Chris Haywood

9.2

Shone dried leaves black cherry nose. Power tannins! White pepper and menthol more prominent in your trap. Chalky lavendar hints. Pleasingly huge and tight. More brutal, less primary than the 2016, oddly. Down a point as the appeal is less universal even though this is more to my taste. — 5 years ago

Jack Petras

8.9

Gulpable food wine with unmistakable Italian character, casual, dark berries, leather , like the universal donor of wine — 6 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.4

Banging. All natural, very bright, rich and round. Very happy wine. — 7 years ago

Tim Herrmann

9.4

This was so solid. And my first agrapart! A fresh style full of green apple, lemon zest, and rocks. Excited to try more. Kinda amazing the similarity to the Venus, too... — 8 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

8.9

#verdejo #oakintegrated #tierradecastilla #castilla #gonzalezbyass #qpr can definitely age. Universal in the sense that it's great on its own and with many other dishes. — 8 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.0

Gorgeous layers that take hours to fully unveil their scents & flavours. A #wine to sit with whist pondering universal untruths. #orangewine #italy good #booze — 8 years ago

Todd Johnston

9.0

Pretty large but has the acid to back it up. Still drinking great. — 8 years ago

Tom Bauer

9.5

Drinking this at Bacchus and Venus. Delicious. — 9 years ago

Kristen Gardner-Volle

9.0

Red Blend. Had at Vivo in Universal Studios Orlando City Walk. — 9 years ago

Marlon Page

9.6

Marlon had this 10 years ago

Sarah Briganti

9.7

Good cherry — 11 years ago

Chris England

9.3

Always reliable amazing QPR NV Rose bubbles @ £30-36 that is our go to Rose next to Bruno Paillard, LP Rose, Billecart Salmon, Perrier Jouet Rose ... oh ok we like too many NV Rose but hey it’s nearly Christmas 🎄🥂 & perfect in Zalto Universal glass 👍

📍 Bollinger Rose NV

🏵 93 points

🍇 62% PInot Noir, 24% Chardonnay & 14% Pinot Meunier with 6% still red

🍷 Peachy salmon glimmering pink

👃 Strawberry cream biscuit w/ raspberry & peach in rock minerals & a citrus mist

👄 Med bodied creamy fresh fine mousse of peach, strawberry, raspberry, red currant & grapefruit w/ red apple & a sweet citrus shortbread biscuit in med acidity

🎯 Long fresh red fruits w/ a dry biscuity grapefruit & red apple finale — 5 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

Things which are painfully underrated. One of New Zealand’s best bands, The Brunettes with their best record, Mars Loves Venus and a 2013 Collio Cab Franc. So many rocks to turn over in this world for great stuff. — 6 years ago

Andrew Reetz

8.9

Damn this is good. Hybrid grapes from Colorado make for bright acidic mix that differentiates this wine from its dry sisters and brothers from Augustina's Winery. — 7 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.1

One of the better chards I've had from John Hilliard's winery along Route 246 near Lompoc, this has improved considerably with a few years in bottle. Still a bit more oak than is my preference, the wine nevertheless exhibits great balance with classic chardonnary aromatics, a medium-plus bodied mouthfeel, and a lingering finish. I still think his Venus bottlings are better expressions of chardonnay, but this one at ~5 years is drinking well! — 8 years ago

with Vanessa

Brandon Boesch

10

This is the standard on which all other barrel aged gins should be judged. By far the best I've ever had. — 8 years ago

Keith Whitener WSET Diploma, CSW

9.0

I like it. Bacchus and Venus wine club shipment — 8 years ago

Dave Schneider

9.5

Wow. Gorgeous well balanced. Bright acidity. Peppery and with a hint of sugar. — 9 years ago

Robert Munroe

9.0

This'll do. — 9 years ago

Olivier Chaine

9.3

What a great wine. Deep flavor, soft and mellow. — 10 years ago

Mjaouu

8.9

Complex, weird and wonderful - with body and tannins yet bright — 6 years ago

Pierre-nicolas Chabanel

9.0

Vintage 2015 — 6 years ago

Brent S

8.9

Almost a fishy nose, but the flavor was interesting - in a good way - unlike anything else I've had. Not a universal opinion at the table though. Some hated it. — 7 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.9

A journey to the centre of the earth and back, then on to the moon, knocking on the doors of Venus and all the other planets.
Very close to perfection.
Nothing to do with the Tuscan Vin Santo, more like a German TBA. Game of sweetness, freshness, density, viscosity, eternity and who knows what more. A must in your cellar to keep for special occasions.✌️❤️ — 8 years ago

Arnaud Namer

9.3

Sec très fruité — 8 years ago

Neel Master

9.0

Dig it. Bright, mildly tannic, fresh. — 8 years ago

Michael Mugmon

9.2

Christmas martini. Santa Cruz gin was a gift from @Amy Monroe — 8 years ago

Charles Antin

Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys

9.0

PYCM + Venus + Serena + Salmon — 9 years ago

with Greg

Aaron Rankin

9.0

Nice, but simple. Butterscotch, minerality and menthol. As well integrated as 6 months ago. Had I another bottle I'd drink up now. — 9 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.1

All around hedonistically pleasing wine. Sipped from the exquisite glasses with differing results. Loved the hi-tones and citrus notes accentuated by Zalto's Universal, but also found the uber flinty accents brought to fore in the Riedel Som Series Montrachet rather pleasing. Palate was incredibly vibrant and tensile while managing moments of indulgently soft tones yet finishing with deft, electrically zing. Yum! — 11 years ago