Mike Obley

9.1

Young entry level wine from this producer. Took an hour to open up. Nice depth a slightly reductive characteristics, in a good way. Will add depth over time — 9 months ago

Dave Mayers

9.5

Lucille. Holy WOW! This is American excellence. Lemon stones and reduction xtreme. Wish I could try this in 10 yrs. Perf. — 2 years ago

Brett Owens

9.2

Awesome wine — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Pontet Canet tasting and dinner with Alfred Tesseron.

The 13 was a brutal tannin vintage when I tasted it at En Premier. The tannins are still bitty but, nothing like they were out of barrel.

The fruit in the 13 shows the difficulty in the vintage. They are duller and it’s really stands out from other vintages and not in a good way.

It’s lean and there is nothing that really draws you in. Fruits are; dark cherries, rhubarb, blackberries, some blueberries@and the strawberries show some ripeness the other do not. Lots of dry earth, dry stones, some herbs, dark withering florals, decent acidity and a uneventful dry finish.

Photos of; Clyde and Alfred at the bar, their Amphora style cement tanks they ferment part of each vintage now, road signs of the good neighbors they keep and Chateau Pontet Canet. — 6 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. — 9 years ago

PE Mouton

9.3

Impressive ! Nice tertiary aromas — 10 years ago

Tiffany Sams Cox

9.0

Cahill earns her place on the rich end Of the spectrum and the 2012 vintage shows that character especially well. Ripe orchard fruits. Apricots. Cultured butter. Brioche. Abv is warm but the style supports it. — 10 years ago

Christina Rumayor

9.7

Great vintage quality to a non vintage champagne. Very smooth and not effervescent but Brut start. — 10 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. — 11 years ago

with Kati

Bethany Lawrence

9.8

The Meadows - Chardonnay bottling from one of my favorite Sonoma producers. Retails for ~$25 — 12 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

From 100% Wente clones that get max hang time, large and tiny berries packed together, pale lemon with subtle aromas of citrus and stone fruits. On the palate flavors of apple, lemon and lime flavors, crisp acidity, long finish ending with rich mineral character. Perfect now! — 2 years ago

Joe Roth

9.2

A small winery making excellent Pinot Noir! — 4 years ago

with Jeff and Michael

Ed Ryder

9.5

This is awesome ! One of the best champagnes I’ve ever tasted — 6 years ago

Jeff Manuel

9.2

Christmas Eve dinner with penne ala vodka — 7 years ago

Michelle Montz

9.0

Nice for a celebration — 9 years ago

Tim Watkins

9.3

Yum! Fantastic wine paired with duck breast dinner — 9 years ago

Michael Kvasnicka

9.2

This is a thing around here these days. That's cool though. Anytime fellas. Anytime. — 10 years ago

dawn martynuik

9.4

Tastes like Meyer — 10 years ago

Adrienne White

9.4

delicate graceful fruitfully delightful, great start for a celebratory feast — 10 years ago

Sabra Lewis

9.3

Really loved this... So elegant and the nose was so alive with stewed strawberry and sweet spices. Light and bright on the palate. 2006 — 11 years ago

Michael Walker

9.9

Excellent chard, beautiful golden color, fragrant pear on the nose, good full bodied follow through on the palate. Only demerit is the slightest acidic twist at the back end. But that mellows after breathing awhile. Don’t overchill — 2 years ago

Erik Sjolund

9.5

No, great pn. Pretty slim but very strawberry fruity n full. — 4 years ago

Colleen McManus

9.1

Birthday gift cards = high-end thanksgiving pinots. Russian River candy apple top notes remain my favorite. — 5 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.2

Slightly reductive but probably will be pretty when it ages out of that — 7 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

More notes later. Stunning. So smoky and sweet. Ethereal.

Nose of smoke, mesquite, sweet raspberry fruit, violets and other flowers. Unreal.

Palate is soft and sweet and spreads to every nook and cranny. Unreal purity, length and delicacy. — 7 years ago

Keith Pinault

9.1

Toasty and nutty up front, juicy Pinot in the middle, acidic kick on the back end. For less than $50? J'adore. — 10 years ago

Carnet Williams

9.2

Classic Walter Scott. Lighter on the palate. Slight wood. Cherry. — 10 years ago

Ian Burch

9.2

Winner. Every freaking time. — 10 years ago

Olivia Clark

9.1

Love the sweetness of this wine. Not over the top. Just the right amount for a sweet red. Delectable and mouthwatering. — 11 years ago

Mike Swinford

8.9

Good stuff for $24 (6 yrs ago)... — 12 years ago