Laurenz S

9.0

Phenomenal organic Riesling with a perfect balance of fruitiness and acidity. Remarkably fresh. Will benefit from a few more years of ageing: a long distance runner (2017 Vintage tasted in May 2020) — 5 years ago

Dean Butler

9.2

At Petit Philippe — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

The nose reveals, lemon curd, lime, green apple, overripe pineapple, a salted caramel, beautiful soft minerals, chalk power and yellow flowers, lilies, spring flowers with greens.

The body is full and round. Honeysuckle, fruit blossoms, lemon curd, lime, green apple, overripe pineapple, a salted caramel, beautiful soft minerals, chalk power and yellow flowers, lilies, spring flowers with greens. The acidity is round. The lush finish thick, rich and well polished.

Photos of; the view from Gabrielskloof, a different shot with more decomposed granite soil, John Seccombe of Thorne and Daughters hosting our tasting with his Japanese importer and Gabrielskloof Estate vines. — 6 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

Modern style, but true to 2010: structured, taut and high-toned. Cabernet Sauvignon dominant; cigar box & cassis. Tannic. A long-distance runner. #pessacleognan #bordeaux #cabernetsauvignon — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

19 June 2017. Roberta's, Brooklyn, NY. — 8 years ago

Mychal Phillips

9.0

South African fav! — 8 years ago

Sonya Travis

9.2

Front runner for my wine of the season! #SummerLove2016 — 9 years ago

Austin Baik

9.2

Very good. Lots of subtleties thag come out. Day 2 better — 5 years ago

with Stuart

Patrick Derdeyn

9.1

Kite Tail is from the bluff top on the estate where the soils are well drained and the winds are high. Slowly harvested over 3 weeks and then fermented to full malolactic. It then spends 16 months in 50% new french oak. Definitely a bit on the richer side of the spectrum, but the freshness of the fruit and the cutting acidity make it a high quality example of cool weather cali chard. — 6 years ago

Ken Z

9.7

Drank 1/18/19 at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux event in Miami.  All wines from the 2016 Vintage.

Tasting pour, no formal notes taken.  Most of these wines are very tight, and will require 5-15 years to really come together.  Many will likely improve a few points with time.

My runner up for left bank WOTN. All of the Pauillac wines tasted were fantastic, but this was a bit above most. Waves of dark fruit, lots of complexity, and fantastic length. Firm structure, but still beautiful at this stage. — 6 years ago

with JT

Natalie Griffin

9.6

Oh so good. Tropical fruit, soft oak, beautiful. — 8 years ago

Peggy Hadley

9.1

Happy Birthday, Sarah! — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.7

@David A Lentine @Gina Sabean @Christine It was a unanimous decision., this was the WIne Of The Night! Simply amazing! Structure, Elegance and a strikingly long finish and mouthfeel. We had multiple glasses on the table and Everyone was revisiting the Morlet to compare. There was a depth and broadness in this wine that just surpassed the amazing "runner up". Truly no rough edges. My only minute drawback was the nose. It was not as pronounced and evident as the Amazing Kenzo that we enjoyed. More to follow shortly in that review! — 9 years ago

with Christine and Gina

Rich Bluth

8.9

enjoyed sharing this one, you can always count on Ridge! — 5 years ago

with Mike

Carly

9.0

Day 2 Brig, loved it. Almost effervescent — 6 years ago

Nik Emerich

9.6

Bubbly lovely goodness. Disco. — 6 years ago

Libbi Odessa

9.5

Love this wine! Must buy again and save for a special occasion! — 7 years ago

David D

8.9

Cherries, oak, cedar, good acid, not so tannic. At Runner and Stone. — 8 years ago

Kristin L.

9.0

Awesome blend! $30 wine but tastes like a $60 wine. — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

10

Opened at 2pm and I was scared when I sipped it to make sure the bottle was ok. It was wound tight and I was afraid that it would not show well for dinner. 8 hours later it was PERFECT. It was in full stride and amazed everyone. My 1st Maybach!!! Baby., where have you been all my life!! 😍🍷🍷🍷🍷😍.
This was the runner up WOTN since we have to respect the 61 Musigny and how incredibly well structured it has to be to stand up after 55 years & show as impeccably as it did. However, This is the 2nd place finisher by only .0000000001 point!!!! Lol — 9 years ago