Lyn Farmer

9.4

A blend of the five Bordeaux varietals, this is an exceptional wine. There’s a great balance of acidity, velvet tannins and black fruit. Cassis, black cherry, black plum, a light toast and vanilla oak component and developing tertiary character of leather, forest floor and cigar box. Terrifically harmonious the wine is full bodied with a sense of being heavy. A joy to consume. — 8 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2019 vintage. Obvs super youthful and that translates here to a large, super fresh lime component. Better than good mineral presence. The crisper side of Meursault. — 3 years ago

Matt

9.4

Gorgeous. Resolved, long, packed with luscious fruit character supported by sweet oak, minerals, earth, flowers and spices. Roasted black plum, crushed black currants, berry confiture, sandalwood, allspice, cardamom, bay leaf, spruce, cigar wrapper, menthol, pulverized rock, cigar ash, truffle, lilacs, dry aged meat. Can really pick out the Cabernet component, which I’m usually against but I believe the time in bottle brought harmony to it. The dimension it brings suits the wine well. Great example of alluring DMS with its earthy/truffle notes. — 6 years ago

Ted

9.0

So very different from the SB from New Zealand. Softer with a mineral component. Citrus skin. Slight waxiness. Beautiful wine. — 9 months ago

with Jeni

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Comprised around the 2011 harvest, it sports its usual candied, floral and spice inflicted bouquet but also showing an excellent balance of mineral and complex earth component on this occasion. Always a treat! — 3 years ago

Matt

9.3

Intensely packed black fruits, ripe and soaked, pushing hedonistic but maintaining that fresh snap. Classic 2016. Very stoney, warm earth abound, a true sense of CNDP minerality here. I think the Mourvèdre component really shines through here, love the animal, fur, herbs and deep resounding tannin from it. Drank over two nights and it barely moved an inch, this will continue to age beautifully. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.0

A few fun bottles from last Friday.

I got to taste through the Component lineup with the owner a few months back, and enjoyed each wine, as well as the unique idea behind Component’s approach to how they make wine. On its own, this is a solid semillon and varietally correct, though I’m not there on the price tag. Herbal and floral on the nose with a lush and rounded profile showing notes of lemon oil, grapefruit, sea salt and dried mango. Not much acidity here. — 6 years ago

with Dan and Mark

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.0

Plenty of tannins left. 25bucks. Those were the days! 14%| Quite classic. Browne tinge. Needs at least 2-3 hours of air. Quite harsh and astringent. Roses, earthy and dusty, very dry. Hint of truffles. - Not super exciting at first (15min) so wait. Will last another 10 years - but i do worry about the fruit component if you need space in your cellar - i would suggest drink up. I will. Some folks tend to hype these wines i don’t - after all this is their most basic version with a large production volume. Total volume is 500,000 bottles a year at this cooperative. My guess they to make a lot of this one. — 10 months ago

Kevin Cahoon

9.0

Initially this is a funky, sweaty and a touch oxidized even though it was decanted. After about an hour nose is brighter with cassis, red raspberry and black cherry fruit. There are nice spice, dried herb and mineral elements that accent the fruit. Palate always stays a little rustic with the Cabernet component holding sway with the coarse tannic palate. Fruit is black cherry with both red and black current notes. Good length on the finish. Even after 3 hours, the wine remains slightly rustic, coarse and missing the hedonistic edge I often find in this wine. Based on this bottle, fully ready to drink. — 4 years ago

Hermes Cuello

9.5

Exceptional wine! — 6 years ago