Steve Anderson

9.4

(Catching up from 6/23 - JB’s Pig Roast) just a half-step behind the Allemand, but a great wine and generous pull (as always) by @Bill Bender. The Syrahs ruled the evening at JB’s House of Burgundy. — 6 years ago

Tony Chen

9.7

We had 7 bottles of wine last Sunday night , Kenzo, Nickel Nickel,Papillon ,screaming eagle, frank's family , opus one overture &2013 pahlmeyer. We all like this pahlmeyer propriety red the best. Even a big step better than screaming eagle. — 7 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.2

Follow my 1 step plan to bring the life to any dinner party.
Step 1. Open Magnum. — 7 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.3

Still wonderful but a half step behind the last several tastings. — 8 years ago

Hao Feng

9.4

A step ahead of 1er cru Puligny with even more neutrality and nuances. It's milder, more subtled, backed with light smoky characters. On the palate, it tastes so balanced, with a touch of oak/cream, minerality driven, balanced sweetness/acidity. The everlasting finish is focused, but evolving and lively. Well structured and elegant — 8 years ago

Jonathan Gray

9.2

2014 was a step up for this estate's Rosso. The nose is distinctly Sangiovese where the sangio markers count, but there's a "sweet funk" that's eerily reminiscent of the Côtes de Nuits. A1 — 8 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.2

Good but not great. Somewhat missing a step. Last bottle was better. Rare for Realm not to show up to the party. — 8 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

8.9

Always a great value, a definite step up in 2014. Great balance, and just plain drinkable. Rosé QPR champ. #kogodwinemerchant #letstaste10roses — 9 years ago

Bobar Syrah

9.9

2014, heaps good, pure fruited with some weight, stays tight, keeps a nice line, this may be the first tasting note I've ever written — 9 years ago

Sharon McPherson

10

Shared this wine with friends last night
We all loved it - crisp and dry - a major step up from what we are used to — 10 years ago

Abe Schoener

Owner/Winemaker Scholium Project

8.9

July 2011 disgorgement. The weight of red wine. Drinking it with the chianti, step for step — 12 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Celebrating the 4th a little early with a yearly family tradition...listening to the Fort Worth Symphony at the Botanical Gardens with the best firework show in Fort Worth!

Noticeable step up from the Chandon, in both nose and palate. Much more herbaceous on the nose with added limestone. Palate shows more of the classic chalk/yeast notes with minuscule bubbles. ALMOST creamy (but not quite). There is a baked key lime pie type finish. A nice US sparkler for the price. — 6 years ago

Velma Cooper

9.0

Velma had this 7 years ago

Chris

9.1

This is the sparkling version of Dassai 39, apple and flower but definitely a step down from the 23 and Beyond. — 8 years ago

Martin Sher

9.0

Got all my fave Rioja notes but there was something green-stemmy there on the nose and palate that went one step past wet forest floor. Dunno if longer rest will help but I've got 3 more of these so we'll see. — 8 years ago

Neil Walsh

9.2

And another great wine from Burn Cottage. Step up from the Moonlight Race. — 8 years ago

Heath Stockton

9.3

Very enjoyable. We decided to step up a notch and were handsomely rewarded. Great complexity and drinkability. We will definitely have this wine again. — 8 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.3

Sweet oak is seem less. Reasonably narrow on the palate. — 9 years ago

Matty Daddy

9.4

Duuuude, yummy. Needed decanting, but following that crucial step, the experience was very enjoyable. — 9 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.5

Dessert tonight. Was chasing what I had a few weeks ago at our Realm tasting with Juan. This was a step behind the last time but still awesome. Deep dark and multi dimensional. The 12 is even better but this is oh so good. For my palette better than the to kalon and Dr Crane. — 9 years ago

Christine Mortensen

9.8

Very tasty! As Lloyd put it... "It's a step above our wine in a box." :) — 11 years ago

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9.6

The 1998 Haut Brion has long been a favourite vintage of mine and consumed with pleasure several times. Now at 20-years of age I feel it is one step ahead of the 1998 La Mission: there is great fruit intensity with almost precocious blackberry, raspberry coulis, pastilles, tobacco and hints of olive. It has exquisite delineation and focus. The palate is medium-bodied with fuller in the mouth than the La Mission: deeper fruit (blackberry, mulberry and a touch of strawberry) intermingling with sage, cedar and a touch of hung game. It is not quite as precocious or as glossy on the finish as I remember previous bottles, but it is certainly turning into one of the finest wines of this vintage. Tasted at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2018) — 6 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.2

Hep! Step up to the value plate and come back for seconds. — 7 years ago

with Mark

David Kline

9.3

This wine has an apple and lime interplay, with matchstick, pencil, lemon oil and hazelnut scents forever. Gas lamp, briny yellow olive, lemon pith, lemon seed, white clay, clean smoke. Such an easy, deft and focused wine. Puts some pep in your step. #Bourgogne #bourgogneblanc #frenchwine #whiteburgundy #whitewine #burglove — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Ryan Callahan

10

Drank a 2011 & 2012 Colgin Cariad last night for my 21st birthday and a 2012 Peter Michael "Au Paradis" #1 wine of the year courtesy of my step-dad Martin. It was indeed an incredible evening. This evening, I picked up the tab today on my 1st legal purchase on this 2016 Bud Light Lime......let me tell you., it is drinking like a million bucks!!!!
Great Nose, slightly fruity with a bubbly finish. Tried to Ck out the legs but they fell flat. I recommend this vintage to everyone! @Martin G Rivard — 8 years ago

with Christine

Michael Davis

9.5

Now this is outstanding stuff. Character and flavor abounds at each step. — 8 years ago

Gerald Montoya

9.4

Awesome. Ripe lemon, saline and wisps of tropical fruit. Beautiful palate presence and incredibly long finish. A big step up from their entry level bottle. — 8 years ago

Jason Wortendyke

9.5

A burgundy with some spring in its step. Not a wine I expected to find in Germany but an excellent sommelier rec — 9 years ago

Mike Elmgreen

8.9

Powerful focused fruit and a step up in intensity and tannic stricture. Could probably go 5-10 years longer which is saying something. — 9 years ago

with Ben and Jordan

Mark Jacobson

10

Delicious with balance & soft tannins — 10 years ago