Pierre-Alain Chenour

9.0

Distinctive bouquet characterised by aromas of black and red fruits, intensified by woody and smoky notes. The wine reveals delicious mouthfilling backed by beautiful fullness and velvety tannins. A harmonious combination that produces a silky, warm wine that perfectly reflects the nature of its terroir. — 6 months ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Pure and dense. Lean and focused. Black pepper, garrigue, gnarly fruit. Hints of iodine and tang. Still young — 7 months ago

with Matt

Zach D

8.9

I was expecting an over-oaked style at 13.5 abv. Pleasantly surprised. As this was not the case. A nice balance of ripe orchard fruits and hint of spice, finish with slight bitter almond. Lacks density on the mid palate. Apparently this is a WS top 100 wine? No way. — 9 months ago

Dylan S

9.0

Fun easy and great to have with oysters — 9 months ago

Lars Miller

9.4

Floral nose, with complex palate. Slightly tart, with ripe tart cherries. While light, it has a more full mouth feel than expected. Quite nice! You won't find a Pinot like this anywhere else! Score 1 for the Russian River Valley! — 4 years ago

Justin

9.2

QPR. Get more. Entry level Burgundy. — 5 years ago

Paul Woolls

9.2

Amazingly fresh for 40 years — 9 years ago

with Mike

Levi Glenn

9.2

Love the acid and style of this wine. Didn't quite stand up against the richer wines in this flight, but again it's is own animal. Lots of carbonic character. Day two it lost that primary effervescence and showed much more weight on the palate. Definitely the outlier in the group. Would like to see this with at least 5 years of age. — 10 years ago

Mike Rowley

10

One of my favorites. Delicate but not weak red cherry. Easy breezy drinking. A smooth balance of fruit and acid. — 11 years ago

Thomas Pastuszak

Sommelier/Wine Director The NoMad

10

Incredible example of this producer & appellation: would guess it 10yrs younger if blind — 12 years ago

John Hagood

9.0

Probably from last Chambers sampler. 11/8/25 Cold Night. Very dark pour, potent scent out of bottle. Black fruits on nose. Moderate tannins. Solid sediments on second day. — 7 months ago

Mark S.

9.1

Deep cherry red. Cassis, blue and black berry. Oak and subtle vanilla. Good concentration. Sweetness M Acidity M Tannin M+ Smooth Silky Joseph Phelps Vineyards Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 19 @3400, xiaduo - Laz, 251016 — 7 months ago

Amy

9.0

had at bistro du midi, $26/glass- loooved!!! — 7 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.1

Ypo mexico — 9 months ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.2

There are two kinds of st Joseph. This is one of the good ones. Long finish. Complex. Quite serious. — 2 years ago

Ben Christen

9.6

Delicious. Tasted like more. Great blue fruit coolness. — 5 years ago

with Ellen

Cal

9.5

Bought this when we got engaged in Nappa. Kept it for 10 years. Amazing to drink on our 10 year anniversary. Awesome wine. — 8 years ago

Norberto Freddi

9.3

1990 slowly openning up. beautiful — 9 years ago

Mike Newman

9.7

Wow. Excellent. 2008 — 11 years ago

Nichelle Renk

9.4

Smooth fruit-forward medium-bodied cab — 11 years ago

Eric Vishria

9.5

Have had good and ok bottles of this but this one crushed. I opened it an hour before we drank it and just let it sit in the bottle - would like to believe it helped. — 7 months ago

Mark Mannebach

9.3

Bright cherry and blueberry up front. Long smooth finish with a little spice — 7 months ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Inky and deep. Dark plum. Gnarly stuff underneath. Muscular for a shamble. Needs time? — 7 months ago

with Paul and Ara

Paul K

9.1

Gift from wife’s French client. The cork was saturated and crumbled, didn’t have much hope, but the nose revealed bright red fruit, some potpourri, alongside the tertiary mushroom and dried leaves you’d assume. The palate reflected this with sour cherry, strawberry, orange peel, and a hint of mushroomy cola. Lots of fine sediment. Very enjoyable. — 9 months ago

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9.2

The 2021 Chardonnay (Russian River Valley) is super-expressive right out of the gate. Tangerine oil, lemon confit, chamomile, spice and lightly honeyed notes all run through this creamy, inviting Russian River Chardonnay from Gary Farrell. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2024)
— 2 years ago

V

10

With Dawn, like French wine - great mouth taste and nice finish — 7 years ago

Raul Puga

9.3

Great fruit and balance. Nice finish — 9 years ago

with Carlos and Joe

Michael Smith

9.0

Solid and satisfying. — 10 years ago

Rgayton@lakesidevfo.com

10

It is just right. Not too old. Not too young, Well balanced, Goldilocks. The consensus favorite of the night. — 11 years ago