Andrew Seiler

9.0

Miles and Maya would be very proud! 🍷 — 2 years ago

Simon lemmens

9.2

Zwarte bessen, stevige body, klein zoetje in afdronk. Heerlijk met stoofvlees. — 4 years ago

Gil Castro

9.0

Nice and easy flowing. I got this one because I miss eating and having there wine. Damn this COVId!!! — 4 years ago

Michi Z

9.7

Love this wine! Not too sweet. — 5 years ago

Dave Schneider

9.2

Maybe it’s silly to post a second wine from ducru, but... this is pretty darn good. Beautiful nose, complex flavors of blackberry, anise and oak from start to finish. The real thing must be AMAZING. 2005 rocks — 5 years ago

Pooneet K

8.9

A nice Niagara Chardonnay. Quite full, but not overly rich if that makes sense. You get a bit of sensation from the barrel fermentation but there is no apparent oak, just body. Good acid but one smidge less cohesive on the finish than I’d like. Still nice. — 6 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

9.5

Unparallel intensity, concentration, & character. What a superb wine! Definitely aged to perfection! — 7 years ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Served blind alongside what was eventually revealed to be the 1971 Mouton Rothschild. This almost had me leaning Napa by a classic producer due to the gorgeous fruit and generous, scratch that, lavish use of new French oak. After careful deliberation with those at the table with more experience drinking Mouton both young and old, I was able to come alongside the others that this was indeed young Pauillac. All the cassis, cigar box, tobacco and baking spices ones heart could desire with some of the loveliest acid. Speaking of, the structure still has quite a grasp of this one but with all the lovely fruit, everything is in brilliant balance, even at 18 years young. Given that, I expect this wine to drink well for decades to come, particularly since secondary characteristics have hardly entered the chat. Definitely a wine I hope to enjoy many more times over the years but so grateful I got to try now. — 2 years ago

Frank Heinz

9.2

Wylds Cafe — 4 years ago

Craig Daniels

9.5

I had the Vin Nature version of this wine, 2018 Twenty Mile Bench.
Quite frankly exceptional, no additives,natural ferment and neutral barrels, unfiltered and unfined. Just a perfect expression of this varietal. — 4 years ago

J Tyler McClendon

9.4

Very fresh with still some good fruit. — 5 years ago

Nate Axline

9.0

Simple and straight forward Sta. Rita Hills. This was a interesting vintage, early harvest and small yields. Giving nice fruits but very light palate texture and finish. — 6 years ago

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Malika Lowe

10

Very sweet, I love it. — 7 years ago

P Pelissero

9.0

Drank it on Xmas. — 7 years ago

Randall

9.6

Excellent. Deep, almost smoky flavor. — 2 years ago

Allyson O'Keefe

9.0

We Coravin-ed this a while back, and I wish I would’ve checked in on the first glass. Oddly enough, it tastes lightly oxidized. …Notes of black cherry pie, raspberry jam, silky blueberry, and a cocoa finish. Dark red fruit throughout. Subtle black currant. A light herbaceousness I can’t quite place. Maybe oregano? Not as teeth-ripping as Orin Swift or Michael David Syrah, but easy to drink and good to pair. — 4 years ago

Christian Fischer

9.8

This is a tough one to rate. A 1982 and it drinks beautifully. Not on the decline at all, but happy I opened it for a nice post Xmas meal. The dark berries, leather and tobacco flavors blended and mellowed into a nicely rounded balanced flavor burst that comes out after an hour plus in the decanter. A truly great wine. — 4 years ago

Chris McClellan

9.1

Haven’t posted much as weather has been too hot and sticky to post wine...but this on another roasty sticky day was the ticket! Dark fruit, red raspberry, crunchy and smoky....chilled! Just what i needed... — 5 years ago

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9.4

The 2016 Barbaresco is a stunning wine with tremendous richness for this bottling. Ample, deep and powerful, the 2016 exudes pedigree and class from start to finish. I can't remember a straight Barbaresco here with this much fruit density and unctuous richness, and yet there is more than enough tannin and overall structure to give the wine its classically leaning feel. A blast of sweet red cherry fruit, tobacco, menthol licorice and smoke hits the potent finish. What a wine! (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, November 2019) — 5 years ago

McKenzie Mohler

8.9

Very dry, slightly sour but in a good way — 7 years ago