5/5/2024 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Still getting better with no sign of decline. Awesome juice!!!

3/24/2024 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Really great! Walks a perfect line between white burg and Sonoma.

12/11/2023 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

If I could give it a 101, I would! Absolutely stunning and perfect representation of a new world Grenache. John Alban is a Jedi master!

11/25/2023 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Only 99 because we drank it a year or two young. If a 100 point Pauillac & a 100 point Napa had a super child, this would be it!! :)

11/2/2023 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Really tough to beat! Perfectly balanced and ideal with food. Love it!!

7/23/2023 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Crazy good Chard that walks a perfect line between Burgundy and Sonoma. Love it and happy that I have plenty more!

6/17/2023 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Had such high hopes for this. Absolutely terrible with Bret.

4/8/2023 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Absolutely phenomenal wine in every vintage that I’ve had. Would run over the majority of white burgundy at a fraction of the price!

2/28/2023 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Extremely disappointing. Disjointed on both nose and palate. Don’t see it getting any better.

1/15/2023 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Really great! Totally balanced and super silly. Boom!!

8/13/2022 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

EDU mediocre. Not sure if flawed or just before the team caught their stride. Almost tastes like smoke taint despite no big fires during this vintage. Newer vintages are great.

6/15/2022 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Awesome! Punches way above its weight. Well done!

1/8/2022 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Excellent representation of the region/ terroir!

1/3/2022 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Excuisite! Up there with the best whites in the world.

12/29/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Definitely picked the cab too early and over extracted. May even out a bit over time.

11/12/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Really hitting it's window! Very well made with everything in balance. Would buy more for sure.

9/27/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Really excellent bottle of wine!!

8/29/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Uninspiring

8/15/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Really hitting its stride! Beautifully balanced. Love it.

6/29/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Excellent, and quintessential RDD! Just entering it's prime drinking window, but no rush at all.

6/27/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Excellent and in a great drinking window. Exception fruit and acidity. Love it!

5/17/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Excellent representation of the varietal (Cab Franc). Really opens up after being open/ in the glass for an hour or two.

4/2/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Really interesting wine. Not quite ready to drink yet. If you do, suggest 2 hour decant. Really lovely violet tones. Saving my other bottles for 2023+. I'd bet that the evolution will warrant 86 points or higher.

3/23/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Totally lacking and flabby.

3/1/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Once at correct (chilled) temperature, lots of nice aromatics and fruit. Also important to use a Rhone style glass and not a chard or burg glass.

2/22/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Sooooooo much better this time! Really coming into its own.

1/22/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Consistent with my last bottle (was hoping that one was spoiled). Way too funky and bretty for me. Dumped the bottle after the first half glass.

1/20/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

In a great place with plenty of life left. Not at all a "butter bomb". This is more like a top white Burgundy. Great work Jay!

1/8/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Really great! Ethereal and light with beautiful balance. Plenty of years of life left.

1/1/2021 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Consistent with last bottle. Stunningly good! Floral and viscous/ oily with some beautiful citrus. Will buy more.

12/28/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Shows significant promise, but definitely needs another 2-3 years in bottle.

12/28/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Brett and funk! NG.

12/28/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Consistent with last notes. Excellent, ethereal.

12/20/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Huge disappointment. Over-extracted and disjointed.

12/19/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Excellent! Up there with the very best pinots from the U.S. IMO- Neck and neck with our other favs from Marcassin and Occidental. Plenty of years of life ahead of it as well.

12/17/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Super sexy and raring to go! Love it.

12/4/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Very bretty! Real shame. You can taste the underlying quality. Hope my other bottles aren't the same.

12/3/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Consistent with previous note. Love it!

12/1/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Funky nose that dissipated, but not completely. Nice palate. Not worth the $.

11/30/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Really disappointing. Nose was really disjointed (smelled like "wine water") if that makes any sense. Palate was just "OK".

11/29/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Really great Chablis and in a nice drinking window currently. Will definitely buy more!

11/13/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Disjointed, big and clumsy.

11/8/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Excellent! The wine maker's talent shines through.

10/29/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Just getting into a great drinking window. Decant for an hour or two at this stage.

10/18/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Crazy good. Super well made wine! Luc Morlet is the king!

10/16/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Excellent! Exceptionally balanced and drinking really well already.

10/14/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Way too much bret funk. Not buying any more of these, No Girls, etc.

9/10/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Consistent with last several bottles. Boom-shaka-laka!!!

9/9/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Drinking really well right now!

8/16/2020 - mikemboutiquewines wrote:

Super disappointing! EVERY bottle of No Girls Grenache that I've opened has been loaded with Bret. Assume it's a tank specific hygiene problem and the Tempranillo I've had from them has not been tainted.