Ian Staub

9.0

Was wondering if my tastes moved away from this in the last 18 months, but I’m impressed once again with my last bottle of this 2016. I may be repeating myself, but this brings out much of the greatness of CA Cab Sauv (dark fruit, spice, graphite, cedar, incense) without the ponderous new oak attack and flabby extraction. High acid CS, great with food, absolutely ridiculous at $20. Will be on the lookout for more. Enjoyed with homemade burgers and fries. — 6 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color is so light yellow green tone, almost transparent and bubble. Nose of roasted nuts, canned peach, ripe pineapple, honey and flowering note, and a bit Sprite note. Taste is bubbly, zesty, a bit tinkling spice, ripe fruit and honey note again. Slightly sweet and a bit minerals. Very clean and some more acidity backbone. After taste is light yet refreshing. I am wondering why the ratings from the community is literally too harsh. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

The Northern Rhône example in our little, impromptu North/South face-off during Christmas Eve dinner. This is a European bottled version of “Les Journaries” which is labeled there as “La Maestria”. Most of the grapes are sourced from Levet’s holdings in La Landonne. The bottle was opened about two hours prior and probably would have benefitted from being opened two days prior in retrospect. That being said, this was stunning...and positively feral. Underbrush, herbs, brambles, flowers, meat, anise, and cinnamon bark on the nose and on the palate. As striking as this is right now, the best is yet to come and these will deliver even more joy in 10-15 years. These wines are a beautiful little secret. If you must, drink after a rather protracted decant otherwise stash these deep in the cellar. For those wondering, we paired a 2009 Domaine de Beaurenard “Boisrenard” as the Southern Rhône example which, while massively different in style, was stunning in its own right. — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.2

Funky. More on the mushroom, meat, leathery side, but the nose on this wine was definitely a bit...."tertiary." Dark black pour. Inky. On the front, quite dark, full-bodied. On the middle, this one started to lose more of its black fruit character and gave more to a bacon fat and leather. The finish of this wine is very rounded and delicate. I think that this is definitely a wine that would have paired better with food. Although nice, didn't have a lot of muscle, and wondering if this wouldn't have been better a couple of years ago. — 7 years ago

with Dan and Keith

Christina Hunchard

8.9

Very smooth and clean 2014. Wondering if I had the 2012 the first time. — 7 years ago

Samuel Sabori

9.3

Rustic, earthy, dense and jammy. Nose is completely diff from the retro nasal. Had a great convo about what we experienced with this wine. Some said tomato bisque, some said spaghetti, some said cranberry. Either way it’s a beautiful wine that leaves you wondering what the hell is dancing around us. — 7 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.2

Pretty great but I kept wondering how much more persistent the '10 would be. — 8 years ago

with James

Mark Flesher

9.6

Wow. This one was served pop and pour for the most part, and I still believe that this one could have benefited from a 1 day slow-ox at 11 years of age! This wine is vibrant, dark, powerful. Youthful, sweet punchy blackberry pie, roasted figs and dark chocolate swirling all around the place. Decadent. Hedonistic. Where some 08's sort of seem to be developing mild signs of tertiary notes, I'm sitting here wondering if this one was even ready to go yet! Finished strong with toasted tannins and black pepper. — 6 years ago

with Dan and Bradley

Julia May

9.1

Drinkable and so lovely - lemon and tart. Very awesome summer wine. No tannnins or bitterness present. BUT headache developed after consuming 3 oz within an hour so wondering about additives. If you’re not sensitive to hangovers or wine headaches - this is fabulous for its light and refined flavor. — 6 years ago

Gil Krakowsky

9.1

Fantastic QPR, just beginning to show it’s stuffing, but 2 yrs until peak. Very primary, with typical Oregon dark raspberry , black cherry, cherry cola and forest floor. Very primary at this point, but precise and well balanced with great acidity an structure. Wondering how secondary and “serious” it may become — 7 years ago

Christopher Fowler

9.3

We bought this one years ago during a trip to St. Pierre and Miquelon. I was kind of wondering if it was just something that the lady at the wine store was pushing or maybe we'd kept it too long or something. But no. It was elegant, just a little tawny around the meniscus, and had lovely tobacco on the palate. And I'll never have it again. 😫 — 7 years ago

with Linda and Michael

Julia Geisler

9.0

What a surprise! Looks like cranberry juice but tastes like mustard. Wondering if it’s a sign of barbecues to come.... #spring #burgertime — 7 years ago

with Samantha and Sami

JeremyC

9.6

My first ever Chartreuse experience and I'm stuck wondering if I now set the bar way too high for my next time or if it's all magical and I fucked up not getting started sooner.....out of Baller Liter size btl at Xav party bc thats how he rolls. WOW! — 8 years ago

Matt

9.1

Preserved lemon, sea salt, rocks and screaming acid. A lot of complexity in a very defined wine. Almost has a tannic grip to it. Wondering what RS there might be to balance this acid. — 9 years ago

Mark Flesher

8.9

Interesting wine. I spent the first 45 minutes wondering if this one had some kind of taint going on. And after four hours or so, probably found that it is a little bit of volatile acidity. However, after an hour it started settling down.
Didn't affect the palate. At an hour and a half, it started to show some wildflowers, black fruit, some herbs, some baking spice, but really quite subtle with a finish that was a little more acidic and out of balance vs. the fruit on the front and middle. White pepper finish. This is still a nice wine and IMO deserving of a 90. But I think the best years of this wine were about 1-2 years ago and probably should have popped the cork on this one then. — 6 years ago

with Dan, Bradley and 1 other

David L

9.3

Getting better. Wondering if it will be that much better in two years? — 7 years ago

Michael Duffy

8.9

Interestingly different than past vintages. A lot of length, bright stone fruit. The usual cidery-ness up front, but without the pink glow of previous vintages...is this still Pinot Grigio? Slope called it ribolla gialla and the color change has me wondering... — 7 years ago

Kevin Patrick

8.9

Fantastic, brings us back to our days wondering around Lisboa newly engaged!! — 7 years ago

with Ashley

Ned Gray Creed

9.1

Wondering if they make a full on Carricante! — 7 years ago

Ron Grossman

9.3

Wondering wine with burgers — 8 years ago