Maurizio Abbà

9.6

We are at the top of the class. A brilliant, delicate yellow color. The nose is full of citrus and chalk, pleasant and round. The taste is just perfect. A bed of minerality creates the main structure for the wine, with sour notes that keep on cleaning the palate. It just never ends. I wonder if it can get any better than that. This is just pure gold in bottle. And for the price, it's a bargain. Buy in bulk, suggest to your friends, recommend this wine to anyone coming near to you. This is a French jewel. — 7 years ago

Steve Bozich

9.5

One of the other "finds" in my wine storage on Denver.

2004 - no idea where I got this jewel. 14.8 ABV.

Stunning mineral up front, vanilla in back, a hint of grapefruit.

More, but that is enough! — 8 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.7

Made only six times in the past 33 years and not at all since 2004 (at least not yet released), this is a stunning rarity and the jewel of the iconic Dal Forno portfolio. Medium dry with plenty of acidity and crunchy fruit to maintain exceptional balance. While the Amarone grapes are dried about 19 days, the grapes for this recioto are dried for 40 days. Intense black fruit, print, tar and mocha. Surprisingly the wine is wonderfully fresh and delicious. Extremely long finish — 8 years ago

Shawn R

8.9

Come-on, what's not to like! Hanging by the pool, reggae playing and this jewel from Pisoni. Darker in the glass the most Rosé, looks like rum punch🌊. Crisp and fresh on the nose-Tart red berries, orange rind and anise fill the mouth. Love how @Jeff Pisoni plays the tannins and acidity to give a dry finish with a creamy back-end — 9 years ago

markus gould

9.5

what a jewel. charming old lady with a leather hat, nice perfume of spices and rum pot fruit, kitchen herbs around the neck. really pleasant!

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another bottle one month later: WONDERFUL! i drink this sorta old wine 35 hours after decanting (argon protected in between) - just astonishing and charming performance. — 9 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.4

This is one of the reasons I'm convinced it's almost never necessary to spend more than about $30 on a chardonnay, as this has pretty much everything I want out of the grape. Crystalline on day one, cut like a jewel with a chalky, dusty minerality that impacts the texture as much as the taste, all briny oysters on the finish, holds up well in the fridge for days putting on weight and getting deeper, more brassy tones while still featuring that chalky freshness. — 10 years ago

April Wang

9.3

Really nice jewel like ruby color. Nose of sweet daisies. Red cherries with liquorice. Long finish. — 10 years ago

VintageBerkeley Elmwood

9.2

The jewel of our Chard event tomorrow... — 10 years ago

Gustavo Martin

9.4

Never a better finish than a Pedro Ximenez! A VORS 30 years old Jerez, a jewel from Gonzalez Byass! A lot of black plums, rairings... — 11 years ago

mami sugihara

10

One of my favs. — 11 years ago

Andy Lardy

9.9

Vesper martini, cuz we're not that drunk. Nolet's gin (Ketel One) is so key here, please tolerate my diva when I say I just don't drink these without Nolet's. 3 oz. Nolet's gin, 1 oz. Jewel of Russia Ultra vodka (this extravagance can be subbed for decent vodka), 0.5 oz. Lillet Blanc. Shaken, not stirred...the original James Bond martini. — 12 years ago

Jenny Hanniver

9.0

Less aggressive than I was expecting, but still had some nice acid and the tobacco/berry/stone trifecta of yumminess. Tannins were pretty shy. Pretty a jewel-bright. — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.2

Light to medium golden yellow. Layered nose with green apples, marzipan, light strawberries and citrus zest. Bright acidity (6.5/10) and medium to medium plus bodied. Lovely notes of citrus, yeast and strawberries. A touch creamy too. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2025.

Made up of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir from Robertson within the Breede River Valley. The Chardonnay is fermented in a mix of old French oak barrels and stainless steel while the Pinot Noir is fermented in all stainless steel. Additionally, a portion of reserve Chardonnay is added into the blend, which has spent 12 months in old French oak barrels. This wine spends a minimum of 42 months on the lees before bottling. Only 3,300 bottles produced. — 7 years ago

with Sean and India

Doctor No

9.1

Jewel box aromas of candied red fruit, tangerine peel, cinnamon, fresh cut flowers and cherry liquor. Good midpalate density and acidic core with an overall light feel. As usual a very good wine and very open for business. — 9 years ago

Ginger Vintner

9.5

With a jewel like glance; cherry, baking spice and a white pepper nose tempt this luscious red. On the palate cherry softens into a earthy neutral hints of mushroom and soft spices. Wow! — 9 years ago

Adam Nesto

9.3

Jewel Opening. Large format. — 9 years ago

Gustavo Martin

9.3

Young, elegant, evocative! Just a jewel from the heart of Arnoia, Ribadavia in the DO Ribeiro! Violets, toasted almonds, castañas, strawberries, cinnamon, great complexity!!! One of my favorites ever!!! — 10 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.7

This Champagne comes from vineyards purchased from Krug in the 80's, and now the jewel in the crown of the Thienot estate. Released after the 2002 Salon, this is still young at 13. The last glass revealed profound nutty complexity... A great bottle. — 10 years ago

with Cleora

Dade Thieriot

10

#1993s were, across the board, perfectly-focused, jewel-like #Rieslings, and the #Saar region made particularly beautiful wines.
#EgonMüller makes a habit of excellence and this lovely #Spätese disappeared very quickly from all of our glasses! — 10 years ago

with Petra and Wietske

Reinholds Zviedris

9.3

Hungarian jewel - it's short description of this wine. Slight berry taste and aroma, not too harsh or not too dry - perfect on its own - but best enjoyed in the beginning of evening ;) — 11 years ago

Rudolph Vorster

9.8

Marvellously dilicious... Once again a jewel of a wine by Kanu. — 12 years ago

John Malcolm

9.5

A jewel in a tough year. Wonderful nose. Fresh berries, cassis, cedar, and tobacco. My favorite of the night against some higher rated wines. — 7 years ago

Manuel Buergi

9.6

Roberto Voerzio's "Rocche dell'Annunziata Torriglione" 2007 (info: from 2010 on the "Rocche" & "Torriglione" are bottled separately, "Torriglione" only in mags) is a jewel of a wine. The nose here is simply unique, kinda like an "eau de Barolo" perfume it hits you hard with red berry fruit, fresh roses and wild liquorice. Wonderfully silky tannins melt together in the palate with fig, road tar & red cherry. The finish is amazing and makes you not wanna stop for the next sip. Overall a very pure and typical, in 2007 rather feminine expression of Nebbiolo from "Rocche". A splendid wine that you just gotta love, especially in a year like 2007. — 7 years ago

Marc Brasseaux

9.4

@Charlie Evans we're down to our last two of this 2011 jewel. Love the lush and balanced flavor of this ink toned Cab. — 8 years ago

with Shannon

Ron R

9.5

On the nose and on the palette, this is focused and intense.
You can tell from the nose that this is a pure cab. It display ultra-ripe fruit, combined sweet barrel toast, which are not overdone.
The palette is polished and pristine. Syrop du cassis, caramelized black fruits and smoke present in harmony. Tannins are somewhat integrated, but still ripe, while the acidity provides another source of complexity. It's extremely dense and compact, with a beautiful finish. A textbook expression of place (Howell Mountain), this bears all the hallmarks of greatness.
@David A Lentine gifted this crown jewel to wifey and I. We are forever in your debt - thank you. — 9 years ago

with Anne-marie

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.2

2014 - San Martino della Battaglia is one of the smallest DOC in Italy, that counts 30K bottles for 8 producers. This white is based on Tuchì grapes (actual name for Tocai), it represents a bold move to reaffirm its past identity and visibility to the market niche of Tocai/Tuchì aficionados. An amazing small jewel to discover on the southern shores of Lake Garda. — 10 years ago

Ludovic Anacleto

9.6

'98 vintage. What a beauty! A true ballet dancer, this wine is an absolute jewel of delicacy, elegance and grace. The purity of the nose is of epic proportions with beautiful red berries, black tea and light touches of anis. After an hour or so, spices emerge from the glass, cedar, incense and light camphor (or warm eucalyptus). Mouthfeel is delicious as well, full of balance, bright acidity and a persistent ripe black cherry flavor. I loved this wine! A true foodie wine! — 10 years ago

with Alejandro and Bernardo

Kēvens

9.0

A great jewel of a wine considering the price. It tastes like the expensive ones at an inexpensive price. Drink now — 11 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

More of this amazing #Riesling is on it's way to us thanks to an additional allocation from Frank--Sian Nagan (right) is currently pouring this jewel at @QuinceSF by the glass--CHEERS! — 11 years ago

Mitchell Mulder

9.7

The Crown Jewel of Stone Brewery, well kinda one of many, Great! — 12 years ago