John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

One of the best 1er champs for the $. Best to get off the wagon too. — a month ago

Alan Weinberg

9.2

V22 in a small Portland OR restaurant. Delicious. — 2 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.1

Not bad at all. Great acidity. Big fruit, some tannin and rocks. Very drinkable and not boozy. — 4 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Opened a few hours prior to service and enjoyed over the course of an hour alongside the 1998 Bartolo. The wine pours a garnet color with a translucent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of Morello cherry, dried roses, tar, truffle, old wood, dried green herbs, and dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and savory. Stunning. This has a touch more oomph compared to the ‘98 vintage. Loved this with controfiletto di wagyu. Drink now through 2059. — 6 months ago

Wulf Losee

9.3

Floral notes on the nose — roses, hibiscus, plus mint, and the dry fragrance of sun-bleached wood. Strawberries on the front. Medium tannic structure. Black tea high notes with hint mint on the mid palate. Citrusy finish with long acidic afterburn. My description fails in that it makes it sound like a light and floral wine. But taken altogether, this is wine is rock solid, and it hasn’t even begun to develop. — 6 months ago

David D

9.2

A favorite mid-range Barolo, great value for the price. Good tar, dried roses, rounded tannins and acids, damp earth, some graphite, black pepper. From Flatiron Wines. 08/30/2025 — 10 months ago

Aaron Tan

9.0

For the price, I expected a lot more. So did the rest on the table. Probably too young as it did improve with air, but I’ve had youthful (and cheaper) Champagne’s that performed far better than this. Started off with heaps of pears, bruised apples, and almonds on the nose. The palate was concentrated, juicy and almost too fruity for me (apples and apricot for days!). Air brought about more cut and chalkiness, as well as some floral notes. In short, I expected more depth. I suspect I’m just not a fan of the vintage. Time will tell. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Brilliant showing. So much energy and unreal inner mouth perfume. Nose is all roses and tar. Cherries will develop. Drinking perfectly. Huge concentration and depth. Awesome mid season cherry fruit and a terrific finish. — 2 months ago

Robert Swart

9.3

Well balanced crowd pleaser. Notes of croissant/brioche. Paired well with salmon in a lemon olive oil sauce. — 3 months ago

Ryan

8.9

Delicious. Sweet. Lovely bottle. Great color — 5 months ago

Vin d’Ottawa

8.9

Gentle bubbles, dry restrained marzipan — 6 months ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.6

One of the most singular Champagne’s in the biz. Great to have with some age. — 6 months ago

Roman Boudou

9.7

V12, deg 2019 — 8 months ago

Mary H

9.2

Yeasty bread, ripe and slightly browned Fuji and honeycrisp apple, hint of pineapple. Crisp but not bracing, fine bubbles. — 2 years ago

Lauren Golanty

8.9

Kyle liked more than me - the tannins made me a little headachy. — 3 months ago

Hiroshi Tominaga

9.0

2020 vintage. Blackcherry. Intense but balanced. Bought at Vivino/Felion for ¥5,400. — 2 months ago

Dave

9.6

I had a bottle of this limited edition in 2021, and at the time it was one of the best bourbons I'd ever enjoyed. Got my hands on a bottle of 2025 and it now costs considerably more. Really great juice. Although 109 proof, this does not throw too much heat. It tastes very much like a wheater (which it is not), yet the rye content is also prominent from the nose through the sip. Cherry, leather, cornbread, and cigar box. Best way I can describe it is that EH Taylor and Pappy 15 had a baby. It's very good.
Listening to Cheap Trick — 5 months ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.9

Yeppers. Finally bought and opened. — 6 months ago

Alan Weinberg

9.2

Showing great. Really an under the wire super bubbly. — 8 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.0

Smokin rose right here. — a year ago