Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 2010 | My last 375 ml, curious because I thought it might be too old. Instead: it is g o r g e o u s. Beautiful ripened cab franc smell, as vibrant as possible. The back label says cab franc ánd cab sauvignon. Elegant taste. This wine is from the time Frederic Brochet owned the domaine and wanted to make wines as beautiful as possible. Proof that great wines can be made in Vienne. Biological organic wine, if anyone needs proof that these wines can ripen > this is a great example. Paired with pasta and a improvisation mushroom sauce. — 4 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.0

Intensely fragrant (as expected) and concentrated. Rose petals, very ripe stone and all the tropical tropical fruit (poached apricot, green melon, papaya, guava, pineapple), candied ginger, nutmeg, tangerine. Viscous, creamy; Exuberant; ripe, rich, warm, with noticeable R/S, but not quite flabby or cloying. Long finish. — 5 years ago

Darren Dittrich

9.2

Really nice balance of citrus, mineral, and sweetness. This is a dry wine, but for the sugar-averse, there’s a little r/s here. Paired perfectly with our veggie-based stew and handled pork meatballs as well. Easy to drink, low alc. Hard not to love this wine. SommSelect — 6 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Charred black cherry, blackberry, licorice, dark chocolate, hay, shredded wheat. Really good. — 7 years ago

Charlie Marshall

10

The one that started it all! S u p e r b — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.6

@Shawn R Awesome Pinot bud!! Badass in a glass. My 1st time trying it. I have 1 left, Lentine gave it to me. You guys s are my wolf pack....”We’re the three best friends that anyone could have, anyone could have.....”
😘😂😂😘 — 8 years ago

with Christine

Rebecca Fletcher

9.1

Delicate on the nose. Floral,crisp red delicious apple, peach, and apricot. A scant bit of R/S. m+ acid, m body. Rich and round. — 9 years ago

Shay A

9.5

My contributions for a fun right bank Bordeaux dinner. This ended up being a standout amongst the group but others included ‘95 Cheval Blanc, ‘05 L’Evangile and ‘89 Figeac (the starter whites may have stole the show…mag of ‘10 Chave Hermitage Blanc, ‘08 Dom, ‘21 Magi’s CdP Blanc…this ‘04 ZH I brought was an excellent bridge to dessert…good r/s but not cloying; incredible vineyard).

I’ve only had TR once before but it was infanticide many years ago. At roughly 20yrs, I was excited to catch this on what I expected to be near peak. Very tight upon opening but after 45mins in the bottle, this really strut its stuff. Red and purple floral aromatics, bay leaf, and leather. Beautifully elegant on the palate but everything is in its place…supremely balanced. Clean (no brett), multi-layered fruit spectrum (red, purple, blackberries), sweet tobacco, espresso, little cassis. No roasted or over ripe profile, and also not a lean/green machine. Balance balance balance. Lovely. Wish I had another. — 4 months ago

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.3

From one of the great M-S-R estates, this 2014 was tight in its first several years. It’s really opened up now. Elegant, expressive, and sweetness hidden. Has a good 15 or more years of potential development. — 6 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.4

W&S Top 100. I had a bottle of 1958 once. Yeah, it lasts that long. — 7 years ago

with Mark

Ron Siegel

9.5

Battle of the 07’s tonight! This was slightly younger & richer than the Jamet CB. — 7 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.5

Warehouse wine, mmmm,,
Great grigio from Oakville.
See @Shawn R ‘s review for full details, he sums it up better than I can, — 8 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

Black cherry, ripe strawberry, floral, perfume. M acid, body and tannin. A bit of R/s. Hint of Brett and minerality. — 9 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.0

Medium ruby core with garnet edges. Aged characteristics on the nose with damp earth, a little espresso, a touch smoky, cinnamon and stewed plums. Medium tannins (6/10) and plus medium body. Dark cocoa on the attack of the palate intermingled with plums, black currants, black cherries and lots of spices. A bit of anise and the Petit Verdot coming through in the medium plus finish. Drink till 2018.
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with India and Sean

Alvaro Bustillos

9.8

Christian r — 5 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Medium golden color. Aromas of white flowers, green melon and fresh herbs. Melon, pear, green apple and citrus fruits (grapefruit and pineapple) on the palate with hints of butter and those fresh herbs. Pleasant mineral component on the finish. Lovely smooth and creamy texture (malolactic fermentation) but no sign of oak. Medium acidity. Nice start to the day, Keith S! Revisited in November 2024. Aging beautifully. Taking my rating up to 9.1. Revisited again in May 2025. Still outstanding! — 2 years ago

David L

9.6

14’ d'Yquem "Y" 75% SB 25% Semillon.
Let this warm up & open up in the glass for a good 30+ minutes. Medium gold color. Yellow/green apple, apricot, white peach, pear, hint of honey. wrapped in light/medium acidity. Everything plays together beautifully. Wonderfully made wine.

Want to thank Ronnie for not just picking up this wine and throwing it into his wine cellar for the last year +. Just being an all-around great guy. Thanks again for everything. @Ron R . Wanted to give this a proper post from last nights dinner. — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.4

@Dominik SonaYou're the best! Walks off into the cellar, comes out carrying a massive bottle in a sleeve that could barely cover the label. I just love how ridiculous magnum riesling bottles look! I mean, we could see that it's a Koehler-Ruprecht for sure and the table shot straight to a warm vintage on the first sip (warm finish). Didn't take long for Franzi to identify the vintage and the rest of the pieces fell together subsequently (the body = spatlese, forget identifying the "R"). Guess making wines at the winery itself helps 😂

What to say about this wine? It's pretty intense, but the acidity and minerals kept it in check. Finely strung with pitch-perfect tension. This is the kind of wine that needs very little to push it over the edge into the hedonistic territory. Begs for time (like other 09's), as it's true elegance only revealed itself with air (bring on the crushed rocks and chamomile!). The nose is deep, with exotic fruit aromas, flint, toasted almond, florals, and that classic KR funk. Immense palate with lots of lychee and grapefruit, plus superb minerality with air. Creamy and long finish. Yes, the wine finishes a little warm and could be touch more focus, but it's a real class act for 09'! Power without weight, if you ask me. — 7 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.2

@ADAM STROMFELD @Frank @Kevin Ortzman Meri-Taaaah-gio!!! This older vintage showed great, not sure what happened to the more recent blends, but they could learn something from this style. @David L great late night choice from @Mike R ‘s cellar. — 9 years ago

with Martin, Mike and 2 others

Rebecca Fletcher

9.6

2011 vintage. Rose, honey, and candied ginger. M acid, m/full bodied. Although there is a bit of R/S it finishes dry. — 9 years ago