Clive McNish

9.0

California Cabernet as per the script. You can't go wrong but there's so much else to explore, a good banker. — 8 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.1

Nice Saar Auslese Riesling. On the less viscous and sweet side as far as Auslese Rieslings go. Not too much botrytis character but I don't think it's completely botrytis-free either. On the nose, lots of wet stone minerality and a slightly VA tinged, almost paint-thinner-y petrol character (but not necessarily in a bad way) along with peach preserve, dried apricot, nutmeg and some dried floral character & molasses-y oxidative development. The palate flips the script and is much more focused on the fruit and spice, showing bruised peach and pear, ginger and nutmeg, dried white floral character and more molasses-y oxidative notes, while the minerality takes a backseat. Sweet with moderate viscosity but offset by great acidity, it's not cloying at all. It's developed and starting to get a little over the hill at as one might expect at almost 14 years old in demi (375 ml) format but far from dead and honestly a great value for sweet Saar riesling at 15 bucks a half-bottle. Plays nicely with Roquefort. — 8 years ago

Wesley McCorkle

9.1

2009 Very well balanced. Medium tannins with nice finish. Cherry tea with a hint of chocolate. Notes of vanilla and leather. Very nice with steak. Grilled asparagus and Parmesan risotto — 10 years ago

Alex Pligin

10

iTunes Festival The Script — 11 years ago

Mark Manley

9.1

Decant for an hour. Very nice, very smooth. — 12 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Cassis and Dust - Dusty dark fruit. Only medium weight- restrained, dare I say elegant. Correct to drink the first of the 6 I bought now / from the acclaimed 2009 vintage. Not as rich and full bodied as expected. A merlot dominant blend usually around 70%. This Vineyard sits next to Cheval Blanc. Post script - I found out that in 2009 the wine was 100% Merlot. — 8 years ago

Max Kelly

9.0

This delivers a heckuva a lot of Barolo character for a $30 wine. Beautiful high-toned cherries, roses, and gaminess on the nose. I can't stop smelling it. Only showing some of that on the palate with tons of grip on the backend. Very more-ish as Jancis Robinson would say. Serious value here - can't remember the last time something at this price point delivered this kind of magic. Post script - after about an hour, this sadly settles down into a smoother, but much less intriguing wine. Gaminess is almost gone. Still a good Nebbiolo, but not the specialness that was there before. Will it re-emerge with time? — 10 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Aged beef, smoke, dirty, earthy mushrooms, toasted sesame, lighter mouthfeel that gets downright twisted into a graphite and cran point to scrawl in a charred cedar script the graffiti of Gevry Chambertin. An underripe grape and almost lemon zest on lime and lemongrass with a minerally shale and chalky clay interplay. Much too young to enjoy now, but the seared tuna and marinated portobello mushroom with quinoa and heirloom beets was calling for an earth mama of just these proportions. Missed it by a few years. But gonna enjoy the next one profusely!! #burgundy #bourgogne #pinotnoir #GevryChambertin — 10 years ago

Zachary Sussman

Wine writer PUNCH

9.4

Totally unexpectedly fresh primarily German varietal white blend from Lodi. The script is flipped. — 11 years ago

Matthew Kaner

Owner/Wine Director Bar Covell

10

Mother cluckin Jean Foillard rewriting the script on Beaujolais Nouveau. Delicious — 13 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.3

Rewriting what Chablis is supposed to taste like. This just flips the script and sets your palette on electric minerality and freshness. — 8 years ago

Eln M

9.6

Smoky! Just right — 9 years ago

Adam Lechmere

Wine writer Wine Searcher, Decanter, World of Fine Wine, Food & Travel, Meininger's

9.2

Astonishing! Love the way it recognises a label with no script. Just a horny old devil. — 10 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.9

The amount of pleasure this wine brought is so far beyond the script on the label. What makes wine so fun is the fact that you can, from time to time, find the extraordinary in the ordinary — 10 years ago

Dave Smigielski

9.7

2011 Howell mtn Cabernet. Playwrightwines.com — 11 years ago

Sean Lynch

10

First draft script, first rate Pinot! — 12 years ago