Carter White

9.3

Smooth, deep, lively, and well balanced, good fruit with accents of underbrush and vanilla. — 7 months ago

LM Segal

9.5

Best Easter/Passover wine ever. So pure, delicately layered and with beautiful balance. Probably at its peak but no rush. — 2 years ago

Nicole Dalto

9.0

Loved it. Striking from the first sip. — 4 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Another scorching day, another record temperature falls. Still too hot to go red and I wanted to rock a nice Cabernet. Well...not yet. A little Sauvignon Blanc to battle the heat. And, a warm up to next weeks JP party. On the nose; jasmine, green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, honey notes, bees wax, soft volcanic minerals and yellow florals. The fruits on the palate are not as pronounced as they are on the nose. Peach, green apple, lemon, lime, pineapple, honey notes, bees wax, soft volcanic minerals, oily body, round acidity & finish with yellow florals. @ no chips & salsa 💃 @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher — 7 years ago

Mike Evans

9.1

Cherry and pomegranate with a little fresh summer vegetation and spice, nice tartness on the palate cries out for food, but it is still awfully good by itself. It expands with air, as tannin comes out and it just dials in to the brain's pleasure centers. Another winner from Briceland and I can't wait to see what more age brings to it. — 7 years ago

with Eric

Christine Havens

9.3

I was delighted to find Maison Bleue's tasting room in downtown Walla Walla on my last visit, and even more surprised to taste the Domaine J. Meuret Les Chênes Pinot Noir 2013, the inaugural vintage of this label, all of which are single vineyard wines made by Jon Meuret. The quality is outstanding—expressing pie cherries, cranberries, morels and sweet leaf tobacco which fall well below perfumy rose petals and fragrant dried mint. It's weightless and light, with an understory of fine tannins lending structure to grace. — 7 years ago

Robert Lim

8.9

Super dense and concentrated Napa expression of Viognier. Appropriately resiny texture. 2012 vintage — 8 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

9.8

Hello my friends and fellow wine lovers! The wine tonight is: Joseph Phelps cabernet sauvignon 2019. Black pepper and blackberry pie fresh out if the oven on the nose. At 14.5% abv, the palate begins with a thick rich dark berry and vanilla explosion. Then comes the black pepper, spice and everything nice. There is oak, a hint of cedar, cigar box, and graphite. Wow!!!! This is followed by an amazing hint of dark chocolate and mor graphite. This is a very mineral rich wine.  The finish is so dry my tongue and lips won’t open.  I have to have another sip immediately.!!!! This is by far the best wine I’ve had this year!! — 10 months ago

David Walser

9.2

Always like the Phelps Syrah. Big Phelps week for me. — 3 years ago

Kevin Depina

9.2

Opens up lively and with the nose of Lemon grass and orange blossom with hints of petrol and citrus flavors all along the finish. Will age well, still young for the 2018 but tasted amazing! — 5 years ago

Eddie Valadao

9.4

Perfect balance for my palate. A bit of earthiness, with hints of spice and fruit. Mild tannins but wonderful — 7 years ago

Robert Morus

9.7

A stunning bottle of Oregon style Chardonnay. The key word is "balance" between fruit and acidity. Beautiful Mediterranean spice graces the glass. The influence of barrel is light, supporting the tones of citrus. — 7 years ago

Chase Babcock

9.2

Apple Cider, sweet honey 😍 — 7 years ago

Mike Szilagyi

9.1

I really enjoyed this wine - bravo Phelps and Trinchero. The ratings are low in my opinion. Nice quality for the price! No regrets on the $40. — 8 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.4

From magnum and decanted for about 2 hours - boy it needed the airtime - this wine was still wound tight at open. It was great with steak dinner later. — 10 months ago

Natalie Corrado Fitz

9.0

2016 was so yummy — 3 years ago

Richard Davies

9.0

Needs lots of airing. Give it at least 3 hours. Body comes out then. — 3 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

The Phelps Pinot’s take awhile to come around. This 11 overachieves the vintage and has put on weight since I first tasted it at Phelps. Plenty of life ahead of this wine. I will wait another 2-4 years to open another. On the nose; dark cherries, cherries, blue fruits hues, dry cranberries plum and blackberries, limestone minerals, violets, red floral and red roses. The body is medium. The tannins silty/silky soft. The fruits are ripe & ruby. Sweet & sour dark cherries, cherries, pomegranate, blue fruits hues, dry cranberries plum, and blackberries. Silky volcanic minerals, limestone, cola with a touch of red vines, dark rich dry soil, hints of crushed rocks, fruit tea, violets, and red. Roses, beautiful rainfall acidity. The length, structure, length and balance are harmonious. The long, elegant, well polished finished lasts over a minute and is fruit and floral driven. @Compline...Master Sommelier Matt Stamps & Ryan Stetins new restaurant & retail shop downtown Napa. Food is very good & inexpensive. Good retail shop wines all $12-$48. Leave it to a Master Sommelier to find really good affordable wines. They have a bright future. — 6 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.5

Starting off this birthday week celebration with some old school wines, this one was first up (rounding up to tasting note 1,000 on Delectable this weekend).

Was nervous about if this wine had held up. Seemed like it had a little bit of seepage and when we removed the cork it was wet and crumbled straight away. Additionally it was a mid to low shoulder.

Medium tawny brown with watery edges. Love this nose, layers of stinky and gamey notes, burnt and smoked wood, mushrooms, forest floor and some light red berries too. Extremely well balanced and well integrated. Moderate tannins (5/10) and medium bodied. A touch of jamminess on the palate with soft red fruits and some nice spiciness. Insanely long finish. Would be excited to try another one of these that was stored properly. Drink till 2019. — 7 years ago

with Sean and India

Tracy Hall

9.7

Everything is amazing. The color is like a golden straw. The nose is a beautiful rep of what Chardonnay should be but hasn't been in too long. The flavors in the mouth are perfectly balanced and the length of the finish... Just wow — 8 years ago