Freek Welter

10

Epic wine
No hurry — 3 days ago

Jay Kline

10

Served double-blind as a sort of epilogue to an already epic night. This was served alongside another red wine that was also presented double-blind. Immediately, I called this Southern Rhone and the other wine, Sangiovese from Toscano (it ended up being a 2012 Biondi Santi Riserva). This presented a bright ruby color in the glass with a transparent core. This wine…had an OMG nose. The kind of aromatics that could end all wars and bring a century of peace to all mankind. It’s both powerful and elegant. Both ripe and fresh. An androgynous wine that represents both masculine and feminine with a grace that would make Prince or David Bowie envious. Gorgeously layered red and dark fruits, exotic spices, licorice and garrigue wrapped in the most beautifully textured package imaginable. It reminded me of something similar a previous experience; like Fonsalette…but this was different, there was more here. When you taste this, everything becomes clear. You look at everyone at the table differently; for what you have more in common instead of what makes us different. An experience akin to an Odesza show on MDMA. It’s that profound and then you are forever changed. You wake up the next day, and the day after that, and the day after that and weeks go by and your worldview is different. You see love in everything. And then it was revealed to be a 2010 Chateau Rayas. *Insert expletive*. A magnificent wine. An epiphany and, as far as I’m concerned, perfect. This is not merely a great Chateauneuf du Pape. This transcends the appellation. It should be its own AOC. Drink now or whenever you’re reading this note. — 2 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Wonderful. Salty. Concentrated.

Nose is that epic lemon flower. A kiss of smoke from a lemon fire. Jesus Elite level mineral lemon fresh stream. Fuuuuuuuuuuck.

Palate is amazing. Mineral. Lemon essence. Wow. — 4 years ago

Jason Gelman

9.6

absolutely epic. crown jewel of an unbelievable dinner and wine pairing at rekondo in san sebastián. — 4 months ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.3

Still fresh and a bit green for this 2006 - smoke and meat and olives. Balanced. Epic. A rare treat. White label w Gold Capsule = Bressandes/Meal bottling. — 3 years ago

Pierre Gourinchas

9.5

This was epic! — 3 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

10

This was an EPIC wine experience. Perfectly aged, beautiful in the decanter and glass, smooth, complex and lovely. Can’t imagine a better Pinot Noir. — 4 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Conrad Green

9.4

Meaty and dense in the nose. Tobacco and leather. A whiff of iodine and a savory and still there palate. Some fresh and pretty fruit still which is kinda epic. Fascinating — a year ago

with Tony and David

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9.9

The 2019 Lynch Bages is every bit as magnificent from bottle as it was from barrel, if not moreso. What a wine! Towering and vertical in its bearing, the 2019 is a total stunner. There is plenty of Lynch Bages charm, but what distinguishes the 2019 most is its spine of tannin and energy. Time in the glass brings out sweet red cherry, plum, blood orange and pomegranate and mint. The 2019 is a great, great, great Lynch Bages. It reminds me of the epic 1989, but with the youthful grip of this vintage. A towering Pauillac, the 2019 Lynch Bages will make a great addition to any cellar. (Antonio Galloi, Vinous, February 2022)
— 3 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.4

10 years young. An epic bottle. Purple olive, sumac, and black pepper. — 3 years ago