David Hale Smith

9.6

Beautiful Savigny. lush juicy fruit and savory. Aroma of framboise, cherry/cranberry and orange. A little wet earth and fungus, too. Perfectly ripe Burgundy, fresh and nuanced. Dead solid perfect with beef Wellington after a few bottles of fizzy dry Virtue Cider. — a year ago

Ella Leslie

9.0

Very yummy! Not too acidic. Fruity and floral 😍 — 5 years ago

Bill Bishop

9.5

Stunning and vibrant Pinot Noir from Hyde Vineyard. Black cherries and earthy, tarry notes in the nose. Violets. Great acidity, dense fruit, firm tannin, long finish. Nice now but patience would be a virtue with this one. Great wine. — 6 years ago

Aaron Rankin

8.9

This is a dessert wine from back in the day. Tasty, nice finish, but very simple. Not much more interest than a basic tawny with a Zin-tinged nose and even more candied cherry. I had hope that age would have brought some virtue. Alas, the finish is still going... — 8 years ago

Peter Dimmick

9.2

Patience is a virtue when drinking this wine, as it takes longer than expected to open up. But once it did, wonderfully elegant. Extremely floral and herbaceous nose. Elegant and easy. Spicy at the end. Close your eyes and take your time with the finish, it's worth it. — 8 years ago

Rob Moose

9.2

Chablis at 3! What better move on a Sunday? Happy to kick off this new tradition with Tribut who nominated himself by virtue of being cold enough. Great showing here so far. Flinty and pleasantly reductive, appetizing and dazzling. — 9 years ago

Joshua Rynderman

9.1

A nice wine, but I didn't see the virtue of it for some reason. — 10 years ago

Palmer Emmitt

Owner/Winemaker Judge Palmer

9.5

Wow. Has it all. In all the right places. Patience is a virtue. — a year ago

William Paley

9.6

impatience is a virtue - exponential in-glass development. soul cleansed / mind expanded. — 6 years ago

with Jess

Brian Kelly

9.3

En magnum. Quite good, but in the closed phase. 4+ hour decant and still quite reserved. My palate is blown at this point, but it is still quite good. Lots of tannins, but not much fruit at this point to fight through the tannins. Been holding this bottled for many years, but should have held off for a few more years. Patience is not my virtue. — 6 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.1

Simple, elegant, fruit-forward Gamay elevated to art by sheer virtue of its finesse. Just enough minerality to keep your face in the dirt and remind you that it’s still Burgundy. — 8 years ago

James Forsyth

9.2

Surprisingly delicious and immediately made more sophisticated by virtue of the BB&R brand association. — 9 years ago

Ted Boydston

9.0

This wine is highly sensitive to temperature and opening times. Don't judge it unless you are near 66 degrees and open after an hour. Once there, you can expect explosive tannins with dark cherries, herbs, and cedar undertones that you can't stop drinking. Superb! So sensitive is the temperature that 10 degrees cooler made it taste like dilute watered wine; I wanted to toss it. Patience is a virtue and is well rewarded for those who can get temperature and opening time right. — 10 years ago

Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

9.2

Captivating aromatic bouquet after time spent decanting. This is a by the book Brunello, featuring dried cherry, black cherry, blackberry, loads of cinnamon, vanilla, bitter chocolate, & tar. All are seamless, deep, & savory. Spice & fruit comes first, & last remarkably long. Opened young, of course, but patience isn't a virtue of mine. || Decanted 5 hours. — 10 years ago

WC Fields

9.2

The joys of 16 years…patience is a virtue. — 2 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.1

The unlikely winner of our lunch wine shootout by sheer virtue of being properly stored. I say “unlikely” because in my experience Gruner tends to be the lesser grape when presented with Rieslings. Plus, a youthful Smaragd typically isn’t up my alley - they’re usually too rich and oily for effortless drinking. Although admittedly so here, the Knoll still trumped the Rieslings for being fresher. I’d take exotic fruits, candied ginger, less acidity and oily texture any day over heavy petrol notes. But don’t get me wrong. The Knoll was still an excellent wine. It wasn’t just a case of “losers can’t be choosers”. It was layered and had plenty to offer over lunch. Air brought about some interesting lemongrass and kafir lime notes, as well as a stony minerality. In the end, I was grateful for its presence, shedding some light to an otherwise woeful wine showing. — 2 years ago

with Michelle

Scott Soren

9.4

Bottle a case on release of mixed Cabs from N&N. The first few bottles that we opened gave me buyers remorse. Wine was flat. As i got through the years, the wine developed beautifully. Now, this was my last bottle of the case. It was glorious. Tannins evened our and from nose to first sip and Long finish, it was a pleasure. Patience is a virtue. It’s true — 7 years ago

James Forsyth

9.4

This was one of our wedding wines. Rather nice to have a few bottles left over. This one was enjoyed on Cape Cod on July 4th. An accessible and definitively American wine. Rich, somewhat tropical but still elegant. It's gorgeous and made more so by virtue of the wonderful associated memories. — 8 years ago

Loren Grossman

Vintner Wilde Farm Wines

9.7

Patience is a virtue. So tasty and textured. Firing all the senses. — 9 years ago

Samantha (Jacob) Berman

10

I absolutely #loved this one. It helps when your father taught you that patience is a virtue (aka, decanting is everything.) @Tanya Hayre it's ready for you! ❤️🍁🍂 — 10 years ago

with Tanya and Marshall