Andrew McIntyre

9.5

Beautiful wine that I have never tried before. Still very lively for being 31 years old with a strong tannic backbone. Drunk blind I was convinced this was a Barolo 🤦...didnt cover myself in glory with that guess! Served with steak, bernaise and french fries — 6 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.6

1998 vintage. This estate was acquired in 1972 by former Château Yquem régisseur Pierre Meslier ( who passed away in 2023 at the age of 93). He managed to restore the wines to their former glory, and his 3 children seem to continue on the same path. This 1998 features a brilliant, golden colour, and a nose that immediately shows off the typical roasted botrytis aromas that characterise great Sauternes, intertwined with honey, beewax, maple syrup, lemon confit and flowers. In the mouth, it is succulent and profound, wonderfully achieving that delicate balance between sugar and acidity that makes Sauternes potentially great. Layers of dried and fresh fruit, rich and refreshing at the same time, culminating in a very long finish with a lovely almondy impression. Excellent. Abv. 13,5%. — 2 years ago

Daniel McCullough

9.7

Pinnacle of Chablis - waxy citrus in all its glory with a pearled mouth feel. Head and shoulders above all others. — 4 years ago

J. Kim

8.9

The 2019 vintage is a return to the former glory. Perfect ripeness in both fruit and phenolics. — 5 years ago

John A

9.0

Still with hints of fruit notes to tease of a past glory, but it was limited at this point with other notes touching on raisins, earthiness with mushrooms...but overall past its prime. — 7 years ago

Joakim Bogström

9.2

Approachable.
Lemon, lime notes w/ mineralic crushed stones notes.
Friendly acid levels
Medium body. Creamy texture. Lime, green and yellow apples in its characteristics blends w/ toasted pain. No distinctive oakyness.

Drinks well, but could age for another 10+ years. Try again in 5. Pair w/ tuna sashimi, gremolata and pickled apples. — 8 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.4

Medium deep ruby , quite thin garnet ruby rim . Cassis , blueberry , blackberry , iris , pain grillé. On the palate this is quite dense and rounded , with more dark fruits , cassis , blackberry and a savoury , saline seaweed tinge on the finish . Fine but noticable , sweet tannins , and fresh acidity , quite rounded and richly fruited but very balanced . Good length with grafite , mineral and creme de cassis . Polished and quite decadent but all elements very balanced . Just drinkable now with time in decanter , really fruit driven still, but will improve well over the next 10 or more years and last well a further 10-15 . This shows some of the ripeness and exuberance of 2009 paired with the flamboyance of Mouton , makes for quite a pairing a very promising future ahead. — 9 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

10

How can wine be this good? Transcendent is too weak a word to describe the glory that is this wine. Achingly beautiful. This is a “why we drink wine” type of wine. Needed an hour. So elegant and just the right amount of opulence. Magic is not the word but it’s the best I got. Thanks, Chris L. — 2 years ago

Renato Hoyle

8.9

Lost its glory. from a cold year at that. — 5 years ago

Erika Turner

9.6

Honey suckle viscous glory — 5 years ago

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Dan Howell

9.4

I first have to note that I tend to like sweet wines. On the nose it had notes of ripe stone fruit and if you can smell honey it would be there as well. Now the tasting is where this wine shines. The “Noble Rot” is there in its full glory! The sweetness is not over the top. I happened to have this wine with a spiced pork roast with a nice layer of fat and this wine matched up lovely with it. Back to the flavor profile, you have the ripe stone fruit and honey notes. You will enjoy this wine. — 8 years ago

Berg

9.2

Great bottle of wine. Black tea, cherry, plum, barnyard, glory. — 8 years ago

Mark Morgan

9.0

S. France in all its glory — 8 years ago

Norman

9.4

Should not have kept it this long - the pain of offsite storage but it’s still very nice. The nose is light/gone, buttery smooth with a light finish. Can’t recall how much acid this had early on in its life but it’s only there lightly now. Not dead but I’m drinking these asap. — 2 years ago

Nick Davis

10

The glory — 2 years ago

Ericsson

9.2

Now this is sweet sweet glory… — 3 years ago

Jason Keefer

9.0

Unequivocally the best NY wine I’ve had! Dark berries and inky, but not at all overbearing. Integrated well! — 3 years ago

Joshua Figg

9.5

Full bodied, rich, and fruit forward. Excellent! — 6 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.3

Not sure that the Chardonnay barrel treatment brought much to the table, but in the end it is still a well aged Samichlaus in all of it’s 14% abv glory. Merry Xmas! — 8 years ago

Gerardo Suro

9.4

Lovely orange peel and ripe golden apples laced by vibrant acidity brimming with mineral energy and promise. The saltiness on the backend highlights the gorgeous Mediterranean pedigree of this wine in all its glory. — 8 years ago