Brian S

9.1

Black and blue fruit, cigar wrapper, black rock. — 14 days ago

Chris Spencer

9.2

Outstanding wine. Chris Carpenter never disappoints. — a month ago

with Erik

Jan de Weerd

9.5

Fantastic. Fresh red fruit aromas rise readily from the wine to be followed with an explosion in flavor. Fresh red berries and raspberries lifted by an earthy minerality slowly disappearing in a lingering finish. — 2 months ago

with Chris, Tammy and 2 others

Neil Valenzuela

9.5

Wow!🤩
Deep garnet color. Aromas of raspberry, blackberry, lavender and Anaheim pepper skin. Nice red and black fruit on the palate, with a bright finish.

🍇Cabernet 75%, Merlot 14% and Cab Franc 1%

🏅88 Points - Wine Enthusiast — a month ago

with Chad

Jay Kline

9.4

Opened just prior to dinner. The 2008 Coteau de Vernon pours a deep straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of peach cup with the pears and cherry too. There’s white flowers, honey, fresh mint and other herbs too. Wow! On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and oily. This bottle came across young. A benchmark Condrieu. Drink now through 2038. — 2 months ago

David Shaw

9.2

Ruby red, very good clarity. Strawberry aroma, strawberry and raspberry flavors, light skin astringency and a bit of seed bitterness on finish. Slightly tart. After 30 minutes, the lactic character comes out in the finish. — 3 months ago

Ed Chin

9.3

Drinking really nice right now. Dark fruit with a brightness to it. The baby fat is gone and its maturity is starting to show. It rides the line between modern and old school Napa effortlessly. — a month ago

Lyn Farmer

9.5

The wine is in beautiful condition at 10 years - still bright deep Ruby with explosive blackberry, black cherry, violet, cedar, clove and vanilla. It’s beginning to show tertiary notes of forest floor, tobacco leaf, and cigar box. It still has several years of life ahead but is captivating now. Long finish with plush ripe tannins. — a month ago

Julia Indik

9.3

Opens with currants, red apples, carob, vanilla, laced with smoke and earth. Tannins are tight and rich with moderate acidity. — 3 months ago

with Robert

Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on December 12, 2025 at Home]

Bright raspberry, cranberry and blueberry fruit, with mineral, mushroom and spice. Wine was rated #11 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2025. — 5 months ago