Jack Petras

9.4

2020 Grand Cras, have had it several times a hint of animale dark stones concentrated red fruits, tannic and taut. Mouthwatering acidity. Incredible value at $21 retail. A standard bearer Morgon. Just also had 2021 equally as satisfying, a remarkable wiine. — 3 years ago

Mario Vaillancourt

9.2

Cherries, strawberries, spices and a glimpse of animal aromas. Palate is open, fresh and elegant but with a bit of grippy tannins that is not without merit. Decent length and very good. 91-92

Nez de cerises et de fraises assez mures avec des épices et une touche animale. La bouche est avenante, ouverte, fraîche, assez élégante avec des tannins de grains assez fins, malgré un petit côté asséchant qui est quand même agréable, sur la finale de longueur moyenne plus. 91-92 — 5 years ago

Tegan Marriott

9.1

Morgon that has some added funk to it. I rather like that taste , it's enjoyably wild. A gamey Gamay that has a timid animale present in the back end, full fruit profile in the front. — 5 years ago

Fredybeans

8.9

Robe noire
Nez puissant cerise noire cacao et pointe animale
Bouche ample suave ronde la alcooleuse commence à se fondre — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.3

I had eschewed buying Roagna's for a long time due to brett problems but clearly I made a mistake, because the two bottles I had recently were phenomenal! This 11' Paje was incredibly elegant, especially when you factor in the vintage. The nose is so enticing, with red cherries, plum, licorice, earth, dried roses, and menthol. The palate just oozes sexiness. The clarity is stellar, with a real generosity that just pulls you in, and wild state that adds a little intrigue. Plush red and black fruits, orange oil, herbs, spices, minerals, and some animale hints. The acidity is excellent, driving a long finish. Very fine-grained tannin and even discrete when compared to the 96' Pira Riserva I had a couple of weeks ago. This is really young, but I think the vintage does give it a sort of mellowed approachability at the moment (at least versus the 96' again, although certainly showing less density). Really starting to fall in love with this producer ♥️ — 6 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.1

Garnacha and Carignan. Olive, leather, stewed red fruit, animale, cedar, char, toast and even some oregano. Med plus acid and tannin, formidable. — 8 years ago

Max Kelly

9.3

Tons of gamy, animale, sauvage character. An array of red fruits underpinned by bloody, iron character. The vintage’s acidity is still present but not obtrusive. Lovely wine, but outshone by the Côte de Nuits wines on the night. — 8 years ago

Fredybeans

9.5

Robe noire
Bouche ultra ample avec une pointe animale
Coeur de bouche énorme matière presque dans un registre d hermitage et finale très très savouer usé mais plus sur la force que sur la finesse
Vin superbe mais j en attendais peut être trop — 3 years ago

with Pico

Mario Vaillancourt

9.0

I miss the tastings with this semi-confinement we are still in and stole the idea of @Benoit Duhamel here, so we made one at home with my son and my wife who are both wine fanatics as I am too. We chose 6 red Burgundies Villages 2017, 3 Côtes de Beaune and 3 Côte de Nuits and we tasted these blind, each of us giving ranks and points for each wines. Tasting blind usually doesn’t lie and it can bring numerous surprises which it did in that case. All wines were fo a good level here, no bad wines and all were fun and good indiviually but the results were pretty clear cut in terms of the Côte de Beaune winning this battle.

1- Chassagne-Montrachet villages 2017 Jean-Claude Ramonet 32 pts
2- Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2017, Henri DeLaGrange 28 pts
3- Auxey-Duresses Très Vieilles Vignes 2017, Alain Gras 26 pts
4- Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 2017, Bruno Clair 20 pts
5- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017, Lucien Boillot 12 pts
6- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017 Les Évocelles, Louis Boillot 8 pts

DelaGrange: spices and a touch animal too on the nose. Vivid acidity with a nice medium bodied structure, very balanced, good length and delicious finish. My number 3. 90-91


On s’ennuie des dégustations et j’ai bien aimé l’idée de @Benoit Duhamel , merci Benoit. Alors s’en est fait une à la maison à trois (en respectant les règles bien sûr). Nous avons choisi 6 Bourgogne Villages Rouges 2017, 3 Côtes de Beaune et 3 Côtes de Nuits, nous avons dégusté à l'aveugle et accordé des points à chaque position, il n’y avait aucun mauvais vin dans le lot et tous étaient très bien si bu individuellement, mais la dégustation à l’aveugle ne ment pas et les résultats peuvent être surprenants, les vins de la Côte de Beaune ont remporté la palme facilement ici, alors pour s’amuser un peu, voici le classement que cela a donné :
1- Chassagne-Montrachet villages 2017 Jean-Claude Ramonet 32 pts
2- Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2017, Henri DeLaGrange 28 pts
3- Auxey-Duresses Très Vieilles Vignes 2017, Alain Gras 26 pts
4- Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 2017, Bruno Clair 20 pts
5- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017, Lucien Boillot 12 pts
6- Gevrey-Chambertin 2017 Les Évocelles, Louis Boillot 8 pts

DelaGrange: Fruits noirs, épices, une touche animale aussi. Belle structure de corps moyen avec une acidité vive, bel équilibre et assez long en bouche. Mon no 3 personnellement. 90-91 — 5 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.5

So rich and complex. Amazing wine. Dark fruit, sangio acid, wild herbs, animale, Smokey, meaty, chocolaty. Will buy more immediately. Great value as well. Not far from the Canalicchio Di Sopra for a much better price. — 6 years ago

Rory Bevins

10

Beautiful with notes of green pepper and tomato leaf. Perfect with seafood. — 6 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.1

Crafted from 50-60 year old vines, Botuari's Assyrtiko is resinous and beaming with salt. The wine finds further complexity through notes of ripe citrus peel, grapefruit pith, lemon oil, sweat, and a tad of animale. Spritely, but also tactile and palate-coating. 100% Αssyrtiko — 8 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.1

From one of the Languedoc-Roussillon's most exciting young négociants, Hecht & Bannier's Côtes du Roussillon Villages demonstrates excellent varietal character - a classic, rustic expression of Grenache from this corner of the Med. Flavors of almond dust, warm plums, licorice, raspberry and blanched sweet herbs expand to a rather girthy mid-palate, nuanced by a subtle minerality and animale character that informs the finish. A blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Mourvèdre, and Lledoner Pelut. — 8 years ago

with Emily

Fredybeans

9.1

Robe noire
Nez de prune, frais, précis
Bouche ample gourmande et fraîche
Finale fruit noire et légèrement animale — 4 years ago

Fredybeans

9.6

Robe noire légère évolution
Nez délicat épicé fruit noire sans note animale ni boise
Bouche délicate mais pleine facon côtes de Beaune superbe — 5 years ago

with Pico and El

Riccardo Arrigoni

9.3

Elegantissimo. Tannino setoso. Ancora bella acidita e freschezza. Equilibrato. Pronto ma l'apice è ancora da raggiungere, almeno un anno.
Frutti rossi, spezie, vegetale, animale. Bellissima bottiglia — 5 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Initial aromas like an old chest of drawers - then sooty, earthy notes with dry sour cherries with menthol. After a few hours an Animale note. These old Italians have virtually zero fruit showing - all savouriness. Good length finishing with Medium minus tannins. No more cellaring required. This was No. 3822 of 13,333 bottles produced. I am not across all of the different Cuvées from the Produttori but have had good experiences with Rabaja and Asili. — 6 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

Typical Raquillet Pinot nose of animale, wood smoke, meat juices and new barrel. Intense lift, refinement and raspberry coulis-like fruit from this special vintage. Plenty of heft and grip, though. Really perfect Mercurey. — 6 years ago

Tony Garcia

9.5

Wet earth, dark cherry, animale, spice. The mix of density and transparency was truly mind boggling. Delicious now but years of life ahead. A true reminder of why I love the 01 vintage. — 7 years ago

with Bryan and Paul

LM Segal

8.9

Smooth and refined for the price point, but I always have a hard time with that wet-cat-fur SA animale nose. — 8 years ago