Reviews

Elyse Cabernet Sauvignon Morisoli Vineyard

In great shape. A lot of fruit, with a nice balance of tension. Finishes softer, with smooth blackberry and red/black cherry. Chewy. Starts to tighten up with air. Overall.Gobs of fruit. A hint of…

Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Red cherry and purple fruit spritz; reduced. Great fruit. Blackberry, blueberry, and purple-red skinned cherry. A streak of neon red cherry flashes around the core. Raw and exciting.

Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Sweet fruit on the nose equates to sweet-sour on the palate (in a good way). When compared to the 2020 and 2021, this 2022 carries brighter red cherry flavors that pop on the palate with intense…

Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Dark, serious, tense, tannic (but still perfectly balanced), and maybe even a bit 'The Professional,' with its brooding and beady-eyed black cherry flavors piercing the palate throughout the attack,…

Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

With notably softer contours than the 2021, this 2020 is kinda red-purple fruity on the front end and kinda darker on the tail. It's a medium bodied animal, with a cherry note that carries through…

Morisoli Vineyard Clementine Rosé

This is both exquisitely balanced and super fun, with notable pick-me-up and a sense of real depth. Medium in body but carrying a remarkable concentration that still stays vibrant and fresh, this…

Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut

Green and yellow pear, green and yellow apple, lemon and lemon pith, honeydew, margarita, wet white rock, and quince. Subtle yeast, just enough to create body and nuance. With air, the fruit balances…

Rémi Leroy Champagne Blanc de Quatre Cépages Mer sur Mont

One word: ANG-U-LAR.

Déhu Père & Fils Champagne Cuvée De L'Orme

This has quite the bite to it, with a prickly entry that starts and finishes with a bitter barb. The tip of the needle dulls with air and time in the glass, but it never fully backs off from being a…

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cramant

Wonderfully balanced, with Meyer lemon, lemon curd, honeydew, yellow pear, and wet white travertine notes hitting the palate with an instantly appealing sense of equilibrium. With air, its deepens,…

David Leclapart Champagne Premier Cru L'Apôtre Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Brought to the Caviar Co., Tiburon. This was the freshest of the three bottles I've had, with all the hallmarks of a more aged grower wine (sherry, oxidized notes, grilled orange, poached pear,…

Leclerc Briant Champagne Grand Cru Grand Blanc Brut Zéro Blanc de Blancs

Starts out a little sour and Hefeweizen-esque at first pass. With air, it balances out and shows deeper lemon, honeyed pear, lemon curd, orange zest, quince, yeast, and hints of funky apricot. Like…

Dom Pérignon Champagne P2

Green pear and apple notes dominate, with a high pitched margarita/prickly pear, unripe kiwi, and limestone thing going on that is super electric. A thin veil of yeast on the back end is swiftly…

Dom Pérignon Champagne

Doughy, yeasty, bready, dosage-y, and confection.-y.

Château Mouton Rothschild

At Single Thread.

Domaine Henri Boillot Bâtard-Montrachet

At Single Thread.

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

At Single Thread*** Restaurant, Healdsburg, CA

Aubert Chardonnay Powder House Vineyard

At Single Thread.

Yves Boyer-Martenot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret

From magnum. Fairly angular and foursquare, especially on the finish. Shows moments of imbalance, lacking an overall sense of seamlessness. Grilled lemon, melon, and olive oil. Less vibrant and fresh…

Château Larcis Ducasse

Freshness is at the forefront with the 20% Cab Franc pushing the Merlot to the side and flooding the senses with red/purple licorice, red cherry, and floral notes on the playful attack. With more…

Pertois-Lebrun Champagne Grand Cru L'extravertie

Fine and all, but not especially memorable. A lot of white fruit and fizz. Some higher toned yellow citrus and while melon come to the party, but it stays pretty foursquare throughout consumption.…

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Just as fresh and balanced as the bottle I had at the domaine last year, with perhaps a touch more depth and expansion here, the 2020 is a solid performer and one of my go-to wines in the Bereche…

Paul Pernot et ses Fils Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet

Pure and clean on entry, fanning out with pear, fresh lemon juice, chalk, white melon, yellow apple, and additional hits of lemon juice and lemon pith, this Pernot is a beautiful balance between…

Leclerc Briant Champagne Premier Cru Brut Zéro Les Monts Ferrés

A beautiful showing again, with iron, chalk, sea salt, and mineral elements jumpy-housing it out with olive oil, grilled lemon, white lemon rind, ginger, and white pear notes. I'm loving that iron…

Krug Champagne Vintage Brut

This begins to hit a stride after a couple hours of air. After a vigorous start out the gate, there is a nice mid-palate pause on the final sips that peacock beautiful green and yellow pear,…