Randy Fuller

9.4

This is actually Bonny Doon Vineyards Ciliegiolo rosato, not as depicted in the title. Can I get a better slug line from Delectable? (see lee eh JOE low) This wine is as dry as the proverbial bone but it smells a lot better. Grahm suggests sipping it “whilst quietly pondering the great wonder of it all.”
The wonder is why we haven't heard of this grape before. The nose offers strong cherry and an only slightly weaker herbal note. In the mouth, this wine drinks like a red, full and luscious with big fruit flavor, a very good acidity and more tannic structure than you probably have ever experienced in a rosé. All that is missing from this one is Grahm’s usually salinity. It’s a fruity - and completely wonderful - rosato. — 9 years ago

Casey Tatham

9.2

No aggressive Nebbiolo tannins; satin-like smoothness; Delicate & complex; the proverbial peacock. I would have guessed a good Premier Cru Burgundy. — 10 years ago

Joseph LaPanna

8.9

Not the chocolate bomb I remember from 6 years ago; somewhere along the way this wine hopped on the Funk Train. After decanting some of the barnyard blew off but the proverbial Bordeaux Dirt was ever present. There were hints of leather, pencil shavings and dried black fruit shrouded in savory herbs. There was some mocha notes on the finish; tannins were soft and well integrated. — 11 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Great vintage of this. Black currant, black cherry, smoke, spice and tannins. Delicious mountainy cab profile. Quite the beast. — 9 years ago

Nicholas Livingston

10

Nothing short of superlative, this 2009 Les Chétillons is everything Grand Cru Le Mesnil a la Côte des Blancs can be at its very best; quince paste, orange blossom water, Calisson d'Aix, marzipan, brioche and the trembling tension of Les Chétillons that brings us back again and again no matter how much a dilettante might want never to try the same thing twice. No this is the wine that makes a bachelor hang his bugle in that proverbial invisible baldric -settling into a lifetime with the best this world has to offer. I'd rate this 15 out of 10 for every year my little fox and I have shared together as of today but Delectable only goes to 10. "This wine goes to 15..." — 10 years ago

with Jill

Paul Schmidt

9.8

Opened with some funk, but began to show its stuff after 30 minutes. Beautiful cassis, smoked meat and pepper glided along a seamless finish. Powerful yet elegant. The proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove. Two hours later, on the last sip, it was still evolving. Has the stuff for at least 20-30 more yrs. A real treat! — 9 years ago

with Ashley

Alex Powell

9.3

A proverbial glass of megaton, the silkiness and purity of its massive tannin/acid structure is something to behold in wonder. Extreme depth of black cherry fruit, married to a waterfall of roses and frames with orange, tar and dashes of cocoa on the nose; this is top drawer nebbiolo. Nowhere near ready, and not much complexity yet but it will acquire spades of it over the next 30 years. Find a special place in your cellar. 2008 vintage. — 10 years ago

Doug Powers

9.5

THE proverbial cool (rainy) vintage Viognier, this is both wonderfully varietal and fresh and balanced with great acidity, as I've told J & S, I honestly continue to believe this is the best white they've ever made, I love it!! — 11 years ago