Joe DAscoli

9.4

Decanted an hour and then drank over 1.5 hours. The tannins mellowed and fruit shone. This was very good but not blockbuster — 10 months ago

Aaron Tan

9.1

There was a sense of disappointment with each waft of petrol aroma from the glass. It just shouldn’t be there in a Riesling this young, and especially in one from KP. Clearly the journey taken by this bottle hasn’t been the kindest on its condition. Nevertheless, the DNA of KP’s Kirchspiel still shone through - the regal elegance, palpable minerality, and youthful tannic tartness. Discounting the infuriating petrol note, it was all ripe citrus fruits, herbs, chalk, salt, chalk, salt, chalk and more salt. It was just so mineral, and even more so on day two! I do like it, but I can’t help but feel robbed of the full enjoyment of this wine due to the petrol notes (doubly so when you consider how long I’ve craved for KP’s wines - nearly a year since my last fix). Onwards to a better bottle! — 4 years ago

Some Dude

9.0

Such a flexible and lovely wine. It handled the challenge of a salad (not so easy with the vinegar in the dressing), and then it really shone with our roasted spicy sausages with shallots and apples. Its touch of sweet in the approach, along with its lush mouthfeel, handled the spice, and there long acid and mineral made each sip refreshing and clean. — 5 years ago

Scott Petrus

9.2

This baby was wonderful. It a really good spot. The blue fruit shone through with a silky smooth cassis finish and interstates tannins. 😀 — 6 years ago

Keith Crump

9.0

2006 this took a day to come to life then it shone raspberry and summer good length and acidity — 7 years ago

Chris Haywood

9.2

Shone dried leaves black cherry nose. Power tannins! White pepper and menthol more prominent in your trap. Chalky lavendar hints. Pleasingly huge and tight. More brutal, less primary than the 2016, oddly. Down a point as the appeal is less universal even though this is more to my taste. — 7 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.4

Very impressive youthful Clare rizz. Green apple skin, lime zest, white florals, talc, slate and radish. Finishing is immense and acid is so linear and focused. Often find young Aussie Riesling tough to really enjoy but this shone — 8 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

1986 vintage. Ripped through six bottles (one corked) for a 1986 BDX dinner @ Mister A's-San Diego. All bottles appropriately aged fill and decent+ corks. Double decanted and tasted over the course of 5 hours. Mix of powdery and stubborn (non-chunky) sed amongst the 6 bottles. Light-medium body throughout. Somewhat muted experience overall. None of the bottles (with variation) shone/sung. Wine is firmly on the downside of the bell curve with best days behind it (based on the 5 + corked bottle examples). There was none of the usual P-L flavor markers but the body hung in there. Pains me to say this but drink up now unless you've got a larger format bottle. Maggie (+) would probably yield a higher score. 3.14.24. — 2 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.9

Inky. Plums, blackberries, black pepper. Tar. Sweet? — 5 years ago

Dani Jensen-DeNofa

9.6

Very pale. Almost clear. Grassy on the nose. So soft and subtle. Chardonnay like qualities. Buttery. Floral. Light. Lemon on the front end. Citrusy/green apple finish . Very subtle and light wine. EDIT: as it warmed up the brightness and citrus shone through more — 6 years ago

Neil Cornish

8.9

Really good, but not the exceptional you expect . I didn’t get the Rhône lift and perfume I expect from Chave, but the quality shone through (tasted blind). Plenty of power, and some chalk on the finish. — 7 years ago

with Jon

Kendall Johnson

9.5

Ripe fruits shone in the palate, and the wine was a star at the holiday tasting #wsjwines #anotheronebitesthedust — 8 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.5

Always a treat to drink legendary wines like this one. Served blind in the garden at my parents house, the settlements weren’t perfect, but still the true quality shone though. Developed dark berries, partially dried and framed by bitter chocolate notes and pronounced minerality. Great finish, broad and self confident. In a perfect spot already. — 8 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

New Years bottle that really shone: medium bodied, all kinds of tiny berry flavors, wild strawberries, raspberries etc with enough tannic undertow & freshness ( after all, should be given the vintage) to keep the whole thing moving. Tons of character, & outshone a primo Cali red at the table but w caveat this suits my palate more — 2 years ago

Steven Beishuizen

9.0

A nose that predicts strength... Pronounced cherry and savory sausage roll nose... On the palate, subdued raspberry, cherry jam, and more of those savory notes... I paired with chicken liver pate and a beautiful duck breast... This wine's earthy-savory themes really shone through here. Brilliant. — 4 years ago

with Anita

Bob McDonald

9.1

Dense ripe plum and dried plum notes with an overly healthy dose of oak. Medium to full bodied palate. Not your normal Hunter Valley Shiraz - more like a South Australian Shiraz as I’ve mentioned in a previous note. Still retains the Hunter Valley earthiness but not as medium bodied sweaty saddle that Hunter Valley Shiraz should be and was traditionally. Great that Hunter Valley producers have returned to the old medium bodied savoury styles which shone in 2014 and 2017. Tasted 21 weeks later on 24th January 2021 with similar notes to above. Still dusty oak and earthy sweaty notes. Medium to full bodied - also a note of black plum on the palate. — 6 years ago

Mary Rossillo

9.4

Tried the 2005 and the 2000. Both with beautiful base notes of earth and tobacco. Somehow the 2000 shone more with plum and berry flavors. — 7 years ago

Jordan Lawrence

9.2

Tried two bottles of this. First was well-made and interesting. The second had a near effervescent characteristic that paired incredibly with the red fruit and minerality that shone through the wine. Would rate even higher if both tasted of the second bottle. — 7 years ago

Paul Krzych

9.0

Floral and flinty. Some background fruit and great acidity. Went well with leftover turkey but would have shone with oysters. — 8 years ago

E & K G

9.1

Yes it’s still a baby, but was still very approachable and it changed in the glass as dinner progressed. All the positives of a young wine shone through (bright fruit and aromas, while the high alcohol managed to hide in the background) while the tannins were reigned in. — 8 years ago