Kapyrick Wine

9.2

V15. Nicely balanced. Toasty nose. Buttery pear, Apple and soft honey kissed fruit. Creamy oak finish. — 8 years ago

Midori Harris

9.0

Delightful. One of my favorites from Rockwall. It's just delicious — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Crazy confectionery nose. Also very ripe. Palate has wall of flavor. Sick balance of acid, minerals. So clean. Wow. — 9 years ago

admiral von schnauzer

9.1

Pretty damn good. Not salty or fresh but soooo much funk. We need that funk
Gotta have that funk — 9 years ago

Ian Barry

9.9

A nice respite from the renovating. — 10 years ago

Roastmaster General

9.2

Py's porridge hot, Py's porridge cold. Damn fine either way. — 10 years ago

with Steve and Christina

Lauren Young

9.0

Popped and poured, seemed a little flat. Let breathe in the glass and became too smoky. Second glass from recorked bottle was tight, dry, balanced- excellent. Hope it tastes as good tomorrow. 2012 vintage — 10 years ago

Paul MacWilliams

9.0

Tondonia and paella. Yum. 2002 is no 2001, but it's still damn good and the consistency is pretty commendable — 11 years ago

Min Lee

9.0

Damn good...after abt 2 hrs in a decanter — 11 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

10

minty, dark fruit, plummy flavors, complete, complex, just damn good — 12 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.4

First time trying one of the Tempier reds. Damn, this is some towering, dense wine. Perfectly balanced though. Intense concentration without any overripeness or hyperextraction. Even this, the entry-level cuvée, obviously has the stuffing to age for a while. However, it's surprisingly giving now with expressive aromatics and layers of flavor. Nose of ripe strawberry and blackberry, fresh thyme, an almost smoky, arid, gravelly soil character, rich tobacco leaf, licorice root, a slight gameyness, and a slightly volatile, balsamic character. Palate is equally dense and ripe, but still has some lift to keep it from being quickly fatiguing. More ripe strawberry and raspberry, thyme herbaceousness, smoky gravel earth, tobacco, savory gaminess, and slightly volatile balsamic character. Medium (+) acid, medium (+) to high intensity incredibly fine-grained tannin, medium to medium (+) body. Begs to be joined by a rich lamb or beef dish to stand up to it. I'm gonna get another bottle of this and not touch it for quite a while because there's still so much room to unfurl and smooth out, even with it being as good as it is now because it's just almost too intense right now. Will be an amazing wine at maturity. — 9 years ago

with Cassie

michael pandolfo

8.9

Good blend-heavier weight with the petite sir an being the predominant note. Lots of deep blue fruit and a medium finish. — 9 years ago

Austin Ferrari

Wine Director Hillside Supper Club

9.7

Smoked bacon, bacon fat, dirty socks! Not as elegant as some, but damn delicious! — 9 years ago

Phil Vachon

9.0

Stonefruit, pear and lychee. Needs to breathe a bit, but magnificent once it is ready. — 9 years ago

Keith Herrick

9.4

Damn this is good! Seems meatier and mellower than the CDP, though i haven't had the same vintage side by side. — 10 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Zip, zing, depth, clarity. A shuddering excellence. Laser fruit. God damn. The greatest village wine there is. — 10 years ago

Daragh Hoey

9.2

"Do you have anything that says 'Dad likes leather'?" "You mean 'Leather Daddy'?"
Benchmark. Every damn year. — 10 years ago

Natasha Liou

9.0

Had this 2008 bottle with rack of lamb. Still pretty damn good. — 11 years ago

Andrew Miller

10

What do you think? God damn delicious. — 12 years ago

Nadine M

9.9

Rich berry fruit with layers of Christmas spices and tobacco. Pretty damn close to perfection! — 13 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.3

Always consistent. Figs. Eucalyptus. Mint. Just damn good. — 9 years ago

Hema Reddy

9.0

Unbelievable. Definitely recommend decanting. A wonderful present from a sweet lady! — 9 years ago

Tom Dugan

General Manager of DeLille Cellars

9.6

Showing phenomenally — 9 years ago

Benjamin Keator

9.8

The 2012 is still holding so damn tight. Definitely more approachable than a year ago but please full decant for 1.5 hours otherwise you are just wasting the best Chardonnay made in America. Everytime I open a bottle it reminds me of the excitement of losing my virginity...the anticipation is killer, but the actual event is magic! — 9 years ago

with David

Ken Frank

9.6

Damn near perfection from the 2001 vintage tonight. Hard to imagine how it could get better. — 10 years ago

JJ Lumia

9.5

Magnificent. Cherry cola and earth with some spice undertones. Great legs. Terrific structure and balance. Velvety touch. Long finish. Damn near perfect. — 10 years ago

Baron von der Heyden

9.4

Just, damn! — 10 years ago

Aaron Means

9.1

Fresh and well balanced. The best of the lineup IMHO. — 11 years ago

Kecia Bird

9.2

Kecia had this 11 years ago

Hank Beckmeyer

Owner/Winemaker La Clarine Farms

9.1

Damn, this is tasty stuff! — 12 years ago