Anthony James Marr

9.3

2020 drinking very well after a short decant - beautiful full body with a very persistent finish. Dark fruits, cassis, smoke and mineral / iron accents - great quality relative to the price — 6 months ago

Tom Garland

9.2

1 hour decant(little fine/cloudy sediment). A breathtaking dark magenta color. On the nose: jumping from the glass are stewed cherries/plum, herbaceous, licorice, roasted meat, earth, touch of menthol. Taste: elegant, juicy, velvety wine with dark cherry, pepper, chocolate, cedar, and a anise/tobacco medium plus finish. From the Sonoma side of the Mayacamas mtns. Purchased on a recent visit...beautiful indoor/outdoor tasting room featuring their small production wines. If you want to throw down some serious change they offer a terrific multi course food and wine pairing in the underground cellar. — 10 months ago

with Brenda

Mike Beltran

9.5

The Monte Rosso was outstanding in every way- expressive nose of dark red fruits and layers that touched all parts of the palate. The flavors complimented a wonderful dinner. 8 years and still getting better. 100 year old vines that show how good Zinfandel can be when grown and tended to reveal their sense of place. Outstanding 🍷🍷🍷 — 5 years ago

Ryo Hayashi

9.5

オレンジワインの中で一番好きなのが、このカリフォルニアのソーヴィニヨンブラン！ — 5 years ago

Rich Evans

9.0

Lovely, light but packs a punch. — 7 years ago

Paul Chang

9.2

This was our second bottle. First was uninspiring and despite the 97pt RP rating, found it to be disappointing. The trick is to let it breathe for at least an hour to let the flavors develop. It is no Opus One but very satisfying with a juicy steak or just plain enjoyment! — 7 years ago

Nathan Claiborn

8.9

I'm with the skeptics of this vintage lots of fruit, fine, ripeness, fine but it's not that great. — 9 years ago

Nathaniel Vitan

9.3

Dried flowers, pepper, and toffee. Lovely. — 9 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

8.9

2008 Puffney, Poulsard and smoked oysters! — 10 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.8

Phenomenal! Dark plum base but layers of exhiberant and concentrated small dark berries and red fruit jump from the glass, but all enveloped in deep, complex earthy tones. Palate is insane, minerality and acidity are tingling, almost sparking on the sides of the mouth, mingling with the very fine lively tannins. So much pleasure without sacrificing any seriousness — 7 months ago

LM Segal

9.4

The ‘14 was superb, perfectly integrated and extracted. Old leather and cassis. Long finish. The ‘16, however, was another level of rich and round, primary with fig and blackcurrant. Black olive. Years away from peaking, will be a star, likely 9.6++ — 10 months ago

Tree Kilpatrick

8.9

Ruby burgundy color. Jammy and fruit forward with berries and some spice. Smoky and a hint of umami. Rhubarb and strawberry. Tart cherry pies. Nice acidity with a hint of wet rubber or something in the palate. A tasty and unique southern red. — 5 years ago

Niall Huffman

8.9

On the richer side for a Pinot. Sour cherry flavor, higher than average tannin, lots of baking spices. Good value. — 5 years ago

Paul Masson

9.1

Ripe red fruit, earthy with herbal complexity and notable tannin structure; very likely significant stem inclusion. This has all the right pieces, but probably could have used another year in bottle to come together. — 6 years ago

Jay Miner

9.0

The 2015, the other half of the night's comparison. Less subtle, more floral. Jasmine, rose petal, honey. All powerful, but all a bit separate and distinct. I think this could lie down for a good while. Will be pleased to try another bottle in a few years. — 7 years ago

Andrew Berge

9.1

1998 - pretty nice. — 8 years ago

Nipul Chokshi

9.1

Good stuff — 9 years ago

Nick Brydels

9.2

Tannic as heck — 10 years ago

Aaron Vanderbeek

9.6

2010. Night and day difference from 2006. — 12 years ago

with rachel

Drake Mekkers

8.9

Very juicy red, light tannins — 8 months ago

Kevin Mullally

9.1

Peaches, pineapples, full body. Super good and interesting. — 8 months ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.4

Yep! Subtle. A thinking Syrah. Wish I could have tasted this over 4 hours. — 4 years ago

with Mark

Pontus Öberg

9.1

Riktigt fint vin. Lamm eller nöt och någon syrlig sås såsom bearnaise är en perfekt kombo. En fransk favorit. Värd pengarna. — 5 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.2

In a rare moment; I’m having bubbly... outstanding in every-way.. — 6 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.3

Both really bright and really deep. Black currant, black raspberry followed by a hit of red currant and red raspberry. About an hour of decant until it was really hitting its stride. — 7 years ago

with Lynne

Magnus Lilja

8.9

Very typical, lots of black pepper and sausage meat. A bit heavy on the palate and will surely get better with a bit of age. — 8 years ago

Neil Barham

9.0

Fantastic on a humid hot day! Classic #GruVee — 9 years ago

Lily Davis

French Wine Specialist at Ottorink Weinbar

9.2

Once a selectual, always a selectual — 10 years ago

Joel Liscio

Sommelier/Wine Director Bin 14

8.9

Chapoutier never disappoints. Nice and light. Raspberry on the nose and palate. Falls off on the finish. Made for hot summer days. — 11 years ago