Douglas Braun

9.0

Creamy Vermentino character medium bodied subtle spice 2013 vintage — 7 years ago

Michael Elmore

9.2

The complete vermentino: citrus & tart orchard fruit, underripe white peach, delicately floral, and salty rounded out just right with a little lees aging. — 8 years ago

Kelly Hulme

8.9

Similar to Vatan but less powerful / more elegant. Fantastic QPR, very likable wine — 8 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

10

Aromatic, ripe Apple, pear, pineapple, earth, flint, minerality. M+ acid. M body. Lemon zest, saline, minerality. Another one that you can taste the earth. Long finish. Complex and lovely. — 9 years ago

Olivier Schutte

9.4

Wow, intense — 9 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.5

Very pale. White fruit, citrus and wet stones on the nose. Adding spice on the palate. Judy says its creamy on the tongue. Very long finish. Alcohol 12.5%. Close to Vatan in overall quality. Great wine.
#idrankitwaytoyoung. #notregrettingdrinkingit. — 9 years ago

with Judy

Jay McInerney

Novelist, Wine Critic Town & Country, Expensive Wino & Gastronaut

9.0

2010 vintage. Very mineral. Sweet but not cloying. — 10 years ago

Melissa M. Sutherland

Importer Winebow Wines

9.0

Back to the building blocks of my life as a student of wine. — 11 years ago

Hannah Olivennes

10

One of my all time faves. — 12 years ago

Renee Stone

10

Loved it! Wish there were more!! — 12 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.4

Wow right up there with Cotat and Vatan wow! — 7 years ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

Massive 15.5% smackdown from Alicante. Strong thick slow legs. Full bodied. The nose is earthy with white pepper, hint of black licorice. Palate is interesting. Quite silky, immediate attack is dusty, supposedly like the terrain (late revision: this note subsiding over time); then big fruit, the end is a tad candyish with very little tannic grip. I had this with a light meal. It would have paired better with steak, or heat spice. Great wine, but Vatan is better in this price range for Spain.

92+ points — 8 years ago

Peter Giles

9.1

Oh happy day — 9 years ago

Brian Reinhart

9.4

Rolle aka vermentino. Very assertive upfront expression - big nose for a white (corn?), slight sweetness. Lychee, white peach. Stole the show in a vermentino night vs Antoine Arena & Yves Leccia. — 9 years ago

Sean Nelson

9.0

Chalky, racy goodness. Plusher than the other Vatan. An awesome , textbook Sancerre for the price. — 9 years ago

Kaitlyn Quackenbush

9.0

Wild and super fresh. — 10 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.7

Like being on a boat listening to Real Estate! So groovy — 10 years ago

Collin-Peter Casey

Northern California Sales Manager Weygandt-Metzler Importing

9.8

There's Sancerre then there is stuff like this. We import Vatan, so I can't say it's the best SB in the book, but it's certainly one of the best. Rare that I can drink SB. — 11 years ago

Tim O'Rourke

9.0

Edmond Vatan Sancerre Rouge '03 - Really delicious! Pretty red fruit, minerals and acid. I wish there was more to drink! — 11 years ago

with Tom and Michael

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.7

Buy this. Drinking well now. — 12 years ago

Frank Rotello

9.0

Almost on the cherry almond amaretto palette. For a novelty wine, this is very surprising. Definitely a sweet taste but pleasant with the appropriate dessert. Like pistachio gelato. Yum — 8 years ago

Neil Cornish

8.9

A bit like old Savennières. Hazelnut and quince. A fino sherry note also. — 8 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

9 December 2016. September Wines, New York, NY. — 9 years ago

Scott Wren

9.8

Blocks from Mr Arenas Winery. This is lacy and delicate. Roses and geranium. Crazy wonderful. Sorry folks I am overcome by emotion to be here — 9 years ago

Paul Henderson

9.1

Spiced blueberries, light, Rhone-ish — 9 years ago

with Ramona

p w

9.5

this wine utterly rules the arena — 9 years ago

Caleb Bossert

9.0

Nice wine that goes well with Swiss cheese. — 10 years ago

Mark Slater

9.1

> incredible value for $10 wholesale. Delicious and straightforward. — 11 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.2

An old school temperament that's not too herby nor citrusy. Echoes Vatan. — 11 years ago

Rob Moose

9.7

Arena, Verona — 12 years ago