Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

The 2012 J. Lassalle Special Club is made from 60% Pinot Noir & 40% Chardonnay. The vines average 50 yrs old. Hails from Chigny-Les-Roses. Winemakers Chantal Decelle-Lassalle and Angéline Templier farm using the practice of Lutte Raisonnée, which means they fall just short of organic. Sustainable but use minimal chemicals. Rain during and at the end of the season when Mother Nature doesn’t dry the grape clusters, chemicals are often necessary to prevent mold. This isn’t Sauternes!

Texturally, it is quite nice. Beautiful fine mousse and micro oxygenation. Lively but not aggressive acidity.

Green & golden apples, pear, pineapple, lime/lemon with zest, orange citrus blend, green melon & kiwi. White spice, bread dough, nougat, limestone bits, thick chalky powder, graham cracker crust, melted caramel, vanillin, saline, sea fossils, understated herbaceous notes, fruit blossoms, spring flowers with an elegant, smartly polished, well balanced, nicely structured-crafted finish that lasts 90 seconds & lands on volcanics & spice on the long set.

You could make case for 94 here. Perhaps fully with a few more yrs of bottle age.

Pairs well with the Jasper Hill Farms Limited Edition of their Champagne washed Harbison soft white. — 10 days ago

Zach D

9.0

Pours an interesting light salmon hue. More of a simple style with primary fruit in the forefront. Less autolytic character. Pleasant — 3 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2016 | 60 cab sauv 40 merlot | deep purple black colour, cedar, tobacco, nice roundness, drinks terrific now | paired with a truffleburger, baked potatoes and carrots | this is Bordeaux at a reasonable price at its best — 4 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Byo dinner nic kappon — a month ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Solid Cru Beaujolais. Medium garnet color. Bright aromas of ripe red and black cherries, earth and violets. Expressive flavors of red and black cherry/raspberry/currant fruit, tobacco and a pleasant hint of baking spices. A bit of black pepper and the presence of stemmy carbonic maceration on the very long and tingly finish. Quite juicy and crisp. Fruit forward, nicely structured and pretty well balanced. — 2 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.4

Chenin. One of the greats. This applies here — 3 months ago

Jamie Noon

9.0

Delicious! — 17 days ago

Alan Weinberg

9.2

Showing great. Really an under the wire super bubbly. — 2 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Well above average Chenin — 2 months ago

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Jeff Christner

9.4

Just about perfect w/oysters in San Diego! — 4 months ago