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8.9

The 2014 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru, made by Thierry Brouin, has a typically leafy bouquet. There is something autumnal about the aromatics, and some red fruits are extant but certainly moving into their secondary phase. The palate is medium-bodied with an austere, slightly meaty opening. This is not a concentrated Lambrays by any means. It's a little dry and mealy in the mouth, though it has charm. (Neal Martin, Vinous, June 2024)
— 10 days ago

Justin Sun

9.6

Incredible focus and linearity — 14 days ago

Sam Wood

9.7

Reductive out the ass — 12 days ago

Conrad Green

9.7

Gorgeous roses and soft plum. A super expressive and beautiful nose. Just goes in forever and the fruit is so poised and succulent. Sift, delicious and long- this is brilliant stuff — a month ago

with Paul, Matt and 2 others

Martijn

9.5

Disgorged april 2017. Real BdN PN. Rich, sweet, caramel, wood, ripe apple. Fantastic champagne!! — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Splash decanted directly prior to service, the 2018 Morey Saint Denis pours a deep ruby with a transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose the wine is youthful with powerful notes of ripe and tart red fruits: red cherries, red brambles, red flowers, some herbs and a healthy dollop of warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and luxurious. A fairly flashy wine and, to my palate, the oak is showing prominently right now. Not out of balance, but close. The alcohol is up there…but it is pretty well disguised. Not wimpy, that’s for sure. While this is certainly full of energy and character right now, I think this wine would enjoy some time in the cellar to show even better. Drink from 2028 through 2043. — 2 months ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

I’ve always found these wines to need just so much age to show well (I do think that changed starting in 2017), but at age 12 Roumier’s Bussiere is absolutely ready to go after sufficient air, wafting gorgeous, distinctive aromatics synonymous with Roumier even if it’s not Chambolle. It’s dark fruited but well defined, perfumed with violets, cocoa bean and exotic spices. The palate shows the density and concentration of the vintage with both power and elegance, fine grained tannins and a saline-mineral laced finale. Fantastic showing of 2012 Clos de la Bussière with many great years ahead. — 23 days ago

Byron Hewett

9.3

Beautiful wine. In the zone. Cherry fruit, hints of black tea. — a month ago

Joe Weinberger

9.0

From magnum. — 6 days ago

Ericsson

9.3

Baby Jesus wine. Literally. For my son’s first communion, from his birth year. Cheers. — a month ago

Graeme O'Boyle

9.1

Decant and leave for an hour or so. Delicious. — 2 months ago

Mark Rosse

9.2

Different style showing up here after a few months since I had one. — 2 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Remarkable. Juicy and so dense but my goodness this is so elegant. It’s amazing how light on its feet the wine is for such a big boy. Genius. — 2 months ago

Kate Sky

9.8

Decent showing of fruit / solid bottle. Prefer a bit younger — 19 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

A wine I have purchased every year since the 05 vintage. This vintage is more open, approachable that had rich dark cherry, berry fruit, savory spice, underbrush, mineral & violet. — 21 days ago

Jacqueline Chandler

9.0

Low tannin & pairs well with trout — 15 days ago

Bruce Leboff

9.2

Nose was closed for the first 90 mins. Now giving way to gentle tobacco and dark cherry A touch dry on the front of the palate but rounds out into a juicy and long finish. Very nice. — a month ago

with Allan, Danielle and 1 other

Jay Kline

9.1

Served around 55°F. The cork looked all kinds of nasty underneath the capsule but I was able to extract it, intact, with the help of a Durand. I then poured the bottle into a decanter about 30min prior to service. At the ripe age of 41, the 1983 pours a deep gold with a transparent core; medium viscosity with some slight signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of baked stone fruits: peach, apricot, marmalade, hazelnuts, baked lemon, and those gummy peach rings. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is creamy, buttery. I thought this was a lovely, mature Corton Charlemagne and while it is very much alive, its life-force is fading. Drink now. — a month ago

Mike Evans

9.5

Stunning. — 2 months ago

David Goldmuntz

9.7

Magnificent Magnum !! — 2 months ago