Darius Liddell

8.9

much more vocal and vibrant on day 2 — 8 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.7

Huge thank you to @originalmarmar for sharing this beauty (along with about a dozen other great wines). Have been wanting to try this wine for some time. A real stunner. There’s a reason To Kalon is so highly regarded — the fruit makes gorgeous wines with incredible dimension vertically (power / precision) and horizontally (breadth / complexity). This wine is particularly spectacular. The tannins, acidity and fruit come together in a synergistic harmony that reveals fireworks a la vocal overtones. Describing this wine, someone on CellarTracker said it best: a light heavyweight. — 8 years ago

Jay Green

9.0

Recording vocal juice. — 9 years ago

Marcus Goodfellow

8.9

Delicious, great aromatics, a wee full bodied. A Freddie Mercury vocal. — 10 years ago

Colin McCartney

9.7

Loamy spice and cocoa powder on the nose. Nice, fleshy dark fruits and velvety tannins...deeply flavorful and smooth like a Michael McDonald vocal... — 11 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

2011 LaFouge Auxey-Duresses 1er “La Chapelle”. Silky & fresh with some sappy red fruit. Has an ethereal quality which pairs with Eno’s 2016 masterpiece, The Ship. I love this record as it hits his vocal & ambient stuff in equal quantity. — 8 years ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

10

This is a knockout wine, a stunner, a pitch-perfect expression of love for wine in general, and Loire Cab Franc in particular. It's wild in all the right places, and impressively refined where it counts.
Medium ruby color. Arresting and straight-up delicious nose that has a certain choreography to it. Specifically it reminds me of Jiří Kylián - finding freedom within a melange of classicism and visceral impetus. Exuberance in wine is rare enough, but exuberance with such focus and intention?
The classicist bent was my first impression - a correct nose of stewed bell peppers and coffee grounds (pyrazines), earthy dog fur with slight clove (brett), and a savory blackberry-cherry fruit compote.
Tasted blind, you would guess Loire, but you might wonder at the shifting nature, at how occasionally the bretty flavors rear up in a flourish, only to be overshadowed a second later by a warm, pure fruit. There is something haunting about the fruit here - it seems to contain memories of many different wines. The wildness is complex - dried leaves, dog fur, toasted mushroom, spiced clove, moist earth. The pyrazinic aromas have uncommon depth and character - stewed bell pepper, coffee, and nascent tobacco.
On the palate, the wine dances with an elegant 12.6% alcohol frame, vibrant acidity, and satiny tannins - the medium on which the finish is printed. There is a moment, mid-palate, where the individual components come together seamlessly - a strong argument for structural-aromatic integration in the Clark Smithian sense. On the finish, the flavors subtly unravel, then persist like a vocal ensemble with synchronized vibrato.
Get this. — 9 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

9.7

The color is dark and opaque The boquet is wonderful with no strong cheap tannin smell tgat most wines have The initial palate sensation is velvet and smooth - no acid The flavor is amazing. Blacberry but dry, oaky but smooth. The after taste is dry leaving your lips and the back of your tongue slightly tingly. My first vocal response is: Yummmmmmm! — 11 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.1

2012 Garaudet Vielles Vignes Meursault and this Rasta Classic, Satta Massagna by The Abyssinians. Vocal harmonies which are nothing short of magical here & Robbie Shakespeare on bass needs no explanation. The wine is a great mix of bright structure and spicy deep almost tropical fruit. Beckoning spring to stick around a bit. — 8 years ago

Mike Madigan

9.4

Light, lovely communicative Pinot-- Vocal and fruit forwarded with candor and conviction... Not a surprise with this winemaker and vineyard master.. This Pinot announces itself and charms at the same time.. One of those Pinots that possesses the senses. Illusionary, beautifully bizarre, animated and theatrical. — 9 years ago

Peter Rando

9.3

Excellent Santa Cruz Mtn. Pinot
— 10 years ago

Margo Valiante

9.2

Helps the vocal chords — 11 years ago

Greg Anglea

10

So freaking alive. Minerality with lovely nose and a hint of tobacco. Secondary fruit and vocal acidity make for a tart finish that kept us coming back for more. Speaking of, would love another in about 20 years - this baby's still kickin. — 12 years ago