Tom Kobylarz

9.5

Holy smokes, no dosage and terroir!

R. Pouillon "Les Blanchiens" Mareuil-Sur-Ay 2007 "Brut Nature"

The persistence and density is profound while the terroir is perfectly on display. It does not taste like Champagne perse but more like a wine from a specific place with bubbles.

Complex and intertwined palate notes and a superbly fine bubbles create a texture of bead, mousse and that is then awash in pitch perfect acidity.

A good friend once said that while no dosage can seem crazy in some instances, in the right Champagnes it is great and can make so much sense.

This Pouillon is exactly one of those great instances! *Full Disclosure: I am not usually a fan of no dosage, especially in extreme examples - it just goes to show you have to always keep an open mind in wine (and life)! — 8 years ago

Jesse Lowenstein

9.5

You really get the sense of pure Sangiovese + Montalcino terroir with this Poggio. Classic Brunello nose and palate of fruit cherry leather smoke Tuscan dust minerality. Long long finish. Paired well with BBQ ribs steak sausage on a perfect Summer day. — 9 years ago

with Karen and Joe

Ryan Wofford

9.2

Dark red fruit & spices. Great sense of terroir. Solid now or another decade #cdp #guigal — 9 years ago

Darren Manspile

8.9

New world fruit with old world sense of place — 9 years ago

with Craig and Aly

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.5

First off, really fun varieties. But they combine to give a remarkable sense of sweetness in a dry white. And so complex. I love the layers and balance of white blends. — 10 years ago

Ben de Vin

9.3

Earth, smoke, you can taste the land. Terroir makes sense when you drink this wine. — 11 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Classy hair of the dog part 2. This was a revelation. Beautifully mature and leaner than the 90, it has a lovely complex palate of dark fruit, plum, violet, leather some great tart sour notes and a brambly, earthy, savory character. Good length... it reminded me of the 89 La Chapelle from last night. A really interesting wine that expresses the terroir perfectly. Uniquely this is higher in cab Franc than cab Sav (55% to 45- usually it's the other way around) and that makes sense on the palate. — 8 years ago

with Larry and Naoko

Matt Perlman

9.2

This producer always imparts a fascinating terroir imprint--texturally and aromatically conveys a sense of clay-driven earthiness, with peppery red and black fruit. — 9 years ago

Said Medina

9.0

One of the best Meritage blends I ever had. Makes sense bc the other is Opus One. You could almost say same wine different terroir?! Can you say that? Haha — 9 years ago

Chas Prasad

9.3

Chocolate and tobacco on the nose give way to bright berries on the palate. Beautiful blend from South Africa that blind would be an excellent Bordeaux yet has an unmistakable sense of South African terroir. — 9 years ago

Todd Anderson

9.4

Still very youthful and fruit forward, powerful, with great sense of terroir — 10 years ago

Pascal Levensohn

9.5

60 percent cab sauv. 25 percent Syrah. 15 percent merlot. Complex with tobacco and spice notes. Wonderful black olive flavors. I am starting to get a sense of the distinctive terroir of the Judean Hills. — 10 years ago

Ken Higgins

9.0

Very good chianti Classico in a classic sense. Good fruit, soft tannins, and great old wold terroir that makes the finish a great example of how good Sangiovese can be at a very reasonable price point. — 11 years ago

Jusden Aumand

8.9

Solid, good sense of terroir. Great value Bordeaux — 9 years ago

Elizabeth Smith

9.0

I love when I taste a wine and its bright berry flavors, structure, and cool-climate acidity reveal such a strong sense of place that you can't shake it. You sip and savor Finger Lakes Wine terroir and return to that very spot, Anthony Road Winery, and recall memories of years gone by. — 9 years ago

Evelyn Marin

9.3

Top 5 California Sauvignon Blanc from 50+ Year old vines. Incredible sense of terroir. Yes, from California. — 9 years ago

Ethan Dunn

9.8

1979 vintage. Absolutely ethereal. Retained quite a bit of red fruit with a lovely touch of jalapeño and resounding sense of terroir. Gorgeous wine — 9 years ago

Yotam Sharon

Consulting Winemaker Gvaot, Miles, Alona; Blogger yotamsharon.com

9.1

A first taste of legendary geneticist Carole Meredith's wines from Mount Veeder. We had the 2011, 2012 and 2013, and while vintage variations were obvious, so was the sense of place common to all three. The 2012 is riper and broader than the leaner 2011, but classic Syrah pepper and floral notes are there. The 2013 was a touch sweet but these are wines clearly made with preservation of terroir character in mind. I'd love to retaste them with more age. Rating here is for the 2012. — 9 years ago

Mark Lenox

9.0

Oh my. Nice. Tight but not too tight. Hard to describe the flavors. Sense of terroir earthye. Yes, I spelled it that way on purpose. — 11 years ago

Kim Granlund

9.2

This is like terroir and fruit coming together for a big squeeze. The wild boar on the label makes a bit more sense after a few glasses.. This wine I right up my alley, and if I had the space, I would get it by the case. — 12 years ago