Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Blend of 65% Cab Sauvignon, 30% Merlot & 5% Petite Verdot. A wonderful wine with ripe fruit, floral and spice aromas. Cherry, plum and currant flavors with a nice mineral edge, creamy soft tannins, lingering finish ending with a earthy mineral tang. Age worthy! Very Nice! — 2 months ago

Shay A

9.5

Opened for a buddy’s birthday, alongside a 2005 Tatty Comtes, 2015 Cristal, 2018 Realm Falstaff and 2023 Kobayashi M/R.

I still remember my first Allemand seven years ago and how it immediately reeled me in and every bottle since has been the exact same. The rusticity and feral nature of Cornas is why for me, as a Syrah fanboy, it’s the best and most pure region for this wonderful grape.

Removed cork about an hour before pouring. Initial notes of olive, black pepper spice and herbs, some smoked meat and a brief blood-orange citrus aromatic. Deep red/black in the glass. There’s a layer of brett (low level, adds to the intrigue, doesn’t detract) and lavender bouquet before peppered strip, herbs, raspberries and blackberries, and a sanguine tang hit the palate. Not sure of whole cluster use here but seems there’s a little bit (which I love). Wild but civilized. Medium-plus bodied with beautiful acidity and plenty of tannin for this to cruise years. On the early side, but these are so hard to resist in every phase.

I wish I could drink this every day. I need to find a wine of similar style at a better price point. — 6 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Medium straw lemon color with aromas of stone and citrus fruit, baked bread notes with a mineral tang, light bubbles and mousse. On the palate flavors of apple and citrus, dry with slight smoky biscuit notes, medium finish ending with a toasty citrus floral mineral character. Organic! — a year ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Very Champagne like! Pinot Noir Blend from Burgundy! Light golden color, fine bubbles with a light creamy mousse and aromas of fresh fruit with floral scents. On the palate red berry and cherry flavors with nice underlying sweetness. Dryer than most Cremants I tasted. Lingering finish with lively acidity, good balance ending with fruit and slight yeast tang. Excellent value as a Champagne alternative. — 2 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Deep Ruby with aromas of red and black fruits with notes of smoky mineral. On the palate flavors of cherry, plum and blackberry, with smoke and spice tones. Fine smooth tannins, great mouthfeel, long finish ending with toasty mineral tang. Nice value! — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Made from Catarratto, medium lemon color with aromas of stone and citrus fruits with herb spice. On the palate flavors of lemon, apricot and crisp apple with floral, smoke and herb notes. Well balanced with acidity, medium+ finish, ending with citrus fruits and mineral tang. — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits, earth and toasty spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, cherry and blueberries with notes of herbs, leather, baking spice and toasty cedar notes. Fine soft tannins, long finish ending with cacao, toasty oak, fruit and earthy mineral tang. Very nice now. — 2 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

A wine from Jorge Ordóñez and his winemaking team. Pale lemon color with crisp stone fruit and citrus aromas. On the palate flavors of apple, pear and melon with lemon citrus, consistent offering from La Cana. Medium finish ending with fruit, spice and mineral tang. Nice value. — 9 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Pale straw lemon color with aromas of stone and citrus fruit, baked bread notes with a mineral tang, light bubbles and mousse. On the palate flavors of apple, citrus and floral, dry with slight nutty biscuit notes, medium finish ending with a toasty citrus mineral character. — a year ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

From a 5 Bordeaux grape blend: 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2.5% Cabernet Franc, 2.3% Petit Verdot & 0.3% Malbec, aged 24 months French oak, 85% new, Deep Ruby with aromas of ripe dark fruits, cedar and floral spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, black cherry and currants with notes of herbs, pepper spice and earthy notes. Fine sweet tannins, long finish ending with cacao, smoky oak, fruit and mineral tang. Very nice, aging well, but time will reward! — a year ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Roots of Leflaive family go back to 1717 when Claude Leflaive took up residence in Puligny-Montrachet. Straw yellow color with rich stone fruits, floral and biscuit notes. On the palate flavors of apple, peach and ripe pear with citrus, biscuit notes and gentle spice, great mouthfeel. Long finish ending with fruit, vanilla and a mineral tang. Nice! — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Made from 100% Albariño from the O Pucha Estate, An outstanding Albariño. Bright pale lemon with aromas of stone, tropical fruits and elegant floral scents. On the palate flavors off melon, peach and pineapple with honey-like tones. Well structured and balanced, medium+ finish ending with savory mineral tang. Nice! — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Suisun (su-soon) Valley, which lies to the Southeast of Caymus and a 40-minute drive. Dark Ruby with aromas of dark fruit and exotic spices on this Petite Sirah. On the palate flavors of blackberry and ripe blueberry with smoky oak, herb notes and dusty drying smooth tannins. Well balanced on a long finish ending with a mineral tang. A Wagner Winner! — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Blend of primarily Roussanne and Marsanne, with splashes of other grapes, aged for 6 months, concrete and oak, lemon yellow color with aromas of stone and citrus fruits with floral notes. On the palate flavors of lemon citrus, ripe apples with notes of honey, nuts and floral. Medium+ finish ending with fruit, mineral and citrus tang. — 6 months ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Wow. Intense and pure in the nose. A hint of tang with an amazing fresh core given the age. Dark tang fruit with underbrush and mineral/ iron/ iodine notes. Pure and delicious. A great bottle. — a year ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Lovely rounded fruit. Plush and delicious. Great balance. Glossy and with a tang of acidity. Excellent — a year ago

with Rick

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Pale golden color, complex aging, 34% new French oak-15 months, 30% stainless-4 months; 18% in Foudre for 9 months; rest concrete egg for 14 months. Aromas of stone fruits, oak, nuts, floral and spice. On the palate flavors of peach and pear with honeysuckle, integrated toasty oak and nice citrus tang. Long finish, ending with a wet stone mineral character. Outstanding! Will age well! — 2 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Pale lemon-green color with aromas of tropical and citrus fruits with floral notes. On the palate flavors of pineapple, citrus and honeysuckle with floral and nutty notes. Medium finish, lively acidity ending with a mineral tang. Nice value!! — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Blend of 50% Xarel-lo, 25% Macabeo, 15% Parellada & 10% Chardonnay, pale lemon with aromas of stone and citrus fruit with a mineral tang, light bubbles and mousse. On the palate flavors of apple and citrus with slight biscuit notes, medium finish ending with a toasty citrus mineral character. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Medium lemon with aromas of stone and tropical fruits and floral notes. On the palate flavors of apple, peach and pear with lemon zest and toasty oak. Crisp, good balance, medium smooth finish ending with fruit and citrus tang. smooth ending, consistent good quality. Great value. — 5 years ago