Stuart Pollack

9.6

Now this wine is ready to drink, unlike 5 years ago when I first tasted it. It still needs a lot of air to open up. Bitter, deep brooding black fruit and licorice. Bitter chocolate and smooth tannins in finish. A paradigm of Merlot from Bordeaux. A great buy now. — 17 hours ago

Jose Lorenzo

9.0

Peach & melon with brisk acidity. Wine spectator #48 last year. At $25 you can’t go wrong. — 2 months ago

romo

9.1

Brighter and lighter than expected, Crisp-y. — 2 months ago

Kay Mills

9.0

I think redneck 2021 — 13 days ago

Erik Longabardi

9.2

Absolutely good with ample richness. Clean. No silly willy stuff with this particular wine and vintage after two days. So good — a month ago

Maggie Harrison

9.0

snappy, crunchy, zippy acid. pow! whole cluster, native yeast, 1-3 yr Burgundian barrels. — 2 months ago

K L

9.1

Sadly let this sit too long. Overly aged but not terrible. Definitely reason notes and fuller body. Would be interested to try again and drink younger… — 3 months ago

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Jay Kline

9.2

This bottle had been opened the night before. The 2021 pours a deep ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of tart and ripe black and red fruits: mixed brambles, purple flowers, olives, black pepper, stony earth and a mix of cool and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acidity. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and peppery. True to the vintage, this is a cooler expression of Chave’s Saint Joseph and I really dig it. Drink now through 2041. — a month ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

La mouline to finish. Good lineup for the night. Dalforno1st, piano 2nd, la mouline3rd, lambrays 4th, gonon 5th. Problem they are all excellent so difficult to put a rating. Good birthday. — 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Great drinking SJ — 3 months ago