Chris Zitzman

9.1

Ahh it’s lovely. Light, pear & golden color leads to a nose that truly benefits from a breathe. We decanted it and glad we did. For such a young wine it’s really rather remarkable how mature the Trout Gulch Chardonnay expresses itself. The body is round and luscious for its price and the finish has solid staying-power. — 4 days ago

with Beth

Graham

9.2

Always love this TG chard — 9 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

Nicely restrained nose, signature trout gulch. Lots of gentle dark fruit (i heard black raspberry and I agree), a touch of earth, subtle florals and slight tannic grip — 3 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Impresses for its minerality, spice and freshness.
Lovely!

Accompanied by a beautiful dish of salmon trout, celeriac and pumpkin. — 3 years ago

Douglas Braun

9.1

2018 Vintage - reductive style - lees style - baked apple, medium plus acidity — 4 years ago

Jon Ebsworth

9.0

Excellent pairing with chalk stream trout — 6 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.1

Bought on sale for $14. Wife loves this black cherry, BlackBerry, plum, vanilla, and subtle cedar flavors. Great PQR! — 6 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.1

Lemon rind on the nose, some salinity and mineral, but in a supporting role to more plush, seeetnees. The green apple of our mind. White flowers. I get a touch of nice, not quite ripe clalymrna ( sp) green fig on the inhale finish.
The palate has nice acidity, racing for your palates corners, more green apple and fig, it’s not especially long or deep, but a ‘22 may be infanticide. Quite refreshing. With Lemon, Basil, and Thyme roasted Rainbow Trout it is, as Servin says “ delicat et elegant”.
Thanks@ Fassselections
With Randy — 4 days ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Delicious. Flinty, full, dense, lovely finish. Very nice. — 2 years ago

K Brooks

9.0

Favorite of my daughter-in-law’s mother. Had to serve with a trout dinner. It did not disappoint, aromatic, fruity and smooth ($35). — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

An amazing, age defying wine that came alive with steelhead trout. No fruit, all mineral. Wonderful. — 4 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.0

Lamy’s En Remilly is usually a wine I hold in higher regard, but this bottle was knocked back by a touch of… dare I say… premature oxidation. With Diam 30 and a thick white wax cap (plus a great track record), you can be sure this was again a function of bad cold chain in Malaysia. Sigh. Having said that, it was still a decent showing - loved the mineral saturation the wine displayed from start to finish. The nose was rich and still detailed with aromas of popcorn, wheat grain, iodine, pear, unripe pineapple, lanolin, and a tinge of mint as well as the dreaded oxidative musk. The palate was dense, saline, expectedly taut, and had a lovely texture that seemingly enveloped the tongue. The oxidative honey note was rather distracting in the finish, but a chill did help mask it. Actually superb with confited ocean trout, but I can’t help but feel robbed of the full enjoyment of this wine. — 4 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.2

PnP. Golden color. Lemony with a tiny hint of honey. Slate, seashells, crisp, clean and long. Ready to go. Enjoyed with trout fish cakes. — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.1

Confrérie de la Chaîne Des Rôtisseurs, Bailliage d'Albany; 3 November 2019 at the Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY

Third Course
Trout
Columbia County Crudo, Pickled Jimmy Nardello, Kale Chips, Brown Butter Radish, Preserved Tomato Vinaigrette — 7 years ago

Chris Zitzman

9.4

Woof. Let it breathe and as it does it only gets better. — 3 months ago

with Beth

Karen Kimbaris

9.3

Excellent with rainbow trout! Crisp and bright. — 6 months ago

with Dean

Jay Kline

9.4

Popped and poured; no formal notes. As a long-time admirer of Laurence's Cuvée Réservée Rouge, this was my first time trying her Blanc. Admittedly, I have often struggled with white wines from the Rhône as they too often lack the acid I want. This is partly why I haven't made it a priority. However, I've had some very impressionable moments with well-aged Hermitage Blanc so I have remained open minded. Which leads me to this bottle of 2021 Cuvée Reservée Blanc; a blend of mostly Clairette with some Grenache blanc, Bourboulenc and a touch of Roussanne. From the very first smell, I was convinced that I had been clearly missing out. Beautifully perfumed with white flowers, cantaloupe, apricot and just a little citrus. This was so fresh, so sexy. It was equally sexy on the palate where all the notes were packaged in the most delightfully silky texture. The finish was long. It should be noted that we paired with rainbow trout, zucchini, summer squash topped with yuzu tobiko. This pairing slapped. Based off this experience, I would drink these now. That's not to say that they will be undrinkable with a few more years of age but I guess, why wait? The freshness is awesome and super compelling right now. — 3 years ago

Brad Jensen

9.3

It’s all about the fruit here. A surprisingly light body, pale edges with deep ruby color, a nose of beautiful rose and candied hibiscus, with delicate, silky tannins, tart cherry with beautiful acidity and a delicate finish of raspberry and dry minerality that lingers long into the night. — 4 years ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Lemon, minerals, Mellon. Went very well with rainbow trout onion, caraway and lemon sauce. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Very unique and exciting wine to drink, clearly distinguishable from other Txakolis. Pale lemon color with aromas of white flesh fruits, citrus and floral scents. On the palate, apple, citrus and melon flavors with herb notes, floral and lively acidity. Smooth, easy drinking, went well with Rainbow Trout. Long finish ending with mineral notes. Grab this refreshing summer treat! — 6 years ago