Chris England

9.2

A new Blanc de Blancs champagne recommended to me in St Emilion @ £50-£60 and I was ms told “When the great Champagne house Salon choose not to produce a vintage, all the grapes go into Delamotte!” 😮

🏵 92-93 points

📍 Delamotte BdB Champagne 2008

🍷 Light golden straw yellow

👃 Fresh baked shortbread biscuit, saline over crushed rock minerals, baked whole lemon, green apples & creamy honey infused vanilla custard

👄 Med bodied fine bubbled mousse of citrus, grapefruit sours, green apple & dry minerals

🎯 Long sweet, sour & dry mineral filled citrus & tart green apple creamy refreshing finale

🌞 Suntastic 😎
— 7 years ago

Philip Faure

9.1

Lovely and creamy — 8 years ago

Bob Barry

General Manager Winebow

9.2

Really pretty. Another of those strong female wines I like 😉. — 9 years ago

Pam Bushman

8.9

I consider this a more full bodied wine. Typically a Cab drinker but this Merlot was quite good. Strong plum and cranberry flavors with a bit of a peppery finish. Alcohol content seems high with half glass consumed! Surprised that I am enjoying this one as much as I am. — 9 years ago

Kimberly Donahoe

10

I absolutely love this fresh and citric wine. There are elements of pineapple or passion fruit with no hint of floral notes making it a delicious and crisp white wine. — 10 years ago

Jeff Taylor

8.9

Good, not too bright or acidic, mild minerality
— 11 years ago

Sanjuana Walters

Skurnik Wines Domestic Portfolio, Freelance Writer

8.9

Very bright and lively — 11 years ago

with Skurnik

Kyna Love

9.0

Very bright and jammy out of the gate, and quite tart in a pleasant way. — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

On the nose, dark fruit profile of; blackberries, black cherries, black raspberries, cherries, poached strawberries, dry dark florals, dark soils with light volcanic minerals. On the palate, M-M+ tannins, black raspberries, raspberries, black cherries, blackberries, cherries, poached strawberries, black licorice, sweet lifting spices, strong; clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & vanilla, blue fruits round out the longer finish, big chalkiness, some leather & volcanic minerals. The tannins soften & fruits lean on the longer finish with good round acidity. Photos of another vista outside Queenstown, long shot of the tasting room and outside garden grounds. — 8 years ago

Chris LoRusso

9.5

Very special Chardonnay from Spring Mountain with a perfect balance of Oak and acidity. — 9 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.4

Sometimes you don't want to analyze, and just enjoy. This was one of those moments. — 9 years ago

with Lynne

Kaitlin Ohlinger

9.0

Surprisingly, this did not speak to me the way a lot of '11's do, but still a great bottle. I wanted that vein of spice I get with 11 to be more veiny. — 10 years ago

David Monaghan

8.9

Oak and spice and all things nice.... Bold and brilliant - inviting to the nose and dances like a ballerina on the front of the tongue — 11 years ago

with Baroness

Darren Clayson

9.1

My favourite house champagne at a tasting of 15. Good depth with yeasty notes — 7 years ago

Naomi Hendricks Scharkopf

9.1

One of my favorite Long Island wineries! — 8 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.2

Very good wine from CB. Nice balance to it, lots of flavor. Had it with a nice steak. Great pairing. — 9 years ago

B

10

1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia. Second set of reds we tried at house dinner w A&C BG and MR&GR. This wine we tried alongside the '01 Dalla Valle Maya. This wine is gorgeous, but much bigger and muscular than the Maya. We always love this wine. — 9 years ago

Jeff Smith/Vintner

9.4

Rumor has it that the cuttings of SH came from Inglenook, which ultimately came from DRC. Interesting theory. SH has always been an odd duck in Napa. Spring Mt Pinot, that is muscle and elegance in one package. So I'm going with it... Beautiful wine. Elegant and powerful at the same time. Loads of red currant, Asian 5 spice and rose oil. Pure aromas and fruit. Perfumed, exotic and texturally sleek. Minor alc on the finish, but I've tasted many hotter Burgs. What most new world Pinots wish to be! — 10 years ago

Morgan Hall

9.5

A beautiful balance of fruit, spice, tannin.. True expression of the grape & place, rather than process (a non-carbonic Gamay) — 10 years ago

Kelly Reed

9.7

Definite favourite — 11 years ago