I wasn't going to rate this wine at first, but after downing a six pack after a couple weeks I figured something is working here. It's definitely not your bread and butter pinot, and if you're a classic pinotvitorian, this wine probably isn't for you. But I'm just digging these crazy notes of root beer, caramel, oak, bright cherry, with almonds lurking in the background. Great body to this wine, well balanced with just a hint of pepper on a lingering finish. It's rich, voluptuous, and satisfying. As a club member I'm paying $28 a bottle and that feels like a deal. Good chance I'll be doubling down again soon. — 10 years ago
Just a nice balance of flavors... — 10 years ago
Black cherry blackberry gentian root low tannin. Pretty nice pinot — 11 years ago
A blackberry red wine without tasting too dry — 13 years ago
Roses, and agree with another note re: subtle root beer. Via Garagiste. — 8 years ago
Another level... Still dense at the core, with steady, attractive bricking: Wonderfully dense nose of blackcurrents, pencil shavings, fine tanned leather, and a hint of woodland floor (fine moss, leaves, and fresh soil after an autumn shower). Velvety tannins and great acidity. Along with the '66 this is one of my all-time favourite Bordeaux vintages. Seems to be keeping up better than the '61s I've had over the last few years!
We drank half of it from the coravin before waxing the top in case the cork had lost too much elasticity to self-seal. I'll have the rest with my brother in a few weeks' time! — 9 years ago
Beet root, pepper, lifted red fruit, silky tannin, super interesting wine — 11 years ago
New favorite Raspberry wine! — 12 years ago
Had this with Elena and Ethan — 8 years ago
Very nice, 66 Pichon Lalande overshadowed it though - suppose that's what happens with a 50 yr old and a 34 yr old — 9 years ago
Medium-bodied, black cherries, root beer, spicy. — 10 years ago
Good for what it is. Tastes and smells like root beer. A little drier than NYFRB. — 10 years ago
Sweeter than expected, but quite good. Paired with a vegetable paella when tasted. — 11 years ago
Great, inexpensive wine — 13 years ago
Josh Krieter
Not a huge fan of Sauvignon Blanc, but this is fantastic. Crisp, but not just another simplistic Sauv Blanc, it has character. — 8 years ago