Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Tried this about a year ago, tried again, aged nicely! HALL Wines is located in Napa Valley and employs organic small-vine viticulture and precision winemaking. ‘16 is a blend of 98% Merlot and 2% Cab Sauv. Very deep Ruby with rich berry fruit aromas, complex but not overpowering adding a touch of floral and spice. On the palate rich fruit, raspberry and cherry flavors with sweet vanilla, cacao and some oak. Smooth tannins, great balance, long finish, a joy to drink. — 5 years ago

jana grim

10

Slightly sweet, smooth finish — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Literally next to Chassagne by a few yards. One of the best value White burgs I’ve ever had. Just a stunning wine. Exuberant nose of Apple and pear with huge minerality. Wow. Amazingly clean and dripping with purity. Palate has laser like precision and wonderful acidity and almost a sweetness from the intense minerality and fruit. So complex and juicy with intense structure. What grace and elegance and density. An amazing wine and value. With air it gets gorgeously mineral and super refined with wonderful compactness and just stunningly well made. — 7 years ago

Johnno Harris

9.2

Unmistakable Dom toastiness and autolysis nuances but perhaps lacking the finesse, power and precision of greater vintages. Always good to drink though. 👍🏼🍾🥂 — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

NYE =‘s Krug Rosé. I can’t say I completely agree with what the Krug fireplace mantel suggests, but it’s certainly very delicately delicious and will put a guaranteed smile on your face! The mouthfeel is entirely feminine. The micro bubbles are unmistakable Krug and made with great precision. Fruits of; black raspberries, black cherry, cherries, watermelon mid way to the rhine, strawberries & understated citrus notes with pink grapefruit dominating the blend. The fruits are so restrained but are perfectly styled on the leaner side yet so ripe, juicy and delicious. There’s brioche but it comes fresh from the best of Parisian bakeries. Sea spray, minerality that is so soft & delicate, it’s hard to call it minerality. Krug Rosé reveals the very best, smooth, silky, velvety chalkiness that can be found on this planet. Pink roses/florals for days. Perfect acidity and a glorious, long, rich, beautiful finish that doesn’t end. If you enjoy wines that show pure elegance, perfect finesse and haven’t had Krug Rosé, treat yourself to a bottle or a split. The split may leave you wanting more. However, I can’t think of a better wine/way to celebrate the current year and bring in the next. Happy New Year all! May 2018 be peaceful, successful and spent with your family, best friends, prodigious wines and excellent food pairings! — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

First exposure to this. Sexy elegance, balance and precision. After a few minutes in the glass the effervescence settles down and the mouthfeel is a treat. — 10 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Super mineral, amazing precision in the aromas. Limestone. Just short of GG quality. Will age wonderfully. Sick aromas. Deep, ripe and wonderful freshness. Apricot and stone fruits, complex and mineral, dry and structured. Long, and so precise. 1.8 grams of RS. Almost tannic. Yellow orchard fruits. 12.5%. So clean. Long and salt finish. — 10 years ago

Richard Lin

9.5

Absolutely fantastic! Power and precision. Loved it! — 11 years ago

Shae Kinsman

9.7

Oh. My. Such focus and precision. Flinty, minerally nose - wet rocks and citrus rind. Amazing concentration on the palate. A mere pup, but so bloody thrilling. Can't wait to watch it age and fill out. Love, love, love! — 11 years ago

Cathrine Todd

9.3

2012 was a very good vintage for Chablis. In general lots of crisp acidity but w/ less weight than 2010. Snapshot of 12 Fèvre 1er & Grand Cru: Montmains, taut body not too severe w/ floral note; Vaillons, great precision w/ green apple more moderate weight; Vaulorent, saline minerality; Vaudésir, spicy will need more time to show complexity; Bougros Côte Bougerots, some dry extract that balances intense acidity (textural wine); Les Clos, riper stone fruit with stunning long length. — 11 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Rich, round and intense while also showing great focus and purity. Showing really excellent now with minimal reduction, great power, concentration and precision. The ripe vintage is definitely evident, but there is just enough cut to keep it all in balance. And the balance and focus becomes even more evident as it unfurls in the glass and in the decanter. Ripe stone fruits, lemon-lime, white flowers, exotic spice and a touch of honeysuckle. Mineral infused finish with great length and tension. Dancer is a true star in Burgundy and I’m glad to find it on the terrific wine list at The NoMad Hotel! — 5 years ago

Bart van Wijngaarden

9.5

Highly concentrated with superb precision, offering flavours of orange peel, honey and candied fruit, with a crisp citrus component underneath. A great wine. — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Beautiful nose. Wow. Honeyed and so ripe but with incredible purity and detail. Tangerine and a hint of sponti. Beautiful minerals. A sense of depth. Wow. What a palate. Freak show. That acidity is LIT! 🔥🔥. Wow, such depth and elegance with super precision but also that loose vibe this wine always has. Lovely, long finish. Stunning. Holy sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit. Clay Davis approved. — 7 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.6

This has dropped its baby fat and his precise with incredible minerality and focus with tons of layers of fruit and a pristine laser beam focus and precision wow ! — 8 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.9

Not overrated..... just under appreciated🤗 this isn’t supposed to be a fruit bomb, but rather a benchmark for what I call ‘Precision Wine”. Well done Nick & Armand! — 8 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.3

Lace-like with pinpoint precision. Encumbered by youthful reduction and natural yeast notes now but greatness sure to emerge. — 9 years ago

Jonathan Lipsmeyer

9.3

Richness, precision, balance, elegance. Could drink boatloads. — 10 years ago

Richard Lewis

10

Smelled like a field of spring clover - such precision and restraint that Mr. Matthiasson always seems to achieve, pillowy texture, and a hint of herbs on the finish. Think Steve was bang on when he said bay leaf. Holy smokes. — 10 years ago

with Lynne

Charles Antin

Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys

9.1

1992. Some rich, waxiness but somehow still retains precision. Really sharp. — 11 years ago

with Santosh

Fredrik Johansson

Winemaker Staglin Family Vineyard

9.5

ID 312036. On point. Great juxtaposition between richness, precision and freshness. A good tipple... — 11 years ago

Gabriella Macari

9.1

Crowd obsession. Incredible balance, length and precision — grew more layers in glass with air — 11 years ago

with Will

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Clean & clear as a mountain spring, with salt, crushed rocks, a whiff of herbs and some reductive naphtha. On the palate this is linear & clearcut yet with precision & depth, good pure yellow fruit and lemony acidity following. Finishes off with, again, a salty mineral streak.
I find the Alzinger Rieslings much better than his Veltliners. And they improve immensely with time. This is still a baby and will continue to grow, even though it’s ‘only’ a Federspiel.
Delicious stuff. — 6 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.6

Always so thrilling to taste this special Riesling from Trimbach. Although still youthful, it shows incredible precision and depth. Tangerine, petrol, orange peel and wet stone. It finishes with terrific length and focus. Such an amazing expression of Riesling. — 6 years ago

Ron R

9.1

Broke my mid-week alcohol fast for this...
Nose displays honey, straw and oak. First thing that hits you on the palate is honied almonds and white stone fruits. A little too much oak treatment leads to a lack of precision. It has a curvy posture, with very little acid to counterbalance the oak. Good showing, even though the oak monster showed its ass. At the right price, it’s a buy. — 7 years ago

with Anne-marie

E & K G

9.3

Ente never disappoints! Laser-like precision with some flint and lemon-y notes, followed by honey and butter. Not overdone and leaves you wanting for more. — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.4

It’s hard to focus on this when there’s that. Despite my SQN gawking, this was a real surprise. I had previously tasted the 2011 vintage shortly after it made Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list in 2013, but my recollection of it was that of a simple, juicy, fruit forward style that was notable for its balance and refreshing style. This vintage is a completely different animal. The sultry savory smokiness does its best to disguise its pure red cherry fruit, but it’s a purity and a concentration that can’t be held down. Not only does this have length, the cumbrous confluence of flavors are somehow precision tailored to a seamless finish, the end of which is difficult to pinpoint. — 9 years ago

Keith Herrick

9.7

Wow! Roulot Chardonnay with age is amazing! The precision is still there, but with that wonderful aged Chardonnay nutty goodness. The wine started out with a muted nose, but it blossomed over the course of an hour and became quite effusive! Perfect condition too👌 — 10 years ago

Andrew Fortgang

9.5

Taken aback by the balance and precision. Brut nature, yes, but with succulence that's straight up Delish. — 10 years ago

Tim O'Rourke

9.2

So much lemony goodness. Surprising to me for a Pinot Noir based Champagne. But pretty precision and a bit of tang on the finish that makes you want to drink more. — 11 years ago

Manny Jemente

9.5

Nutty, honeyed notes combined with purity and precision. #champagne #bubbles #frenchwine #sommselect — 11 years ago