Jean Jouvin

9.3

Aussi bien sur une tarte flambée que sur une darne de saumon à la plancha et au gros sel... — 9 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.5

Lemon curd & fleur de sel. Dense, creamy, yet pointed acidity. Massive. Profound. — 9 years ago

Christine Havens

9.0

Domaine de la Sanglière's 104 acres under vine are perched at the edge of the sea, and that saline-ness, an ethereal wafting, beachy salt air readily translates in this delicate blend of blend of Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, Rolle, and Clairette. The fruit, something like apricot or peach skin hover at deeper layers till the mineral and fleur de sel spine reemerge on a mouthwatering finish—pleasant, slightly bitter pomelo flesh and salt felt right at the sides of the tongue. 12.5% ABV | Sample — 10 years ago

Robbie Ward

8.9

Really good but I might have been expecting a tad more. The finish just left me a teensy bit cold. Compared to Suertes sel Marques Vidonia which blew me away, this didn't quite explode in the same way. No doubt it's a cracking bottle of wine though — 10 years ago

Christine Havens

9.0

Christine Barbe is the winemaker at Coquerel and she brings years of experience with her, having worked at both Château Carbonnieux and La Louvière in Pessac-Léognan. Her deft handling of this crisp and enchanting white shows—the 2013 Le Petit Coquerel is artfully imbued with bruised pear, cucumber and lemongrass notes. Refreshing and bright, with racy acidity cradled in star fruit, crushed shell and fleur de sel notes. Sur Lies aging adds weight and texture to this poised Calistoga Verdeleho. 13.5% ABV | Sample — 10 years ago

Christine Havens

9.3

This is an outstanding example of 100% Pinot Noir, crafted from 40-year-old vines planted in limestone soils. Marie-Courtin
Efflorescence Extra Brut 2008 has the merest blush of pink when held up to the light, and the nose is an ebullient, fresh expression of ripe strawberries, raspberries, McIntosh apples, rose petal and kirsch. Weighty and full, the center of gravity lies in a vein of bright acidity, minerality and subtle touch of Fleur de Sel. Finishes with cherry pit and blood orange. Disgorged 03 2013 — 11 years ago

Jonathan Epstein

8.9

Light in body, pairs well with soft Spanish cheese and honey — 11 years ago

Carly Maher

9.4

Honey, hazelnut, orange peel, fleur de sel — 11 years ago

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

9.2

This is so good. Grilled hazelnuts and Fleur de Sel, apples, lemon pith. — 11 years ago

Bec Kempster

9.3

Delicious Pinot from Curl Lewis. Berries. Great smell. Chuck thinks berrie sweet at first with a little acidic finish; Layers! Low in tannins — 13 years ago

Benoit Duhamel

9.5

Bu au flocon de sel... Carafé et servi sur le champ et bu sur 4 heures. Relativement ouvert pour un 2010. Magnifique actuellement et devrait être encore meilleur dans 6-8 ans. Moment magique ! — 9 years ago

Parag Lalit

9.9

One of the best Champagnes I ve had this year. Tarte tatin, poire williams, manzanilla pasada, white chocolate ganache, calamansi orange, bergamot, nougat, fleur de sel. Mind blowing complexity. Show stopper! 2007! — 9 years ago

Martina

10

Fleur de Sel - Pablo's Bday Wine — 10 years ago

Benjamin Parniuk

9.3

Orange peel, ripe apricot, fleur de sel, lime! Medium weight. Candied ginger. So with the wait! — 10 years ago

Steve Haro

9.2

Massive mint and stewed plum and earth on the nose. Pipe tobacco and grilled meat and flur de sel notes dominate the back palette with a long and smoky finish. Fat tannins. Still young. — 10 years ago

Steve Haro

9.2

Wine #3 in an 05 retrospective. Vanilla and fluer de sel and dark cherry stick out. Earth and mushroom and blackberry notes show up and dominate. The tannins are well rounded and show up on the medium-length finish. — 10 years ago

Maurice Meyer

9.3

Inexpensive but excellent value. Has with lamb stuffed with saffron rice. Perfect for the job. Playing well above its pay grade! — 11 years ago

Ryan Flinn

9.0

Nose is all apple orchard in the fall. Mouth is almond liquor, tart cider, sea salt ("Fleur de sel" for you fancy folk). This isn't your grandma's Sherry - it's a beautiful wine with many layers worth exploring - oh and less than $20 to boot. — 11 years ago

Guillaume Guersing

8.9

Cristal de sel en compagnie du Dadchen — 11 years ago

Lauren Anderson

9.3

Paired with lamb and veal at Fleur de Sel — 12 years ago

with Mark

Jim van der Hoff

9.0

Still on the young side, with pure, chiseled straw, gooseberry and flint flavors that are backed by a long, stylish finish, where a fleur de sel note lingers. Should age gracefully. — 9 years ago

Amin Al Afifi

9.4

Excellent with Bar de line de Quiberon, grillé à l'écaille ou en croûte de sel — 9 years ago

Patrick Blondin Sommelier

9.4

Grandiose! Avec autant de complexité et de longueur, certains grands vins devraient avoir honte. Noix, pomme, tabac séché, curry, sel... Magnifique — 10 years ago

Bob Yoon

9.1

Will induce involuntary flashbacks of clapping chalk erasers. Lemon, apricots and fleur de sel. — 10 years ago

Gary Westby

Champagne & Sherry buyer K&L Wines

9.4

I hope it's OK to drink Champagne outside of Manhattan. This bottle is all 2001, barrel fermented and kissed with a bit of Pinot Blanc. It has all the flavors of Autumn. It is perfect with cold foie gras and fleur de sel- don't say Menlo can't party. — 10 years ago

with Cleora

Christine Havens

9.3

9.3? I can see you scratching your heads. "Is it really as good as that?"

Yes, it is. If I'd have tasted this blind I would have easily mistaken it for a Muscadet or perhaps a well-crafted Pinot Blanc. Lively and charming, the Lieu Dit Melon hails from vines planted in the 1970s in the Santa Maria Valley. Stainless fermented it's fresh and crisp with inviting aromas of peach, white flowers and wet stones. But really it's just beautiful in the mouth, with pitch-perfect acidity tinged with Fleur de Sel. — 11 years ago

Coco&Lucie

9.6

One of my favorite of the appellation. Spice is perfectly balance with red fruit. It´s earthy, complex and refined. A piece of beef tenderloin on barbecue, fleur de sel and a glass of Beaucastel, what else?! — 11 years ago

Carrie Rosen

9.1

Wrong. It's the Sauv Blanc, not the Cabernet. Lots of minerality. Hints of fleur de sel on the back giving a slightly savory quality to the finish. — 11 years ago

Magno González

9.6

Beautifully balance. Fleur de sel, nuts, umami. — 12 years ago

Greg Borden

Sommelier/Wine Director Mas Farmhouse & Mas Grillade

9.3

Tastes like fleur de sel. — 13 years ago