Scott Rowe

9.3

Perfect anniversary celebration 🍾 rosé — 5 years ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.3

Whenever I have Thibaud’s wines I’m immediately struck by their electricity—tension, vibrancy, reverberating acidity. a Francios(e) delivered@all of this and more: delicate white flowers, wet limestone and lemon on the nose. Lees contact gives this wine some real nice heft and traction on the palate. — 5 years ago

with Maura

Sarah O'Kelley

9.2

Exactly what I want in chenin: ripe apples, chamomile, a bit of cheese and minerality! Perfect with a simple omelette! — 5 years ago

Mike Mayer

9.0

Beautiful deep garnet colored. Faint scents of blue fruit, baking spices, and wild berries. Lots of dark cherry, strawberry, black plums and a hint of smokiness on the palate. Tannins are very refined and nicely integrated. Excellent acidity and a very nice finish. — 5 years ago

with Lisa

Aaron Tan

9.4

Very charming indeed 😎🤦🏻‍♂️ Dense and rich, yet surprising lithe. A real class act here. I've got nothing but good things to say about Lafon's recent vintages and this 16' was firing on all cylinders from the get-go.

The nose was gorgeous - pears and apples with strong floral and rich malo elements, all set on a underlying tone of well-integrated reduction. On the palate, the wine was so smooth (no hardness at all!) and complex. The wife described it as being very balanced and complete. I loved the texture. Deceivingly light when first opened (to the point that AC thought it might have been a Chablis), but the texture kept buidling as the night progressed. Air also revealed the more citrusy side of this wine, lovely spice, and a light stoniness. The finish was long, driven by fruit and acidity. Superb really and I would definitely like to revisit this in a good couple of years.

NB: Apparently, no new oak was used in this 16' Charmes. — 5 years ago

Robert McCall

9.4

Wow. This guy shed its youthfulness within the hour after it went into the decanter. Evolved several times over the next two into a real treat. Dark fruit, cedar, leather, lavender. Scent geek stuff. Silky tannic grip emerged to frame dark fruit, tobacco/mint, a l’il spice box. This producer delivers every time for me. Quickly becoming my go to Bordeaux house. Awesome again. — 5 years ago

Jae Cho

9.0

Inky dense cassis flavors that just continue on but it’s not ready to show more layers. The graphite suggests it, and so does the natural wine press, but it’s still unidimensional another year on. — 5 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.2

Beautiful. This old wine is a treat, with a musty and gamey nose of balsamic fruit, lilac, tamari and earth. Old school rioja. — 5 years ago

Joe Roth

9.3

Beautiful nose! Still has a few years of aging left. — 5 years ago

with Jeff and Michael