Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Consistency is their middle name.

This has just started to shift from fresh to aging.

Bruised red apple/pear, lemon, lime zest, tropical melons, drier stone fruits, whipped cream, ginger, brioche, graham cracker, very light caramel/butterscotch notes, grey volcanics, limestone marl, sea fossils, gritty chalk, white & yellow flowers with greens, excellent lively acidity and a well balanced-knitted, elegant & smartly polished finish that lasts near two-minutes. — 8 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

#Remembrance #Love 6/25.

Sofia loved Penguins. We played w/ them in Dubai and she also skied indoor while I had a spot of Champagne and watched from a very big window. Only in Dubai. They have to build things of that nature…cus w/o them…just a bunch of sand. — 2 years ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

A favorite, punches above its weight at this price point. — 5 years ago

with Barbara

Philip Dobrin

9.1

Benefited from a 90 minute decant. Lots of acidity but good dark fruit, soft tannins and minerality — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Double Magnum format; a delicious and exciting way to toast the bride and groom! Loads of citrus with a hint of brioche. A touch creamy. Long finish. A perfect aperitif but pairs deftly with any meal. — 6 years ago

Alex Arocha

8.9

Fresh, more of a morning champagne — 7 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.3

Family vacation night one in Wildwood.

BlackBerry, licorice, a bit of smoke, and slate. Very good. Drinking well now with a short decant but has many more years left. — 8 years ago

Maggie Phillips

9.1

Crisp and clean with a lovely medium pink color. Perfect for ringing in 2017 — 10 years ago

Allison Cain

9.5

2006. Tastes golden. It's a deeper, older wine. You can taste the pinot noir, but it also has the smooth freshness of a blanc de blancs. — 11 years ago

Rob Moose

9.5

This was a monster out of the gate and held its own. Really impressed. Shows age but not softness. Elegant, open, beeswaxy, beautiful — 12 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.2

Tight with a smirky smile. Gun powder and smoke unfolds into lemon vanilla, pear, coconut shavings, a little personality. — 8 months ago

Alan Factor

9.0

Previous bottle opened a few months ago was very tired, but tonight we are back to form. Plenty of ripe and lean orchard fruit with a drop of lemon. Lots coming through for a village wine, both in terms of flavors as well as density. Very good now. — 10 months ago

Matt Sullivan

9.5

38 years and the nose is still intact. A wonderful, crisp, citrus lingers from the glass. A fantastic finish. — 4 years ago

with Jen

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

Sushi bubbles 🥰 — 5 years ago

Manj Gunawardane

9.1

Love the nose on this: ripe apple, pear, spice and butter cream. A bit unbalanced on the palate with plenty of mineral and richness and likely some years to go to settle. Throw a meal at this one! — 6 years ago

Zack Hall

9.3

Opened 12 hrs prior. Payed off. — 7 years ago

Maxwell Burns

Hospitality Kenwood Vineyards, Winemaker GARA

9.7

Yup... toasted coconut, baked pear, jasmine and citrus. Powerful, striking acidity, depth of flavor, opened up fully after a few hours. — 8 years ago

Alex T.

9.0

Hints of fruit and an earthy flavor. Good for a sunny afternoon. — 9 years ago

Matt Sobczak

9.2

Not a bad Beaune in its body. — 11 years ago

Emeritus Vineyards

10

Awesome!! What a pleasure to drink. Lucky to have this bottle in the cellar for a special night — 11 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.2

Used the Durand on the cork - soaked to the edge. Decanted for 2 hours.

This wine had some gaminess. Smooth. Fruit was a bit wild and overpowered by the savory flavors.

Paired well with the chicken skewers and onions. Needed complex flavors in the food to pair well.

Good but quite a bit below the Beaucastel — 9 months ago

Raun Kupiec

9.1

What a surprise. So much going on in this. Chocolate, mint, round deep fruit, decent structure. Try dry label now and a bargain at this price. — 2 years ago

Phil Kessling

9.0

Vines planted in !901, 1902. Mainly Grenache 90-95%. 15% ABV but nit noticeably hot. Black cherry, black plum, spicy but not peppery, forest floor, little chocolate covered cherry, Med+ acid, well integrated tannins. Alcohol showing up a little on finish. Smooth and complex. — 4 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.1

Nice acidity with some width to it and a little bit of richness, a delicious finish on pears mostly. Good bottle but lacks the zip of the best Perrières.

Beau vin sans être dans la même classe que les meilleurs Perrières, belle acidité et une bouche assez ample avec un peu de richesse, belle finale sur les poires. 90-91 — 6 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.4

My COVID19 f.... the virus 🦠 mid week treat. Textbook. Anise first - tannins mostly resolved. A great wine no rusticity. Dried Raspberry mushrooms chanterelles - actually. A beautiful wine. After this drama is over I will have to stock up. It’s nice to drink alone but I am also sad I can not share some of these beauties. — 6 years ago

with Dustin, Anton and 1 other

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

Always a fav producer — 8 years ago

Michał Więckowicz

9.5

80% Chardonnay with a splash of Pinot Noir, zero added sulphur. Ripe yellow fruit over toast. Perfect — 9 years ago

Robert Applebaum

9.3

Lovely Pinot from a warm year. Rich with a long finish. — 11 years ago

Joel Tan

9.4

Clean, precise, notes of toffee/butterscotch, a little more dense but minerally, great showing — 11 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.6

Wow. Yeasty focused fruit explosion. Wow. A great wine. Internal llaromatics lagging but this will be sick in time. Ig — 12 years ago