Alan Weinberg

8.9

crazy story on this "white" Burgundy that geeks love. Many years ago while walking through his vineyards, Henri Gouges noted some vines with white grapes, took some cuttings and grafted them, ultimately making a white wine from grapes now called Pinot Gouges--Pinot Noir has only one gene for color and these vines lost it, making them white. So it is a white or albino Pinot Noir, tastes red but looks white. Couple other producers make it, too. Good, not great wine, though. Fun to blind taste Burg lovers on. — 8 years ago

Ian Burrows

Sommelier Atelier Crenn

9.4

Rollin' the Deiss!
This wine needs time in decanter. Slightly (and pleasantly) oxidized. Very traditionally crafted... there's a lightness to the texture and savory earthy character. No powerhouse Pinot. Not for the Kosta Browne lovers. My type of PN. — 9 years ago

Rock Arrow

9.5

What's not to love here?!? I love my espresso, love my dark beers, & love my dark red wines. This is delicious, jammy, and full of flavor... Top it all off with a 15% alcohol content. White Zin lovers beware! This is for serious robust wine appreciators. Thank you, Australia!! — 9 years ago

Rachel Goodspeed

9.0

A nice slightly acidic Italian red. Not dry and has a touch of acidity. Great wine to serve over dinner, but more so to guests who may not be red lovers. Crowd pleaser. — 9 years ago

Valerio Dogliotti

9.0

A Rhone blend of 75% Grenache and 25% of Carignan, Cinsault, Counoise and Clairette. Nicolas Renaud made a great job on this complex and extraordinary blend. The estate is organic certified, spontaneous fermentation in Vats. Nicolas uses a minimum amount of Sulfites and the wine is unfined and unfiltered. The color is a semi-intense ruby red, with orange nuances, gave to the fact that is a 2012. The nose is catchy and complex, with red fruits and liquorice bouquet. The palate reminds to the fruity nose, with soft and round tannins, that convey in a warm and lingering finish. Very recommended to all the lovers of Cotes du Rhone blend and not. — 9 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.6

2011 Francois Carillon Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru: from Jay. Fifth from the Left in Picture - Lovely rich golden color. Quite an attractive wine to observe although its color contradicts its youth. Very rich on the nose. There is great depth here. You're immediately aware that something special is resting in your glass. Roasted hazelnuts, acacia, quince and a touch of lemon zest present on the nose with hints of honeysuckle. On the palette this wine is lush with incredible concentration and depth. It envelopes the mouth completely with fabulous viscosity. The wine dominates the mid palette with a punch akin to Iron Mike Tyson at his prime. The finish is not as robust but it remains profound for a wine of this age with superb minerality all the way through. The wine is very well balanced although the oak has yet to fully integrate. With time this will be an exceptional wine and the acidity should afford it the ability to age wonderfully. This is a true wine lovers wine. Bravo! - tremendous effort. Drink 2017 onwards. 96+/100

— 10 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

This wine is not from Spain as Delectable has identified it. It's Monte delle Vigne 'Nabucco' Emilia-Romagna IGT, from the Emilia-Romagna area in Italy. Ripe Blackberry, black plum, raspberry, boysenberry, light dark earth, toasted oak, caramel, cinnamon and vanilla. You could fool some CA Cabernet lovers in a blind tasting. — 10 years ago

Casey Stewart

9.1

Cab lovers merlot. Not really a merlot guy, but wow! Impressive. Nose is all cab. — 10 years ago

Spencer Chaffey

9.1

Youthful. Powerful entry with tongue gripping structure gives way to suave ripe fruits and earth. A bridge between lovers of old and new world wines. At the moment, do not consume above suggested serving temps, if anything, serve a few degrees under. — 11 years ago

Jaime kowan

9.7

Dam is this amazing.... As far a Mencia goes this is the bomb! So ripe with dark plummy fruit, so bright and fresh showing that acidity belongs in red wine, so clean and chock full of minerality... Not for those who have "lush" in mind. This is a wine for food lovers who shop with what they are drinking in mind. Wild game, smoked meats, wild mushrooms...getting hungry ... — 12 years ago

Amer S. Ahmed

8.9

A conundrum on Day 1, it hinted too much residual sugar (even for a Vouvray), with not enough backbone. Pleasant but cloying. Day 2 was a different story: ripe peach, honeydew, apricots, and zippy acid taking it to a close. Would buy again but offer to serious Chenin lovers — 8 years ago

Mike Davila

9.3

Really dark color, pleasant nose of cherry/raspberry follows on to the pallet, with some smokiness and nice acid finish. Certainly can go another couple of years maybe more. Wife called it "Pinot with an attitude" not for burgundy lovers. — 8 years ago

B

10

Magnum 2008 Peter Michael Point Rouge Chardonnay. Dinner at Tap w S&L DiM and P&S Co. Super. Loved especially at Susie and Lydia- the Chardonnay lovers. Not overly oaky- just rich and oaky enough to know it's a CA Chardonnay, but not so much that it's buttery and too rich in oakiness. Enjoyed. — 9 years ago

Nicole Jensen

9.4

PERFECT accessory for a night in enjoying pasta and #SBSeurovision. — 9 years ago

Michael Horkay

9.0

From a good but not great year in burgundy this grand cru was awesome. Took time to develop but mushroom first floor cherry sandalwood just make this a wine for burgundy lovers. I love maume... You should as well. — 9 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

9.8

Hello friends and wine lovers. This is another wonderful California Cab from NAPA. Gamble Family Vineyard has done an amazing job with this wine. The cork was perfect. The color is a deep dark purple and the legs are long but not very thick. It's 13.9 %. The bouquet is ripe fig trees loaded with figs.The initial palate is blackberry and earth. The finish is dry with no sour hint at all. WOW. Leaves me thirsty for the next sip, and a sip of water for the dryness. I can drink this all night with no regrets. If it were 14% and darker, I would feel it the next day! Its light but much heavier than a pinot. I love this wine!!!!!!!!!!! — 9 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.3

1998 vintage. Deep purple. Wow - what a nose. Bacon fat, raw meat, chocolate liqueur, prunes soaked in brandy, ripe fruits. On the palate, full body, pronounced concentration, high alcohol - warming, very integrated high tannins - lovely texture. Full on Amarone that will be a meal in and of itself. Not for everyone as its a big wine. But fantastic for lovers of this style of wine. — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.4

2003 vintage. Medium garnet, star bright. Pronounced mineral crushed rock, animalistic and leathery, red fruit and savoury profile. Herbal teas and cloves. On the palate, ripe red fruits - strawberry, cranberries and red currants. Medium minus acidity and medium tannins - round and ripe. Medium plus alcohol. Magnificent long finish. For an '03, this is still on the way up as the fruit is still very much alive. For Rayas lovers, the wine does justice to the domaine and although I have had better vintages, you will not be disappointed. One criticism is that's touch more acidity would have made this wine fabulous. — 10 years ago

Kent Snyder

9.1

Very well balanced. Not for oak lovers — 10 years ago

Yuki Gravely

9.4

Not too sweet but just right. Not for dry wine lovers — 12 years ago

Chris Scanlan

Sales Amy Atwood Imports

9.1

John Lockwood ladies and gents, keep and eye out for his name. Blind tasting yesterday revealed 50% lovers of this wine, 50% felt it was one dimensional. I'd have to disagree... I think it's textbook Syrah. Yesterday I noted it "smells like a Pax or Arnot-Roberts Syrah" because of the white floral tones and the unmistakeable Syrah characteristics. Had a touch of EA, but I felt it made the wine more lofty, carrying other esters up from the glass. Blueberry, red currant, baked olives and a touch of cream. Standing great on day 2, EA is still there but still a positive note, not a nail polish remover, more like blueberry magic marker meets blueberry pie, brown spices- nutmeg and clove, a little walnut hull, dark chocolate. Color looks extracted, aroma's would imply the same, but its not overly so, soft yes, acidity is there but shaded by the fruit. The grapes are sustainably farmed, harvested at 23.5 Brix 100% whole cluster, gentle foot tread 1-2 times per day for a short cold soak, followed by a cool 10 day fermentation with native yeasts, pressed to barrel before dry to finish ferment, native ML. 13.7% alcohol 3.7 pH. 125 cases — 12 years ago

Sebastian Koncurat

9.1

This a great surprise for Gamay lovers. It has the juicy red fruit along with a leafy - earthy , still enjoyable note. Not showing too much Kirch or banana flavors, this byodynamic Beaujolais comes from a single 7 ha plot farmed on granite soils — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.2

I would say this is in-between a cab lovers Pinot and your typical Pinot. Not quite as heavy, but the plum and texture on the tongue lean me towards cab style. I loved it. Then again, hard to beat RRV pinots. Bing cherry, cola, Cedar and baking spice. Happy birthday @Cody Cotten ! — 8 years ago

with Cody

Ira Schwartz

9.4

A beautiful crimson glow in the glass. Cherries, moist earth and iron combine to tease the olfactory system. My mouth was filled with glee as I did not expect such a vibrant mixture of fruit,acid and tannin. No danger of fading but also not sure it gets better as it appears to be in the sweet spot wine lovers are always on the search for. — 9 years ago

Carly DeFilippo

9.2

I only grabbed a taste, but wow was this wine funky. Friends described the nose as having something of a dirty diaper element -- very rich in decomposed fragrance. Not for everyone, but a gem for weird wine lovers -- and that label! 😍 @ Terroir Tribeca — 9 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Subtle complexity. Not for lovers of the fruit bomb. A high end quaffing wine. — 9 years ago

William Leslie

8.9

Surprisingly the bottle needed a bit longer to open up than expected. Nose gives off a nice oak feeling. dark berry flavors, mild cherry come quick, yet fall away to the background. Although balanced well, the tannins are a bit elevated drying out the fruit flavor. The oak holds well in the back, not overpowering, and not absent, well proportioned. There is also a bit of a spice on the end that lingers for a very long finish. For dry wine lovers this is a great choice. Coppola wines are great entry wines, I just feel this is a bit over priced for the result. But outside of price, this is a nice daily drinking wine — 10 years ago

Nate Miles

9.0

Not your Nona's Italian quaffer. Oily. Honeysuckle. Pear. Nectar. White Rhone and Alsace lovers should check out this little lady. — 10 years ago

Jack Cranley, Backroads Wine Club & Cascadia Premium Wines

9.3

Full of wonderful funk and earth! Cranberry and raspberry fruit up front, and then in comes the moist humus, forest floor, mushroom component. Absolutely complex and thought provoking... Not just "another Oregon Pinot" Very pleasing texture, nice intense acidity but balanced by a powerful weight to the fruit. Burgundy lovers take notice! — 10 years ago

jarred gild

Head Wine Buyer Western Market

9.5

2010, i think. i hear that they're not making this wine anymore, which is a damn shame. sweaty sopressata aromas up front, cranberry psychedelic in the mouth. a shiraz lovers nightmare. — 12 years ago