Lynn Derbyshire

9.0

Scrumptious! Vanilla, hazelnut, cinnamon. Smooth, full mouth feel. Great with a grilled sirloin and roasted butternut squash. At the lake w Chas, 11/14/19. $10 — 5 years ago

Christine Havens

9.3

I was delighted to find Maison Bleue's tasting room in downtown Walla Walla on my last visit, and even more surprised to taste the Domaine J. Meuret Les Chênes Pinot Noir 2013, the inaugural vintage of this label, all of which are single vineyard wines made by Jon Meuret. The quality is outstanding—expressing pie cherries, cranberries, morels and sweet leaf tobacco which fall well below perfumy rose petals and fragrant dried mint. It's weightless and light, with an understory of fine tannins lending structure to grace. — 8 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.4

Biased review #josephphelps #insignia — 8 years ago

Scott Silverman

9.2

Smooth tannins and dark berries. Wonderful! — 8 years ago

Mayuka Yatomi

9.2

Fantastic! Juicy apricot, guava, any tropical yummy fruits that you can mention. Acidity is still there. Paired with spicy Thai papaya salad, went amazingly well together! — 9 years ago

Lauren World

9.6

Wine club part deux — 10 years ago

Molly Hamilton

9.5

Very, very smooth. — 11 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

The Phelps Pinot’s take awhile to come around. This 11 overachieves the vintage and has put on weight since I first tasted it at Phelps. Plenty of life ahead of this wine. I will wait another 2-4 years to open another. On the nose; dark cherries, cherries, blue fruits hues, dry cranberries plum and blackberries, limestone minerals, violets, red floral and red roses. The body is medium. The tannins silty/silky soft. The fruits are ripe & ruby. Sweet & sour dark cherries, cherries, pomegranate, blue fruits hues, dry cranberries plum, and blackberries. Silky volcanic minerals, limestone, cola with a touch of red vines, dark rich dry soil, hints of crushed rocks, fruit tea, violets, and red. Roses, beautiful rainfall acidity. The length, structure, length and balance are harmonious. The long, elegant, well polished finished lasts over a minute and is fruit and floral driven. @Compline...Master Sommelier Matt Stamps & Ryan Stetins new restaurant & retail shop downtown Napa. Food is very good & inexpensive. Good retail shop wines all $12-$48. Leave it to a Master Sommelier to find really good affordable wines. They have a bright future. — 6 years ago

Nina Liu

9.2

full of sweet fullness. Persimmon, honeydew, nuts ... Aged but still clear and translucent.. Joyful as afternoon tea time. (More syrup and liquor like intensity) — 8 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.0

Floral, honeysuckle, curry. Sweet, round, balanced. — 8 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.4

Love this wine. 2012 vintage. #josephphelps biased review. — 9 years ago

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Mayuka Yatomi

9.2

Great acidity is there, with golden fuji apples, tart Asian pears, honey, yellow blossoms, and pine nuts. — 9 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.2

2012 Joseph Phelps Pinot Noir, Freestone Vineyards Sonoma Coast - can't wait for this spring 2014 release. — 10 years ago

Josh Marunde

9.0

Nice balance. Berry forward. Nice finish. — 7 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Another scorching day, another record temperature falls. Still too hot to go red and I wanted to rock a nice Cabernet. Well...not yet. A little Sauvignon Blanc to battle the heat. And, a warm up to next weeks JP party. On the nose; jasmine, green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, honey notes, bees wax, soft volcanic minerals and yellow florals. The fruits on the palate are not as pronounced as they are on the nose. Peach, green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, honey notes, bees wax, soft volcanic minerals, oily body, round acidity & finish with yellow florals. @ no chips & salsa 💃 @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher — 7 years ago

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.4

From magnum. Biased review. #josephphelps #insignia — 8 years ago

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Ellen Winn

9.5

Total Wine - $17 - gift from my son. Excellent wine. Very smooth version of regular Josh cab. Yummy! — 8 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Out of 3L. Soft black, blue and red fruits. Hint of spice and leather. Super resolved and integrated. Heaven on the palate. — 9 years ago

James Brady

8.9

Light, smooth with the nose of a CA Cab. — 9 years ago

Kim Kolb

9.4

Phelps Creek 2013 Sauvignon Blanc is oh so yummy. I call it the Sassy Back Talker! — 10 years ago