Jay Kline

9.5

Unscrewed and poured; no formal notes. These friggen Chardonnays from Margaret River. I’ve been blinded on them too many times to count and I never call it right. Instead, I always seem to call a high acid grape like Riesling of Sauvignon Blanc. The fruit is sometimes tropical, always with citrus and sometimes is shows green apple and always with awesome minerals. Acid is squarely in the high category. They are lovely wines that just seem to throw me for a loop. If Chablis, the Mosel and Sancerre had a love child. Drink now and through 2036 easy. A fabulous pairing with lamb massaman, larb and papaya salad. How can they hide the 100% new French oak so well?! — 8 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

Another great year. This actually tastes better now with some air. Watermelon, strawberries, papaya, brine, light citrus, lingering minerals and acidity at the finish. Wonderful! — 3 years ago

David Koenen

9.2

This wine keeps getting better! Papaya, mango, asparagus, peach, butter on toast, tarragon herbs, fennel. Some chalk and hot stones. Really very, very good. — 4 years ago

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Clear orange color.

Orange creamcicle aromas. Overwhelming papaya and melon aromas.

Soft tannins. Nice melon fruit. Slight citrus. Not overbearing. Easy and light drinking. — 9 months ago

Slestyan

9.2

RICH - creamy, papaya, pear jam with a dab of peach - they stir aggressively to get the tannins to stay — 2 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.1

White BDX is almost always a value and such a versatile food pairing wine. Initially the Sauvignon Blanc dominates, but with time the Semillon (75%) takes center stage: wet gravel, green papaya, ginger, green melon, grapefruit, green fig, Burt’s Bees lip balm… as the glass warms up, there are even some peach/mango notes coming through and I get more of that mid palate Semillon weight and depth. This wine wants oysters, but also plays well with coconut chicken curry & sticky rice. Such a classic. — 3 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.2

Pineapple, papaya, lychee, durian, pear and lime. Tropical and viscous with a bit of funk. — a year ago

Dawn E.

9.2

Meyer lemon, papaya, spearmint, gooseberry, and honey characteristics have now developed, salty crushed rocks (seashore). Always a beautiful wine! — 2 years ago

Michael Chelus

8.9

Apple, lemon curd, peach, honeydew melon and hints of papaya. Racy acidity and great minerality. — 3 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.2

A 2021 check-in on this bottle today, still holding well to prior notes:

Nose has lightly oxidized yellow apple, under-ripe papaya, pineapple core, cold butter and dry sandstone.
Palate has ripe pineapple core, lemon zest, (light) vanilla creme, pear puff pastry, yellow apple peel with slightly sweet notes to the medium finish.

Decanted 4H. — 4 years ago