Kyle Lockhart

9.0

I have more experience tasting NA beer than I do wine, but this is tastes quite nice. Obviously just a little lacking on the lift the alcohol can give the aromas, it would have been a tad more complex as well. Not really any perceived defect from removing the alcohol. Bright, Citrusy, and clean. Would buy again. — a year ago

romo

9.3

What a satisfying drink that can turn off the critical compulsion and allow the palate to wander.. — 4 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2018 vintage. Beef, barnyard lite, rhubarb and room-temp bread dipped in olive oil in the nose. Light-bodied. Rhubarb and mushroom in the flavor profile along with raspberry, strawberry and blackberry. Drinking really nicely currently but wondering where it will wander in the next year? Will have to get another bottle to find out. First bottle from this esteemed producer and it won’t be my last. — 5 years ago

Peter McCarthy

9.0

Getting a strong tobacco note or something like that, which is unusual for a Pinot Noir, but it's tasty. — 6 years ago

David Harvie

9.5

Fruity, well balanced, hint of pepper on the rear of the palate, truly a Shiraz in nature, yet very drinkable. My first wander through this vineyard, may it not be my last. — 7 years ago

Ross Fulton

9.3

Holy smokes, keep your satchel on and don't wander off into the Instron machine — 9 years ago

Marissa A. Ross

Wine Editor, Bon Appétit

9.0

Smells like raspberries & limestone wrapped up in seaweed and dipped in boysenberry syrup with a small dollop of wasabi. Tastes like inky, spiced black cherries, red currant, and jalapeño. Put on "Tezetayé Antchi Lidj (Baby, My Unforgettable Remembrance)," let your mind wander, and your loins tingle. — 9 years ago

Kurt Schuster

9.5

When I really got introduced to wine is when I visited family in Austria, and they took us to a traditional buschenschank in Rüst near the border. And a super fun experience we got to eat and drink and wander through several sellers just enjoying things I didn’t even know existed. I saved this bottle and it’s traveled with me for over 20 years at this point and I resolved to open it when the time was right. Well, I finally got some girl tricked into marrying me and I realized it was that time. Frankly, there was nothing special about the day been a long week for the both of us and we are looking forward to going to the symphony with friends, but opening this wine was just a reminder of all the good things in life. I still can’t believe it’s only 9.5% alcohol. Just wonderful apricot and muted smells and taste along with just a smooth slightly butterscotch nature to it. By the time it was open, there were a bunch of the tartaric acid crystals group in the bottom. Still thick and bright and lovely and frankly for the alcohol it has you can’t believe the structure on there. Neither comes across as clean or therapy and it’s just a wonderful wine.  — 2 years ago

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Terence Johnsson

9.4

Tasting the 2018 vintage on a leisurely wander through Santenay. Fabulous wine from an unusual terroir. 2018 is going to be amazing — 4 years ago

Ryan Frank

8.9

2018 vintage — 6 years ago

Rob Moose

9.2

I’m such a fan of this guy. I think he’s making really beautiful wines that are the perfect balance of functional/traditional and meditative and thought provoking. The 2014s continue to slay. I think you could let them wander a year or two more, especially if you favor the opulence of a touch of oxidation, but I don’t think you’ll regret approaching these now, especially if you drink them slowly! — 7 years ago

Ted Corvey

9.1

Hard to call a wine this big and hedonistically dark fun, but it was. A collaborative effort between Chateau Ste. Michelle and the Rhone's Michael Gassier. Would have been easy to let this wander towards fruit bomb but instead this is wonderfully restrained. Big currant, blackberry, herb, licorice, and smoked meat crust flavors. Very Rhoneesque take on new world Syrah. If they keep putting out vintages like this I would be shocked if the price stays around 20 a bottle, huge QPR. — 9 years ago

Lewis Kopman

9.3

Beautiful rose water on the nose, bright acid, light/medium body. Delicious, easy wine to drink with friends and let your mind's wander. — 10 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2022 vintage. Super-fresh, interesting and subdued overall, allowing the palate to wander-in a good way. Medium body. Preferred (just barely) over the chard. 5.29.24. — 2 years ago

Christian Fischer

9.4

Here I am during my last evening in New Zealand drinking Champagne. We went to one of the old fashioned department stores to buy some NZ chocolate to bring back home and I happen to wander into the wine section where I find this 166 which I always enjoyed a lot. Thanks to the Kiwi dollar exchange rate this was just 170 USD and I could not resist :). This is such a beautiful champagne with toasted nut and brioche aromas - unmistakenly a Krug and a well-made classic that drinks exceptionally well right now. — 4 years ago

James Carter

9.3

Over four years since last rating. Complexity has increased. Needs a two hour decant to let the wine express itself. Just phenomenal (and this bottle made it through a tropical cyclone and meandering wander in a container through a hot SE Asian summer!). — 6 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.2

Imagine standing beside a French barn with a stone base over rough timber. The door is open with horses inside. Olive trees and tilled soil to one side. Violets, prickly roses, and lilacs grow wild to the other side. After some air, the horses wander away. — 7 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

This one is going to need a new hours. Some funk, but it will wander away soon enough. There’s also tobacco, flowers and tar. Mushrooms and chestnut and a sense of the warmth of 1997. Mint, menthol, a sender of gaminess. Chestnuts as well. Really well put together aromas after the funk blow off. A sense of harmony. Wood shavings. So old school. Dynamite nose. Juicy and so deep with unreal tannins and such purity and depth. Huge cherry fruit and a lovely gamey, feral quality. Palate has structure to burn and will really really age for another 10-15 years. This is a stunning stunning bottle. So juicy and super elegant despite being substantial with how much fruit and structure there is. Just a ridiculous bottle. — 8 years ago

Lara H

8.9

Alcohol integrated wonderfully considering this is a whopping 15.5%. A food friendly wine and very approachable considering the style. Great way to get a Napa drinker to wander into Spain. — 9 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.2

Exotic fruits on he nose. On the palate a combination of lime and apple that was never allowed to wander by its bright
acidity . — 10 years ago