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9.3

Elegant and seamless and much evolution ahead. — 9 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.8

Dare I say that this wine is still young. Great deep red color. Great integration of soil and fruit. Seamless. — 10 years ago

with Howard, Mitchell and 2 others

DLynn

Penfolds Ambassador

9.6

Just released. Sour Marello cherry.
Tart ASIAN plum. Turkish delights. Mocha. White pepper. Lavender. Faint dill. Seamless. A bit of game. Cool whacky vintage. — 10 years ago

Christine Havens

9.3

The final wine in a trio of Betz wines tasted with assistant winemaker Louis Skinner, the Pére De Famille Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 is seamless and well-crafted. The nose is a gathering storm of blackcurrant, blueberries, milk chocolate, and violets. Structured and spectacularly dense in the mouth with saturating, tooth-staining layers of black and blue fruit, a touch of Welches grape jelly, anise, and sweet tobacco. This finish is lengthy, velvety, wonderful. 14.5% ABV | Sample — 10 years ago

Matt Ward

9.2

Seamless and complex. Really fantastic wine. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.4

A clean and clear appearance that is a pale lemon-gold in color.
The nose is medium+ in intensity, with both primary and secondary aromas which at first seemed rounder, but grew to be sharper and more intense than the entry level Sancerre.
The lemon citrus is there, but this time is thicker like a lemon curd. Ginger notes appear here as well. The nose is just as pungent as the entry level with herbs, but the level is more intense and the aromas overall are broader and deeper. The mineral note seems more subdued by the oak, but it is noticeable and seems more like smoked salt. The oak is not so much "oaky", it seems more textural to the other aromas of the nose like a seasoning, rather than any actual flavor. Aroma complexity is medium+.
The palate is a noticeable step up from the entry level wine in intensity (medium+) and much sharper complexity, with more body as well (medium). There is a feeling of a creamier texture, but not in flavor. This wine is very dry as well, it is lean and clean on the palate with high acidity.
The finish is long, with the flavors of lemon curd, ginger, smoke and fresh herbs sailing on for 30+ seconds.
From 70 year old vines, this is a high quality wine, maybe one of the best Sauvignon Blanc I have ever tasted. The wine is impeccably balanced and seamless from the attack to the long finish., Great now, this can go easily another 5 years adding depth and complexity from aging. This wine is one year older than the entry level Sancerre, and typical of Boulay, the higher end bottlings are more expressive with a few years of age. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.7

Classic, reminds me of Napa Cabs from the early to mid 90s but better, more seamless. Buy and drink with a decant or hold, the best young version of a DC wine I have ever had.
#diamondcreek — 10 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.6

2003 Domiane de la Romanee Conti Richebourg - from Jay. Decanted one hour prior to pouring. Dark rich velvet ruby in colour. Cracked green olives and first press olive oil on the nose initially which soon blew off to expose blackberries, black currant, plum and Asian spice. Opulent attack which carries through into a profoundly concentrated mid palette of dark fruits and velvety tannins with thick sap. This wine is overwhelmingly concentrated on the mid palette with a very lush texture with incredible concentration of fruit. The finish is both long and seamless and certainly not lacking in structure despite the nature of the vintage with the tannins displaying a degree of structure that I had not anticipated. A formidable wine which is developing much better than I would have expected for a 2003. This is the first bottle that I have had since 2008 and during this time the wine has far surpassed my expectations. For those who enjoy big fruit-forward Burgundy wines at a young age this Richebourg is approachable but I think patience is warranted in order to get the most out of this wine. Drink 2020 to 2045. — 10 years ago

Scott Carroll

Managing Partner Acme Wine Company

9.4

Terrific wine. Expressive nose, mineral, stone fruit, melon. Seamless, flavorful, fresh, and complex in mouth with persistent finish. Quite youthful, will benefit from a few more years in bottle. — 10 years ago

Isaiah Estell

10

Ya that's the one...1999. Really hard (pointless?) to characterize. Seamless, pure. Very much alive. Joy. — 11 years ago

Bill Bender

9.6

This was spectacular. I've had many vintages from here but this was a seamless, luscious beauty. Juicy, sweet resolved tannins. A revelation. — 11 years ago

Tim Herrmann

8.9

This was all fruit and flowers for me, with a little bit of minerals--overall aromatic, intense, and complex, but is this northern rhone Syrah? I don't know what the producer was going for, but I would have liked more savory and meaty character to this. Nonetheless, this had seamless tannins, plenty of acid, and a solid finish--I want to try again in 5, 10 years to see where this goes. (Rating for drinking today). — 11 years ago

Pam Starr

Owner/Winemaker Crocker & Starr Wines

9.3

1990 dominus six liter. Seamless — 12 years ago

Peter Hladun

9.3

A little hot but makes up for it in complexity...seamless tannins and perfect with a dry aged New York strip — 10 years ago

with Greg

Andrew Fortgang

9.0

Can something be too seamless? Worst thing I can say — 10 years ago

Justin Brilman

9.4

Loved this wine. While the 2011 Brio was tasting a little better this day this wine will age better. Big and bold but seamless, just a beautiful wine. Fruit, acidity, silky tannins and all the components to be a stunning wine with some bottle age. — 10 years ago

John Sweeney

9.2

Pleasant and a good value vintage. The nose is more expressive and seamless than the palate. #pomerol #bordeaux — 10 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.7

Intense cherries, floral, complex, smoky, seamless — 11 years ago

Geoffrey Luce

9.7

Wow. So seamless. Darn near perfect — 11 years ago

John Sweeney

9.5

Very elegant and seamless. Still a baby but opens up quite nicely. #pinotnoir #wine #rp100 — 11 years ago