Matthew Cohen

9.5

Needs an hour. Dont waste sips before then. Maybe needs 2 hours. Density creeps up over time.

Nose is gorgeous sweet earth. Cranberry flower. An our in this is grand cru. Hard to describe but gorgeous deep and dense. Amazing cranberry perfume. You duck it in and it seems like a half a sniff fills the nostrils.

Palate is perfect sweet cranberries. Gorgeous texture. Incredible purity. As this opens more delicious. Just seeps into the palate. Almost this cherry anise cranberry otherworldly thing. Some spice. This vintage is more very good 1er cru on the palate. Very good but not elite density. But very good. Some cranberry licorice as this opens.

Finish is cranberry flower extract. So clean and pure and elegant. Wow. Elite finish. Sticks to the palate and just sits there defiantly. Eff you. I’m not leaving.

Needs air.

Bought from fass selections. — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Needs an hour to integrate. Then is majesty. Nose of a tropical fruit basket. Palate is mineral and the essence of tropical fruit - guava papaya. But not overwhelming as it lives with the minerality. Brightly acidic. Moderate pleasant richness. An iconic northern Rhône white. Bought from Fass selections. — 6 years ago

with Lyle

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Wow. Amazing distinctive wine. Nose is searingly fresh cherry cherry flower and a hint of cherry liquor. Palate is fresh cherries and some awesome spice. So fresh and juicy. A hint of spatburgundery bitterness. Amazing wine. So delicious but also unique and complex. Bought from Fass Selections ... as this opens the brightness integrates and the internal aromatics become more prominent. Some licorice on the finish. At the very high end of delicious. I hope I have some of this to try in a few Years. It could be profound. — 7 years ago

with Lyle

Matthew Cohen

9.6

When the price of this doubles in a few years grown men and women will be weeping that they didn’t buy more. Myself included. Explosive fruit and minerality. More than enough balancing acidity for the 15 acidity alarmists. As this opens it has palate expansiveness. My gut is that this will improve with more age. Wow. Bought from Fass Selections. Ok an hour in this is killing it. Profound wine. — 7 years ago

with Lyle

Phil

9.0

Takes me home to when I was a lad drinking Greg Norman. — 9 years ago

Mike Levin

9.1

Funky fresh — 6 years ago

Peter Colarulli

9.0

From Pearson’s. Nice value. — 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Awesome. This has gained complexity with age. Mineral. Create fruit. Terrific balance. Bought from Fass Selections. — 7 years ago

with Lyle

Richard Russell

9.3

Very nice cab for steak night. We both think delicious. — 7 years ago

Dan Weisshaar

9.1

Superb fruit, tangy citrus juice, hint of honey orange flower, still spare and balanced with full acidity. So nice. Ty, Fass Selections. — 7 years ago

with Lyle and Matthew

Cole Ingram

9.2

Very light but packs a mineral, smoke & funk punch — 8 years ago

B Williams

9.3

Excellent wine. Had with spaghetti. Inexpensive and will buy more. — 8 years ago

Carrie Huynh

9.4

Peppery and earthy, then fruity (boysenberry) on the finish. Delicious sipping wine! Would buy again! — 10 years ago

with Michelle

Max Nomadic

9.1

Super funk. Love it. — 6 years ago

Devra G

9.5

Traders joes — 6 years ago

gypsy vigil

9.0

Lovely evening with very lovely dinner guests...this guy the second of two different bottles enjoyed this evening. Right out of the gate showed strong dark fruit especially plum to the nose...on the palate strong blueberry, plums slight pepper a bit a leather. Med plus finish and very delicious. — 7 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

More on the delicious end of the scale on open. Very fruity tangerine. Citrus. Awesomely mineral of course. Nice acidity. Lovely nose. As it opens becoming more serious. Rocky finish. ... fast forward 15 minutes. Ok ... now it’s liable. I’m chewing on rocks in a lemon vineyard. Best lemons ever. Sweet lemons with the acidity of regular lemons. Ok that makes no sense unless you are a lemon geek. Nose is insane. Gods lemon oil. Mad love. Bought from Fass Selections. — 7 years ago

with Lyle

Emma Feeney

10

Robust viognier based blend that is heavy enough to please chardonnay drinkers but breezy enough to please the casual wine-o who wants something for a nice summer day on the porch. Loved it! — 8 years ago

Konrad Ziegler

9.0

These guys don't always make wine, but when they do, it's awesome! — 8 years ago

Pam

9.2

Love this Zinfandel. Spicey berry and medium bodied. Not too fruity like a lot of Zinfandel. Getting more! — 10 years ago