Chris Grimm

9.4

Cherry, with a slightly dank, earthy, mushroom side. Acidity is right where I like it. Drinking so well! Recommended by my favorite somm ;) — 6 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Nothing better than a well aged Chardonnay and fatty, cold water fish. This bottle is our go to pairing for grilled steelhead trout.

Nose is evolving since my prior post, oxidized green apple peel and cold caramel.

Palate is lightly sweet lemon curd/custard, baked red apple, cooked lemon, warm granite dust and a zing of acidity on the close.

Our feline house managers pestered for comfortable portions on the trout, they are good boys and girls, generally, so we endulge.

Great night listening to Hugh Masekela and Mongo Santamaria on the HiFi, everything complimented!

One bottle left, then we move along to the next vintage. — 6 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.3

VVVVVVVAAAAAALLLLLLLUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEE it's hard to drink this stuff because it's actually too good. It's like it's so cheap it's a goddamn shame because I will not hold on to any of these. I WILL BE DRINKING THEM AND BARELY BELIEVING I PAID LESS THAN $20 a bottle 😮 — 8 years ago

Kathryn Innes

9.9

Petite Sirah. Not Malbec. Still delicious — 8 years ago

Paul Kelly

9.2

Vanilla, oak, licorice, and light tobacco and leather. Also, some light cedar and wood.
— 8 years ago

speedy duncan

9.0

Textbook Chablis 2012 and still needs some time but what a bargain with broiled trout meunière — 9 years ago

David Denham

8.9

Paired well with the crab legs... — 10 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.0

All the virtues of cru Beaujolais but with Pinot flavor. Fabulous with mesquite grilled trout. — 10 years ago

with Cleora

Bryon Sheets

9.2

Fruit-forward, 13.7%. Lots of structure. Drank at Botella Republic in Berkeley - Awesome wine bar! — 11 years ago

Andrea Robinson MS

Master Sommelier

9.8

As always, a wine like no other--flowers, honey, toffee, consommé and toasted marshmallow. Magic with trout and corn succotash. — 12 years ago

Herb Jellinek

9.9

One of the best reds I've had — 6 years ago

with Suki

T. Bouton Beau-Beau

8.9

Subtle spice/pepper on the nose. Berry fruit with some resinous woody flavor followed by a nice bit of clovey finish that moderates the fruit. Smooth finish. A pleasant drinking wine for the price. — 7 years ago

Byron C Mayes

8.9

Deep but bright orangey gold. Not much mousse to speak of, though that's likely a product of age (and less-than-desirable state store storage conditions). Likewise the somewhat weak bubbles. Biscuity quince and white stone fruit on the nose and palate. Still a firm backbone of acidity though, and that made it a great pair with "nouveau European" fare (trout almondine, fusilli carbonara). Would love to try it upon release. — 8 years ago

with Jean-Paul

Kirill G

9.0

Smoked trout. Heavy. — 8 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

Essentially orange in color. Great freshness high acidity. Fresh herbs - mostly thyme! Raspberry back palate and a hint of camembert from spontaneous fermentation? A standout Rose as always and one of a kind - can't wait for my case of the 15. Great on its own or with a nice salad perhaps with smoked trout? From Lyle Fass. Also available from some stores in New York. But i think the 14' might be gone. — 8 years ago

with David

Robert Swart

9.8

Valentine's Day champagne. Paired well with berries, smoked trout, chocolate covered fruit, asiago cheese and mimilette vielle cheese. — 9 years ago

David Schwartz

8.9

Paired with "Fire and Smoke" - micro planed trout creme fraiche and smoked cinders of something - awesome. — 10 years ago

with Donna

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.7

Fresh trout on the hibachi and the best of Bouzy Rose! Composed of 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, with Bouzy Rouge from a tiny Clos within the courtyard of the family home. This is rose for the graduate; dry, mineral and haunted by incredibly delicate and nuanced red fruit. — 10 years ago

with Cleora

Dace K

9.0

Ļoti patīkams, aromātisks. Pirkt. — 12 years ago

Chelsea E

9.0

54% Malbec 46% Cab Franc. Yummy. Big red with strong tannins and fruity flavor. At John and Glenda’s for John’s birthday. $26 at Fred Meyer — 6 years ago

Pasqual Pantone

8.9

Don’t be put off by the Beaujolais name. Perfect with Grilled Rainbow Trout. — 6 years ago

Richard Portes

9.4

18.5. Deep and rich. Very long. Perfect with sea trout. Couldn’t refrain from drinking this penultimate bottle. — 7 years ago

Guild & Lisa

9.1

2001... almost a sherry finish — 8 years ago

DL

9.0

Crisp and pretty dry, kind of funky but doesn't linger. "Clean crisp finish, mineralogy on the nose"- Charles. Had at erbaluce with sauteed wild lake trout, kind of overpowers the trout, which is very delicately fishy, not much other flavor discernable to me — 8 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.3

My first 100% Bianchetta, which is typically used as a blending grape in Liguria. Full bodied and waxy. Great texture that really grabbed me. Crisp and saline. Like a Muscadet on steroids. Perfect with steelhead trout. — 8 years ago

Chris Price

9.7

Wow!! Fruit bomb on the nose...explosion on the taste buds. Very smooth. Tasting notes say "Pie in a glass". I wholeheartedly agree!! — 9 years ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Very nice Michigan Riesling. Some pear bouquet. Went very well with Great Lakes trout. 2013. — 9 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.6

Dark berry fruit blueberry blackberry coulis very intense with smoky toasty oak notes from an old Malbec vineyard on red mountain espresso and dark chocolate. A big wine with lots of dark berry fruit velvety tannins, a complete wine from the center out on the tongue pretty violet and lavender notes big but elegant and fresh at the end. Most excellent + — 11 years ago

Eric Hastings

Beverage and Bar Coordinator Jean-Georges NYC

9.6

GC burg with my gal and some ocean trout. The trout aren't drinking, they're being eaten — 11 years ago

Peter Monteleone

Sales & Marketing Martine's Wines

9.5

I've been thinking about this one all day. Nothing better with smoked trout, avocado and grapefruit salad (a la Gjelina). So raspberry fruity, but serious as hell, powerful, perfect right now. — 12 years ago