Rob van Kalmthout

9.2

Great 100% marsanne from Villard. Fresh wine with smell of abricots and almonds. Must have been long on lees and subtle wood. — 16 days ago

Matthew Cohen

8.9

Nose: a touch green.

Palate: some spritz. Medium cherry fruit. Very fresh. — 4 months ago

Naboth van den Broek

9.0

Beautiful lighter bodied st Joseph. Drink soon though, it’s the freshness that makes it the wine it is. — 4 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Last week was a combo of 4th Friday and Open That Bottle Night on back to back nights. Needless to say, the lineup between both days was full of heavy hitters, so I’m only posting standout bottles.

A really nice Rhône white courtesy of the tandem François Villard and @Donald Patz . Floral notes of honeysuckle, lemon, sea salt and soft pineapple. Waxy profile that I tend to get with these Rhône whites, showing thyme, hint of orange blossom and honeyed stone fruits. — 5 years ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

2016. Balances fruit tannins and acidity. Soft tannins because of the age. Ripe. — 24 days ago

Daniel M

9.0

No notes. Big 40 year-old celebration party of a dear friend. Nice bottles out ! — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Opened and decanted about an hour prior to service and presented double-blind. The wine appears deep yellow nearing gold in color; medium+ viscosity. On the nose, the wine is vinous and super floral with peaches and marzipan and some signs of oak, a portion new French oak. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium- acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, weighty with a pronounced oily texture. Alcohol is elevated. I called Marsanne/Roussanne blend from France, Northern Rhône, Hermitage Blanc with 15+ years of age. Close! The florals and elevate alcohol should have steered me to Condrieu but that’s hindsight. Regardless, this was a delicious reminder to allow Northern Rhône whites to age. Drink now. — 5 months ago

Veronica

8.9

Very nice. Fairly light but satisfying, I enjoyed this. — 2 months ago

Daniel M

9.1

2nd wine served by a friend for that 40th birthday party. Superb thing. Really. Gastronomy, oaky wine. One of the biggest saint jo I have ever had — 3 months ago

Yaw Awuku

9.0

Charcterful niiiice white! Honeymelon and lichie with a long taste on the palate. Starts a little bit musty on day one. So maybe give some air to enjoy without any disturbing mustyness. — 3 years ago