Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Interesting blend of mostly Chardonnay adding Gewürztraminer and Sauvignon Blanc, medium vibrant lemon yellow color, with aromas of complex fruits, nutty and floral notes. On the palate flavors of pineapple, apricot and citrus with cinnamon, honey and floral spice. Long finish ending creamy with juicy fruit, almonds, citrus and mineral notes. Will age a bit, but nice now! — 4 months ago

Christian Fischer

8.9

Supposedly one of the better Cabs, but I found it be just ok and given the price tag, not such a good QPR — 6 years ago

Matthew Connolly

9.0

Body: light, 2/5
Tannins: low, 2/5
Acidity: mod 3/5
Intensity: low 2/5
Alcohol: low 2/5

Light but structured, succulent and a little (but not too) fruity — 7 years ago

Akshay Venkitasubramanian

9.4

The first ddrink of that night, — 8 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.0

Signature earthy northwest Washington nose of cabby stemmy viney berries. Clouds and earthy and rain, without the wind and fire. Yup I’ll drink this. — 8 years ago

James Keneally

9.1

Almost raspberries and saraspailla. Good texture and balance. — 9 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Heady mushroom and a little black wood funk adjusts to clean lemongrass and white lavender with a light crepe aroma. Lemon curd and white pepper with the finest mousse that envelopes the palate completely, and beckons the lemon oil and mascarpone toast and pomelo marmalade. The culmination of these flavors lingers ethereal, floating atop chalky clouds and lime and floral essences. #grandcruvalue #grandcru #PaulEtienne #bubbles #blancdeblancs #frenchwine — 9 years ago

with Courtney

Ted

9.3

Always a favorite from the Pyrenees mountains. Met this guy once. Cool pictures of the vineyards above the clouds. Satiny smooth with a fresh clean finish. — 2 years ago

with Jeni

Jay Kline

9.1

Splash decanted and served double-blind. Deep ruby color bordering garnet with a translucent, nearly transparent core. Already this wine has me between two minds and that theme continued. Medium viscosity. On the nose, medium+ intensity with reductive aromas present but they seemed to dissipate with time. Dark, tart funky cherry fruit (sort of like a Montmorency or similar sour baking cherry) with some dried herbs and some stone. To be honest, the nose is a bit reticent and it’s hard to tell what the oak treatment is. Pretty sure there is oak but hard to tell whether it’s neutral or large format. Whatever, on to the palate. The wine is dry with medium+ acid and medium tannin. The finish is medium+ and rather satisfying. The palate is much more open at this stage, again with the dark tart cherries and dried herbs with earth, stone and some spices. I was leaning pretty heavily towards Sangiovese at this point until, with a thimble-full of wine left in my glass, I got bruised strawberry and a whiff of French oak. The clouds parted and I was instantly transported to Burgundy. I called Pinot Noir, from the Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny, 2017, because it seemed young and not nearly as giving as I would want from a vintage like 2018 or 2019. I was so pumped when this was revealed and Fourrier no less! A pretty wine that still needs time to flesh out. — 5 years ago

Paul

9.0

Really well rounded not too dry of aftertaste — 8 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.0

This is Rosé. Direct press, lean, high-acid, weightless on the palate with delicate fruit and taut with minerality. Can handle any item in one of my backyard BBQ nights. “Like drinking clouds.” — 8 years ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.8

Disgorged 2014. This is wondrous, powerful, backwards, brooding, rich and powdery like golden clouds with hints of the sun beaming through. Wow moment with Chemin. — 9 years ago

Ted Serbinski

9.2

Fruit forward with velvety finish. Super smooth cab great with pizza. #2GU #MiniWineReview — 9 years ago

Grant & Jullie

9.2

Quite surprising. Smelled of black currants, blackberries. Tasted of prunes with nice acid at the end and not much tannins. Really dark fruit. — 3 years ago

LM Segal

9.5

Stellar, feminine and beautifully layered. Strawberry compote and clouds of cassis. Fell off after about 90 mins would not decant this. — 4 years ago

jazzn1doog

9.2

This wine was really good. — 7 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.6

Totally about refinement . Behaved like someone who has been there , done that, drop the mic. What I imagine clouds to be like if you could catch a ride on one. The definition of a cerebral wine. — 8 years ago

Sharon B

9.1

I normally only drink unoaked Chardonnay but thought I’d try this one. I’m showing off my Key West wine glass because I have a lovely sunset in the front of my house and thunder and clouds at the back of the house! 🤨 this wine has a creaminess to it that I didn’t know wine could have, also lots of citrus and tropical fruit. Very nice. I chose to sit in the back and listen to the thunder with this one. ⚡️ — 8 years ago

Weston Kim

8.9

Relatively full bodied. Not necessarily a plus size, but definitely athletic. Clean yoga mats, varnish, wine grapes and black cherry. A great traditional red. I imagine it’s the type of wine Keanu would have made in A Walk in The Clouds. — 9 years ago

Matt Trader

9.3

1 of the 4 Champagne elements release series (fire, earth, air, and water). The L'air was such an awesome find (current and last release was "O", or water). It is lifted much like clouds ( beautiful sweet brioche toast notes, lemon zest, dried peaches, spiced honey, and and nutmeg. The pallet was creamy and full - full of baked golden apples, créme bruleé, toasted almond, and a bright lasting finish. I think this was an outstanding, and brilliant wine for under $90... yumm mmmm. Happy Valentine's Day! — 9 years ago