Manchester Sheldon

9.2

Vibrant with rhubarb on the front, followed by blueberry, with a finish of strawberry and rose petals. — 4 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.2

medium ruby; red berries, rose petals, forrest floor, some oak influence; red fruits, silly tannins, 14% ABV; 6% whole cluster inclusion, fermented mostly in open top stainless steel and concrete, aged 44% in new French oak for 16 months and 16% in concrete for 10 months; the most elegant and balanced of KB’s appellation level bottlings; $68 — 6 years ago

Keith Crump

9.2

Unforgiving for a few hours like a taught sore back but relaxed into a beautiful mess of rose petals tar leather and cranberry worth the wait — 6 years ago

George Doolan

9.4

Nothing more fun than drinking Giacosa at 12,000 ft. with my parents. Great balance (holds its alcohol so well) bright strawberry and rose petals. Fine, elegant tannins, even at this young stage. — 7 years ago

Weijie Shi (Jay)

9.2

Beautiful rose petals, tar and smoked meat nose mixed with dried red fruits. Bright acidity and tamed tannin after 6 hrs decant. — 7 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.4

So smooooth... rose petals, dark fruit, soft and ripe tannine structure.
Gave this puppy 3 hrs in the decanter and it opens up beautifully. Hardly any secondaries yet, but wonderful to savour right now. — 8 years ago

Kenta Hayashi

9.2

Floral and slightly candied nose with sweet red cherries. So perfumed for a village level wine with a trailing hint of roobois tea leaves and rose petals, not unlike the style of Rousseau. Not saying they are similar in style, but at least the village seem to be. Vines planted in the 70s. — 8 years ago

Andrea Fix Lovering

9.8

Love this blend! Oaky cherry nose, notes of cranberry and cherry. Light peppery notes. A favorite! — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.7

Medium ruby red with a tawny edge. As per previous notes - always a delight to taste this wine. Aromatics of red fruits (strawberry) rose petals, beetroot and compost heap. The palate is very complex and so multifaceted - earthy red fruits with a degree of sweetness. A gorgeous new world Pinot - one of the best of recent times. Would love to put this in a lineup of 2010 Premier and Grand Cru Butgundies and taste them all blind. It would surprise many people. — 5 years ago

Jeff Loo

9.7

A standout for me, complex, tannic and pure. Dried red fruit and rose petals that lifted. Acidity was showing strong in the life blood of this wine. Easily another 20 years. For sure a hundred year wine. — 6 years ago

Daniel Mencaroni

9.0

G Mascarello Barolo Monprivato 2011. Drunk over two nights without decanting. Light garnet red with watery rim. Very closed the first day with notes of unripe cherry, spices and finishing with tobacco leaf. In the mouth it was almost weightless with very lean structure, medium acidity and tannins. The second night the wine gained in weight, structure and depth. It showed similar notes with the addition of dried raspberries, rose petals, liqorice and dusty minerals. The tannins were more gripping but still supported by good acidity. While the second night I enjoyed it I am not sure this is worth the price tag or if I should wait and taste it again later on to have a better experience. — 7 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.1

This weekend I have opened the 2007 Antonio Vallana e Figlio Gattinara Nebbiolo.

On the nose it is light with notes of cherry, raspberry, leather, anise, rose petals and an earthy component.

On the palate is tart cherry, sour cranberry, raspberry, herbaceous qualities, with an earthy note.

This wine is medium bodied with medium + acidity and high grippy tannins that leads to a long tannic finish. Enjoy your weekend and please be safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 7 years ago

Matt Waring

8.9

Dusty wine, with dark cherry and rose petals. Not strongly acidic. Great Chianti — 8 years ago

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Bret Ginter

9.2

Super tight, but wonderful aromas/flavors after an hour/hour 1/2 of decanting. Rose petals and dark fruit on the nose. Tart cherry, raspberry jam, floral notes, & minerals on the palate. — 8 years ago

Tony Assadi

9.0

Rose petals and minerals. Great with spicy and Mediterranean foods — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

That Krug at lunch today was good but, it’s Friday and I need some Rosé Champagne.

Nose is showing a lot of blood orange, tangerine, slightly baked strawberries, cherries, lean watermelon near the rind, rhubarb reduction, yellow peach, black cherries, some blackberries, oyster shell, sea fossils, saline, grey volcanics, dry yeast, grainy chalk, bread dough, baguette crust with fresh pink & red rose petals.

The palate shows deeper, richer, riper & juicy; black cherries, blackberries, blood orange, tangerine, slightly baked strawberries, cherries, lean watermelon near the rind, rhubarb reduction, yellow peach, oyster shell, sea fossils, saline, grey volcanics, hints of white spice with just a shade of heat, touch of fresh Provenance herbs, dry yeast, grainy chalk, bread dough, baguette crust with fresh pink & red rose petals. The acidity is fresh, round & lively. The long, well balanced & nicely polished finish lingers nicely with volcanic minerals & white spice on the long set.

Photos of; Champagne House of Ruinart, painting of Dom Thierry Ruinart, their caves and one of their rolling Grand Cru Vineyards. — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.8

M’s bday dinner (7/12). Tasted blind. Bright tawny color. Has good weight but suspect it’s older. Exotic powerful nose. Everyone smiles, this is special. Notes of red cherries, Asian spice, rose petals and dark earth. Flamboyant in the mouth. “Amazing” underlined 2x in my notes. Memorable. We started enjoying this after 4 hours of air was given to it and even 3 hours after that this was still singing. Guessed 69 La Tache. This ended up being my favorite wine of the evening. The emotional impact was more than the other 2 slightly older DRCs. There was a long, mixed debate on this though. — 6 years ago

Andrea Watt

8.9

Orange peel, rose petals, and soft mineral. — 7 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.5

Insane! You would never guess this is from Cali. So good, compares well to some old school barolo.
Classic nebbiolo aromas of mainly rose petals at this stage. On the palate, more rose petals, tar, cherry and a bit of raspberry. Light body but firm tannins still. Made the mistake of pop n pouring, ideally need a few more years and definitely a decant. — 8 years ago

Jonathan Kozaczuk

9.2

Cherries, rose petals, plenty of life left. — 8 years ago