Isaac Pirolo

9.2

This checks a lot of boxes when it comes to a stellar Tuesday night bottle... under $30... high quality producer... high alcohol... Napa Valley... and straightforward in its approach, but enough complexity to satisfy the curious. It’s sourced from two Napa vineyards, one with century old vines in Calistoga and another on the backside of Howell Mountain in the hills of Pope Valley. Ripe blueberry with a bramble edge that hints at jam without being over the top. While the fruit takes center stage, there are layers of coffee, vanilla, tea, and cedar, with a chewy grip on the palate. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.5

Bramble berry, compost, juicy red fruits, kirsch and off the vine wild raspberries (per my notes)....the Grenache dominates and it's in a really stellar place. Thank you @Martin G Rivard for the hospitality and ever flowing wine tap! — 8 years ago

Alex Papanicolaou

9.4

Stellar. Macintosh apples on the nose and all the other apple pie ingredients on the palate. — 9 years ago

Cole Ingram

8.9

Nice Syrah. — 9 years ago

Jordan Moore

9.2

Funky funky funky Chinon! Love the integration of dark berry and funky earth. Stellar wine! — 10 years ago

Adam Foster

Beverage Director Sweet Grass Dairy Cheese Shop, Blue Coop Restaurant

9.3

Pretty. Friggin. Stellar. — 10 years ago

Nelson Fitch

9.4

Like a spear. Apricot, anise, less honey. Young and tight but exciting. Stellar. — 10 years ago

Javier Gómez-Lavin

9.2

Medium bodied and garnet in color. Nose is dominated by red fruits and a trace of black olive. Starts off with plum and red berries, softness and coquettish acidity that only really comes out by mid. Finishes with pepper, olive, fat, and leather. Overall a stellar cab franc for the price and another reason to check out more Loire reds. — 11 years ago

Adam Plotkin

9.1

Secondary aromas and flavors starting to come out. Give this one a few more years and it should be stellar. — 11 years ago

Wine Weirdos

9.4

Stellar balance, prefer this to most #chateauneufdepape especially for the price. Complex lovely and ready to go! — 7 years ago

Adam Knoerzer

9.3

Holy moly, this is stellar juice. Immensely concentrated, lush and near-creamy texture with killer acidity. Finishes a touch hot, but who cares? This is dope. — 8 years ago

Andrew Davidoff

9.4

Wonderful. Another stellar vintage. Wow. — 8 years ago

Bill Schallert

9.4

Stellar. Nothing more to be said. — 9 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

9.2

Drinks like a Graves with a decade or so of age.... Stellar composure. — 9 years ago

Jennifer Levenson

9.0

The finish has hints of a cigar, molasses, and maple. Very drinkable for the price. Organic, no sulfites. Wow,… That's a plus. — 10 years ago

with Lee

Justin Timsit, MS

Wine Director, The Rittenhouse

9.8

Stellar. If it were blind, I might say Saint Julien. Full of fruit, but also a layer of iron, clay, mushroom, sanguine notes, and forest floor. — 10 years ago

Alex Morach

9.0

2007 vintage. Medium tannins, hints of cherry. Excellent wine for a less than stellar vintage. — 10 years ago

Noble Cloche

9.6

Stellar with Thanksgiving dinner. great with the turkey, but delicate enough for the potatoes, corn and stuffing. Delicious with our gougeres as well! — 10 years ago

Blake Leja

Sommelier Prosecco Restaurant

9.5

Going to be a stellar vintage! — 11 years ago

Jordan Gianelli

9.5

Ranked 2 in this blind tasting. The nose alone is worth the price. Stellar wine from fruit to finish. Power but holding back. Great wine. — 11 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.9

Shawn and I both agreed this had the nose of the night!!!! Huge, opulent and incredibly enticing. I could literally taste of the wet leather when I was enjoying the nose. It's beauty is timeless. I have to tip my hat to any producer that can produce a wind which would hold up for 65+ years. Truly, truly incredible. It involved in the glass for well over three hours with no signs of fading. We literally went back-and-forth all night between this and the Mouton in regards to which would be the WOTN. Absolutely stellar. One of the best Latour that I've ever had. The only thing better than drinking my last bottle of this vintage is sharing it in the company of our great friends Shawn and Jennifer Rose. Nothing makes a bottle more special than the company of those with whom you are sharing it with.@Shawn R @Christine — 8 years ago

with Christine and Shawn

David Kline

9.0

Not a stellar vintage for most producers, but this was a welcome addition to the cranberry pecan pie! Fresh pumpernickel, blackberry, red licorice, sea urchin, treacle, black roses, melted dark chocolate and mint nose. Pronounced black currant, black olive, graphite, boysenberry, burnt brown sugar, dark red cherry juice, saffron, and struck flint. Lingering silver tea-like tannins! — 8 years ago

with Courtney

Jeff Clavier

9.3

Every now and then I try an old Napa cab and I am reminded that this country can produce amazing wines that age very nicely. This is a stellar example. — 9 years ago

John Testa

10

My favorite wine 🍷 — 9 years ago

Andrew Berge

9.2

Fighting components. Another % alcohol would make it stellar. — 10 years ago

Byron C Mayes

9.1

Deep gold with white mousse and persistent bubbles even in a wine tumbler. Classic rich style with excellent balance between subdued fruit and earthy, bready notes. All that depth plus "ancient" grapes to boot! Stellar with dim sum. — 10 years ago

Rick Baumgarten

9.6

Our "occasion" wine. Always stellar. The middle of the three bottles the two of us knocked off last night. — 10 years ago

Doug Burress

Sales K&L Wines

10

An excellent bottle and a stellar example of Oregon Pinot. — 10 years ago

Beth Poris

9.1

Could be that I opened this once I found out it was a snow day, but it's so easy to drink!! — 11 years ago

Monroe Bryant

9.6

Stellar bday gift. Thanks Trac! Österreich never seems to disappoint. — 12 years ago