Mark Purdy

9.5

Still plenty of structure, color was ruby not brown. Amazing complexity for a 79. What a treat! — 3 days ago

Peggy Hadley

9.1

Tao Las Vegas — a month ago

with Tommy and Jim

Jason Keefer

9.4

Anniversary wine! Classic Nuit! Secondary characteristics starting to develop but still very fresh. Forest floor, dark fruits, a bit vegetal. Very layered. — a month ago

with Natasha

Ericsson

9.3

Mondavi To Kalon Wine Vertical @ Thyme Restaurant — 3 months ago

Richard Sohn

9.1

Right bank — 2 months ago

K L

9.2

Great as Pinots go but only good for this maker. These half bottles continue to perplex. — 4 months ago

with Matt

Jen

9.2

Lovely wine at Alston. Somm recommended it as being between littorai and sea smoke. Elegant with nice fruit and hint of violets, light — 6 months ago

Tim O’Brien

9.3

Really good cab sav someone gave us for engagement, not bitter at all but still rich (in a good way) — 4 days ago

Peggy Hadley

9.0

Mizumi. Las Vegas. — a month ago

with Jim and Tommy

Steve Rura

8.9

Saline, dry, red berry, citrus rind, bitters. Very nice, but I prefer a little more fruit and a little more French. With the first grill of the season! Charred salmon, asparagus, corn on the cob, and strawberry tomato and watermelon salad — 2 months ago

Chris Anton

9.2

A great Merlot to say cheers to the weekend! — 2 months ago

Michael Wehner

9.0

Apparently not a Tuesday wine — 2 months ago

with Margaret

Michael Chelus

9.1

Pear, baked apple, lemon, honey and mango. Great acidity and balance. — 4 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.1

Nice tertiary notes of mushroom and forest floor. Fruit is still present albeit somewhat muted. Enjoyable but not the very best from the climat. — 6 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

This had notes of dark berry fruits, earth, spice & mineral. — 17 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

23 such a great white vintage. Raise a hand if you prefer White Burgundy over Ca Chardonnay.

I commented on @Jay Kline or @Andrew Cullimore post that I really love this producers style. It is distinctive to me. It’s elegant, lush and plush. Their wines wire to wire have such beauty and elegant consistency

The nose is inviting with lime-skin (inside & out)- pulp, juice, Meyer lemon skin-pulp, kiwi, pineapple, tropical melons, herbaceous, volcanics, mint, deep chalkiness, sea spray, sea fossils, gentle white spice, cream, caramel, sunflowers, white spring flowers & jasmine.

The mouthfeel is round, lush, viscous & somewhat waxy. Lime-skin (inside & out)-pulp, juice, Meyer lemon skin-pulp, kiwi, pineapple, tropical melons, herbaceous notes, toast, volcanics, mint, deep chalky powder, saline, sea fossils, dry twig, soft oak powder, limestone marl, gentle white spice w/ palate heat, cream, caramel, sunflowers, white spring flowers & jasmine, waterfall acidity, well balanced, nicely tensioned /structured, good length and a beautiful, elegant 90 second finish that sets on white spice and minerals.

In 2015, my wife and I spent the morning & afternoon w/ Olivier touring the vineyards, cellar and then had a long lunch tasting 8 of his wines. Absolute gentleman. Always wearing his signature a ferdor hat. — 2 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.4

Post dinner party notes. Third bottle I’ve had of this and by far the best yet. Amazing. Such a complex nose, with roasted herbal notes, dark spicy fruit, earthy mineral iodine notes Tannins just about completely resolved. Length and depth for days. Wow. — 2 months ago

K L

9.1

Issue with the half bottle again. These just aren’t right…. Would be good if not. — 3 months ago

with Matt

Ericsson

9.8

So much to say about this bottle. Its profile, its history, its growing rarity. And the fact that it was made at the very peak of The Patriarch’s era…

Then there is the occasion. A wine you cellar and protect, waiting patiently for the one moment worthy of all its allure.

A wine from a cooler Napa Valley, so evident in the glass it becomes mesmerizing. The freshness, the tension, the quiet authority; everything speaks of a time and place in Napa which no longer exists.

Yes, this is the kind of bottle that stays with you, not just as a wine, but as a memory. — 6 months ago

Brian S

9.1

Black tea, black soil, red fruit, mushroom. — 6 months ago