Max Einhorn

8.9

Solid gruner. Right down the fairway. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.

The 96 is a nice surprise add from Clyde’s cellar. Thank you Clyde.

This 96 is beautifully floral. The evolution is right around its peak. The body is medium full and the tannins soft. It’s an elegant beauty.

The fruits are ripe and delicious. Leaner blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, strawberries and shades of raspberries. Soft earth; dry top soil, dry rock, limestone minerals, old tobacco, soft leather, cedar with dry and withering red & dark florals. The acidity is like a waterfall. The long finish is well balanced fruit & earth and in a sweet spot.

Photos of; our dinner group, tasting room at Pontet Canet, the horse plows they still use in the fields and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2012 - smell of flowers after aeration, good tension because of beautiful sweet/acid balance. Ideal wine at terrace. #riesling #mosel — 8 years ago

Jerry Kahn

9.5

An excellent Riesling, just sweet enough with a lasting finish. — 9 years ago

Alan Robertson

9.0

Russ - favorite Nov 16 — 10 years ago

Matt Easton

9.2

There's some taste I can't place, but damn it's good. — 10 years ago

with Parker de

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.7

Black as night, super smooth
I had never heard of it till I saw a bottle on auction, glad I won the auction! Need to find more, — 10 years ago

Yvonne Ho

9.0

Joyful, forward, and embracing. Notes of apple, pear, green grapes, with the warm finish of honey and lingering lemon. In the winter months, this is perfect at the tail end of a Slavic-themed meal. Salted fish, preserved tomatoes, potatoes, pickled cabbage, beet salad, and a luscious chocolate cake to finish. Versatile, and perfect for year round enjoyment. — 11 years ago

Cannon Smith

9.4

Yeasty and awesome. Some farm yard is lingering in the background. Good stuff. — 12 years ago

with Elizabeth

Jeroen Koenen

9.0

Very traditional wine! Elegant and refreshing. — 13 years ago

Severn G

9.2

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(Alfred Hill a.k.a. Benny Hill) — 7 years ago

John Willison

9.0

Stone fruit, vanilla, petrol, sweet mineral finish. — 8 years ago

Ryan Sims

9.0

Surprising. Fruit-forward but not overwhelming, nice tannic balance, low-medium acid. — 8 years ago

with Katy

Ciprian Tecsa

9.5

Lovely Riesling. Easy drinking, great acidity, ripe fruit: apple, pear, some pineapple, intense long finish. — 8 years ago

Dan Boyce

9.0

2012 Vintage, the essence and depth of a good quality Pinot. Loved it. — 9 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.2

2014 vintage. Honeycomb, green pear, yellow apple, honeysuckle, wet rocks. High acid at first, as is typical of the vintage, but mellows out a bit the next day. Good Merkelbach typicity. Always love these guys and their elegantly restrained style. — 10 years ago

Mina Belhaj-Rouas

9.3

Kafir lime with hint of smokeyness and fresh cut grass — 10 years ago

Michael Kvasnicka

9.2

This is a thing around here these days. That's cool though. Anytime fellas. Anytime. — 11 years ago

Carol Kellett

9.1

delicious grand cru blanc de blancs — 11 years ago

Joan Alberni

9.2

Vermell negrós opac preciós. Aromes intensos de fruits vermells madurs. Astringència equilibrada i molt glicèric. Sabor potent i gustós de compota gens àcida. Persistent i final torrat. Molt bó. — 12 years ago

Erin Brooks

Wine Blogger Brooksonwine

9.2

My heart sings — 13 years ago

Ed Ryder

9.5

This is awesome ! One of the best champagnes I’ve ever tasted — 7 years ago

David Kline

9.1

White truffle and biscuity yeast-ness. Brioche, lemon and cooked lime, clean floral reminiscent of magnolia, but much less pungent. Immediate lemon curd, lemon zest and pith atop the aforementioned brioche, and a chalky minerality to the texture. Nice, sustained resonance of pomelo and lime. — 7 years ago

Tom Ellis

9.1

2016 vintage, purchased it based on previous year's reviews. GO purchase under $5. Wow, I will buy a case & age it for 4-7 years. There's tropical fruit and Alsatian minerals somewhere hiding. Would love to see what this vineyard could do with a late harvest Chenin Blanc from Oregon or Wa. Frizzante was an unexpected, yet appreciated touch. — 8 years ago

Jugoslav Petkovic

9.2

Impressive for Lufthansa to serve this independent Champagne in their first class! — 9 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.6

@Carl Fischer Christine knew that we would all get along as soon as you walked in with this beauty in New York earlier this year!!! It's one of her favorites!!! Truly A phenomenal example of a great Napa cab. This is firing on all cylinders. I still have a dozen left in my cellar and can't wait to see the evolution that they will take in the next 15 years. Winner, winner chicken dinner! Great minds think a like Carl! LOL we must've had 60 bottles of wine that night and I still remember Christine saying "I really like that wine" when you walked in the door with that bottle! LOL The entire WNH @Joe Lucca @Mike Rowe @David L @Ron R would've had an incredible time this evening. We can't wait to see you within the near future! — 10 years ago

with Ryan and Christine

TJ Maxwell

9.2

Mature flavors of roasted cashews and hazelnuts. With some salty, Sherry-like elements too. Excellent eye-opener with the full Easter brunch spread — 10 years ago

Rya Kaiding

9.0

Just what I was looking for in a rose at that price point. It could be a little drier but it was lovely on a warm French Alps day — 11 years ago

Michael Schamis

9.4

A beautifully aged riesling. Very gentile, bright fruit aromas that grow over time. Striking acidity is balanced by just a little remaining residual sugar. Flavors of citrus fruit with lots of minerality. Medium, gentile finish. — 12 years ago

with Kati

Brette Womack

10

Takin it back to the old school, never tasted better #top100 #10yearanniversary — 12 years ago