years ago

Michael Thom

9.5

Frankly? Great! One of the best red blends I've had. Very grape-forward and I dig it. — 9 years ago

Jackie Horning

9.0

Not a Riesling fan but this was a treat drinking with the wine makers Lance and Anna! — 10 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.5

So darn delicious with fantastic transparency of flavor. It's not just that it tastes like pears, but it feels like pear, has than crunch, and that bitter brown skin of pear and the wonderful ripeness. Not sweet. Still refreshing. Shoutout to Anna and her husband for making badass wine, cider and spirits! #cider #perry #biodynamic #colorado — 10 years ago

with Kate

Susan Galbraith

9.5

Had at Zydeco in Bend. Absolutely delicious with chicken. Jack liked it too — 11 years ago

Charlie Evans

9.0

Low alcohol, dusty fruit, and nice acidity. Kind of Zin I prefer — 11 years ago

Katy Barnett

9.1

This is the Chardonnay — 7 years ago

with Ryan

Michael P. Rooney

10

One of the best wines I have had this year! Absolutely beautiful! My very best to Jack Cakebread as well as the wine maker and the wine growers on a job well done! — 9 years ago

Jessie Rethman

8.9

Bready, good floral, ripe fruits — 9 years ago

Kate Bache

9.2

Soft and velvety. Yum — 10 years ago

Matt Nicoletti

9.3

Excellent cider with nice floral notes. Perfect balance of dry and sweet. — 10 years ago

with Justin and Camilla

Renwood Winery

Marketing Director, Renwood Winery

10

Renwood Winery 2013 Jack Rabbit Flat Zinfandel

Strong aromatics of black currant and anise are woven together with crushed raspberry, sweet cream, and hints of cedar. On the palate, the layered complexity of this wine is complimented by its excellent weight and balance, making it a signature Jack Rabbit Flat Zinfandel. Fresh and teeming with black cherry and hazelnut, this Zinfandel will evolve beautifully in the bottle for years to come.

100% Zinfandel.
— 10 years ago

Carmine Martignetti

9.5

Excellent 200 case production of Jack Bittner. Half ton per acre, elegant wild red berry fruit. Long and silky. — 11 years ago

with Beth

Rob Brobst III

9.4

Inaugural release and it is power packed. — 7 years ago

Michael Stephan

9.1

2012 Round Tower. Nice red blend with a bold finish. Bought at Jack Rabbit Hill Farm in Hotchkiss CO. — 8 years ago

with Joseph and Michelle

Jody Scharf

9.2

Jammy grapes. Fills the soul with berries@Jack Bender — 9 years ago

Paul Secombe

8.9

Very smooth, violets, subtle spices. Lovely with the spices of Hanamun — 10 years ago

Matt Nicoletti

9.4

Biodynamic cider from Jack Rabbit Hill. Delicious! — 10 years ago

with Justin and Camilla

Rafael Landestoy

9.3

Love that he put Pritchard Hill right on the bottle. Really good but needed hours of decanting and was still a little tight. Put away for a while. — 10 years ago

with Andrew and Ilida

Sarah C

9.5

Commence G&T's with the Mom. — 11 years ago