Serious reduction that after an initial 3 hour decant and then a necessary additional hour 😅, finally blows off and gives way to layers of ripe orchard fruit, dry yellow extract, lemon oil and lilies, finishing with a cool mineral streak. It’s drinking quite youthful and primary still, but it’s in a good place nonetheless showing a nice balance of richness, vibrant acidity, tension and freshness. 2012 could sleep a bit more or use a 3 hour decant at minimum. A lot of great material here. — 4 years ago
Spectacular. Great Patrimonio white. — 4 years ago
A 2007. Delicious with a leg of lamb on a cold NY night. — 7 years ago
27 September 2017. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 8 years ago
10 February 2016. Minetta Tavern, New York, NY. — 9 years ago
Nose has a little burnt firecracker action but the palate is completely on time. Lemon rind and almost like a cheesecake situation. Finish just goes and goes. Gives a nod to every single tastebud. If I could afford it, I'd drink these wines like they are the cure. — 10 years ago
Slight floral quality to the edgy sweetness and gorgeous black fruit. I suspect some co-fermentation here (Viognier). Lovely, lively, and lithe on the palate. Plenty of acids here, so this will pair with nearly any meats. Just to reiterate, this is not your typical Paso syrah (no offense), but an elegant rendition of the grape. — 10 years ago
a little medicinal — 12 years ago
Dinner at Cafe Panache. Perfect wine for dinner. Notes of lemon and pear,clean and fresh. — 7 months ago
Absolutely beautiful, somewhat reductive but lots of primary fruit notes and still very driven and young. — 3 years ago
Delicious rosé. — 7 years ago
A very young and tight wine with great intensity. The fruit was dense and the spice and aromatics were beginning to evolve. It had great structure wth very silky tannins and beautiful length. #yvescuilleron #coterotie #rhonevalley #northernrhone #syrah #ctbucklinwine — 9 years ago
Just yum - lemon curds, wet rocks, and juicy acidity wrapped in goodness. — 10 years ago
Lunchtime fireside wine. Yum. — 10 years ago
Nice and bright with good fruit (Grenache). Perfect with fish and pork. September 2024. — 8 months ago
Karen’s 70th at Torc! — 4 years ago
Perhaps a touch overpowering but in a word, thrilling — 8 years ago
24 March 2017. Sauvage, Brooklyn, NY. — 8 years ago
One of my favorite producers, my favorite GC Blanc, this is extremely young, but after decanting & warming up it offers so many layers of complexity, outstanding wine. — 8 years ago
Solid. Amazing texture, less powerful than I expected. — 10 years ago
True viognier — 10 years ago
A powerful wine, dark berries, quite spicy, good acidity and firm tannin, with long aging potential — 11 years ago
Tom Heckert
Apple and pear fruit with classic mineral finish. Wonderfully paired with shellfish ( scallops and lobster). — 5 months ago