ZYM

8.9

Nicely rounded with smaller cask. Maybe sherry or orloroso. Big peat per usual. — 6 years ago

Michael Seely

9.1

Like minds this evening. Great Pinot made by a great winemaker, Grant Coulter — 6 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Jason Gelman

8.9

always love txakolina. this one is super minerally, heavy dose of salt and brine, good bite of lime, and some pear to round it out. this is a really enjoyable, crisp bottle but is one touch too austere (dry + salty) for me. one extra bit of roundness and acid (if that makes any sense) to cut against the salt and this is a total home run but still very enjoyable. — 7 years ago

Phil Rogers

9.0

If it’s good enough for the queen...? Just add a stinky cheese — 8 years ago

Jill Cacciola

9.5

Lots of redcurrant and cranberry, nice juiciness cut through with a smooth, acidic finish. — 9 years ago

Donna Fauerbach

8.9

Grapefruit, white pear, mango & cut grass. Nice light wine delicious crisp fragrant. — 9 years ago

Yuliana Cortes

9.1

Projection Wines Cabernet Sauvignon - Winemaker's cut 2015 Napa CA. Solid Cab. — 9 years ago

with Joshua

Severn G

9.1

Nose has dried strawberry, dry-crushed granite, rose and cut tangerine.

Palate is under-ripe strawberry, dried tangerine peel, wet minerals with a medium length finish, decent acidity.

Not the same as the 2016, seems lesser or closed up a little. Still a few bottles in the cellar, we'll power through them before the end of Summer. — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.4

Continuing the 2011 extravaganza with this light Spatlese. That's right! I didn't get it wrong... It's a light Spat. Too powerful and sweet to be a kabi in my opinion, but as a Spat - Glorious! The tug and pull between sugar and acid is at a deadlock. Brilliantly balanced. The nose is spicy, herbal, floral, and very typical of Egon. The palate is crystalline. Like sucking on a piece of slate that was used to cut lime, then rubbed with mango and preserved lemons. To finish, take a bite of the juiciest peach, then lick some rock salt. The finale is long, smooth, and begs for you to take another swig. Gone in no time at all! — 7 years ago

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9.5

The 1985 Cristal is powerful and resonant on the palate, with just the earliest hints of oxidative notes starting to appear. The 1985 may not have quite the layers, focus or pedigree of the very best years, but it more than makes up for that with its inviting, generous personality. There is so much to like, including the wine’s soft curves and racy feel. The 1985 is an especially opulent Cristal, with attractive smoky and torrefaction overtones, and exceptional balance. “In 1985, we had a severe frost that lowered yields dramatically,” Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon recounted. “It was a vintage to handle carefully. From what the old-timers told me, because I was not here, set was so bad that the percentage of stems relative to fruit was quite high. Our crew works hard to cut as close as possible, especially in challenging vintages. But I imagine some stems and underripe berries made it into the tanks, resulting in somewhat green, bitter flavors at pressing. In the end though, those qualities have been pretty good for aging. Ultimately, Champagne is a battle between ripeness and greenness. If you are too ripe, you have rot, and if you aren’t ripe enough, you are green. You need to find the optimal window for picking.” (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018) — 7 years ago

Tobin Spratte

9.2

Tastes of fresh cut apple and pineapple with aromas of orchard fruit, white grapes, caramel, honey, and white flowers overlaid with limey minerals. — 9 years ago

Doug Powers

9.7

Super youthful color, so fresh and so youthful, great cut and acidity, 30-year-old Grand Cru Chablis that tastes 7-10 years old, super long finish, amazing!! — 9 years ago

with Jim

Cedric Bernardeau

9.0

Great everyday wine. — 10 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.5

Yes! My wine of the night appeared in the first quarter. I bought this early on at Les Marchands. So glad I kept it cool until today. That vineyard, my goodness. What a gem. Value and quality. — 6 years ago

with Mark

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Lovely nose, smoke, raspberry, tobacco, olive, herbs, juicy, balanced, pure, lovely tannins. Long. Mineral. Good cut. — 7 years ago

Mike Evans

9.4

Lemony, brioche, rich but with cut, delicious and very hard to stop drinking. — 7 years ago

Blake Walker

9.1

Pale yellow. Tart, with grapefruit, fresh cut grass, minerals. — 8 years ago

Bryan Thomas

9.3

2013 - would have been hard to guess this one 2013 blind. Great cut and minerality in this classically styled wine - shows its pedigree — 8 years ago

Kyle Schlachter

Writer Colorado Wine Press

9.1

Great acidity. Elegant. Key lime, cut grass, slight boxwood notes. Seems so young still. — 9 years ago

Michael Wehner

10

My favorite Coppola wine! — 9 years ago

with Margaret