Chris England

9.5

1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣7️⃣

🗞 🌎 Stock 📉, Kings Cross 🔥, Simpsons, -1 second
🎵 Faith, Livin' On A Prayer, With or Without You, I Just Can't Stop ❤️ You
🎥 Three Men & a Baby, Fatal Attraction, Good Morning Vietnam, Lethal Weapon
🗣 Nobody puts Baby in a corner
🌍 4.98B

Stunning Cos @ £180 - RP83 🤣

🍷 Deep ruby

👃 Gravel, flint, minerals & soggy earth through black berry fruits w/ herbs, soot, smokey oak & mint

👄 Med body of smooth b/berry loaded w/ mocha, liquorice & minerals

🎯 Long linger of ⬆️ w/ black tea — 8 years ago

Charles Campbell

9.0

Can't wait to stop by the vineyard next week. Great wine. — 9 years ago

with Jolie

Joanne Quek

10

This was just excellent paired with smoked duck. The richness of the flavour yet it goes down smoothly. You cant stop once you start on it — 9 years ago

Brian Grech

9.7

Coffee, dark chocolate, cherry, Black Forest, and the blood of an iron horse. Chewy. Strength and seduction. Stop me or I'll go blind. Needs at least an hour of decanting for the rust to blow off. — 9 years ago

with Natalie and Ashley

Dana Thompson

9.2

Part of what makes great wine a wonderful thing to be addicted to is being able to share it with my best and truest friends. So..
a more Bordeaux style Cali Cab that's very in the great mid range style with the secondary tar and tobacco notes and lack of fruit forward that make a guy wanna say HOT DAWG and stop being pretentious about anything that doesn't make life great. Figger it it Y'all. — 10 years ago

Mark Villa

9.6

My favorite California Chardonnay. It is, essentially, an American Chablis. Have always loved this wine, and I always will. I just appreciate what they do so much: the Americans going toe to toe with my favorite white burgundies. Not inexpensive, but I will never stop buying it given its absence of oak, it's structure, it's discipline, and it's American pedigree. It brings out the Jingo in me! Love it! — 11 years ago

Adrienne White

9.2

Another fabulous pick from dear friend and personal collection curator- C. Lawrence- this is such an interesting barb- not just big, but layered - & so swishable- could not stop smelling it for long !!! but when I did it was complex cola floral - stone fruits and such a captivating finish! was lovely with rangoons, heavy cheeses and blackberries, believe it or not! — 11 years ago

Max Kogod

Owner Kogod Wine Merchant

9.5

A nose that could stop an army. So young. — 11 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.3

I drink mostly grower fizz but I'll take this anytime. Pale color with apple nose. Not much yeast or toast. Flavor of apple, butter and some other white fruit. Very appealing! Provokes thoughtful discussion if you can get Judy and Rhonda to stop slurping it long enough. — 12 years ago

with Roy

Ed Schwarz

10

Absolutely beautiful. So much going on here I don't know where to start. Dark fruit, unbelievable acidity... Non stop gorgeous. . — 13 years ago

Eric

9.5

Stupid good. Earthy, funky, and bright. Couldn’t stop sniffing it. — 8 years ago

with S.R.Alexander

Sasha Agapov

9.2

Disgorged in 2010. Selosse is Selosse and I will never stop loving his wines. This one is a baby, but oh so delicious. — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

For me and considering the price difference, this is close to Krug Rosé. It's doesn't bring the full joy and palate dance Krug gives. However, for a $160- $200 less, it's in the ballpark. The fruits shine; black cherries, cherries, strawberries, watermelon, tangerine, citrus blossoms & English biscuits. The chalkiness & minerality has precision and cuts sharply across the tongue. The acidity is perfectly crisp and the rich finish simply doesn't stop. This is certainly a benchmark of very good Rosé champagne. — 9 years ago

Odain Ferguson

9.3

Stop. Proceed to cashier. Buy. Drink. Now your Favorite wine of all time. Deep and rich notes of Caramel and nuts. Not too sweet but packs a hearty punch. If your a whimp and like thin wines with little flavor profile and body. Stay away. Only the crazy taste buds should proceed — 9 years ago

Jonathan Maltus

9.3

Does it stop😃 this is a seriously serious wine. Again wow...... — 10 years ago

Michael Horkay

9.1

Could have been better given the vintage but still a well made wine with plenty of gas in the tank. I always find Margaux sweeter than must left banks and thus chateau is no exception. — 10 years ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

9.7

This is the best Sauternes I've tasted. Complex, self-assured, and detailed nose of saffron (botrytis), orange peel, marzipan, candied grapefruit (thiols), slight yeasty baguette (lees), and ever-so-slight balsamic vinegar tingle (VA) that brightens the aromas. Dense but simultaneously light on its feet due to intense acidity. Slight tannic grip and a hint of creme brûlée bitterness (possibly from oak). The finish does not stop. — 11 years ago

with Tim

Justin Hansohn

9.5

😳I'm absolutely shocked at how good this is. Reminds of me of his Renaissance blend minus all tannin and mineral completely, only the most tantalizing and fun parts separated for this cuvee. Holy god I hope you get to have some of this at some point. This is really sets the bar for wines around $30. I'll stop there. — 11 years ago

Julie Drinker

9.6

As always, Spottswoode is outstanding... don't want to stop drinking it. — 12 years ago

Ivaylo Ninov

9.3

#legend. Full stop. — 12 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.3

Once I put the green light on the ‘14s I haven’t been able to stop. Every time I open the cellar nothing else looks as good. — 8 years ago

Thomas Brenner

9.1

This Rioja reminds me of how I'm nothing like most other alcoholics...most of them are always trying to stop drinking. — 9 years ago

Kyle Groombridge

9.5

I cracked this bottle of 2011 open this evening expecting a bottle I'd enjoy and relax with (after all, I always enjoy Bordeaux).. however, I didn't expect to fall in love again. Alas, that is what has happened. This bottle has made me "return to my first love." Bordeaux has always held a special place in my heart, but it's been a while since a bottle made me stop and just breathe it in quite like I did this evening. Whatever it is that this bottle has, I love it.

After a 2-hour decant, the nose is intoxicating with a lovely string of cedarwood and pencil shavings, dark chocolate and black currant. The palate has perfect weight and balance - showing gorgeous purity of fruit and seamless texture.

I keep coming back to the haunting nose.. I think Oz Clarke sums it up best in his writing of St. Julien - "that extra brilliance of cigar box and cedarwood scent, austere blackcurrant and a gentle, surprisingly soft texture in maturity, like the fond touch of a favorite grandparent - that's the genius of St. Julien." You can definitely hold this another 5-10 in you wish, but if I had any more, they wouldn't last til the end of the month, it's that good. Go get yourself some. — 9 years ago

Joe Bello

9.0

Big cherries. Lots of tannin. Keeps coming. Bold bold bold. huge alcohol content. This wine doesn't stop — 10 years ago

L Felipe Castro

9.2

Lovely wine! I cannot stop drinking this wine — 10 years ago

Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.4

I just can't stop... — 10 years ago

Alex Grushky

9.7

Fantastic. Delicious berry flavor with an amazing finish. This will be our next stop in California. — 11 years ago

with Sharon

Leora Pearl Madden

10

I can't stop thinking about her. — 11 years ago

James Gourley

9.3

Tobacco, leather and tobacco leather. Well structured with tannins that do not stop. Excellent. — 11 years ago

with Colin

Sanjuana Walters

Skurnik Wines Domestic Portfolio, Freelance Writer

9.1

Sanjuana had this 12 years ago