Willie Carter

9.2

A very pretty champagne in a very pretty package. A beautiful light salmon color. Preciously precise miniature bubbles and a nose that’s as fresh as it is generous. Rose petals and strawberries. Wet soil, dried cherries, and chalk. Blood oranges show after some air along with vanilla and spice.

When people ask me what is my favorite rosé, the answer is always unequivocally this lovely 100% Meunier from Aurelien Laherte. Biodynamic and natural, the purity of fruit here is undeniable. Use your big glasses to really give this to space to breathe and you’ll be rewarded. Low dosage of 2.5 but honestly you’ll never feel it. It’s so harmonious and so drinkable that a bottle never really lasts long.

Exquisite in the mouth showcasing its vinous nature and charm. More robust fruit on the palate along with salinity and subtle spice. High acidity but not searing with plenty of body. Seriously, just buy these anytime you see them. However many you have just isn’t enough. — 4 years ago

Shuji Yanada

9.3

飲み頃
タンニンもまろやかに抑えられエレガント。スケール感は無いが、とても穏やかな味わい — 5 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.3

Aurelien Palthey makes huge strides every year with this cuvée. Less oak, more riveting acidity. Lush and tropical, but it’s from the 50+ year-old vines, not overripeness and cheap cellar tricks. One of the best 2017 white Burgundies I’ve tasted. — 6 years ago

Ebbe Bonde Soerensen

9.0

I have had this wine many times it’s solera from 2005-2014, so more vintages makes a better wine, degorged in jan 2017. The mix of those magnifiscent 7 grapes is fantastic, not an easy job, but Aurelien Laherte is a master.
I have always like this wine, fantastic thrilling nose and taste🥂 — 7 years ago

Eric Vishria

9.2

Not particularly complex but awesome ripe, sweet red fruit. — 8 years ago

K J

9.8

From Aurelien Frenchie wine bar. Amazing. Perfect — 8 years ago

Dan Cobb

9.4

Thank you Dan Pinheiro — 4 years ago

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Zack Hall

9.1

Little boozy and simple but good. And pricey. — 4 years ago

Bill Bishop

9.0

Nice Pinot fruit. Elegant with long finish. Nice wine — 5 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.3

13 November 2018. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 6 years ago

Jeff Ball

9.7

The sommelier described this selection as fruit forward, but I respectfully disagree. I experienced more minerals than anything else, which seems consistent with the fact that this delicate tasting wine is grown directly in the limestone bedrock, with very little soil. Hints of pepper rounded out the flavors. Excellent! Paired well with langoustines and lamb. — 7 years ago

Anthony Piazza

9.2

Wow, great wine and I know about some nicely appointed apartments for rent in Ballard. Perfect! — 8 years ago

Dan Cobb

9.6

Light, wonderful balance, finished with a whisper. Wine of the night. w Michelle Carr and Dan Pinheiro — 8 years ago

Willie Carter

8.9

Just take a look at this color. So striking. So sexy. Nice perlage and cream. The nose is so crisp and fresh. Pears and lively red cherries alongside mangoes. Freshly baked bread aromas are very nice here, as well are the grapefruit and strawberry.

Yet another young hotshot champagne maker, Aurelien Gerbais from the Aube. A friend and neighbor of Cédric Bouchard and that’s all you need to know. 50/25/25 PN/CH/Pinot Blanc with an extra brut dosage of 3 g/l. The low dosage avoids the trap of being austere, but rather it’s an inviting and gracious Rosé. The addition of 10% Coteaux Champenois Pinot Noir gives it that beautifully sexy color and viscosity.

Dry with breathtaking acidity, the terroir really speaks here. The palate follows the nose with more summer berries and light yeast. So lovely, so sleek. Good sex in a bottle. If you see these, get them. — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Gorgeous precise nose. Clay, graphite, mineral as all can be. Some gamey, wild feral note as well but also profound blackberry and red berry fruit. Gorgeous nose. Complex and concentrated with loads of minerals and full dry yet ripe tannins. Finishes with loads of granite and graphite and juicy fruit hints. Needs 45 minutes but it is all there. — 5 years ago

Zack Hall

9.1

Roussane? Opened up good but got really good. Stayed straight and pure till the end. — 6 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Opened up after a while, showing some nice cherry flavors. — 6 years ago

Jason Somerville

8.9

Lovely. Soft lemons. Lemon gelato. — 8 years ago

Pierre Gourinchas

8.9

Not an outstanding chm, but very pleasant. — 8 years ago

Laura Masero

10

Excellence of Champagne! To my friend Aurelien Gerbais — 10 years ago