Randall Brater

9.2

ripe raisins and stewed fruit on the nose; burst of plum and berries with just a fabulous garrigue on the palate. a great strawberry, leather finish. Delicious. — 2 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! — 3 years ago

Alex Arocha

8.9

Fresh, more of a morning champagne — 5 years ago

Paco Suro

9.3

Wow. So this young fresh fruity CDP settled in nicely about 30 minutes I. And drank nicely over a couple of hours. At great value on the list. — 5 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. — 6 years ago

Ely Cohn

9.3

Beautiful high toned fruity aromas of lemon, ginger, yellow apple, pear, and baker’s yeast. Lean and high energy with a nicely vibrant fruity finish. Beautiful wine with deep aromas and direct flavors that drinks at twice it’s value. — 6 years ago

Keith Herrick

9.3

Sleek texture, very refined, but the oak was a bit more intense than I prefer. However, that is a minor complaint — 6 years ago

Fredrik Johansson

Winemaker Staglin Family Vineyard

9.2

Well, I only "buried" this bottle for an additional 5 months... very fresh, primary and youthful still! shocker... Showed a little more roundness and flesh in the middle than the last bottle. Looking forward to the future... — 7 years ago

Ryan Brazell

Rise Over Run

9.3

Revisiting after a time. Solid. — 8 years ago

Matt Sobczak

9.2

Not a bad Beaune in its body. — 9 years ago

John Kemper

9.0

Probably past its prime drinking window, the brick red '94 Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape is still a muscular, rustic Rhone with aromas of smoke, cedar, leather and underbrush. Faded plum flavors are still detectable. The long finish ends with herbes de Provence notes. — 11 years ago

Patricia Schnitzer

9.2

Dec 11, 2021 Saturday dinner w/ Jack D celebrating J2’s good news. This champagne was such a lovely surprise. Bright, crisp, citrus. Lots of complexity, and lots of fine bubbles. Good with food or alone. Wish I had more. First bottle purchase. — 2 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. — 4 years ago

with Dustin, Anton and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.4

Rounded with sweet edges with lemon oil and a touch of tangerine. Plush and very balanced with a polished, balanced acidity. Of a slightly riper, rounder style. Very good. — 5 years ago

with Paul, Matt and 1 other

Katherine Kutner

10

A great light red to drink after cleaning out closets on Labor Day Weekend! Found it in an Italian grocery in Annapolis. Paired well with hatch chile mac n cheese! — 6 years ago

Phil Stice

9.3

Awesome richness on the palate. Bright red fruits. Has a freshness to it that was surprising for the warm vintage. — 6 years ago

with Josh, Jim and 5 others

Patrick Bean

10

Crisp, light and semi-dry with fruity notes and a crisp clean feel. — 6 years ago

Michał Więckowicz

9.5

80% Chardonnay with a splash of Pinot Noir, zero added sulphur. Ripe yellow fruit over toast. Perfect — 7 years ago

Mike Mayer

9.3

Deep dark fruit and maybe a little licorice on the nose. On the palate there is a wonderful taste of just baked blueberry muffins, figs, spiced tea and licorice, all on a nice earthy backbone. We visited this winery in July on our cruise and just received my shipment. What a beautiful CDP! — 8 years ago

with Lisa

Pooneet K

8.9

A bit too raisin-y at first but after a couple hours of decanting quite nice. Deep and mouth filling with a ton of ripe fruit and good acid and tannins to round it out. — 9 years ago

Nate Stiles

8.9

Really enjoying this one. Simple, clean, a little floral, a little citrus... — 10 years ago

Andrew Formi

9.0

A Sunday savior! — 3 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 — 3 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Micro-bubbles galore, Yum! This might be close second for a Friday evening standard for @David T but tonight it is flowing into glasses on the complete opposite side of the Country. A wonderful Blanc de Blanc Champagne.

Nose has freshly scrubbed lemon, grapefruit peel, sliced Granny Smith apple, wet chalk, cold brioche and Gardenia blossom in a breeze.

Palate is fresh orange peel, grapefruit peel (like really wow), tart green apple, fresh walnut, crunchy brioche with a little hint of sweetened butter and a splash of acidic ocean water.

Finish is intense, yet elegant and lasting for many minutes. We are quite looking forward the the evolution of this bottle across the evening, as it warms from 46°F and gains air time.

Thank you @David T @Sofia Jalilie for allowing us into your week closing tradition. The next bottle should have us closer together. — 5 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.5

Relatively light with nice dark berries and a hint of strawberries — 6 years ago

GabWine

9.4

À champagne of great quality with a silky bubbly shiny robe.
This 100% Chardonnay offers a nose with dried fruit notes and a caramel touch. The mouth is complex, mineral, with a beautiful material. We will remember the lightness and the airy appearance of the "blancs de blancs". The finish is fruity, greedy. A very balanced champagne. — 6 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.6

Opulent and elegant. Everything in balance with great acidity. Beautiful wine. What a treat. (Drank on 06/27) — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

A lovely fresh nose. A touch of honey and spearmint. Resolved and ripe mid palate with seashells and citrus. Very poised and resolved with good length. — 7 years ago

with Howard, Jim and 2 others

Liza Layfield

9.5

Smooth, woody and not as robust in a good way. We liked very much. — 8 years ago

with Daniel

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 — 9 years ago