Matt Perlman

9.3

Lovely nose with chalk, lemon, apricot and a saline, marine aspect, like the inside of a seashell. Palate is focused and beautifully delineated, with great length and verve. — 8 years ago

with Steven

Daron Watson

9.3

2014 Disgorgement ~ definitely rich yet still still possessing good verve w a vein of salinity — 8 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Tension, purity, verve and filigree come to mind here and can only take the mind to one place for Chardonnay: Chablis. OK so now the mind is set in Chablis with style but then we take a different take on the finish that was crazy long and pure, dry extract on full display here as this hummed along nicely to the finish. Another amazing Chardonnay from Jim Law at Linden. — 9 years ago

Alicia Cypress

9.3

There's a verve running through this wine! So excited to see this on the list at Water and Wall! (Sadly this was the second to last bottle. Saving the rest to drink tomorrow and looking forward to see this evolve!) — 9 years ago

Greg Sorensen

9.2

Mineral texture and good acidity and verve. So good. — 10 years ago

Cory Fierro

9.1

2012 vintage. Tart, juicy red plums and red currant on the nose with what I determine to be a candied pomegranate quality. It's sweet and has a sheen at the same time. The palate has a zesty acidity with elevated alcohol and some firm tannins. A well done grenache that shows vibrancy and verve. — 10 years ago

with Liz

Shawn Paul

8.9

The verve and zest is off the charts. — 10 years ago

Francis Wilden

Director Francis Wilden Food & Wine Consulting

9.0

2009: quite dense appearance; ripe black / red fruit w a faint touch of horse hair (Brett ); generously proportioned attack of ripe red and black fruit, leads onto medium weight palate which finishes fruitfully but without the verve of a "classic" vintage. A satisfying and quite delicious drink without being memorable. A lot of 09 burgundies would fit these descriptors. — 10 years ago

Vinny Eng

9.5

Yes, @daniel_petroski can, Massican! Such verve and beauty. Even more so than ever before. — 11 years ago

Bradley Brown

Owner/Winemaker Big Basin Vineyards

8.9

Ripe, vibrant, big texture, verve — 12 years ago

Kevin Cahoon

9.3

Third bottle in the last year. Lovely fruit, spice and balance. Lacks the sheer verve and complexity of the bottle last month. — 8 years ago

Gray Newman

9.6

Racy with plenty of verve despite age. Some caramel / oxidation coming through with honey-petrol richness. — 8 years ago

Eric Grasser

9.2

Verve and tension. Full of stone fruit and tropical citrus notes, particularly lemon pith. — 8 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.5

Mr. Aylward, you've outdone yourself, keep up the fantastic work. — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Dark fruit, meat, dried herbs, mineral, nice verve, round & creamy texture. — 9 years ago

Shawn Paul

9.0

Another paradoxical wine: such broad and deep flavors but a concise little package. Great stuff, gamey red fruit with poise and verve. — 10 years ago

Max Kogod

Owner Kogod Wine Merchant

9.5

Terrific spot for this. Still so much verve and definition, but with great development. Really lovely. #kogodwinemerchant — 10 years ago

Panos Kakaviatos

9.0

The palate is full of lively verve. Lemon lime high acidity. What seemed at first to be notes of hazelnut actually blew off. In fact I mistook these notes. The wine seems to be rather reduced. Color is light gold/dark lemon. Went well with roast pork. — 10 years ago

Graham Tatomer

Owner/Winemaker Tatomer Wines

9.3

Lots of spice, red fruit, and plenty of verve. Whitcraft continues to be one of my favorite Cali producers. — 11 years ago

Hawk Wakawaka

Wine Blogger WakawakaWineReviews

9.5

Gorgeous. Full of delicate verve and strength. 1993 vintage, bottled in 2001. Semillon. What a treat. — 12 years ago

Luke Higgins

9.3

Just coming into its own now, but as a lover of Chablis and Chardonnay with verve this is awesome right now. White peach and stone fruit, subtle oak and malo allowing the fruit to make the statement and the mineral backbone drive it home. Classy. — 8 years ago

Michael Kanbergs

Wine Director Campo Fina

9.0

BevMo Burgundy. Lots of gloss and sheen, but also some funk and verve. Ripe fruit on the nose, +tannin, and just teetering on the line of vegetal. More fun than it ought to be for young Burgundy, and better than it ought to be at $29.99. Would cop again. — 8 years ago

Wes Hagen

9.3

Savory and games in nose and mouth with great liveliness and verve after 11 years. Balanced and screaming for duck, venison or chanterelle risotto. Brilliant! — 9 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

So much mineral spine and verve, just starting to develop secondary notes. — 9 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.3

2009 vintage. Candied tangerines, honeycomb, honeysuckle, dried apricot, poached pear, super concentrated but with a strong verve of acidity. Super delicious! — 10 years ago

Joel Tan

9.2

Excellent stuff, young but lively, full of energy and verve. Little bit of caramel and lots of fruit still. Oak well integrated and gave it weight. Really good stuff from Niellon — 10 years ago

Neil Cornish

8.9

Solid, but a bit lacking in verve. Classy and powerful, just a little short on elegance. — 10 years ago

with Jon

Peter 0'Neill

9.3

Beautifully aged. Round citrus notes, chalk, candied pineapple on the nose. A lovely mouthful of briny, citrus-y salty goodness, brimming with acidity and verve. Top class. — 11 years ago

Bill Ward

9.9

Yum! Stony and verve-vacious — 11 years ago

Graham Tatomer

Owner/Winemaker Tatomer Wines

9.1

Great verve. — 12 years ago